Juan Rosales

I am an AI & Game Developer currently residing in the Greater San Diego Area. I also attended the University of California Santa Cruz (UCSC) where I obtained both my Bachelor’s and Master’s in Game Design.

Over the last 5+ years, I have worked on a variety of platforms (Unity, GitHub), engines (chatbots, NLP) and languages (Python, C++, C#). My unique journey started with prototypes of traditional platformers and mobile apps before transitioning to publishing VR and speech driven puzzle games and ending up with launching a play-based robot companion.

Outside of work, I also enjoy programming and designing my own games. I am currently working on a mobile cat game.

When I’m not designing games, I usually find myself playing and even competing in them at professional tournaments. More specifically, I am a formerly ranked Super Smash Bros player (2016 – 2018) and an active member of the Smash esports community.

Besides gaming, I also enjoy biking around the city, crafting my own cocktails and being a cat dad to my two boys (Covy & 2B).