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Dan O\u2019Leary, a \u201992 mechanical engineering graduate, has always embraced his inner geek. He is a founder of n-Space, an independent game development company that has worked on top-selling entertainment properties such as the Call of Duty Modern Warfare series and Heroes of Ruin for Nintendo DS.<\/p>\n

Dan O\u2019Leary
\n<\/strong>\u201992 mechanical engineering
\nCEO, n-Space
\nOrlando, Fla.<\/p>\n

Typical day . . .<\/strong>\u00a0 managing and overseeing three product development groups; meeting with customers, problem solving with teams, building concepts and proposals for new business and working through receivables<\/p>\n

Engineering challenge . . .<\/strong> talking intelligently with design staff, engineers and customers. Our games require complex physically modeled systems that update in real-time, and our teams tackle problems my professors would be proud of \u2014 from collision systems and particle emitters to vehicle dynamics and player motion analysis<\/p>\n

Current projects . . . <\/strong>finishing Heroes of Ruin for the Nintendo 3DS, a top-down loot-based dungeon brawler; fitness-based titles for the Microsoft 36O with Kinect, a camera-based system that provides 3D tracking of a player\u2019s body; an innovative title for the explosive Facebook \/ iOS market<\/p>\n

My Auburn Engineering . . .<\/strong> taught me how to dissect problems and work with others to solve them; showed me how to model complex systems on a computer; rekindled my passion for programming; exposed me to advanced 3D computer graphics, courtesy of Dr. Madsen\u2019s Silicon Graphics Indigo workstation; helped me land a job in the simulation industry that ultimately led to founding n-Space<\/p>\n

Geek moment . . . <\/strong>I\u2019ve always embraced my inner Geek \u2014 I grew up building rockets and RC planes, and drawing schematics of the Six Million Dollar Man in elementary school<\/p>\n

Turning point . . .<\/strong> n-Space lost a business partner to cancer in 2OO8; he ran the company, while I was in charge of development \u2014 his death forced me to take on different responsibilities, develop a new outlook towards the business and trust our great employees<\/p>\n

Early on . . .<\/strong> none of us had a clue about running a business; I turned 25 a week after we started n-Space; we were passionate about making games; we failed often and learned quickly from our mistakes, and we worked hard \u2014 really hard<\/p>\n

Sense of pride . . <\/strong>. the team of more than 6O that we have built and the products they have created \u2014 almost 4O games in less than 18 years; shipping games for every major handheld and console platform; working with iconic brands, organizations and properties such as Activision, Call of Duty, Pixar, Toy Story, LucasArts, Star Wars, EA and James Bond<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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