john c
founder, lead developer and project manager
"I want to create new standards in software design by constantly raising my own expectations. I am lifting the bar to heights once thought impossible."
John's obsession with gaming began when he was gifted a Nintendo Entertainment System at 3 years old. By 8, he had drawn countless engineering plans, and by 14 he had published multiple websites on the topic of video game level design. By adulthood, John, who earned the nickname "splen" after a snowboarding injury (short for "splenectomy"), had already mastered HTML programming and published several mods and custom levels for a slew of online games. An honors graduate, John entered college early at 17 and took courses in computer science, journalism, advanced mathematics, engineering, economics and business administration. After years programming and QA for big corporate companies, John finally founded SplenSoft in 2019 to fulfill his dream of starting his own development firm. A fierce competitor, "Splen" has won multiple awards as a racer in the space sim Star Citizen and advocates for helping others learn how to be better on the tracks. When he's not coding, you'll find John playing retro games, enjoying a nice jog, or serving up a tennis match.
