Erik Helmers

Software for things that move.

Computer Science at Gonzaga University, Class of 2030. Building toward a career in video games and electric vehicles.

About

Where code meets the road.

I am a Computer Science student at Gonzaga University, Class of 2030. On Gonzaga Baja SAE I'm building a telemetry system for our competition vehicle, and my first-year design project, PATHFINDER, was firmware for a handheld sensor tool that had to run lean on a constrained platform. Before college I led programming on two shipped Unity games at DigiPen Academy. I'm working toward a career in video games, and I'd also love to write software for an electric vehicle company, because I want my code to help make transportation cleaner. Away from the keyboard I play for Gonzaga Men's Lacrosse, photograph cars, and chase lap times in sim racing.

Erik Helmers
Studying
Computer Science, Gonzaga University '30
Building
Vehicle telemetry for Gonzaga Baja SAE
Playing
Gonzaga Men's Lacrosse
Speaking
English and Spanish
Off hours
Cars, car photography, sim racing

Projects

Selected work.

    Photography

    Cars, mostly.

    When I'm not writing code, I'm usually behind a camera. Select any photo to see it full size.

    Experience

    The short version.

    Download resume PDF

    Education

    1. Sep 2026 – May 2030

      Gonzaga University

      B.S. Computer Science · Spokane, WA

    Engineering

    1. Sep 2026 – Oct 2026

      PATHFINDER

      Handheld field multi-tool firmware · Gonzaga University First Year Design Challenge

      Project details

    2. Mar 2026 – May 2026

      Grog N' Gold

      Lead Programmer · DigiPen Academy, Redmond, WA

      Project details

    3. Mar 2025 – May 2025

      Scally & Wag: One Last Adventure

      Lead Programmer & Game Director · DigiPen Academy, Redmond, WA

      Project details

    Leadership & service

    1. Sep 2026 – Present

      GU Baja SAE "Holy Rollers"

      Gonzaga University · Spokane, WA

      • Initiating and architecting a telemetry system for the competition vehicle, designing sensor integration and a data acquisition framework to capture real-time performance metrics.

    2. Sep 2024 – May 2026

      Varsity Team Captain

      Newport High School · Bellevue, WA

      • Led competitive Lacrosse and Water Polo student-athletes through strategic game planning, practice organization, and team morale initiatives, fostering accountability and growth.
      • Coordinated directly with coaching staff to execute training regimens and manage in-game strategy adjustments.

    Skills

    • Languages

      • C
      • C++
      • C#
      • Python
      • HTML

    • Tools

      • Unity
      • Unreal Engine
      • Arduino
      • Git
      • GitHub
      • JetBrains IDEs
      • Adobe Premiere Pro (Certiport certified)

    • Platforms

      • Windows
      • Debian 13
      • macOS
      • Android
      • WebGL

    • Foundations

      • Algorithms
      • Data structures

    • Spoken

      • English (fluent)
      • Spanish (fluent)

    Contact

    Let's talk.

    Video games, EVs, sim racing, or a good car photo. I'd like to hear from you.