Game Programming Mentor Wanted

Hello, I am enrolling in a mentorship program at Clear Creek High School next year and am searching for a mentor in the Game Development field, proferrably a programmer of any kind (AI, Engine, Tools, Anything).

I have a little over six years of experiance with C and five years of C++. I have worked for two years at Blausen Medical Communications (blausen.net) doing everything from 3d modeling (Using 3DS Max) to video editing (Premiere) to programming (PHP, AS, and C). I also have extensive experiance coding PHP, Actionscript, and reading Assembly.

I am an avid gamer and have worked on several mods, including City of Doors (A Neverwinter Nights mod), Carbomb (A ut2k4 mod which I coded myself), As well as a couple Half-Life 2 modifications which were never released (One was a time control mod, which allowed you to manuplate time, freezing enemies, speeding them up, etc...)

I currently live in the League City area (Southeast of Downtown Houston), but I am willing to drive to meet you. I need to talk to this mentor in person at least 4 hours a week, but I am free from noon to 9:00PM on weekdays and all weekend.

I am also looking for an internship in the houston area.

If you have any questions, are interested, or know anyone who may be, please reply to this thread, or drop me a line at

-Nick Johnson