# Scott Holman > Software Developer Location: San Jose, California, United States Profile: https://flows.cv/scottholman Scott Holman is a software developer with a passion for games, education, and interactive media. Early in his career, he was part of the team at Digital Cafe that made "Chex Quest" - the first CD-ROM game ever given away as the free prize in a box of breakfast cereal. It was distributed in millions of Chex cereal boxes. Since then Scott has been a freelance developer working on a variety of projects for clients while also self-publishing his own mobile app creations as "Snowy Penguin". With over 25 years of professional experience, Scott's career has spanned from the days of multimedia CD-ROMs and early interactive web technologies through today’s mobile apps and cloud based computing. He has developed a diverse range of skills and continues to evolve along with the relevant technologies to solve clients’ needs. Some of the languages, development technologies, and tools include: C/C++, C#, Python, Objective-C, Swift, Java, JavaScript, SQL, MongoDB, iOS SDK, Android SDK, OpenGL, Unity, Photoshop, Illustrator, Autodesk Maya, Adobe Premiere, After Effects, Dreamweaver, ASP.Net Web API, HTML, JSON, XML, Xcode, Eclipse, Android Studio, MS Visual Studio, Audition, Cubase, Sound Forge ## Work Experience ### Engineering Director @ Cignition Jan 2023 – Present ### Senior Software Engineer @ Cignition Jan 2017 – Jan 2023 Developing games to help students conceptually understand mathematics and achieve computational fluency. The games have a deep integration of neuroscientific learning principles, effective pedagogy, and engaging game-play design. ### Software Developer, Founder @ Snowy Penguin - Freelance Developer Jan 2000 – Present My software development as Snowy Penguin is a combination of personally designed and created proprietary Snowy Penguin apps along with freelance work in which I develop custom software solutions for clients. Notable Snowy Penguin apps I've created include: • iNattou (i納豆), an entertainment app for the Japanese market, has been a regular on the Entertainment Top 100 apps since its release in 2009, reaching #7 on the list. iNattou has been well received and has been featured on national television, along with magazines, and websites in Japan. • Snowy Penguin’s children’s apps, “ABC Animal Spin”, “Colors and Shapes Spin”, and “Counting Numbers Spin” have been bringing a fun educational experience to children in over 40 countries around the world, reaching top 100 status in many of the countries. (iOS and Android) • “Beat the Kanji” is an educational music rhythm game for learning the kanji characters of the Japanese language writing system. Projects I have worked on for clients include: • Mobile apps for iPhone and iPad released on Apple App Store • Mobile apps for Android devices released on Google Play Store • eLearning (software product simulations, quiz systems, LMS integration) • Website & e-commerce solutions • Business tool customization for accounting & shipping systems and production process management ### Senior Software Engineer @ GREE International, Inc Jan 2015 – Jan 2015 As a member of the iOS team of the RPG studio I helped improve the mobile game client code base for three of GREE's hit titles. ### Lead Programmer @ Digital Cafe Jan 1995 – Jan 1999 Developed Multimedia CD-ROMs, Games, E-Learning, Interactive Press Kits, Interactive Website Content, Interactive Kiosk Installations (mall, zoo, popup events), Screensavers Projects included: • “Chex Quest” interactive game released in millions of boxes of Chex Cereal • “Virtual Cop II” interactive comic book game released on CD-ROM in retail • “Godzilla” movie interactive press kit for Columbia TriStar • MN Zoo interactive Kiosk • TMx Demo CD-ROM Clients included: 3M, General Mills, 20th Century Fox, Sony Columbia TriStar, Time Management Corporation, Minnesota Zoo, BMW, Energizer Batteries, St. Paul Pioneer Press, Deluxe Corporation, Datakey Corporation, SciFi Channel, Mystery Science Theater 3000, Navarre Corporation, Campbell Mithun Esty ## Education ### Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science University of Minnesota ## Contact & Social - LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/snowypenguin - Portfolio: http://www.snowypenguin.com --- Source: https://flows.cv/scottholman JSON Resume: https://flows.cv/scottholman/resume.json Last updated: 2026-04-10