Donna Djordjevich
About Donna Djordjevich
Donna Djordjevich is a Senior Member of Technical Staff specializing in Systems Modeling and Software Engineering at Sandia National Laboratories, with a background in serious games research and development.
Company
Donna Djordjevich is currently a Senior Member of Technical Staff at Sandia National Laboratories. Here, she focuses on systems modeling and software engineering. She has been with Sandia National Laboratories since 2000.
Title
Senior Member Of Technical Staff specializing in Systems Modeling and Software Engineering. Donna Djordjevich also previously held a position as a Professor of Computer Game Technologies at the University of the Pacific.
Education and Expertise
Donna Djordjevich received her Master of Science in Computer Science with a focus on Software Engineering from the University of Southern California, where she studied from 2005 to 2006. She also holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Computer Science from the University of the Pacific, awarded from 1997 to 2001.
Background
Donna Djordjevich has a robust background in serious games research and development. Her expertise includes distributed and networked simulation development and multi-platform development, especially in serious and interactive games. Donna has significant experience in leading geographically dispersed and multidisciplinary teams.
Achievements
Donna Djordjevich led the development of 'Ground Truth', a real-time strategy game aimed at training high-level incident commanders in response strategies for chemical attacks. She further extended this project to create the 'Borders High Level Model' for the Department of Homeland Security. This project utilized 50-inch multi-touch museum-quality tables to deliver a comprehensive war gaming experience.