David Mitchell
Server developer and game engineer with 4+ years of experience building, managing, and scaling Minecraft communities and Roblox experiences. Currently the owner and lead developer behind ROK SMP.
Experience
4+
Years active
4
Servers built
5k+
Players served
ROK SMP
Current
Owner & Lead Developer — Rebuilt from the ground up under new management. Full-stack server development, custom plugin configuration, staff management, and community operations.
Restic SMP
Senior Admin — Handled day-to-day moderation, anti-cheat configuration, and plugin integration across a 40+ player network. Assisted with infrastructure decisions and performance tuning.
Panda SMP
Developer — Built custom gameplay systems, managed economy plugins, and optimized server performance for a survival community. Reduced average TPS drops by restructuring entity processing.
Blaze SMP
Developer & Admin — First major server role. Configured permission systems, set up anti-xray and anti-cheat, and built the initial plugin stack from scratch. Managed a small but active community of 20+ regulars.
Roblox Development
Luau Game Engineering
Experienced in Roblox Studio development using Luau. Built gameplay systems with modular OOP architecture, state machines, and clean client-server networking. Comfortable working with datastores, UI frameworks, and physics-based mechanics.
Minigame Systems
Developed multiplayer minigame experiences including Chess, TicTacToe, Connect Four, and interactive lobby systems — focusing on modular, reusable code and responsive game feel.
Technical Skills
Server Infrastructure
Pterodactyl · Docker · Linux · VPS management
Minecraft
Paper / Purpur · Plugin config · Performance tuning
Roblox / Luau
OOP · State machines · Datastores · UI systems
Web Development
HTML · CSS · JavaScript · Node.js
About
I care about building things that work well and communities that are managed properly. Most of my experience comes from hands-on work — configuring servers, writing game logic, solving problems at 2am when something breaks. I'm not interested in half-measures. If I'm running something, it's done right.