▁he ▁performed ▁hard , ▁real - time ▁firm ware ▁development ▁as ▁a ▁software ▁engineer ▁for ▁Ray the on , ▁ 1 9 8 9 – 1 9 9 2 . ▁From ▁ 1 9 9 6 – 2 0 0 4 , ▁White head ▁created ▁and ▁led ▁the ▁Internet ▁Engineering ▁Task ▁Force ▁working ▁group ▁on ▁Web ▁Dist ributed ▁Author ing ▁and ▁Version ing , ▁and ▁is ▁considered ▁the ▁" father " ▁of ▁the ▁Web D AV ▁protocol . ▁He ▁is ▁author ▁on ▁over ▁ 5 0 ▁peer - review ed ▁articles ▁on ▁software ▁engineering ▁and ▁hyper text ▁systems , ▁and ▁seven ▁Internet ▁standards ▁( R FC ) ▁documents . ▁ ▁White head ▁led ▁the ▁creation ▁of ▁the ▁B S ▁Computer ▁Science : ▁Computer ▁Game ▁Design ▁degree ▁program ▁at ▁U C ▁Santa ▁Cruz , ▁the ▁first ▁game ▁orient ed ▁degree ▁program ▁within ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁California ▁system . ▁He ▁is ▁also ▁working ▁with ▁the ▁Express ive ▁Int elligence ▁Studio ▁as ▁an ▁ad visor . ▁ ▁He ▁is ▁the ▁president ▁of ▁the ▁Society ▁for ▁the ▁Ad van cement ▁of ▁the ▁Science ▁of ▁Digital ▁Games , ▁the ▁organization ▁that ▁spons ors ▁the ▁Found ations ▁of ▁Digital ▁Games ▁conference ▁series . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁ ▁Personal ▁home ▁Page ▁▁▁ ▁Category : L iving ▁people ▁Category : R ens sel a er ▁Poly techn ic ▁Institute ▁al umn i ▁Category : Univers ity ▁of ▁California , ▁Ir v ine ▁al umn i ▁Category : American ▁computer ▁scient ists ▁Category : Univers ity ▁of ▁California , ▁Santa