Resumé
Personal
I am a highly motivated and hard working individual who always endeavours to carry out a job to the best of my ability. I have a strong academic background and also have several years industrial experience in working in a team and meeting strict deadlines.
Abilities
6 years experience in the video games industry, 5 years previous experience of level design through experimentation with freely available level building tools. Skilled in high level conceptual game design, technical design and testing of gameplay features, level design, programmer liason for implementation of gameplay features, publisher relations, public presentations to publishing staff and journalists.
Broad theoretical and practical knowledge of computer software and hardware. Knowledge of C, OpenGL, Java, VBScript, PHP, LUA, Perl, SML, SQL and UML. Experience with relational database design and implementation (Oracle, MySQL, MS SQL Server, MS Access). Experience with 3ds max for both high and low poly modeling. Determined and effective under pressure, confident and experienced in dealing with the public.
Employment
| 2001 - Present |
Lead Designer - Eurocom Developments Ltd. I am currently employed as a lead designer for Eurocom Developments Ltd. - the UK's largest independent games developer. My responsibilities include high level game design and documentation, management of the design team, gameplay systems design and testing, level design, construction of low poly environments, level triggering and scripting, NPC dialogue writing and scripting, simple interactive object animation, portalling, optimisation and bugfixing. So far I have worked on 2 published titles; Batman Begins and Sphinx and the Cursed Mummy. |
| 1998 - 2000 |
Web Programmer - Salford Software I designed and implemented a new web based call tracking and maintenance system for Salford Software during the summer of 2000. This was a large and fairly complex project which involved the design of two databases and the coding and integration of the two separate systems. The result is a very fast and usable system which helps run the company. During the summers of 1998, 1999 and 2000 I assisted in the organisation and running of the annual Novell © BrainShare UK networking conference. This involved helping set up and break down the large PC network, liaising with delegates and assisting with any problems they may have had as well as reporting any problems with the network. I constructed the BrainShare UK 2000 website which had a database driven questionnaire system to obtain feedback from the delegates and a database driven sign up system for attending the various technical demonstrations. During the summer of 1999 I worked with a colleague at SUNS to produce a web based system which enables customers to log in and download purchased software over the Internet. |
Education
| 1998 - 2001 | The University of Manchester (Degree) 2:1 BSc with Honours in Computer Science |
| 1996 - 1998 |
North Chadderton 6th Form Centre (A-Levels) A Design and Technology A General Studies A Maths with Mechanics B Geology |
| 1994 - 1996 |
North Chadderton Comprehensive School (GCSEs) A* Maths A*A* Science (Double Award) A English Literature A French A Geography A Geology B Art B English |
Interests
Reading, cinema, video games, programming, 3d modeling, web development, football, motoring and general socialising.
References
Available upon request.