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Aldershot, Gb

Farnborough, Hampshire, United Kingdom

• Work collaboratively to formulate use cases for specialist teams. • Assess appropriate immersive technology solutions, both from a commercial ‘Off the Shelf’ (COTS) perspective, and bespoke component development.• Determine the benefits and outcomes from each work package and develop resulting Intellectual Property into full scale solutions.• Engage with customers to validate identified potential solutions and reflect a product owner role.• Identify and engage with appropriate teams to leverage capability.• Work with all team members to define project activity using an agile methodology.• Lead prototyping phases and identify regular deliverables. • Mentor junior engineers to develop their skills in application of architectural concepts.• Seek input and feedback on approaches with capability lead.• Work with nominated Technical Assurer for validation of solution.

Testing, tuning, debug and suggest the detailed refinements that ensure the quality and playability of the finished game. We play-test games in a systematic way, analysing game’s performance against the designer’s intentions, identifying problems and suggesting improvements.

Liverpool, United Kingdom

My role includes: work collaboratively to develop approaches to monitoring, self-evaluation and improvement planning, Engage regularly in collegiate working including by participating in local and national networking activities. Ensure that assessment always supports learning and is based on a wide range of evidence which is reliably judged against national standards and expectations and promotes progression, breadth and depth in learning. Plan, design and carry out assessment as an ongoing part of learning and teaching and periodically use specific assessments, tests or examinations as appropriate and Involve learners fully in assessment and help them to understand what is expected.Website to college: http://www.liv-coll.ac.uk/

Bispham, Blackpool, Lancashire

Current Subjects Taught:Games Physics and Data Statistics3D ModellingGraphic DesignBreakdown of the college:Blackpool & The Fylde College is committed to raising the educational standards and aspirations not just locally but throughout the whole of the FE sector. We do this through initiatives such as the National Challenge Trust (where we contribute to quality improvement at local high schools) and the 157 Group (sharing best practice nationally to raise the quality of further education). We constantly review and update our curriculum and resource research projects designed to improve the student experience.Blackpool and the Fylde College recently became the third general Further Education College in the UK to receive Ofsted Grade 1 Outstanding across each of the main areas since a new framework was put into place in September 2012.My role included: work collaboratively to develop approaches to monitoring, self-evaluation and improvement planning, Engage regularly in collegiate working including by participating in local and national networking activities. Ensure that assessment always supports learning and is based on a wide range of evidence which is reliably judged against national standards and expectations and promotes progression, breadth and depth in learning. Plan, design and carry out assessment as an ongoing part of learning and teaching and periodically use specific assessments, tests or examinations as appropriate and Involve learners fully in assessment and help them to understand what is expected.Website to college: Blackpool.ac.uk

Master Of Arts (M.A.), Games Design, Completed - Awarded Merit (Final Score - 68% (High Merit Or 2:1))

Activities and Societies: Motion Capture, Games Design, Simulation Design, Comparative Breakdown of two industries, Development.Subject.

Professional Graduate Certificate In Education (Profgce), Adult And Continuing Education And Teaching, Pass

Activities and Societies: Class Representative

Bsc Honours In Interactive Designer (Game), Computer Games And Programming Skills, 2:1

Activities and Societies: Student Representative For ClassSubjects Learnt: Artificial Intelligence (A.I) Theory 3D Modelling Dissertation.

Fdsc Games Design Designer, Computer Games And Programming Skills, Distinction

Activities and Societies: Class Representative for Student CommitySubjects Learnt: C# 2D Programming C# Programming Maths And Physics.