Caolan Radford Email & Phone Number

San Francisco Bay Area

C# / Unity engineer for a leading XR medical simulation company.

Developed various projects in partnership with groups including:VRAI, an AR/VR company based in DublinWarducks, A Dublin based AR/VR game companyTrinity College Dublin, a leading Irish UniversityUniversity of Limerick, a leading Irish UniversityUniversity of Abertay in Dundee, a leading Scottish UniversityIADT Dun Laoghaire, a technical institute in south DublinIGBL (Irish Games Based Learning), a conference hosted annually, focusing on the gamification of educationKids Language Fun, a prospective startup looking to use online games to help teach languages to childrenProjects included:C based Arduino gamesUnity based WebGL games (2D)Unity based Windows Games (2D/3D)Unity based AR titles, (Mobile)Unity based VR titles, (Mobile, and tethered)Physical board gamesMain Responsibilities:Varies from project to project, however some recurring responsibilities include:Designing and implementing stable and maintainable C# client based code within the Unity game engine.Refactoring of existing code, including anything from algorithms to overall architectural design.Code optimisation, particularly concerning mobile VR/AR, and tethered VR projects.Designing games, including UI, economies, interactions, levels, puzzles, etc.Running and administering events, such as: game jams, competitions and conferences.Production duties (including but not limited to): Planning, scheduling, management of personal, external communications, and sourcing.Marketing: Development of marketing materials for games, projects, and events, including: Visual assets, trailers, copy, etc.Pitching and selling of designed solutions.

County Dublin, Ireland

Working with Unity’s Editor API to develop internal design tools.

Dublin Trinity

Prototyping a prospective Virtual Reality data visualisation tool for a private commercial client, as well as optimising previously shipped Virtual Reality experiences to work with new hardware and SDK updates.

Ranelagh Dublin

Dublin

Designing, coordinating, and managing the development of 'From the Verge to The Void'. A PC based first person exploration game that reached the finals of 2015's 'Dare to Be Digital' competition, hosted by University of Abertay in Dundee Scotland.

Msc In Games Design And Development, (Game Design & Computer Science), First-Class Honours (1:1)

A course taught by industry veterans with an emphasis on a broad spectrum of game design from the physical to the digital. Coupled.

Bachelor’S Degree, Bachelor Of Business (Hons) In Entrepreneurship & Management, First Class Honours (1:1)

Activities and Societies: Co-chair of IADT's Game Jam Society, 2013 - 16. IADT Debate Society member, 2014 - 2016. IADT RPG Society, 2013.