Chris Matte Email & Phone Number

Stockholm, Stockholm County, Sweden

Visby, Gotland County, Sweden

Worked as one of two main programmers on Odin's Defense, a Tower Defense game currently in development and planned for release on Steam in 2025. After 12 weeks of full-time development, the prototype of the game won a Jury Spotlight award and was nominated for Best Game Design and Public Choice awards at the Gotland Game Conference 2024.- Designed and implemented UI functionality for all major game systems, focusing on creating a polished and frictionless play experience.- Implemented industry-standard localization practices for all in-game text to prepare for translation in later development.- Created data structures using ScriptableObjects to manage all major game content, and created menus and utility tools using Unity Editor Scripting to simplify their implementation.- Created a customized Twine to Unity importer to accelerate iteration for narrative designers.- Coordinated the creation and quality control of builds for biweekly external playtests and the first major conference showing.

Stockholm, Stockholm County, Sweden

Worked with DICE’s gameplay design teams and contributed to the development of DICE’s next major game release.- Created scripted behaviors for character abilities and simple AI behaviors using Visual Scripting in the Frostbite engine.- Took ownership of three features and delivered them to meet a key internal development milestone. - Contributed design documentation to the project, focusing on improving the player-facing consistency between different features by defining and documenting shared characteristics. - Tested and provided detailed feedback for new development pipeline tools.

Worked with Digital Shift to develop a new company website and digital marketing strategy to better showcase innovative work, highlight the expertise of principal consultants, and build client relationships through digital touchpoints.

Worked with Michał "Venris" Cieczko, a crowdfunded independent developer, to create game mechanic designs and draft proof-of-concept systems for a strategy/simulation title in development. Developed working MVPs using the Lua scripting language. Implemented 'data-driven' scripted gameplay behaviours to support rapid iteration in response to testing feedback.

Toronto, Canada Area

Managed the completion of an internal security and business documentation audit project for SOC2 compliance.- Distilled SOC2 Framework requirements into clear roadmaps for compliance, utilizing Jira to define steps and track execution to completion.- Worked with stakeholders from IT Systems, DevOps, Human Resources, and company executives to implement new services and accompanying business processes to meet requirements.- Produced detailed policy documents, documentation templates, and other materials to support ongoing compliance after project completion.

Worked with the wider Product Team to develop and deploy targeted marketing initiatives to increase engagement and awareness of product features and updates. - Grew audience and created dialogue among users and stakeholders by developing captivating content, implementing SEO strategies, and optimizing website to enhance visibility of new features.- Strengthened partnerships between senior management and clients, coordinating internal meetings and external client summits with up to 45 attendees. - Worked closely with the Product owner to draft documentation and requirements to improve platform knowledge throughout the business and enable faster product development.

Toronto, Canada

Masters In Game Design

- Passed with Distinction in every elligible course. - Won a Jury Spotlight Award at the Gotland Game Conference 2024.

Bachelor Of Arts - Ba, Philosophy, Politics, Economics (Ppe) - Philosophy Specialisation