Christopher Buzzard Email & Phone Number

Guildford, England, United Kingdom

• Working as the solo producer of a multidisciplinary team of 30 developers
• Spearheading the prototyping of innovative projects across various platforms such as VR, Mobile, and Online Streaming in Unreal Engine, collaborating closely with Tech and Design teams.
• Streamlining company processes by fostering collaboration between Tech and Animation directors, resulting in cost reductions through shared utilization of Unreal Metahumans.
• Overhauled company workflows to align with a… Show more
• Overhauled company workflows to align with a waterfall methodology for in-game cinematics, facilitating a transition from JIRA to Autodesk Shotgrid for the art teams.
• Cultivated and nurtured relationships with external clients like Amazon, Stornaway, and Nordisk Films, enhancing partnerships and identifying emerging tech opportunities. Show less

Guildford, England, United Kingdom

• Orchestrated the successful localization of 120 hours of content into 7 dubbed languages and 19 text languages within a tight timeframe of 4 months.
• Facilitated seamless communication between internal and external VFX teams to realize the creative vision of the art director and director of photography.
• Played a pivotal role in closing Quarry’s production cycle by effectively managing the bug backlog and allocating tasks based on priority and resource availability.

Royal Leamington Spa

• Managed three separate teams comprising coders, artists, and designers, overseeing the development of titles like Angry Birds Transformers, Lemmings, and Ultimate Sackboy.
• Provided leadership to the backend services team responsible for Unity tech tools and analytics platforms.
• Collaborated with the rapid prototyping team to identify and implement new mechanics, subsequently informing the company management team.

London, United Kingdom

• Implemented App Store Optimization strategies to enhance discoverability and competitiveness in the market.
• Fostered collaboration with global external teams to maximize project potential through responsive user analytics.

London, United Kingdom

London, United Kingdom

London, United Kingdom

Testing and running benchmarking scripts on games ported from Windows to Mac, Linux, iOS and Android

Emory University, GA

Co-running a technical summer camp in GA, USA that is dedicated to teaching coding, games design, film, web development and engineering.

Staffordshire

Managing a small group of programmers with the goal of creating the companies first title within Unreal Engine 4

Emory University, GA

Teaching Unity, C#, Unreal, Games design and level design in Team Fortress 2 in a summer camp environment

Warren County, New Jersey

Looking after disabled children at an American summer camp.

Bsc(Hons), Computer Gameplay Design And Production, 2:1

Activities and Societies: Guild of Assassins - Vice President, Myth and Role Playing Society, Christian Union, Tabletop Society, Video.

Education record

Activities and Societies: Game's programming club 4 A-Levels Maths - A* Further Maths - A Electronics - B Computing - C