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London, England, United Kingdom

London, England, United Kingdom

Hired as a Gameplay Programmer to continue development on the Hungry Shark franchise, contributing to all lifecycle stages of their new project.● Contributed to the Hungry Shark mobile franchise, which has amassed over 1 billion downloads.● Core developer on many front- and back-end systems, including: the modular advertisement system with configurable ad types and rewards; an insightful user acquisition and telemetry-based analytics system, prompting feedback to production and management teams to highlight areas for improvement. ● Pivoted the game from free-to-play to a premium, subscription-based product, e.g., by implementing the campaign quest system.● Provided critical feedback to studio producers and leads regarding gameplay, consequently increasing user retention. Technical Environment: Unity3D, C#, Perforce, JetBrains Rider, iOS, Android, JSON, Jenkins

Having been a lead member of Glass Nomad Games, we wanted to commercially publish our newest game, "Carma". Through the publishing stage, I was appointed as one of three directors of the company. In the subsequent year, we published another project, "Castan".Castan:● Published on Steam, amassing over 3,000 unique players.● Single-player, post-apocalyptic survival game with an emphasis on world-building and immersion.● Used neuroevolution and machine learning (NEAT) to develop functional enemy agents.● Developed the modular, robust Inventory and combat system.Carma:● Fast-paced, multiplayer, vehicular combat free-for-all game.● Published on Steam, amassing over 1,000 unique players.● Provided constructive peer review feedback to help team members identify opportunities for growth.● Responsible for programming all essential features, such as the UI, Networking, Gameplay, and AI.

Contracted as a programmer to assist the development of their debut title, "Stuffed", by creating new and interesting game modes, such as Multiplayer PVP.● Worked in an independent studio producing a commercially published FPS nightmare-horde game.● Collaborated in a multi-disciplinary team using agile methodology and Git source control.● Evolved and integrated online multiplayer gameplay systems, producing an enhanced gameplay experience through a variety of new and exciting game modes, e.g., team deathmatch.Technical Environment: Unity3D, C#, Git, Multiplayer

Golf pads is a hypercasual game that was made in a constrained 3 month period, that drew inspiration from popular publishers such as Voodoo and Ketchapp, using Unity. It is available to download and play on the Google Play Store for free. It contains in-app purchases and multiple different types of advertisements, including interstitial and banner ads. I have been regularly updating the app to fix bugs and add new features, since the game’s launch. In a recent update, I added a leaderboard for users to compete with their friends and see other’s score. You can also customise your ball’s appearance by using your credits at the in-game shop.

Fightnite is a fast-paced battle royale and roguelike mashup, inspired by Fortnite and Enter the Gungeon. I implemented using the Photon Unity Networking (PUN) package to add local multiplayer, in an 8-player free-for-all, for the first time. It was a short individual assignment that formed part of my Non-Exam Assessment (NEA) in college, which was graded at an A.

Winterslow, Salisbury

I have designed and created posters, flyers and business cards for the shop. The posters I have designed have been for seasonal events, such as Halloween. I was given short notice for these posters, so I had to work efficiently, whilst still maintaining a high-quality standard of design.

Winterslow, Salisbury

I worked, unaccompanied, to redesign the entire website to accomplish a modern style and make it user-friendly. Whilst on this commission, I work closely with the client, addressing their requirements and wants as direct as I could. I fixed bugs from the previous website and improved the functionality by adding several new features and renovating the user interface. The newly designed website is cross-browser and cross-device compatible so that anyone can view it. I used HTML5, CSS, and JavaScript together to build the framework, contents and design of the website.

Old Sarum, Salisbury

Winterslow, Salisbury

Computing For Games, Computer Science, First Class Honours

The computing for games degree at Falmouth is a broadly, but deeply, detailed team-based course focused on echoing industry conditions.

Grades: A, A, C

Studied Maths, Computer Science and Art at A-Levels.