Ben Deane Email & Phone Number

Santa Clara, California, Us

Houston, Tx, Us

With a small team, architecting and building next-gen low latency trading solutions.

Irvine, Ca, Us

I was a principal engineer and the lead of the Battle.net Desktop Application (http://battle.net/app/) team.As the lead on a team of 8 engineers, I worked with engineers and PMs to plan, write tech specs, and develop a logistical and technical roadmap for features. I also did lots of "regular engineering" type things - architecting and implementing systems, fixing bugs, code and API reviews, documentation.As a principal engineer, my duties leaned more towards being a resource for the whole of Blizzard. In that respect I do a lot under the value "Learn and Grow", for example: - giving presentations internally on various technical topics - running engineering "lightning talks" which help and encourage other engineers to become proficient at presenting to their peers and spreading their knowledge - acting as owner for Blizzard's internal C++ mailing list; people often come to me with questions about C++ usage, especially the parts where modern C++ is changing - working with University Relations and mentoring Computer Game Science students undertaking their final-year group projects at UCI - speaking at conferences and universities

Irvine, Ca, Us

As a lead engineer on the Battle.net team, I managed 3-6 engineers (it varied) as part of the larger Battle.net team.I helped architect and build the revamped Battle.net platform (commonly known in the media as "Battle.net 2.0") which launched with StarCraft II, was integrated into World of Warcraft as of patch 3.3.5.Subsequently I was a lead engineer on Battle.net for shipping and supporting Diablo III, Hearthstone, and the Battle.net Desktop App. I led a team that built back-end servers and front-end client libraries.Switching as the need arose, I was a lead engineer on the Battle.net Desktop App for about 18 months, focused on providing cross-game social features for players.

Redwood City, Ca, Us

I was hired as network lead on Goldeneye: Rogue Agent (Xbox and PS2). I architected and built the network engine, working with and directing other engineers, most of which were remotely located (at EA Montreal).When Goldeneye: Rogue Agent shipped, I was promoted and became lead engineer on Tiberium, a hybrid FPS/RTS in the Command & Conquer universe. Initially I helped develop an in-house engine. Later on we switched to the Unreal 3 engine for its superior content capabilities. I did a lot of work customizing Unreal 3 for our needs, including various threading jobs, networking upgrades and a complete lighting pipeline rework.However, EA eventually cancelled the project.

Croydon, London, Gb

I gained console experience on PS2 at Kuju, acting as lead engineer during the finalling stage of Reign of Fire, and then taking a role as network lead for Warhammer 40,000: Fire Warrior.Fire Warrior was one of the first titles to support the PS2 broadband adaptor.

Redwood City, Ca, Us

(Work as at Bullfrog Productions Ltd)

As a jack-of-all-trades engineer, I tackled many tasks: gameplay, systems, tools, UI, networking, localization, audio.My specific area of expertise became networking. I implemented network play on multiple titles, starting in the days of IPX and modem play, progressing through DirectPlay and finally landing in the world of TCP/IP.I also got a lot of experience with localization and UI work.