Gerard Meier Email & Phone Number

London

Leading development for iOS/Android hit title Plague Inc (60+ million downloads).- Core tech: Obj-C, C++ and Interface Builder;- Implemented tutorial module into existing system;- Enhanced procedural graphics and game performance;- Reduced crashes by implementing remote logging and error handling;- Implemented new (unannounced ;)) game modes;- Added in-app purchases and piracy protection;- Added Facebook functionality;- Created and submitted release builds.Leading development for iOS/Android/Steam title Rebel Inc (5+ million downloads).- Unity3dDeveloper for Windows Phone and Windows Store ports of Plague Inc.- Core tech: Unity3D and C#;- Implemented in-game cheats;- Implemented cross-device progress syncing;- Increased stability through remote logging;- Ported several in-game features from iOS to Unity3D;- Created and submitted release builds.

Dutch Game Garden, Utrecht, Netherlands

Leading Android development for titles "Bam Fu" and "Bounden" (3+ million downloads).- Core tech: C++, Java, JNI, NDK;- Ported game engine to run on both iOS to Android using a shared codebase;- Implemented Android in-app purchases and Game Services;- Wrote automated release build deployment scripts;- Implemented hardware specific texture compression;- Contributed game code to development of iOS title;- Responsible for Android release builds.Initially started as a short internship, continued services as contractor.

Dutch Game Garden, Utrecht, Netherlands

Designed a new Fuzzy Logic based Domain Specific Language for (formally) modelling a player's experience during play. The resulting implementation can be used to (1) measure player emotions and (2) drive content generation algorithms, all during real-time gameplay.- Researched algorithms for narrative pacing;- Researched algorithms for experience shaping;- Researched techniques for player experience modelling in games;- Implemented the system (C# / XNA) in Unfated: Era of Wanderers.

Manchester, United Kingdom

Designed and lead development of text-based game CrimeBloc. At its peek CrimeBloc had several hundred concurrent users around the clock, with thousands of page views per minute. This was my first programming project and encouraged me to pursue a career in software engineering. The game was sold several years ago and is no longer maintained by me.The game generates revenue by selling in-game currencies. Resulting game code had to be exploit-free and hack proof. - Core tech: PHP, MySQL, Apache and Debian Linux.- Wrote high-performance PHP code;- Wrote all in-game features, such as: * Fully featured forum; * Asynchronous multiplayer mini-games; * Complete 8-multiplayer Texas Hold'em poker system; * Many AJAX-based casino games;- Maintained servers, firewalls and intrusion detection systems;- Setup failover systems for database (replication), DNS and web servers;- Setup automated code deployment (continuous integration) through git.The entire system contains hundreds of thousands lines of code, with some 160 database tables - slightly denormalized to boost performance and reduce memory load.

Master Of Science - Ms, Game And Media Technology

Courses completed: - pattern recognition; - computer vision; - path planning; - elementary mathematics; - motion and manipulation; - games.

Bachelor’S Degree, Game Technology, Cum Laude

Select courses: - Software engineering (Java); - System and network engineering; - Software design patterns; - Requirements engineering.