Jay M. Email & Phone Number

Current external for the University of Abertay, focused within Computer Arts & related subjects.

Aberdeen, Scotland, United Kingdom

Within the School of Computing, Engineering and Technology at RGU, I manage three courses; BSc (Hons) Computing and Creative Design, BSc (Hons) Games Design & BSc (Hons) Digital media. Alongside continuing to teach on these courses in areas such as Games Development, 3D Animation & Creative Design - to name but a few; I also take on additional leadership responsibilities such as;- Course management and continued development/iteration to maintain a healthy and current curriculum in line with industry.- Work with student partnership to ensure the student voice is heard in the ongoing curation of the courses. - Articulation with Colleges for Direct Entry students.- Course outreach and involvement in open days, discovery days, events and more. These are just a few points worth noting - with a wider net of further responsibilities to come as my time in the role grows.

Aberdeen, United Kingdom

I have moved up a level into a Lecturer role and continue to educate, mentor and develop students at RGU in the School of Computing Science and Digital Media.With this responsibility, I continue with my previous duties carried over from my assistant role and in addition - take ownership of modules such as:- 2D Animation- 3D Animation- Games Development- Drawing Techniques &- Creative DesignI am heavily involved in the creative development of our students and supervise placement, honours & masters students through their projects and work roles.I have achieved the level of Fellow of HEA in my professional development. In addition to this, I am learning and developing myself as a creative in new techniques and practices so that my lecturing can be current, inspiring and relevant.I continue to be Foundation Year Coordinator as before - attending to the foundation year students as personal tutor and a key teaching staff member.

Aberdeen, United Kingdom

I worked at the Robert Gordon University as an Assistant Lecturer.I helped to educate, mentor and develop students in the broad subject of Digital Media with a solid focus on helping students achieve their full potential.I was responsible for a number of duties, some of which included:- Being mentor to students across discipline and degree level- Writing and enforcing skill specific briefs and core criteria- Keeping up to speed with current technologies and developing myself in my field/interests- Seminar/Lecture prep and execution with mentor-ship from course leaders- Marking and developing career path as full lecturer in Digital Media over time- Attending development events/raising awareness and networking- Digital Café events and teaching optional, additional skills to interested partiesI also have worked within the role of 'Foundation Year Co-ordinator', which demands additional duties such as:- Being personal tutor to student cohorts- Dealing with matters directly relating to students attendance, grades and assessments- Attending meetings to better shape the system and way we teach, interact and mark- Being responsible for developing open days, induction events and engaging with outreach

Aberdeen, United Kingdom

I worked as a freelance concept artist delivering the highest quality work in a range of areas including characters, creatures, environments and also extending into user interface and general 2D art for games. During this time, I delivered services such as:- Illustrative work for marketing and promotion in games/media- Character design and creature work- Environmental concept creation from thumbnails to final high quality production- User Interface creation and style guide drafting- Game ready 2D asset creation- 3D modelling/texturing to enhance conceptsSome projects I have done work on include:- "Unannounced Title" (Strategy/TCG) for PC/Tablet - Release TBC- "Fish to Learn” (Puzzle/Strategy) for PC/iOS/Android- "Revengard" (FPS) for PC/iOS/Android - Release TBC- "Follow the Lights" (Suspense, Platformer, Horror/Strategy) for Switch/PC/PS4/Xbox One - Release TBC- “Unannounced Title” (Suspense, Survival/Strategy) for VR - Release TBC

Leamington Spa

At Kwalee, I had the chance to grow and diversify as an artist, having a rare chance to really develop skills in a number of areas. My skill-set is far more broader thanks to extensive training and experience and also more fine tuned towards making (but not limited to) mobile games in particular. I started with the company in 2011 and was a part of the main development team(s) since the beginning, having a fair number of published and current in-development titles under my belt under the title of 'Artist'. I have developed extensive experience working in Unity and using NGUI to create and implement slick looking User Interface's. I also have some experience of more extensive features within the engine such as light-baking, shader application and camera work. I have experienced several full game development cycles and have worked within an art department, and as an individual artist/many on various development teams. I have been a mentor to junior artists and have experience with helping manage art outsourcing. I have developed excellent networking skills - creating a professional relationship with Warwickshire College - resulting in developing a unique games art course. I have also taken part in life drawing classes and drawing days to better hone my skills as an artist.My best skills lie in 2D with my extensive experience in traditional principles and concept art - allowing me to create excellent 2D game ready assets, including UI. I have a passion for creating unique and interesting characters and environments & have an in-depth understanding for light, form, and composition. At Kwalee, I became proficient with task management, making sure to track progress regularly and meet goals efficiently. I am a team player and love working with programmers, designers and other artists.Some of my shipped titles include;- 'Farm Fighters' iOS- 'Pixel Quiz' iOS and Android- 'Wave Champions' iOS- 'Time Monkeys' iOS

London, United Kingdom

- Worked on a number of concepts for iOS specific app's that take advantage of the hardware's abilities- Concept and visualization of interesting characters and required features- Created concepts that helped translate different screens and various key elements- Created concept work also consisting of UI and in-game HUD- Worked on several lots of concepts for possible game ideas for development- Created concepts for the app host in the published title 'appQuiz' for iOS

Dundee

- Large team of 15 developers with different departments. - Art department of 5 artists- Developed using Unity- 3D Co-operative platformer/puzzle - Worked mostly as a concept artist visualizing main characters, enemies, and environments- Developed concepts into 3D textured models using Maya- Visualized the games UI and created game ready assets for implementation- 3 Month development cycle- Showcased 'Flux and Boulder' at 'Protoplay 2011' where it was played and enjoyed by the public

Dundee

- Team of 4 developers including myself leading the art of the game- Developed using Flash for PC Web Browser- Informative casual game for real university client- 2D Isometric vector environments with fully scale-able, animated characters- Assets created directly in Flash and implemented using object's and instances- 5 Month development cycle

Dundee

- Team of 3 developers including myself leading the art of the game- Developed using PhyreEngine for PSP- Action/adventure game - 2D Painted environments with pixel characters/enemies and animations- Assets created and sprite sheet's setup using Flash and Photoshop- 3 Month development cycle

Remote

- Worked loosely on a number of creature concepts for a fantasy based MMORPG- Design work, translated into turnarounds and schematics for 3D production- Developed skills in basic 3D modelling and texturing for an open world PC game