With 20 years of experience I have delivered shipped titles in roles covering: Gameplay, UI/UX, Online, and more. Most recently was the role of Foundation Technical Director on EA/BioWare’s ‘Dragon Age: Dreadwolf’. Currently I am looking for local or remote work in Senior/Lead/Director roles.Knowledgeable in multiple programming languages such as C++ & C# and engines: Frostbite, Unity, Unreal, Snowdrop and others. Additionally, I have implemented doors for six plus titles. Recognized as one of EA’s top 100 managers (2022), I have championed excellence in team leadership and staff growth.
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Programming Team LeadHalf Mermaid Jul 2024 - PresentBrooklyn, New York, Us -
Lead Gameplay EngineerPossibility Space Oct 2023 - Apr 2024Beijing, Cn -
Technical DirectorBioware Jun 2020 - Sep 2023Edmonton, Alberta, CaResponsible for foundation systems supporting all other development teams and disciplines with tools, workflows, platforms, and additional areas as needed. -
Foundation Area SupervisorBioware Mar 2019 - Jun 2020Edmonton, Alberta, CaFoundation Pillar Tech Lead for upcoming Dragon Age title.Responsible for policies impacting entire team for performance & workflows.Studio wide driver for programming quality.
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Lead Systems ProgrammerBioware Jun 2015 - Mar 2019Edmonton, Alberta, CaLead Systems Programmer for 'Anthem'Responsible for multiple development areas across entire project
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Technical LeadUbisoft Toronto Jan 2014 - May 2015Toronto, On, CaTechnical lead responsible for major game systems, tool, and tasking of other team programmers. -
Gameplay ProgrammerUbisoft Toronto Nov 2011 - Jan 2014Toronto, On, Ca"Splinter Cell: Blacklist" Fall 2011 – Fall 2013 - (3rd Person Action)- Replication local/online for co-op and adversarial play modes.- Gameplay programming for unique co-op features.
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Ui ProgrammerDay 1 Studios Dec 2009 - Jul 2011Chicago, Illinois, Us“Checkmate” & “Thunder” (Summer 2012) April 2011 – June 2011 - (3rd Person Action)- Created coding standards and best practices for Day 1's future Flash development- Rapid prototyping of HUD mock-ups for studio review"F3AR" (Summer 2011) January 2007 – June 2011 - (FPS, PC, Xbox360, & PS3)- HUD and Menu implementation both native C++ and Flash via Scaleform- Optimized .fla & .as files with large returns for both memory and processing -
Gameplay ProgrammerDay 1 Studios Jan 2006 - Jun 2011Chicago, Illinois, Us"F3AR" (Summer 2011) January 2007 – June 2011 - (FPS, PC, Xbox360, & PS3)- Created subsystem for visual, physic, and interaction world phases for switching between multiple simultaneous level maps.- Weapon creation and prototyping, including original content in the released productDeveloped in-game player SlowMo ability."Fracture" (Fall 2008) June - December 2006 - (3rd Person Shooter, Xbox360, & PS3)- Created customizable ‘Usables’ system for object and world interactions, also used heavily in “F3AR”- Implemented camera transitioning for weapons and vehicles"Disappeared" (Canceled) February - June 2006 - (3rd Person Action, Xbox360 & PS3)- Designed and implemented physics based weapon targeting and camera control
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Gameplay ProgrammerHigh Voltage Software Jun 2004 - Jan 2006Hoffman Estates, Il, Us“Coppertone” (Canceled) February 2005 – January 2006 - (Adventure, PC, Xbox, & PS2)- Designed and implemented multiple mini-games and associated UI- Created in game quest journal and associated UI “Trauma” (Canceled) June 2004 – February 2005 - (3rd Person Action, Xbox & PS2)- Character motion and animation for Havok interactions- Setup production pipelines for object creation, prototyping, and physics optimization
Jon Renish Education Details
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Digipen Institute Of TechnologyReal-Time Interactive Simulation -
University Of Wisconsin-ParksideComputer Science
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Jon Renish works for Half Mermaid
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Jon Renish's current role is Video Game Developer.
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Jon Renish attended Digipen Institute Of Technology, University Of Wisconsin-Parkside.
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