Pete Baron Email & Phone Number

Auckland, NZ

Auckland, New Zealand

Converting the latest and greatest Box2D v3 to JavaScript for Phaser Studios Inc.This technically demanding task is a key part of the Phaser push towards v4.0

Auckland, New Zealand

At Plai, working on a large variety of projects including XR, JS and Unity. My recent focus has been on SnapChat, OpenCV (bespoke development), Unity XR, Niantic Lightship, and GLSL shaders.

Auckland

Developing a browser based AR system. This task involves gaining a comprehensive knowledge of the many varied techniques currently employed by native and desktop solutions, then determining which approaches are suitable for extreme optimisation to the point where they are viable in a web browser on a mobile device. I have also been familiarising myself.

Auckland

Designing and creating games in JS/HTML5 and Unity, for desktop and mobile.For Arkadium:https://www.insanehero.com/html/trizzle/https://www.insanehero.com/html/BubbleDragons/index.html (original concept)http://www.insanehero.com/mygames/Locked/MahjonggDimensions/index.htmlhttp://www.insanehero.com/mygames/Locked/MahjonggDarkDimensions/index.htmlFor Y8.com.

My role as Project Team Leader has been extended into a permanent position as a Team Leader with a team of four developers. New areas of responsibility include HR and more involvement in forwards planning for future product ranges.As the product cycle is still on-going this role is in addition to my previous duties as PTL for the 'Spirit' project.Edit.

Promoted to PTL, my responsibilities now include helping design the architecture for the next generation of Navman products, leading a team of between 3 and 7 engineers as we develop that architecture, and ensuring that all aspects of the development cycle are fulfilled to high quality and on schedule.

Improving the voice guidance system for the next generation release of the Navman car and personal navigation system.

Emigrated to New Zealand.As a self-employed contract programmer I spent a few months picking up piece-work from Rent-a-coder and previous contacts hoping for a major contract. Eventually started applying for proper work:)

Games developer for Walt Disney IG working on interactive TV games primarily for the BSkyB set-top boxes (Pace TP2 & etc). Working both solo and as part of a team I developed more than 10 games on this platform, including creating the re-skinnable engine for the best selling (as of 2006) franchise; "Who Wants to be a Millionaire?" and one of the most.

I developed the PC based "Stratego". Based on the board game it involved some tricky AI work (players begin the game knowing nothing about the opponent's pieces).For a voice-over system in "The Golf Pro" to sound like an American golf commentator I devised an overall approach (production rules based on my modification of Reverse Polish), implemented tools.

Self employed, I worked on a large number of contracts from my first complete video game "Salamander" on the Commodore 64 through to "Wolverine, Adamantium Rage" on the Super Nintendo console. Full details of games created during these years are in my CV at www.petebaron.com

Melbourne, Australia

After responding to a newspaper ad stating "hackers wanted" I landed a full-time position creating games at Beam Software (the games development branch of Melbourne House publishers).I designed and implemented the User Interface for the "Lord of the Rings" adventure games on the Commodore 64. I also started my first full video game project "Bits for Bizmo".

Msc, Knowledge Based Systems

Activities and Societies: Member of the Rifle Club. Participated at Bisley shooting at 400 yds and 1 mile. Joined the Heriot Watt.

Bachelor'S Degree, Computer Science, 2Nd Year (Incomplete)

Bachelor'S Degree (1St Year), Computer Science