Tom Whittaker is a Senior Director of Engineering at Firaxis Games. He possess expertise in game programming, perforce, shaders, console, hlsl and 3 more skills. Colleagues describe him as "Tom is an exceptional graphics architect, a devoted lead, and a great human. I led an engineering team with Tom as the lead graphics engineer for Elder Scrolls Online. Our game and studio depended on his personal and technical management of the graphics team and he succeeded wildly. The project was ambitious from the start, but Tom architected our home-grown engine from inception to launch. His technical decisions were pragmatic and reliable, and he personally charted the course for the engine that has survived and grown for 10 years across 4 platforms, a rare feat. I relished my time with Tom because beyond his technical skills, he was one of the most genuinely kind, caring people I've ever worked with. He was honest, professional, and constantly even-tempered. I always looked forward to chatting with him, during the work day or joining him on a long run (he politely slowed down enough for me to join him). I owe the fact that I've ever run a marathon to being inspired by watching him finish one. I genuinely regret that we now live on opposite coasts, because I would work with him again in a heartbeat." and "I had the pleasure of working with Tom for almost 6 years at Firaxis, developing the hit games Sid Meier's Civilization IV and Civilization Revolution. Tom was the lead graphics programmer on those titles and is an extremely talented and knowledgeable engineer. Tom did a great job of designing and implementing new graphics features and 3D tech which scaled well across a variety of platforms. He not only brings a wealth of 3D graphics and rendering knowledge to the table, but combines that with creative approaches to problem solving, excellent communication skills and a hard-working, positive and friendly attitude. Tom was one of the senior members of our engineering group, and was highly respected and extremely well-liked throughout every department in the studio. As an experienced developer with strong programming knowledge and good decision making skills, Tom possesses the ability to not only architect systems but efficiently implement them as well. I would welcome the opportunity to work with Tom again and highly recommend him as an invaluable addition to any company in need of graphics expertise."