About Me
XNA Studio
DirectX
OpenGL
Win32
Flash / Java
Modding
I am a 22 year old Programmer and Game Developer and I currently work at Fuel Industries in Ottawa, Ontario. I am proficient at game development, web development, application development and database design, but my passion is for creating video games and that is why I have chosen to pursue a career as a game developer.
I love to work in a team environment but I am also resourceful enough to tackle new problems independently. I have succeeded on teams of weaker members who relied on me to up hold the project, as well as on teams of very skilled individuals who bring a lot to the table. I learn extremely fast and can quickly begin contributing to a project even if I have no previous experience with the particular programming language, framework or tools being used.
My favourite game is Day of Defeat (Original, not source!) and I spent several years as a modder for Battlefield 1942.
Résumé
My résumé is available below in several formats. PDF is recommended.
Portable Document Format (PDF)
Microsoft Word Document (DOC)
Open Office Document (ODT)Skills
- Competent in a variety of programming languages including C++, C#, Java, PHP, JavaScript and ActionScript
- Experience with APIs such as DirectX, OpenGL, XNA and ASP.NET
- Proficiency with SQL database systems such as MySQL, SQL Server and SQLite
- Experience with a variety of development tools including Visual Studio and SVN
- Ability to quickly learn new languages and frameworks with little assistance
- Extremely resourceful, able to solve problems with minor direction
Education
Game Development (Programming and Digital Media) (2006 - 2009)Algonquin College, Ottawa, Ontario
- Produced a number of games, both independently and in small and large teams
- One of two students to graduate with honours
- GPA of 3.7 / 4.0
Centre Hastings Secondary School, Madoc, Ontario
Experience
Developing 2D and 3D games- Experience programming games professionally, in a studio, team environment
- Familiar with Agile methodologies such as SCRUM and Feature Driven Development
- Experience writing networking code for online multiplayer games
- An understanding of texture, 3D model and user interface design
- Self-taught and successful web developer and designer
- Experienced in SQL database design and optimization
- Professional experience building and maintaining PHP and ASP.NET websites
- Built an application to integrate the Xfire instant messenger with the popular social network Facebook (Currently has 30,000 users)
