Gameplay Programmer
I am a Gameplay Programmer with a passion to ensure development on any project is kept going smoothly. I thrive in collaborating with a large team, working with different variations is a strong point of mine. I help my team in any way needed when I can and ensure communications are kept up to a professional standard. I have worked on numerous projects so far where I have been working with multiple different variations very closely. I also have experience in Audio, Tools, QA and AI.
Preferred Toolset
C++
August 2017 – Present
Visual Studio
July 2017 – Present
Windows
July 2016 – Present
Professional Experience
MANUS
MANUS develops high-end finger tracking gloves for Motion Capture and VR. Offering world leading Data Gloves for MoCap & VR applications.
Eindhoven, Netherlands
Fulltime – Software Developer
November 2021 – Present
During my time at MANUS as a fulltime employee I worked further with the software team for new release.
I worked on the Unity Plugin for MANUS core 2.0 as well as improvements to the C++ SDK.
I also worked on the Telemetry for MANUS Core 2.0 to give information on product usage.
Geldrop, Netherlands
36 Weeks – Software Developer Internship
March 2021 – November 2021
During my time at MANUS I worked with the software team to help make improvements.
I worked on internal research to help the team see where we could take the systems towards.
As well as this I helped make general improvements to the core software systems.
Projects
Spellbound Spire
96 Days – 25 Members – Audio Programmer – Unity
This was the biggest project I had been part of spanning the entirety of an academic year. Our programming team was somewhat smaller thus had a bigger focus on making a base for others to work of easier, this included a heavy focus on tools for other developers.
Camp Lost
1-5 Days – ~80 Members – Multiple Roles – 2019-2022
This project has been one of the longest running projects I have been part of. Focusing on helping out in many different ways during the course of the days. This has allowed me to explore many new aspects which I have not been able to work with before.
Lumberjacked
24 Days – 27 Members – Environmental Programmer – Unreal Engine
This project at the time was the biggest team I had been part of, although our programming team within the team was extremely limited. I focused on working closely with the design team to make systems which could be used to get our project closer to its vision.
Rat Trap Cartel
24 Days – 10 Members – Gameplay & AI Programmer – Unreal Engine
For this project I focused on working on AI as well as general gameplay programming. I worked closely with the audio designer to ensure continuity within audio in the game.
Skills
Tech Skills
Visual Studio 2015-2022
July 2016 – Present
C# 4.0-7.0
July 2016 – Present
C++ 11-17
July 2017 – Present
Unity 2017-2021
June 2017 – Present
Unreal Engine 4.19-5.1
May 2017 – Present
Perforce 2017.2-2020.1
September 2017 – July 2022
Git
February 2020 – Present
Jenkins
March 2020 – Present
SteamVR
September 2019 – Present
Vive
September 2019 – Present
Oculus
September 2019 – Present
Wwise 2019.1.4-2019.2.7
September 2019 – July 2021
Soft Skills
Positive attitude
I stay in a positive and friendly attitude as well as to ensure team morale is kept high, this allows for good working attitudes from all members.
Communications
In my teams I ensure regular communication with as many members of the team as are beneficial for the project, keeping up a professorial standard of communication.
Teamwork
In all my projects I focus on ensuring good cooperation with all members, this allows the team overall to have a better idea of how we are working, what we are achieving and can achieve further.
Work Ethic
During my time working on projects I have made it a priority to ensure production output is kept high, having a rigid working schedule helps achieve this on a day to day basis, I have worked to build up a schedule that works well for me.
Proactive
With many of my projects I work on ensuring that we area steadily moving towards our projects goal, picking up new tasks and communicating with my team of any issues that pop up.
Helping Others
With my teams I have been working together and helping others in need to help further the project towards its goal as well as ensuring productivity is kept.
Willingness to Learn
During my projects often a lot of new topics come up I do not shy away from them and investigate them to allow myself to gain knowledge within those topics. When I sense I lack knowledge in certain areas required for the project I work on improving my knowledge on those topics.
Feedback
I seek feedback from my peers and outside sources to ensure my development is kept at an optimal level and see where my improvement points are.
Academic Background
Breda University of Applied Sciences (Formerly NHTV)
Bachelor of Applied Science – Creative Media and Game Technologies – Programming
September 2017 – November 2022
London Academy of IT
Programming With C# for Beginners Training Course
July 2016 – July 2016