Senior Software Developer - EPICentre, UNSW Art & Design 2018-Present

Lead developer for the High End Visualisation System (HEVS), a software platform allowing for the creation and deployment of 2D/3D visualisations onto interlinked multi-modal viz platforms including desktop, CAVE, VR, dome displays, cylindrical displays and clustered platforms. Primary technologies include C/C++/C#/Python/Unity3D and the creation of various plugins.

Also responsible for the development of visualisation and research-related projects with various third parties, including the National Measurement Institute (NMI) and CSIRO.

Head of Programming - Academy of Interactive Entertainment 2015-2018

Responsible for the creation, maintenance and ASQA compliance of all programming-related courses on offer at the AIE, including:

• ICT50215 Diploma of Digital and Interactive Games
• 1 year full-time course, focus on C++, C#, Game Maths, Tool Development, Game Artificial Intelligence, Code Design and Data Structures, Cross-platform Development, final project involving Art, Design and Programming students
• 10702NAT Advanced Diploma of Professional Game Development
• 2 years full-time course, focus on C++, C#, Game Maths, Tool Development, Game Artificial Intelligence, Code Design and Data Structures, Cross-platform Development, Computer Graphics, Physics for Games, Networking, Multithreaded and Parallel Programming including GPGPU, Game Engines, and multiple cross-discipline projects developed as capstones to both years involving Art, Design and Programming students
• ICT30215 Certificate III in Information, Digital Media and Technology
• 2 years part time course, focus on C# using the Unity3D game engine to teach first-time and intermediate-level programmers 3D game development techniques
• ICT20215 Certificate II in Information, Digital Media and Technology
• 1 year part-time course, focus on C# using the MonoGame game engine to teach first-time programmers 2D game development techniques including mobile development

Responsible for guiding and maintaining the curriculum for the ‘Bachelor of Games and Virtual Worlds’ (CRICOS code 07235M) under-graduate qualification co-delivered by AIE and the Canberra Institute of Technology (CIT). Responsible for teacher training and upskilling, and the creation of unified training materials used at all 7 AIE campuses (Sydney, Melbourne, Adelaide, Canberra, Seattle, Lafayette, and the Online campus).

Lead Programming Teacher - Academy of Interactive Entertainment, Sydney Campus 2009-2015

Responsible for the training and assessment of:

• 10343NAT Advanced Diploma of Professional Game Development
• ICT20115 Certificate II in Information, Digital Media and Technology
• ICT30115 Certificate III in Information, Digital Media and Technology
• ICT30118 Certificate III in Information, Digital Media and Technology

Full-time delivery, consisting of lectures, tutorials, workshops and practical labs, including management of student groups developing cross-platform capstone projects.

Duties included:

• Teaching C++, C#, Python and Lua programming languages
• Game Mathematics for Vectors, Matrices, Quaternions
• Artificial Intelligence including agent-based models, search, pathfinding, planners, fuzzy logic, genetic AI, game trees, blackboard architectures, flow fields and crowd simulations
• Computer graphics using DirectX and OpenGL, including GLSL and HLSL shader languages
• Multithreading and Parallel Programming including GPGPU using OpenCL and Compute Shaders
• Network programming and architectures
• Physics programming using Nvidia PhysX
• Cross-platform programming using multiple game engines (Gamebryo, Unity3D, Unreal Engine 4) for multiple platforms (Windows, Android, iOS, Sony Playstation 3 & 4, Microsoft Xbox 360, HTC Vive, Oculus Rift)

Game Programmer - BlueTongue Entertainment THQ Pty Ltd 2004-2009

Game programmer on multiple commercially released cross-platform titles, including developing and utilizing in-house software architectures and tools. Worked in teams of 20-60 consisting of programmers, artists and designers.

I joined BlueTongue at a time when the studio consisted of around 20 employees as an independent studio, and worked on various projects over the years as we transitioned to being an in-house development studio for THQ consisting of 80+ employees, releasing multiple credited and uncredited video game titles with varying development schedules from 10-weeks to 12-months.

Duties included:

• C/C++/Managed-C++/C# programming for Windows, Sony PlayStation 2 and 3, Nintendo GameCube and Wii, Microsoft Xbox 360 consoles
• Development and maintenance of in-house level editing tools
• Designed and developed the in-game Camera and cut-scene systems
• Developed an entity system and related tools that allowed teams of artists to develop gameplay without the need for programmers, including one entirely artist-developed game released on Nintendo Wii (developed in 10 weeks)
• Team sizes changed drastically between projects requiring programmers to often take on multiple roles, including player systems, AI NPC systems and game mechanics
• Involved in the design of game mechanics, including concepting and prototyping systems

Junior Software Engineer - Micro Forté Pty Ltd January 2004

Before completing the Diploma of Computer Game Development I was offered employment with Micro Forté as a Junior Software Engineer. Unfortunately, due to the loss of a major project (Citizen Zero), my position was made redundant after 1 week.