Experience

CAE

• Canada
• Aviation and Aerospace Component Manufacturing
• 700 & Above Employee

• DevOps Engineer and Server Programmer

  • 2020 - Present

  I have worked upon two projects, back and forth over this period. As a DevOps engineer I ported the old Trainer hardware tool chain to an Azure DevOps on-premise project.As a Server programmer I migrated microservices for a Digital Twin Simulation Environment between several back-ends: Offline, containerised with Linux, and Distributed.

• Scenario Simulation and Replay

  • 2019 - 2020

  I worked as DevOps and Linux Evangelist building the tool chain and development processes for a very large military simulation project



ALAN SAUNDERS ASSOCIATES LIMITED

• United Kingdom
• Retail Office Equipment

• Senior Team Lead

  • 2020 - 2020

  I lead a team building a system to allow small venues to livestream gigs and have the band on stage see and hear the remote crowd members during the Covid Lockdown. I lead a team building a system to allow small venues to livestream gigs and have the band on stage see and hear the remote crowd members during the Covid Lockdown.



Pointr : The Deep Location Company

• United Kingdom
• IT Services and IT Consulting
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Mobile OpenGL Developer

  • 2019 - 2019

  I created a cross platform OpenGL harness for rendering to both Android and iOS from the same core for a BLE location tracking project. I created a cross platform OpenGL harness for rendering to both Android and iOS from the same core for a BLE location tracking project.



WRLD

• United Kingdom
• Software Development
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Senior Mobile Developer

  • 2018 - 2018

  I worked on their passive Bluetooth location system that supported web, Android and iOS from a common C++ core. I worked on their passive Bluetooth location system that supported web, Android and iOS from a common C++ core.



Balfour Beatty plc

• United Kingdom
• Construction
• 700 & Above Employee

• C# Systems Programmer @ Balfour Beatty Rail

  • 2017 - 2018

  I created a GUI system for managing and customising the test profiles for trains across the fleets BBR maintains. I then went on to work on an interop framework to bridge QT/C++ Machine Learning libraries and the C# tool chain I created a GUI system for managing and customising the test profiles for trains across the fleets BBR maintains. I then went on to work on an interop framework to bridge QT/C++ Machine Learning libraries and the C# tool chain



Idonix

• United Kingdom
• Broadcast Media Production and Distribution
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Senior Software Developer

  • 2014 - 2016

  Senior programmer for their Ignition and Ignition POST TV Graphics Broadcast software during the 2015 General Election cycle, including in studio support on the night Senior programmer for their Ignition and Ignition POST TV Graphics Broadcast software during the 2015 General Election cycle, including in studio support on the night



Waterfront Entertainment Ltd

• Entertainment Providers

• Backend Server Specialist

  • May 2011 - 2014

  I was their LAMP technologys server administrator and programmer. I worked both with local servers and Amazon Web Services (AWS). Server deployment was handled with a mix of Python and Bash scripting. When working on games front end development I used Flash / AS3, HTML5, CSS3, targetting Facebook, iOS, Android, DirecTV (set top box) and Sky (set top box). I was their LAMP technologys server administrator and programmer. I worked both with local servers and Amazon Web Services (AWS). Server deployment was handled with a mix of Python and Bash scripting. When working on games front end development I used Flash / AS3, HTML5, CSS3, targetting Facebook, iOS, Android, DirecTV (set top box) and Sky (set top box).



Sony

• Entertainment Providers
• 700 & Above Employee

• Games Systems Engineer

  • Jan 2010 - Apr 2011



Broadsword Interactive Limited

• Games Developer and Project Lead

  • Jan 2003 - Sep 2009

  2003 - Dance UK on PS1 (UK # 1): Gameplay and data programmer in C++ on the PS1. I learned how clear descision making is essential in good game development. 2004 - Move2Play on PS2: This Eye-toy game was developed to alpha standard, but never went any further owing to poor initial design. Writing the control system for a seagull still brings back fond memories. 2004 and 2005 - Mtv Dance / Dance Factory on PS2 : I was used as a firefighter twice on this project in all roles. 2004 - Toy Tanks on PSP : I XP/Pair programmed the AI and UI code on this demo. I integrated Lua into the company game engine. 2005 - Greg Hastings Tournament PaintBall on PS2 : A port from the XBOX. I encapsulated PS2 TCP/IP and GameSpy Arcade inside my own XBL compatable framework. 2005 - Quest Games on PC and PS2 : The first releases on the engine I helped birth. I wrote the level editing and scripting systems. 2006 - Baja Mania on PS2 : I customised the Quest Games tool chain to provide track design tools, and ported in the vehicular physics from another engine, that I then optimised aggressively. 2007 - Mettle on PC : This was to be an online kills for cash game. I wrote the cash/kill log and report software, security and encryption for the client app, and wrote a sound / animation synchronisation tool for the character toolchain. 2007 - PopStar Guitar on Wii : Pre-production research and prototype editor work, MIDI load and save libraries, guitar controller interface and input handling. 2008 - Dance Party Pop & Club on Wii (UK#36): A port from the Dance UK PS2 code. I lead the small team through a tight schedule for this budget title. 2008 - Thomas & Friends : Hero Of The Rails on Wii and PC. I'm Lead Coder and Project Lead for this project. We worked hard and fast to implement the demands of a very stern IP holder. I built the track editor, and the scripting system. This project survives the liquidation of Broadsword in the hands of my very capable team. Show less



Feesh Internet Applications

• Web Technology Developer

  • Jun 2002 - Jun 2003

  I built E-Commerce websites designed to deploy to WAP phones as well as the web. I worked in a morass of HTML, XML, Perl, Javascript and PHP trying to connect and use fledgling technologies in the face of there being no decent WAP phones available at the time. I built E-Commerce websites designed to deploy to WAP phones as well as the web. I worked in a morass of HTML, XML, Perl, Javascript and PHP trying to connect and use fledgling technologies in the face of there being no decent WAP phones available at the time.



A1 Computer Services

• Computer Repair Technician

  • Jan 1994 - Jan 1997

  I designed, built, repaired and maintained computer systems and network installations for both members of the public and the private business sector. The diversity of systems I worked on meant I as often had a soldering iron and a hammer to hand as a windows install disc. I designed, built, repaired and maintained computer systems and network installations for both members of the public and the private business sector. The diversity of systems I worked on meant I as often had a soldering iron and a hammer to hand as a windows install disc.