Experience

Dambuster Studios

• United Kingdom
• Entertainment Providers
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Senior Game Programmer

  • Jul 2022 - Present

• Game Programmer

  • Apr 2020 - Jul 2022

• Junior Game Programmer

  • Jun 2018 - Apr 2020

  Working on an unannounced AAA title for PC, PS4 and Xbox One.



Sheffield Hallam University

• United Kingdom
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Programming Mentor

  • Sep 2016 - May 2018

  I was hired alongside a couple of other students to spend a few hours a week supporting other students with their programming problems.This required at least a basic knowledge of languages such as: C++, C#, Java, VB, JavaScript, HTML, CSS, PHP and Python. Plus, APIs like DirectX9, DirectX11, SDL and OpenGL.During my second year, I was given the additional task of organising the other mentors which involved creating and maintaining a rota, and arrange replacements for illness/exams/deadlines.



TT Fusion

• United Kingdom
• Computer Games
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Quality Assurance Tester

  • Jul 2017 - Aug 2017

  An 8 week contract over the summer holidays, which involved testing games currently in development and providing accurate bug reports for the development team.Skills learnt: deploying to PS4, Xbox One and Nintendo Switch, using SQL to search databases and providing accurate reproductions for bugs. An 8 week contract over the summer holidays, which involved testing games currently in development and providing accurate bug reports for the development team.Skills learnt: deploying to PS4, Xbox One and Nintendo Switch, using SQL to search databases and providing accurate reproductions for bugs.



Bradley Redfern

• Skills Development

  • Oct 2013 - Jun 2017

  - SFML lessons, I spent the first semester of my first year learning to create Pong using SFML in C++.- Unity Workshop, I attended a short tutorial run by an industry professional on how to create a 2D platformer using C# in Unity.- GameJam Sheffield, a 48 hour competition where I and two other game developers had to create a game based around the keyword "Cycles". We used C# in Unity.- During the summer holidays (2014) I worked through tutorials on CodeAcademy including: HTML, CSS, JavaScript and Python, in preparation for Web Development and out of general interest.- In my second year I setup and ran a weekly class to teach first year students how to create Space Invaders using SDL.- Working Day Jam, I attended an 8 hour jam and used Unity to make an underwater survival game.- Jamchester 2016, I used a VISR VR plugin in Unity to create a defend-your-position VR game.- Created a small app in Marmalade with an Artist over summer holidays (2016).- Jamchester 2017, worked in a group of 4 to create a survival game using Unity C#.- Created a portfolio website using HTML and CSS - http://bradleyredfern.co.uk/



TickTock Games

• Computer Games
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Junior Programmer

  • Jul 2015 - Jun 2016

  Google Analytics - I built a small library in TickTock's game engine that can add Google Analytics to Android, iOS and Windows projects. Android used JNI to call C++ functions from the Java, iOS used Objective-C++ and Windows used Curl to create a HTTP Post Request.Restoration - I was tasked with fixing a broken, old project and bringing up to the new TickTock design standards. This included a new animation system, re-doing the model system, adding the System Notification system, adding the new asset building system and general C++ updates. Android Port – I worked in Unity to get two games designed for iOS working on Android. This included creating and using a .so file, removing in-app purchases and changing the Game Center leaderboard system to GPGS in one project and changing Parse in the other. Additionals: Premake5, Lua.



3Squared Ltd

• United Kingdom
• Software Development
• 1 - 100 Employee

• QA Tester

  • Nov 2014 - May 2015

  QA Testing - I looked through working projects for bugs and submitted bug reports to Mantis, I also worked through Test Cases trying to find predicted bugs.Selenium - I used Selenium Java in Eclipse to create an automated test for one of the working projects. This involved knowing the entire project very well, as I had to predict where certain actions would take me if they succeeded or failed. QA Testing - I looked through working projects for bugs and submitted bug reports to Mantis, I also worked through Test Cases trying to find predicted bugs.Selenium - I used Selenium Java in Eclipse to create an automated test for one of the working projects. This involved knowing the entire project very well, as I had to predict where certain actions would take me if they succeeded or failed.



Samuel Taylors

• Sales Assistant

  • Apr 2013 - Sep 2014

  I have worked for Samuel Taylors at various craft shows, including: the Manchester Central Convention Centre, Stoneleigh Park and Event City. I set up the stall, stocked selves, served on the tills and did general duties. Skills gained: time keeping, confidence, dealing with customer complaints/queries, ability to work under pressure, responsibility, numeracy. I have worked for Samuel Taylors at various craft shows, including: the Manchester Central Convention Centre, Stoneleigh Park and Event City. I set up the stall, stocked selves, served on the tills and did general duties. Skills gained: time keeping, confidence, dealing with customer complaints/queries, ability to work under pressure, responsibility, numeracy.



Sheffield Hallam University

• Student Mentoring with Computers

  • Jun 2014 - Jul 2014

  A short, temporary job which involved teaching young students how to use: Pololu 3pi robots (using C language), Scratch for further control of the robots and good programming habits.Skills gained: an understanding of C and how it relates to robotics; the ability and confidence to teach younger people skills without over complicating them, problem solving, time keeping, teamwork. I also helped run an extra class teaching students HTML. A short, temporary job which involved teaching young students how to use: Pololu 3pi robots (using C language), Scratch for further control of the robots and good programming habits.Skills gained: an understanding of C and how it relates to robotics; the ability and confidence to teach younger people skills without over complicating them, problem solving, time keeping, teamwork. I also helped run an extra class teaching students HTML.