Experience

Supermassive Games Ltd
• United Kingdom
• Computer Games
• 200 - 300 Employee
• Senior Programmer

  • Jul 2017 - Present


Sony Computer Entertainment Europe

• United Kingdom
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Principal Programmer

  • Jul 2011 - Mar 2016

  SingStar (PS3 & PS4): • HTML and CSS based UI system with basic support for scripting and string template formatting • Prototyped features of the UI in JavaScript (running in a browser) and ported to C++ so that the same HTML/CSS worked in the game and in a browser • JSON data paging system for accessing and merging large local or remote datasets • UI widgets for grid and list data views • UI templates and UI pages/content • Performance/gameplay streaming system (pitch detection, scoring, and UI data)DanceStar (PS3): • Lead gameplay programmer. Gameplay, game modes, and gameplay UI. Show less

• Senior Programmer

  • Aug 2005 - Jul 2011

  SingStar +Dance (PS3): • Led a small team adding dance gameplay functionality into SingStar.SingStar (PS3): • Front-end and in-game UI content, 2D rendering, and XML schema validation.World Tour Soccer 2 (PSP): • Updated and optimised UI system, 2D renderers and UI content.



Criterion Games

• United Kingdom
• Computer Games
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Senior Programmer

  • May 1999 - Aug 2005

  Burnout Revenge (PS2 & Xbox): Lead presentation programmer. 2D rendering system & tools, UI system (back-end to Flash), and HUD. Burnout 3 (PS2 & Xbox): Lead front-end programmer. UI content, UI & HUD systems, and 2D rendering. Burnout 2 ports (Xbox & GameCube): Lead Xbox programmer, ported rendering to Xbox, and 2D renderers both platforms. Burnout 2 (PS2): UI and HUD content. Other games: Airblade (PS2), and Deep Fighter (PC & DC). Burnout Revenge (PS2 & Xbox): Lead presentation programmer. 2D rendering system & tools, UI system (back-end to Flash), and HUD. Burnout 3 (PS2 & Xbox): Lead front-end programmer. UI content, UI & HUD systems, and 2D rendering. Burnout 2 ports (Xbox & GameCube): Lead Xbox programmer, ported rendering to Xbox, and 2D renderers both platforms. Burnout 2 (PS2): UI and HUD content. Other games: Airblade (PS2), and Deep Fighter (PC & DC).



Codemasters

• Staffing and Recruiting

• Programmer

  • Sep 1998 - Mar 1999

  Micro Maniacs (PS1): Graphical effects, file system/file compression, controller library, and font system. Micro Maniacs (PS1): Graphical effects, file system/file compression, controller library, and font system.



Digital Equipment Corporation

• United States
• Computer Hardware Manufacturing
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Software Developer

  • Jul 1996 - Sep 1997

  EDI Product: Tools and scripts for testing EDI software and data. EDI Product: Tools and scripts for testing EDI software and data.