Ronan Suess
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Iain Moore
Ronan was a very versatile member of the Serious Parody team. He is one of those rare artists who has the code skills required to help speed up tasks and optimise pipelines. If there’s ever a chance to speed up a task with a bit of code Ronan would happily give it a go, he was often found writing Unity tools to streamline procedures. Ronan would be a valuable asset to any team and I hope I have the opportunity to work with him again in the future.
Pete Shea
Ronan joined Firebrand Games as an Artist Intern for 3 months in 2013, joining a small, new ideas incubation team. Initially taken on as the Artist in this team, Ronan quickly showed he had also had skills in programming for Unity and when our SW intern left he took over this role entirely. Ronan is one of a rare breed of multi-skilled game developers. He has talent and skills in all areas of development- programming, art and design and is someone who loves making and knows how to make games. I was very impressed by his dedication, understanding and maturity throughout his time at Firebrand- he was the perfect person for the type of rapid prototyping we were looking to do in the interns team. I would have no hesitation in recommending Ronan for any role in game development and had regrets we were unable to offer him a FT role when the internship ended.
Iain Moore
Ronan was a very versatile member of the Serious Parody team. He is one of those rare artists who has the code skills required to help speed up tasks and optimise pipelines. If there’s ever a chance to speed up a task with a bit of code Ronan would happily give it a go, he was often found writing Unity tools to streamline procedures. Ronan would be a valuable asset to any team and I hope I have the opportunity to work with him again in the future.
Pete Shea
Ronan joined Firebrand Games as an Artist Intern for 3 months in 2013, joining a small, new ideas incubation team. Initially taken on as the Artist in this team, Ronan quickly showed he had also had skills in programming for Unity and when our SW intern left he took over this role entirely. Ronan is one of a rare breed of multi-skilled game developers. He has talent and skills in all areas of development- programming, art and design and is someone who loves making and knows how to make games. I was very impressed by his dedication, understanding and maturity throughout his time at Firebrand- he was the perfect person for the type of rapid prototyping we were looking to do in the interns team. I would have no hesitation in recommending Ronan for any role in game development and had regrets we were unable to offer him a FT role when the internship ended.
Iain Moore
Ronan was a very versatile member of the Serious Parody team. He is one of those rare artists who has the code skills required to help speed up tasks and optimise pipelines. If there’s ever a chance to speed up a task with a bit of code Ronan would happily give it a go, he was often found writing Unity tools to streamline procedures. Ronan would be a valuable asset to any team and I hope I have the opportunity to work with him again in the future.
Pete Shea
Ronan joined Firebrand Games as an Artist Intern for 3 months in 2013, joining a small, new ideas incubation team. Initially taken on as the Artist in this team, Ronan quickly showed he had also had skills in programming for Unity and when our SW intern left he took over this role entirely. Ronan is one of a rare breed of multi-skilled game developers. He has talent and skills in all areas of development- programming, art and design and is someone who loves making and knows how to make games. I was very impressed by his dedication, understanding and maturity throughout his time at Firebrand- he was the perfect person for the type of rapid prototyping we were looking to do in the interns team. I would have no hesitation in recommending Ronan for any role in game development and had regrets we were unable to offer him a FT role when the internship ended.
Iain Moore
Ronan was a very versatile member of the Serious Parody team. He is one of those rare artists who has the code skills required to help speed up tasks and optimise pipelines. If there’s ever a chance to speed up a task with a bit of code Ronan would happily give it a go, he was often found writing Unity tools to streamline procedures. Ronan would be a valuable asset to any team and I hope I have the opportunity to work with him again in the future.
Pete Shea
Ronan joined Firebrand Games as an Artist Intern for 3 months in 2013, joining a small, new ideas incubation team. Initially taken on as the Artist in this team, Ronan quickly showed he had also had skills in programming for Unity and when our SW intern left he took over this role entirely. Ronan is one of a rare breed of multi-skilled game developers. He has talent and skills in all areas of development- programming, art and design and is someone who loves making and knows how to make games. I was very impressed by his dedication, understanding and maturity throughout his time at Firebrand- he was the perfect person for the type of rapid prototyping we were looking to do in the interns team. I would have no hesitation in recommending Ronan for any role in game development and had regrets we were unable to offer him a FT role when the internship ended.
Experience
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Stormcloud Games
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United Kingdom
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Computer Games
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1 - 100 Employee
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Artist
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Jun 2018 - Present
Working on environments and general aesthetic. Will progress on to other aspects of the game later. Working on environments and general aesthetic. Will progress on to other aspects of the game later.
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Serious Parody
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United Kingdom
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Computer Games
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1 - 100 Employee
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Artist / Technical Artist
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Jul 2013 - Mar 2018
Hired as an artist I quickly realised the need for a bridge between art and code so fulfilled the role of Technical Artist without the title as well as my art responsibilities. With only two artists in the team (and later just myself) creating a wrestling PS3 - PS4 game I had to be very versatile and take on any art task that needed done, including environments, characters, UI, lighting and promotional content.Fulfilling the need for a Technical Artist I also discussed technical problems and potential solutions with the code team and management, thought of solutions and in many cases implemented them.I created a number of art and general workflow tools to enhance project efficiency and remove human error when doing complex or repetitive tasks, including batch scripts for converting thousands of animations. Additionally in a few circumstances helped out the overburdened code team, spearheading requested experimental features that made it into the game.
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Firebrand Games
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Computer Games
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1 - 100 Employee
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Artist and Programmer Intern
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Mar 2013 - Jun 2013
I am part of a 2 man team (myself and a designer) rapidly coming up with and prototyping game ideas and mechanics. The prototypes are made in Unity with C#. I am responsible for building the prototypes, making sure they run on devices as well as creating art and contributing to design decisions. I am part of a 2 man team (myself and a designer) rapidly coming up with and prototyping game ideas and mechanics. The prototypes are made in Unity with C#. I am responsible for building the prototypes, making sure they run on devices as well as creating art and contributing to design decisions.
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Adamant Studios
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Computer Games
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3D Artist/Animator
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Oct 2011 - Mar 2012
I am currently modelling, rigging, skinning and animating the main character and animating the background props. Job also includes being the link between artists and coders. I am currently modelling, rigging, skinning and animating the main character and animating the background props. Job also includes being the link between artists and coders.
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Lab Assistant / Lecturer
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Sep 2009 - Oct 2011
I help students time manage their projects, come up with interesting and achievable ideas, and fix bugs/problems creatively without compromising the design. Projects are primarily Flash based but can also include Maya, Flex, Unreal UDK and XNA. I help students time manage their projects, come up with interesting and achievable ideas, and fix bugs/problems creatively without compromising the design. Projects are primarily Flash based but can also include Maya, Flex, Unreal UDK and XNA.
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Team Helper
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Apr 2010 - Apr 2010
Edinburgh International Science Festival 4 day Games workshop for 12-16 year olds.Assisted team mentors in getting the the kids to think of ideas and create assets for their games using Gimp and Visual Studio. Also set up presentations and provided technical expertise. Edinburgh International Science Festival 4 day Games workshop for 12-16 year olds.Assisted team mentors in getting the the kids to think of ideas and create assets for their games using Gimp and Visual Studio. Also set up presentations and provided technical expertise.
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Artist - Technical Artist
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2010 - 2010
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Edinburgh's Telford College
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Renewable Energy Semiconductor Manufacturing
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1 - 100 Employee
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Multimedia Designer/Developer
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Apr 2008 - Sep 2009
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Education
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2008 - 2011
University of Abertay Dundee
BA, Computer Arts
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