CURRICULUM VITAE
PERSONAL INFO
Barnsley, South Yorkshire
DATE OF BIRTH
08 November 1976
MORE INFO
SUMMARY
I am a reliable, trustworthy, hardworking, and cheerful person with good organisational skills and a clear concise approach to responsibilities. I enjoy challenges and am adept at working both on my own and as part of a group. I am computer literate, have a good sense of duty, and am not afraid to take initiative and find solutions to problems quickly and efficiently.
TOOLS
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3D Modelling - Maya, 3DS Max, Mudbox, Modo, Lightwave 3D, Cinema 4D, ZBrush, Substance 3D Suite, Adobe Creative Cloud
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Game Engines - Unreal 4 / 5, Unity
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Effects - Houdini, Niagara, EmberGen
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Coding - Blueprints, C++, C#, Python, JavaScript, HTML, HLSL
SKILLS
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3D Art - Hard Surface, Sculpting, Texturing, UV Unwrapping, 2D Digital Painting
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Environment Design - Layout and creation
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VFX & Shaders - Particle Systems, Shaders, Destruction, Pyro, Smoke, & Water Simulations
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Tech Art - Rigging, Clothes & Hair Simulation, Procedural Tool Creation
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Programming - Coding, Debugging, Problem Solving
EDUCATION
MA ADVANCED 3D GAME ART
October 2024 - Present
BUCKINGHAMSHIRE NEW UNIVERSITY
BA (HONS) 3D GAME ART
September 2021 - June 2024
BUCKINGHAMSHIRE NEW UNIVERSITY
BTEC 2, BUSINESS & FINANCE
1993 - 1995
HEMSWORTH HIGH SCHOOL SIXTH FORM
NVQ 3 & 4, SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT (C++ CODING)
1999 - 2002
CONTROL TRAINING LTD
4 GCSES (INCLUDING ENGLISH & MATHS)
1990 - 1993
HEMSWORTH HIGH SCHOOL
COURSES
COLOSO
2024 - Present
Bringing Artistic Game Effects to Life with Niagara
REDEFINE FX
2023 - Present
Chaos & Niagara Destruction
EmberGen Magic FX Crash Course
EmberGen Bootcamp
Niagara Fluids Immersion
P2 DESIGN ACADEMY
2023 - 2024
Ablaze: Realtime VFX Course in Unreal Engine 5
UDEMY ONLINE
2018 - 2024
Unreal 5 Niagara - Advanced Niagara
Real-Time VFX in EmberGen and Unreal Engine 5
Create A Snow Storm VFX With Niagara in Unreal Engine
VFX Materials For Unreal Engine 5
Basic to Advanced VFX Course in Unreal Engine 5
Math Essentials For Tech Art in Unreal Engine
Game Asset Creation with Houdini
One Course Solution For Niagara VFX
Unreal Engine 5 C++ Create Custom Editor Tools
Mastering Destruction in Houdini
Real Life Complex Materials For Unreal Engine
Learn Amazing Cloth Animation in Unreal Engine
Unreal Engine Blueprint Game Developer Masterclass
Visual Effects For Games in Unity - Beginner to Advanced
Complete C# Unity Developer 3D
LINKEDIN LEARNING
September 2022 - November 2022
Maya: Character Rigging
Maya: Facial Rigging
CG ACADEMY
2010 - 2011
HLSL Shader Creation
WORK EXPERIENCE
ASSOCIATE LECTURER - BUCKS NEW UNIVERSITY
October 2024 - Present
Teaching BA 3D Game Art students how to use Houdini, and helping them hone their skills in Unreal Engine and other industry packages.
RESEARCH ASSISTANT - BUCKS NEW UNIVERSITY
February 2024 - June 2024
Creating a game set in a school environment using generative AI to help people with a lack of communication skills to improve their social skills. My role involves modelling, VFX, coding and level design.
VR & GAMES CONSOLE OPERATIVE - THE GAMING ROOM
February 2017 - March 2020
Dealing with the public, bringing gaming to conventions, car shows, and parties around the country. This role relied on accurate time keeping, working under pressure, and communicating with people of all ages, as well as in-depth knowledge of virtual reality and console software.
FREELANCE GAME DEVELOPER - VOXEL VIXEN
March 2014 - February 2019
Freelance Unity game developer, coding in C# mainly for mobile platforms. I was hired to produce sections of code for various mobile games via the Unity forums.
PC REPAIR TECHNICIAN - SKYWAY COMPUTERS
February 2010 - January 2014
This position involved maintaining a website for a growing customer base, building on-demand PCs, and attending callouts for general PC and virus repairs.
CO-DIRECTOR - PRICE PLUMMET LTD
October 2008 - October 2009
Self-employed co-director of an online auction business. This position involved all general running of a company, including sending emails, liaising with customers, attending meetings, designing advertisements, and maintaining and updating the online auction site.
TECHNICAL SUPPORT - EGTON MEDICAL INFORMATION SYSTEMS (EMIS)
June 2006 - October 2008
Tasks involved remotely connecting to computers when issues arose with Egton Software at GP surgeries around the UK, diagnosing hardware faults, ordering replacement parts, and fixing software issues on Windows PCs.
PC REPAIR & SALES - MAPLIN ELECTRONICS
March 2004 - September 2005
Roles included replenishing stock on the shop floor, pricing up and changing displays, assisting customers in the computer section of the store, PC builds, upgrades, and repairs.
CHRISTMAS STAFF - PHONES 4U
December 2003 - February 2004
As a shop floor assistant, I was tasked with pricing up displays and dealing with customers, bringing phones from the stock room and setting them up for customers.
STOCK WORKER - TESCO LTD
December 2002- July 2003
I was a night time stockist in the non-food aisles, stocking electronics, DVDs etc. This work required tidying up shelving and putting out items, dealing with customer requests, and occasionally working the tills.