Jacob Keane - Curriculum vitae

3 Summerwells Terrace
Convent Lane
South Woodchester
Stroud, Glos
GL55HR
07928074870
[email protected]
http://uk.linkedin.com/in/jacobkeane
www.jacobkeane.co.uk
Jacob
Keane
Games Programmer / Software Engineer
Portfolio
More information, screenshots and videos of my projects can be found at www.jacobkeane.co.uk
Personal
I’m a games programmer & software developer! I recently graduated from Teesside University’s
skillset accredited Games Programming course. I have experience developing both games and
software, and am familiar with a variety of languages and frameworks. I’m hard-working, a fast
learner, and I easily adapt to, and enjoy challenges.
Core Skills
Languages
C++
(Advanced – 3yr)
C#
(Expert – 6yr)
Java (Advanced – 2yr)
PHP (Advanced – 4yr)
SQL
(Advanced – 5yr)
Tools / Middleware / Etc
Unity (Expert – 3yr)
UDK
OpenGL
XNA, SFML
.NET, Lidgren
Source Control
SVN
Git
Awards
2014
ExpoTees Games Programming Award
Teesside University
‘The best example of the art of programming for the creation
and control of a real-time games sequence or demo'
I was awarded this for my Real-time Procedural Planet Generator, which I developed for my
Computing Project in my final year of universtiy. It was a multi-threaded, variable level-of-detail,
expandable system for procedural planet generation, made in C# and the Unity engine.
Education
2011-2014
BSc Computer Games Programming (First Class Honours)
Year 1
Year 2
Programming
Mathematics
Systems Design
Games Technology
Games Middleware
2009-2011
93%
73%
71%
73%
70%
Year 3
Games Engine Construction
Games Software Development
Network & Concurrent Programming
Animation & Simulation Programming
3D Graphics Programming
A.I Programming
A Levels:
Computing – B
Teesside University
88%
80%
80%
85%
82%
76%
Computing Project
Real-time Graphics
Advanced Games Dev.
Multiplayer Games Prog.
A.I Applications
70%
91%
64%
86%
55%
Downfield Sixthform
Math – C
Psychology - B
Work Experience
Oct 2013 – Sockmonkey Studios – Software Engineer
Middlesbrough
July 2014
SockMonkey Studios is a mobile game and app development studios based in Middlesbrough, UK,
working on a variety of platforms including mobile, console, handheld and Facebook.
I developed an iOS/Android mobile app called Pocket Sergeant, using Phonegap
(HTML/CSS/JavaScript/Java/Objective C). The app used a SQLite backend storing all the data, and
used JavaScript to pull the information from this database and display it in the app. Some of the
technology used included jQuery, iScroll, jQT and SQL.
June 2013 – Sockmonkey Studios – Games Programmer
Middlesbrough
July 2013
During a summer placement, I produced a prototype for a mobile game using the Unity3D engine,
working together with the designer & artist to implement & test several different gameplay iterations.
July –
August 2012
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RDS Technology
Stroud, Glos
Created a PC simulator for the RDS Weightlog a10, a PIC processor based device, developed
by RDS
Modified the C source code to run on windows, and added code to:
o Emulate the various pieces of hardware (Screen, touchscreen, memory, etc)
o Load a memory dump into RAM (And modified appropriate code to use this) and
export it back out.
o Used compiler pre-processors to allow it to be maintained with minimal effort
User interface production for devices compliant with the ISOBUS standard
Various software for a Windows CE based device
Skills
Large amount of experience with the Unity3D engine, having used it for a numerous projects over the
last 3 years. I’m extremely comfortable working with it, as well as managing & maintaining projects
made in it.
Experiencing managing a small team – I have lead several projects, both online and at university.
During our Advanced Games Development module at university, I lead a team of 4 programmers, and
worked closely together with the artists, animators and designers to ensure everything ran smoothly.
I split the project down into milestones, assigned tasks, performed code reviews and spent time
teaching other team members technology they were not familiar with.
References
Bob Makin
[email protected]
M.D. at Sockmonkey Studios
Tyrone Davison
[email protected]
Lecturer at Teesside University, Final year project supervisor
Peter Nelson
[email protected]
Engineering Director at RDS Technology
+441642384547

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