Voice Apps / IOT

Amazon Alexa and Google assistant related apps and devices

Toys

8 bit/16 bit firmware, tools and mobile apps for toys

Video Games

Consoles, PC, Plug n Play and Mobile devices

Astronomy

Product Development, Product Management, Software Development, Technical design and illustrations

Astrophotography

Galleries of Solar System and Deep Space objects

Behaviour North UK.

• "Unannounced" Unity iOS - VFX animation blending, minor fixes.
• "Unannounced" Unity iOS/Android - Managed team of programmers.
• "Unannounced" UE5 PC Multiplayer Online - Performance, LOD, World Partition.

Sockmonkey Studios, UK.

• "CoCoMelon" UE4 Nintendo Switch - Lead Programmer.
• "Deathgrounds" UE4 PC - Creature awareness & behaviours.
• "Kill it with fire" UE4 iOS/Android - Added In App Purchases.

Creativity Inc, San Carlos, California.

• Designed and developed tools and technology to add downloadable content to toys via Bluetooth apps.
• Created standalone tools to process graphics data into packed binary data formats.
• Designed and developed proprietary tools and technology for Alexa and Google assistant platforms.
• Programmed numerous chipsets for use in toys, smart devices (IOT) and gadgets.
• Developed numerous mobile apps using Unity.
• Managed AWS and Google Cloud services for skill hosting, persistent storage and audio files.

Orion Telesopes, Watsonville, California.

• Designed and managed multiple astronomy based electronic, optical and software products from concept to retail product.
• Developed original software IP on iPad, iPhone, Mac and PC platforms.
• Provided technical support for all software products.
• Wrote technical documentation, manuals, guides and website copy for numerous retail products.
• Successfully introduced video technology for live viewing, capturing and broadcasting views seen through telescopes over the internet.
• Coordinated overseas vendors to meet specific hardware guidelines.
• Captured and processed digital and analogue data to create marketing images.

Contract Programmer, Aptos, California.

• Developed numerous highly confidential iOS projects for US hardware manufacturers using high profile licenses.
• Developed technology for 3D Augmented Reality, Sound Wave Recognition and Capacitive touch sensors.
• Self managed and programmed multiple small video game projects on iPad, iPhone and iPodTouch platforms.

Santa Cruz Games, Santa Cruz, California.

• Headed the studio at Santa Cruz Games – establishing strategy, vision and new product development.
• Spearheaded the successful development of 24 titles.
• Nintendo DS programming.
• Nintendo GameCube programming.
• Nintendo Game Boy Advanced programming.
• PC programming.
• Sony Playstation 2 programming.
• Sony Playstation programming.
• Custom TV Game hardware programming.

Osiris Studios, Santa Cruz, California.

• Sony Playstation 2 programming.
• Sony Playstation programming.

Press Start Inc, Sunnyvale, California.

• Sony Playstation programming.

Capcom USA, Sunnyvale, California.

• Sega Saturn programming.

Absolute Entertainment, New Jersey.

• Sega CD programming.

Codemasters, Royal Leamington Spa, UK

• Sega Genesis / Megadrive programming.
• Atari ST / Commodore Amiga programming.

Dizzy Enterprises, Royal Leamington Spa, UK

• Atari ST / Commodore Amiga programming.