diff --git a/cv.tex b/cv.tex index b5b18ca..522ee83 100644 --- a/cv.tex +++ b/cv.tex @@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ {\raggedleft Email: \href{mailto:warwick.l.e.new@gmail.com}{warwick.l.e.new@gmail.com} \par Phone number: \href{tel:07445728181}{07445 728 181} \par - Portfolio Website: \href{https://warwicknew.xyz}{https://warwicknew.xyz} \par + Portfolio Website: \href{https://warwick-new.co.uk}{https://warwick-new.co.uk} \par } \vspace{-.4in} } @@ -84,23 +84,20 @@ student game projects, and my academic background is in Computing for Games (BSc Hons) and Entrepreneurship (MA). I have a strong interest in working and learning both high level and low-level programming languages and APIs. I also have good first-hand knowledge of working within and managing scrum/agile in a -small multi-disciplinary team. I aim to use my interests in software to -transition back into the game development, specifically targeting working on -tools and game engine components. My interests lie in technical depth and -spatial math. The key areas I’m interested in are 3D graphical simulation within -code, real-time networking and maintaining and deploying Linux based systems. +small multi-disciplinary team. I aim to use my interest in linux and C++ to +start working more with close to the metal projects, allowing me to get an even +deeper understanding of programming. \vspace{-1.5em} \section{Core Skills} \vspace{-0.7em} -\itemsubsection{Games} +\itemsubsection{General Programming Technologies} \NumTabs{5} \begin{itemize*}[itemjoin=\tab] - \item Unreal Engine 4 \item C++ \item Blueprints \item AI Behaviour trees - \item OpenGL (GLSL) \item SDL \item C\# \item Python \item CMake + \item C++ \item Unreal Engine 4 \item OpenGL (GLSL) \item SDL \item CMake \end{itemize*} -\itemsubsection{Full stack Web Development} +\itemsubsection{Full stack Web Development Specific Technologies} \NumTabs{5} \begin{itemize*}[itemjoin=\tab] \setlength\itemsep{0em} @@ -121,74 +118,64 @@ code, real-time networking and maintaining and deploying Linux based systems. \entry{2021--Present}{Associate Lecturer of Computing}{Falmouth University -- Games Academy} { Here, I am currently working with lecturers in the games academy to develop - course materials for computer science-based modules. I hope to use my time - here teaching students to further hone my skills in a direction that leads me - back to working directly with video games whilst imparting some of my - knowledge from developing ramble with modern web technologies back into the - university's courses. + course materials for computer science-based modules. I'm using my time outside + of teaching to learn some more low-level technologies such as developing a + \href{https://warwick-new.co.uk/graphics-blog}{graphics engine} with C++, + Cmake and OpenGl for linux based operating systems, getting as far as + implementing a normal mapped physical based rendering system. I also help + develop automation pipelines for marking to help reduce the marking workload + for a lot of the staff. } \entry{2019--2020}{Co-Founder, CTO and Full Stack Web Developer}{Ramble Media LTD} { - This is where I wrote and maintained a live audio broadcasting website with a - talented co-founder in the hopes of disrupting the podcast industry. We hoped - to achieve this by creating the ability for podcasters to host call shows. - Creating chatroom functionality with the ability to re-stream to audiences - much like other famous apps that came out in the time since, such as Clubhouse - and Podbean. - \newline \-\hspace{.5cm} - %\newline \newline - The key takeaway from this project was a more developed understanding of how - software teams work in a more professional setting and developed a deeper - understanding of the agile/scrum in the environment it was designed for. And a - broad skill-set in the web development industry including - recording/broadcasting live media entirely in the web browser and a decent - understanding of modern web development frameworks such as: react, webpack, - the MERN stack and docker. + Here I developed the skills and expertise in web dev to create and deploy an + audio based livestreaming platform. Being one of two developers on the project + and the only one with linux experience I was solely responsible for handling + the deployment side of the project using tools like docker and the MEAN web + stack with instances of meetecho's Janus media server to support the site in + AWS. The project was functional and we had a small dedicated user base before + we decided to move on from the project due to market competition. } -% \entry{2013--2015}{Waiter}{Bayleaf Indian Resturant} -% { -% This work placement is only mentioned as it was where I initially developed -% some of my initial soft skills before entering higher education. -% } - \vspace{-1.9em} \section{Education and Qualifications} \entry{2018--2019}{MA Entrepreneurship --- Launchpad Program}{Falmouth University} { In this program I helped research the market surrounding a software product. - In which then helped to create in an attempt to disrupt the podcasting + Which I then helped to create in an attempt to disrupt the podcasting industry. See {\bfseries Career Summary --- Co-Founder and Full Stack Web Developer} for more information. \newline \-\hspace{.5cm} - %\newline \newline - The core skills I took away from the more academic side of the project include - the ability to plan and produce much larger and more complex plans for - creating software that included using live daemons and services to complete - functionality without duplicating work. + Workin on this project gave me a stronger understanding of how agile + development works in outside of a university context allowing me and my + co-developer to effectively implement new features at a respectible pace. This + being a masters in entreprenuership means that I also have some knowledge + surrounding how a product is brought to market and the processes involved. } -\entry{2015--2018}{BSc (Hons) Computing for Games}{Falmouth University} +\entry{2015--2018}{BSc (Hons) Computing for Games --- Monq}{Falmouth University} { - During this degree I not only developed all of the core skills based on + During this degree I not only developed all of the core skills and tools for video game production, but also because of the coursework based structure of - the program worked in several multidisciplinary teams. The most successful - project of which I was made a part of was the first company I hoped to help - start. I joined this group of students hoping to create and self publish what - would be their final year (and my second year game) called Monq - \href{https://warwicknew.xyz/monq}{https://warwicknew.xyz/monq}. - \newline \-\hspace{.5cm} - %\newline \newline - But I found that the most interesting part of the course for me was creating - my own graphics engine to display and allow one to traverse a simple - procedurally generated landscape. This is due to my love of trying to gain a - deep understanding of how more minimalist systems work. %TODO link + the program worked in several multidisciplinary teams giving me a taste of how + to communicate with artists and other non-coder disciplins whilst working on a + project. I even attempted to start my first company with fellow students + durning this time to create a video game we called + \href{https://warwick-new.co.uk/monq}{Monq} with unreal engine. I also learned + about artificial intellligence and behavior trees whilst on this project to + create enemies for the game. +} + +\entry{2015--2018}{BSc (Hons) Computing for Games --- Graphics Module}{Falmouth University} +{ + This was my favourite module of this course. Here I created my first graphics + engine to render and allow you to traverse a simple flat lighted procedurally + generated landscape. This is due to my love of trying to gain a deep + understanding of how more close to the metal systems work. And really gave me + a much stronger understanding of object oriented C++ development with OpenGL. + Available \href{https://warwick-new.co.uk/uni-graphics}{here}. } -% \section{Hobbies and Interests} -% In my free time I am six months into the process of learning Japanese as a second -% language though it is not at a level where I feel comfortable putting it as a -% professional skill at this current time. \end{document}