Resume
Experience
2023 - Present
Game Coding Lecturer
Academy of Digital Arts
Cape Town, South Africa
Part-time Lecturer of Game Coding, focussing on C# for Unity, for the Higher Certificate in Game Design course at the Academy of Digital Arts in Cape Town.
​
The curriculum covers the basics of C# for Unity, scripting for Unity physics, game optimization, SOLID principles
2021 - Present
Game Developer
Streamplay Studio Ltd.
Cape Town, South Africa
Game Developer, developing games using Unity and C# for their proprietary streaming service, Arena+.
​
This role also requires me to communicate with both in-house and contracted artists in terms of the visual aspects of the games.
June 2020 - Sept 2020
Contract Developer
XRGlobal (USA)
Remote / Cape Town
Developed interactive 3D environments for their event space platform.
​
The environments were created using Blender and Unity.
2018 - 2019
Contract Marker
City & Guilds
Remote / Cape Town
Part of the Cape Town team to mark Level 1 and 2 Functional English papers, ensuring the standard of marking was in line with Ofqual's guidelines.
Education
2020
Academy of Digital Arts
Higher Certificate in Game Graphics and Multimedia Entertainment
Final project centred on game design, writing and animation. Course is based in Unity, C# and Blender.
Cape Town, South Africa
​
​
​
2016 - 2018 (incomplete due to health reasons)
AFDA Cape Town
BA Motion Picture Medium
Cape Town, South Africa
Specialised in the key elements of sound design. Elements included on-set recording, voice-over, foley and studio work.
2015
Stellenbosch University
BA(Hons) in General Linguistics
Stellenbosch, South Africa
​Completed a research project focused on the pragmatics surrounding internet memes.
2011 - 2014
Stellenbosch University
BA Language and Culture
Stellenbosch, South Africa
Majored in General Linguistics, English Studies and Theatre Studies.
​
Worked at Die Matie Student Newspaper as a journalist for Dag en Nag.
Selected as Chairperson of the Maties Drama Society and successfully held this role for two years.
Professional skillset
Unity C#
Blender
Sound Design, FMOD
Git, Plastic SCM
Microsoft Office
Languages
Afrikaans (native)
English (native)
French (A2 level)