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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.

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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+.

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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.

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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

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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.

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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)

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