Gareth M.

Gareth Murfin - Curriculum Vitae Personal Profile Remote working freelance application, tools and computer games designer/developer with a flair for engineering intuitive and fun gameplay. Vast experience of all areas of Java development, ranging from high level commercial Swing applications to mobile game/application development in J2ME. Masters degree in Technology & Innovation Management, excellent technical skills. Work remotely but will attend any meetings/initial work periods anywhere, if the price is right. A number of titles (games and applications) in development which will be available for publishers who have a proven track record of good sales and distribution. Prototypes can be requested, and will be delivered after an NDA has been signed. Currently based in Taipei City, Taiwan with a successful professional remote working career since 2003 - thus currently seeking remote Java/J2ME/Mobile application or games development work. I will consider relocating for short (3 to 4 months) contracts. Extensive portfolio and experience including : * Winner of ‘Young Software Engineer Of The Year’ award in 2002 for undergraduate Honours Project * Worked on many big commercial titles and licenses (including Grand Theft Auto Vice City) * Developed leading Bluetooth solutions for the worlds largest mall in Dubai, in car prototypes for Seattle Police and mobile trading tools for the London Stock Exchange. * Experience of working as Designer, Programmer, Lead Programmer, Producer and Technical Director for many companies in the software/games industry. Softography * Commercial Video Games o Designer & Lead Programmer : + 1997 : Ultimate Gloom - Amiga, Alpha Software + 1998 : Zombie Massacre - Amiga, Alpha Software + Release due soon : Super Wah Wah Ball - Mobile phone, DC Studios o Lead Programmer: + 2003 : Sprintz - Embedded bar game, [login to view URL] + 2005 : Be The Boss - Mobile Phone, Beyond Capture o Programmer : + 2002 : Grand Theft Auto : Vice City - Playstation2, Rockstar North + 2004 : Ice Age Skater - Mobile Phone, DC Studios + 2004 : Planet Sagem Racer 3D - Mobile Phone, DC Studios + 2005 : NHRA Championship Racing - Mobile Phone, Firebrand games o Producer : + 2006 : Bad Lads Army - Mobile Phone, ITV television * Commercial Applications o Designer & Lead Programmer : + 2006 : AirBlue - The complete Bluetooth advertising/networking package (Server PC) - details on request (This package is available to buy and is designed for marketing companies, request information) + 2007 : MobyGooey - mobile phone GUI/build/porting engine (Desktop PC)- details on request. o Lead Programmer : + 2003 : Seattle Police department prototype rostering system (Desktop/Mobile PC) - details on request. + 2006 : Bluetooth Proximity Marketing System using OBEX (Server PC) - details on request. + 2007 : Oil/commodities Live trading tool (mobile phone) - details on request. + 2007 : Online Communities client - (mobile phone) - details on request. Programming languages I specialise in Java and J2ME particularly in the area of mobile phone development. I currently have experience of the following mobile specific technologies: * JSR 184: Mobile 3D Graphics API for J2ME * JSR 120, JSR 205: Wireless Messaging API (WMA) * JSR 135: Mobile Media API (MMAPI) * JSR 75: FileConnection APIs & PIM * JSR 82: Bluetooth API * Mobile phone build systems (developed my own) * Porting (+Device database knowledge of): LG, Motorola, NEC, Nokia, Panasonic, SonyEricsson, Samsung, Sharp, Siemens. * Signing midlets. * Flash Lite / ActionScript Other languages & Skills: Java, Swing, Java3D, all areas of J2ME, HTML (+Webdesign), PHP, Ruby, JavaScript, WML, WMLScript, UML, PL/SQL, SQL, C/C++, XML, COBOL, LUA, Prolog, Assembly, VRML, Perl, OPL/16, Z, Arexx, Blitz Basic. OOP/OOD and the software engineering lifecycle for application and computer game development. Knowledge of many industry standard development tools including: Together, Rational Rose, MS Visual C++, RealJ, Kawa, Codewarrior, NetBeans (+Matisse), Eclipse, Carbide.J, Sun WTK, Ant, CVS, JSP, Servlets, Antenna, Dreamweaver, Linux, AmigaOS etc. Previous Employment # In-house work (based on site) * 2000 : British Telecom, Software Engineer (Tools / Applications) * 2001 : Stirling University, Java teacher * 2002 : Rockstar Studios, Programmer (PS2 Games) * 2003 : DC Studios, Programmer (Mobile Games) * 2005 : Firebrand Games, Programmer (Mobile Games) # Freelance work (work from home) * 1996 : Alpha Software, Web developer * * 1997 : Alpha Software, Designer/programmer (Amiga Games) * * 2003 : [login to view URL], Programmer (Embedded Games) * 2003 : ABM UK, Programer (Applications) * 2004 : DC Studios, Lead Programmer / Designer (Mobile Games) * * 2006 : Dreamsite Design, Programmer (Bluetooth solutions) * 2006 : Big Picture Interactive, Programmer (Mobile Games) * 2006 : Beyond Capture, Technical Producer / Lead Programmer (Mobile Games) * * 2007 : Globaldrum UK, Technical Director / Lead Programmer / Designer (Mobile Applications / Solutions) * * indicates employment over a period of time rather than one project Education & Qualifications * 1998-2002 : Stirling University, Stirling, Central Scotland (Bachelor of Science Degree). * 2002-2003 : Stirling University, Stirling, Central Scotland (Master of Science Degree). 11 GCSEs (8 As, 3 Bs) and 4 A-Levels (Physics, German, Biology), basic abilities in French and German - currently learning Mandarin Chinese in Taiwan, Republic Of China. Bachelor of Science Degree Bachelor of Science with Honours in Computing Science (2.1) - University of Stirling, Scotland 1998-2002 (Minor Subjects Physics and Mathematics) - Degree officially accredited by the British Computer Society (BCS) Computing Science Honours Project (coded entirely in Java) : * Virtual Alumni Reunion Software (VARS) - An isometric online MMORPG to enable virtual reunions * Grade : 1A (highest possible grade) * Awards : o "Best Software Engineering Final Year Project" from Spektra (Sun Authorised Java Centre in Scotland) o "Young Software Engineer Of The Year Award" at ScotSoft 2002 entitled "The Real Time Award" presented for a disciplined approach to all aspects of the lifecycle, from requirements analysis to testing and rollout. Master of Science Degree Master of Science in Technology & Innovation Management (A + Distinction) - University of Stirling, Scotland 2002-2003 * Awards : o Business plan for "New Venture Management" received 77% was entered into the Scottish Business plan competition. MSc research project : * "Evaluating Java for commercial game development" (See more) * Grade : 80% (A) * Available to buy for games studios Personal Details References : (on request) Date of birth - 10th June 1980 (Ashington, Northumberland) Interests - Amiga Computers, (mostly Nintendo) computer games, electronics, football, films, dance music, videography / timelapse photography / video jockeying, graphic art, travelling, languages Current Mobile Number : [login to view URL] (TAIWAN) (Apologies if you called my UK number and got an answer service, I can NOT check those messages from here) E-mail: Recent photo (2006) The latest version of this CV can always be found here at [login to view URL]