JAMES EASTON

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JAMES EASTON

Huey Games


At Huey, I have gained experience in the porting of games between multiple platforms:

  • Contributing towards the programming and documenting of an internal code repository featuring a cross-platform API for common functionalities
  • Git
  • Perforce
  • Confluence
  • Jira
  • Trello
  • Visual Studio
  • Agile Workflow (SCRUM)
  • Unity experience including:
    • Exit Games' Photon Unity Networking (PUN) 2
    • Addressable Assets
  • C#
  • C++
  • Multi-threaded programming
  • DLL Development
  • Console development including:
    • PlayStation 4
    • PlayStation 5
    • Nintendo Switch
    • Xbox One
    • Xbox Series X|S
    • Performance Profiling


Associate Senior Programmer Jul. 2022 - Present

Experience leading small teams of programmers and co-ordinating with project management to ensure deliverables reach the clients in expected order and in a timely fashion where possible. As an associate senior programmer at Huey, I am responsible for the following:

  • Development of tools and processes to improve the efficiency of current and future projects
  • Working to resolve blocking issues and present solutions when deliverables are at risk of being missed
  • Promptly flagging issues which could delay a project, whilst also preparing solutions
  • Assisting in training junior members
  • Attending and contributing to departmental meetings where applicable
  • Act as a "Delivery Coordinator" on projects when assigned

Delivery Co-ordinator

  • Taking responsibility for ensuring deliverables are achieved on schedule on behalf of the project's programming team
  • Ensure that planning schemes are up-to-date
  • Ensure other team members are able to perform their tasks efficiently whilst assisting them with any issues they may have
  • Take the lead in reporting and owning the status of projects

HueyCore Co-ordinator

  • Coordinate and prioritise the ongoing development roadmap of HueyCore in consultation with the CTO
  • Research and design new features to enhance HueyCore across projects to present to the CTO
  • Coordinate with Delivery Co-ordinators to develop and deliver HueyCore updates across their projects.
  • Take the lead in reporting and owning the status of HueyCore


Programmer Sep. 2020 - Jul. 2022

During this role, I was responsible for porting numerous titles and contriburing to work-for-hire projects for a variety of clients. I was expected to interface directly with clients during weekly meetings whilst also retaining solid communication throughout development to ensure the client was well-informed and updated as to the progress of development.

Furthermore, I contributed towards an internal code repository HueyCore - a library of code designed to make porting quicker and easier


Accreditations
Ongoing

2023

2022

2021

2020