Student - Games Designer - Writer
SkillsHighly efficient with computers both Mac & PC
Experience with Unreal Development Kit technology
Experience with and an understanding of basic programming languages such as Java
Experienced in working as part of a team
Personal Attributes
Able to work well under pressure
Good listening and communication skills
Good organiser and problem solver
Enjoys being challenged with new situations and problems
Ambitious and creative
Experience
Writer & Blogger, Freelance, Preston Lancashire — 2011-Present
I am currently writing a regular column about games design and the games industry for Lancashire based gaming website The Games Ingredients. Which can be found at: http://thegamesingredients.net/
I also own and operate the blog The Nerd Is The Word which can be found at: http://thenerdistheword.co.uk/. It covers topics such as video games, comic books and genre television/movies.
I am also actively seeking freelance work.
Retail Assistant, Game; Burnley, Lancashire — 2008-2010
Working in the retail side of the Games Industry has allowed me to gain insight in how the general public views the games they buy and the reasons they buy them. Responsibilities included working on the tills, dealing with large amounts of money, keeping the store tidy, filing and keeping track of stock levels, engaging with customers one a one to one basis and dealing with complaints.
Teaching Assistant, ComputerXplorers (KidsSkills LTD); Reading, Berkshire — 2007-2008
Assisting a teacher at a technology based after school club, specialising in simple video games design using the program “Stagecast Creator”. Helping to keep the class under control, assist children with problems and help solve technical difficulties.
Bar Staff, Roebuck; Reading, Berkshire — 2007
Responsibilities included ensuring the cleanliness of the bar and the pub itself and the satisfaction of customers. I would often be left in charge of the bar and/or in control of the acceptance of deliveries by myself.
Education
University of Central Lancashire — 2009-Present
Computer Games Enterprise BA (Hons), Predicted Result: 1st
Founder and current Chair for the UCLan Burnley Games Society which involves organising events and social activities around gaming.
Being a Student Representative for Computer Games Enterprise involves taking any problems students are having to the necessary people and attending regular Student and Staff Liaison meetings to raise these issues and to help improve the Games Enterprise course for current and future students.
I am also a M&M mentor for my fellow students helping them with assignments, organisation, planning and dealing with university life.
Activities and Societies: UCLan Burnley Games Society, M&M Mentor, Student Representative for Computer Games Enterprise, Active Student Forum Member, Burnley Buddy
Reading University — 2005-2008
Certificate of Higher Education in Arts and Humanities
Bar And Entertainment Representative, Bulmershe Court Campus. An elected role helping to organise events for the sub-campus of Reading University, including ‘Fresher’s Week,' while ensuring the wellbeing and entertainment of the student residents.
Stonyhurst College, Lancashire — 1998-2005
3 ‘A’ Levels: Theatre Studies (B), English Language (B), English Literature (C)
9 GCSEs: English Literature (A), English (B), Maths (B), Religious Studies (B), History (B), Art (C), Classics (C), Physics (D), French (D)
Hobbies and Interests
Playing and analysing video games from a wide variety of genres.
Maintaining an online blog.
Collecting and reading comic books.
Reading biographies of well known people such as actors, writers and figures from history.
An avid movie goer with an understanding of how a film is made and the theory of making films.
A fascination with the latest gadgets and technology, looking at how they work and why they stand out from the rest of the products on the market.