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GolootChief Technology Officer
Jul. 2020Montréal, Québec, CanadaLeadership and Management:
- Directed engineering and data efforts from the company's inception to achieving 120k+ MRR.
- Oversaw the growth and transformation of a multi-faceted product within the advertising industry.
- Led engineering and data teams, ensuring alignment with business objectives. Technical Initiatives:
- Spearheaded engineering and infrastructure projects, adapting our solutions through extensive R&D.
- Collaborated closely with the product team to synchronize business goals and technical efforts.
- Provided technical insights and strategic vision to the CEO and executive team. Collaboration and Support:
- Worked with sales and network operations teams to support, guide, and gather requirements.
- Hired, mentored, and developed technical staff, fostering a culture of excellence and innovation.
Infrastructure and Best Practices:
- Monitored and optimized cloud infrastructure (GCP), ensuring budget adherence and cost efficiency.
- Implemented and supervised engineering best practices, including team collaboration, code reviews, CI/CD pipelines, and QA processes.
- Supported and participated in day-to-day operations, from implementation through QA and deployment.
- Enhanced and refined processes and agile methodologies (Scrum, Kanban, reviews, etc.). Technologies:
Infrastructure: GCP (Cloud Functions, Load Balancer, Pub/Sub)
Programming: Javascript and Typescript (Node.js, Nest.js, React), Go
Databases: PostgreSQL, Firebase
Data Pipelines: BigQuery, Dataform, Dataflow
Redpill VRHead of Technology
Mar. 2020 - Aug. 2020Leadership and Management:
- Directed the technical and engineering efforts to create the RedPill VR platform based on Unreal Engine 4.0, enabling seamless multiplayer live concerts in VR.
- Aligned with the CEO and COO on objectives and roadmap, ensuring strategic goals were met.
- Supported fundraising activities through budgeting, deck creation, and presentations.
- Hired, mentored, and supported a team of programmers and technical artists, fostering a collaborative and innovative environment.
- Managed external development initiatives and provided support to the content creation team. Technical Initiatives:
- Led the development of the core engine and VR toolkit, including core mechanics, player and NPC interactions, and game objects.
- Supervised significant improvements to the Venice Engine, an AI-powered audio stem separation engine.
- Led the Broadcast research and development efforts and the Redpill Launcher external development effort.
- Managed the technical art team and efforts regarding to character creation and VFX creation toolkit - Focused on GPU and CPU optimizations to enhance performance and user experience. Technologies:
Game Engine: Unreal Engine 4.0
Cloud Services: AWS
Programming Languages: C++, Python, javascript
Redpill VRTechnical Director
Aug. 2019 - Mar. 2020Studio Establishment:
- Played a key role in establishing the Redpill VR Canada studio.
- Hired and managed a team of technical staff, including engineers and technical artists, fostering a creative and productive environment. Technical Direction:
- Provided technical direction for the creation of real-time VR scenes, ensuring high-quality and immersive experiences.
- Led collaboration efforts with the Redpill VR CTO to align on technology strategies and development. Core Technology Development:
- Contributed to the development of Redpill VR’s core technologies, enhancing the platform's capabilities and performance.
GolootAdvisor
Jan. 2019 - Jul. 2020Technical Advisor to the CEO
LuckyHammersStudio Technical Director
Feb. 2018 - Jul. 2019Studio-Wide Initiatives:
- Drove technical initiatives to foster talent, knowledge, and best practices across the studio.
- Coached, led, challenged, and mentored technical staff and leads.
- Actively participated in the hiring process for technical team additions.
- Provided knowledge and recommendations to senior leadership, directors, producers, and executives.
- Established and conducted studio technical strategies. Development:
- Oversaw productions, identifying technical challenges and risks, and providing guidance for resolution.
- Guided teams while shipping for profiling and game optimization
- Collaborated with other departments to identify technical constraints and specifications.
- Established technical pipelines and QA strategies to ensure game quality and performance.
WB Games Montreal Inc.Technical/Programming Lead
May. 2017 - Jan. 2018Montreal, Canada AreaLed a team of programmers and technical artists to port existing PS4 game to Android VR
- Technical Direction of the project
- Profiling, CPU and GPU Optimizations
- Research and development; trying to keep as much as the game quality as possible with far less resources available (PS4 to Android)
- Team management
WB Games Montreal Inc.Technical Producer
Jun. 2015 - May. 2017Montreal, Canada Area- Oversaw the engineering group on a AAA production (Unannounced).
- Conduct strategic planning of the technical aspects of the game.
- Align production needs with the technical feasibility, roadmap & ROI for the product.
- Establish schedule, track project milestones, and budgets for all production and programming activities.
Float4Product Manager - RealMotion
Apr. 2014 - Jun. 2015Montreal, Canada Area- Led engineering and product teams in successfully bringing RealMotion product to market.
- Strategically planned and executed product development, including market analysis and SWOT analysis.
- Gathered and prioritized requirements from internal and external stakeholders.
- Established and maintained product development and design roadmaps.
- Oversaw the development of RealMotion technology.
- Led the engineering and product teams throughout the project.
- Spearheaded commercialization efforts for RealMotion.
Eidos MontréalProgramming Lead
Sep. 2012 - Apr. 2014MontréalThief Game (published on Xbox, Xbox One, PS3, PS4 and PC)
- Lead a multidisciplinary engineering team (UI, Online & Engine/Systems);
- Managed the user interface, the localization, the online components and the game flow systems.
- Gathered the technical and functional requirements and oversaw its development;
- Managed the design and implementation of the Thief Challenges game modes.
- Conducted Technical Requirements Checklists (TRCs) on Xbox, Xbox One, PS3 and PS4;
- Established and coordinated the development of the necessary game metrics and KPI;
- Coordinated the necessary game features development for the companion app.
- Assisted the programming director and other leads into prioritization and milestone management.
Eidos MontréalGeneralist / System Programmer
May. 2012 - Sep. 2012Part of the Thief 4 System team, works on systems and optimisations
Target consoles: PC, XBox One and PS4
Eidos MontréalUI Programmer
Jan. 2009 - May. 2012- Responsible for the UI Systems Major contributions
- UI technical Architecture
- Dynamic minimap system
- Async UI Resources management system.
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