Ben has a background in systems development and design, and specialises in IT support, application and game development. He brings unique experience to the team with his passion for programming and has been in the games industry for over 10 years, with 6 years in AAA Game Development.
Ben has a range of IT qualifications in systems analysis and design, software development, multimedia and training. He also has extensive experience in managing IT projects, business innovation and improvement. Ben has worked as a programmer on several globally recognised games and is highly respected within his industry. He has a passion for innovation and developing skills in others.
Ben has over 10 years of experience in games development, having shipped games on most of the major game development platforms. Ben has worked on both top end AAA projects with budgets in excess of 100 million dollars as well as small budget independent games. He works closely with the end user and is dedicated to delivering quality outcomes in every project he undertakes.
SERVICE AREAS
- Programming and Design
- Desktop and App Development
- Game Development
- IT support and Installation
MAJOR SHIPPED PROJECTS
- BioShock (PC / Xbox 360 / PS3)
- BioShock 2 (PC / Xbox 360 / PS3)
- BioShock Infinite (PC / Xbox 360 / PS3)
- Submerged (PC / Xbox One / PS4 / iOS / Switch)
- City of Brass (PC / Xbox One / PS4 / Switch)
- The Bureau: XCOM Declassified (PC / Xbox 360 / PS3)
- Danger Dodgers (iOS / Android)
- Epoch and Epoch 2 (PC / iOS / Android)
- Vessel (PS3)
QUALIFICATIONS
- Advanced Diploma of Multimedia
- Diploma of Computer Games Development (Software Development)
- Diploma of Information Technology (Software Development)
- Diploma of Information Technology (Business Analysis)
- Certificate IV in Front Line Management
- Certificate IV in Assessment and Workplace Training
EXPERIENCE
- Game Development in C++
- App and Tools Development in C# including WPF MVVM
- Knowledge of Visual Basic and Java
- Database, Website and Spreadsheet Design and Development
- Development with SQL/jQuery/PHP
SOFTWARE
- Visual Studio
- Unreal Engine 2.5, 3 and 4
- Unity Engine 4 and up
- 3DS Max / Photoshop / Adobe Flash
- Perforce / Team Foundations / SVN
- Test Track Pro / Fogbugz / Jira
- Trello / Asana / Hansoft
- MYOB
