Software Engineer

at Vertual Ltd.

Aug. 2011 - present

Working full-time on a small team developing virtual medical training environments for radiotherapists. Programming in C++ using OpenGL for graphics.

Lab Tutor

at UWS

Feb. - Apr. 2011

Part-time assisting with the supervision of lab sessions for a 2nd year undergraduate Computing Systems class.

Technical Consultant

at TuDocs Studios

Oct. 2010 - Aug. 2011

Part-time role providing technical expertise and voice acting for an undisclosed interactive media product.

Research Assistant

at UWS

Aug. 2010 - June 2011

Part-time, providing technical expertise for a multi-institution research project, involving the use of the web and virtual worlds in education. I am based at UWS, but have also provided support for researchers at the University of Ulster, and Imperial College London.

Associate Lecturer (training)

at UWS

Oct. 2009 - June 2011

I am occasionally requested to provide one-off training and/or induction sessions for research students and supervisors. Topics I have covered include Transfer Event Preparation, Progression Issues/Reporting, and the Student/Supervisor Relationship.

Games Developer

(freelance)

Aug. - Nov. 2010

Part-time freelance, finishing development of a free iOS app called "Octapool" for Aarcee Ltd.. This project began as a feasibility study through SCET, but I was subsequently contracted independently to complete development and take it onto the app store. I was using Objective-C and the Cocos2d engine.

Senior Technologist

at SCET

June - July 2010

Full-time consultancy contract for SCET, conducting a feasibility study looking at making SLOODLE available for schools using OpenSim. This involved market research and prototype development, using PHP, C#, and the .NET framework.

Senior Technologist

at SCET

Feb. - June 2010

Part-time consultancy contract for SCET, conducting a feasibility study looking at creating an iOS app to market a unique pool table concept, called "Octapool". This involved market research and protoype development, using Objective-C and the Cocos2d engine.

Research Assistant

at UWS

Oct. 2008 - Oct. 2009

Part time at UWS, working primarily on the SLOODLE project. This involved working with the growing software development team, and contributing to research outputs.

Senior Technologist

at SCET

Dec. 2008 - Mar. 2009

Part-time consultancy contract for SCET. Conducting a feasibility study looking at the use of webcams as an input method for computer games. This involved substantial technical research and development in the field of computer vision, using C++ and DirectX.

Research Assistant / Lead Developer

at UWS

Sep. 2007 - Oct. 2008

Full-time at UWS, working primarily as the lead developer of the SLOODLE project. I was responsible for completely restructuring the code-base, expanding it, and making it robust and secure enough for distribution. Community support and related tasks were also involved.

Developer

at UWS

July - Sep. 2007

Full-time at UWS, working on virtuALBA. I was responsible for developing the University's initial presence in Second Life, along with an accompanying website.

Lab Demonstrator

at UWS

Sep. - Dec. 2006

Part-time at UWS, providing support for Computer Games Technology students in the 2nd year "Interactive Physical Modelling" lab sessions. Also provided help for students during general computing support lab sessions.

Computer Operator

at Dee Organ Ltd.

July 2004

Full-time temporary position at Dee Organ Ltd., operating a computer and two thermal transfer printers to produce lettering for road signs.

Clerical Assistant

at Bradley Campbell & Co. Solicitors

Dec. 2002 - Jan 2003

Part-time temporary position at Bradley Campbell & Co. Solicitors, providing some clerical support for their staff.

Bandleader

Oct. 2001 - Dec. 2002

I ran a jazz trio called "Wallpaper Jazz", arranging the music and playing the piano/keyboard. We only played a few events, consisting primarily of background music for functions.

Musical Director

at Glasgow Gang Show

July - Nov. 2002

Part time working on the Glasgow Gang Show. I was responsible for organising the band, arranging music, and running rehearsals.

Composer

Aug. 2001

Unpaid role composing some incidental music for the Twilight Theatre Company's production of "The Slab Boys Trilogy" at the Edinburgh Fringe.

Musical Director

Aug. 2000

Unpaid role as musical director for the Twilight Theatre Company's musical production of "A Midsummer Night's Dream" at the Edinburgh Fringe. I arranged an existing score for the songs, and composed additional incidental music as needed.