Dev & Design💻

My approach to game development blends technical expertise, user psychology, and a deep understanding of immersive learning and engagement. I have 5 year experience in Unity, I led gameplay development at Arti.

I'm a certified Webflow Web Designer. This site, Arti Languages,  and Toybox 3D Blog were built by me in Webflow.

Data-driven decision-making is as much about deep domain knowledge as it is about analytical skills. The key first step is knowing what data to collect, what user behaviours need to be quantified and why?

Many of my most recent projects have been at the intersection of games, education and apps.

I have experience across Azure, AWS and Unity Cloud Services, utilising and building database, speech and content delivery systems.

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At Waverton I project managed and designed a new Cash Management System- it has safely processed > £500M in withdrawals and cut workflow times by 60%.

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I hold certifications in Generative AI for Software Development and Generative AI with Large Language Models, I utilize LLMs effectively across documentation-writing, refactoring, pattern selection and debugging. That said I use it more sparingly when writing code, because it's fundamentally important that I understand the code in use to stop technical debt down the line.

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I've been solely responsible for implementing dozens of new ETL data pipelines for Major Banks and other financial institutions.

I'm fascinated by the interface between development and design. User Experience is central to all good software.

I strongly believe in a tools-first approach to game development, frankly, without great internal tooling, projects often grind to a halt later in development when the complexity catches up with you!

Talking about one's own leadership qualities seems slightly conceited! Good leadership is the confluence of numerous faculties, some of which I have, all of which I'm trying to cultivate:

• Self-Awareness: continuously reflects, learns, and improves - low ego.
• Integrity: honesty, transparency and ethical judgement.
• Clarity: communicates a compelling direction.
• Trust: empowers everyone in the team and sets high standards.
• Adaptability: navigates uncertainty and shields the broader team.

I've strived for these virtues in all my work so far - and will continue to do so going forward.

Cal Newport's work is a big influence on my approach to work, he has convincedly argued that Knowledge Work is beset with distractions and perverse incentives that degrade productivity and wellbeing.

Deeply understanding of the costs of context switching, distraction and modern work habits has borne fruit in all aspects of my technical and creative work.

Automation so often backfires because along with the inefficiencies, you also throw out responsibility and oversight. Automation is powerful, but not a panacea.

I worked as a consultant for the Change Management team at Waverton across dozens of workflow improvement projects, the best outcomes always balanced efficiency, risk and pragmatism.

For example while maintaining proper controls, the Cash Withdrawal system project managed cut workflow times by 60% and has safely processed over £500M.

I believe concise, clear writing is universally useful - it is a byword for clear thinking.

It applies to coding, marketing copy, negotiation, documentation, collaboration and much else besides.

At Waverton I led the integration of third-party Foreign Exchange platform within bespoke desktop app (£1B yearly volumes)

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I Led the testing program for an equities trading system with £ millions in daily trade volume, in a complex regulatory environment.