About James Battersby
| Full name: | James Robert Eaton Battersby |  |
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| Date of Birth: | 24 February 1984 (26 years old) | |
| Nationality: | British Citizen (British/Swedish heritage) |
Personal Statement
My career aim is to become establised as an excellent programmer for a successful studio in the gaming industry. As such I am currently studying an MSc in Games Software Development at Sheffield Hallam University, United Kingdom. The course is due to end in October 2010. Gaming is something that has excited me since playing DOOM on an old 386 PC and I have followed the industry (particularly on the PC) ever since. I enjoy experimenting with the SDKs various developers release and hope one day to be involved with the major projects of the future.
My overall aim is to help make a game that will stretch boundaries and set benchmarks in the industry for others to follow by introducing new concepts and harbouring new technologies.
Career
Web Developer (Rare Creative Group)
From: April 2009 To: September 2009
Built websites for many clients using the CodeIgniter framework. Implemented a development server and advised design team on limitations of designing websites in contrast to designing for print. Interviewed applicants for my replacement with appropriate technical questions.Junior Java Developer (Reed Managed Services)
From: September 2008 To: December 2008
Assisted in maintaining internal systems. Was due to work on system used in nationwide branches but was made redundant before source code was handed over.Junior Web Developer (CMC Markets)
From: April 2008 To: August 2008
Assisted in maintaining the company's European retail sites, bug fixed and
add new functionality to their bespoke content management system. Started work
on automated PDFs using iText after users submitted an application form. Made
redundant due to the Credit Crunch.
Java Programmer/Tester (Renovo)
From: May 2006 To: February 2008
Designed, wrote, tested, implemented and maintained software in accordance to 21 Cfr Pt 11 standards (as required by the FDA) and GAMP.
Integrity Testing Engineer (NCC Group)
From: February 2006 To: March 2006
Tested the integrity of escrow deposits made by software companies on behalf
of clients.
Web Assistant (Aria Technology)
From: August 2005 To: February 2006
Assisted the senior developer to implement and maintain external and
internal web applications. Introduced various tools for use by the company.
Hall of Residence Network (HoRNET) Rep (University of Manchester)
From: August 2004 To: May 2005
Provided Internet/Network support for residents of two halls of residence.
IT Support (UMIST/Manchester Conference Centre)
August 2004
Provided I.T. support for delegates of an EABCT conference in two buildings.
Education
MSc Games Software Development
Sheffield Hallam University, 2009 - Present
BSc (Hons.) Artificial Intelligence, 3rd class
University of Manchester, 2002 - 2005
A Level: Mathematics (C), Physics (C), Spanish (C)
AS Level: English Language (C)
Haileybury & Imperial Service College, 2000 - 2002
GCSE: 1xA*, 5xA, 3xB
Haileybury & Imperial Service College, 1997 - 2000
Skills
Software Development
Assembly (Intel x86), C, C#, C++, Java (J2SE, J2EE), Nintendo GameCube (with Tuner)
Game Engines
Unreal (UT3 and UDK)
3D Graphics Packages
DirectX, OpenGL
Web Development
Ajax, ASP, CSS, HTML, Javascript, jQuery, PHP, XML
Graphic Design
3D Studio Max, Adobe Photoshop, GIMP, Jasc Animation Shop, Jasc Paint Shop Pro
Databases
Access, MSSQL, MySQL, Oracle
Frameworks
CodeIgniter (PHP), Struts (Java)
Design
(E)ER, EXPRESS, UML, Z
Testing
Acceptance, Module, System, Unit/Component (JUnit)
Version Control Systems
CVS, IBM Rational Clearcase, Subversion
Operating Systems
Linux (Red Hat/Fedora, Ubuntu), Microsoft Windows (3.1 - Vista), UNIX (SCO)
Other technologies
(S)ML, Cruise Control, LaTeX, log4j, PROLOG
Qualifications
ISEB Foundation Certificate in Software Testing
Awarded October 2007
Professional Member of the British Computer Society
Awarded June 2005
Courses
Introduction to ITIL
Attended September 2008