Hi! This is my online CV – glad you’re here. At the top there’s a bit of info about me, as well as a load of nitty-gritty below. You can click through the links on any of the projects/companies/tools to find out more – I’ve gone into a bit more detail on the connected pages. Feel free to get in touch!
| @callanstein | callanstein@gmail.com |
ABOUT
I love making things that bring joy, that spark ideas, that facilitate and excite and inspire. I normally do that through game development, UX design, creating unique VR experiences, or… Dungeons & Dragons. I thrive best when I’m part of an excited team, with clear goals & ambitions – passion is contagious, and so is productivity.
Being part of a team, iterating and prototyping, writing readable & scalable code, and taking features from inception to production – these are what I find most fulfilling about games and technology as fields.
EMPLOYMENT
| 2017 – 2019 (2+ years) | Locatrix | Mixed Reality Software Engineer |
| 2016 – 2017 (1+ year) | Fugro Roames | Junior Software Engineer |
EDUCATION
| 2021 – Current | SAE – Master of Creative Industries |
| 2013 – 2015 | SAE Qantm – Bachelor of Games Development |
| Major in Programming | |
| 2008 – 2012 | Hillcrest Christian College |
| IPT – Programming // Award for Excellence (2011 & 2012) | |
| ICT – Design // Award for Excellence (2011-2012) |
WORK PROJECTS
| 2017 – 2019 (2+ years) | Locatrix XR | Unity, XR & Web |
| Mixed Reality application, developed under an R&D grant. Automated 3D visualization of 2D evacuation signs, with endless use-cases: training, emergency response, simulation, etc.
Team size: 9~ |
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| 2016 – 2017 (1+ year) | Roames World | Unity & Web |
| 3D Geospatial Simulation WebApp that allows real-world asset data to be viewed & interacted with, typically oil, gas & power related.
Team size: 17~ |
GAMES & PROTOTYPES
| 2021 | SEEN | Unity |
| Technical proof-of-concept/prototype, a puzzle game about staying in the light. | ||
| 2021 | Pathfinding & AI | Unity |
| Technical project, an optimised pathfinding framework with an AI strategic layer. | ||
| 2021 | Long Shot | Unity |
| Walking Sim, mood prototype. A game about relationships grown distant, and the destructive ways that frustration can hurt ourselves and others. | ||
| 2020 | Neofight | Unity |
| Retrowave FPS/Tower Defence game. Passion project, and still in the prototyping phase – but already dripping with style, and loads of fun. Very proud of this (so far). | ||
| 2020 | Health Bar | Unity |
| 2D Platforming/Puzzle game, where the player’s health bar is part of the level. Proof of concept, but a load of fun – still doodling level ideas in the margins of notebooks. | ||
| 2020 | Astronaut Game | Phaser |
| Humble 2D Platforming game, web-based and built with Phaser – a collaboration with a friend. Very charming, but mostly an excuse to keep my JavaScript sharp (and to keep good company). | ||
| 2017 | Space Between Words | Unity |
| Scrabble + Asteroids. Avoid asteroids, shoot them to collect their letters, and spell words to score points. Small passion project, hoping to finish it (eventually). |
LANGUAGES |
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TOOLS |
| C# | // | Unity |
| C++ | // | Visual Studio |
| XML | // | Blender |
| KML | // | Adobe Photoshop |
| JavaScript | // | Adobe Premiere |
| TypeScript | // | Postman |
| Java | // | Unreal Engine |
| SQL | // | phpMyAdmin |
| JSON / GeoJSON | // | RedBeanPHP |
| PHP | // | Processing |
| Python | // | Eclipse |
| HTML | // |
HARD SKILLS EXPERIENCE
| Gameplay Engineering |
| Interaction Design & Development |
| Virtual & Mixed Reality Development |
| Real-World Data Visualisation & Interaction |
| Creating & Implementing Multimedia Content |
| Rapid Prototyping & Iterative Development |
| Design, Development & Extension of Custom Markup Languages |
| Utility Design & Development |
| Automated Test Solution Development |
| Large-Scale Development with Source Control |
| Website Design & Implementation |
| Back-End Architecture |
| Database Design, Implementation & Maintenance |
| Implementation & Visualisation of Sensitive Data |
SOFT SKILLS EXPERIENCE
| Development in a Large Team (10+ Members) |
| Participating in weekly meetings Showcasing personal work Demonstrations and explanations of developed systems Taking over & passing on tasks Collaboration with other developers Pair programming |
| Long-Form Design |
| Actively working on the same projects for a year+ Participating in weekly, monthly & yearly progress meetings Evaluating and managing tasks over weekly & fortnightly sprints Maintaining consistent task management & code formatting |
| Long-Form Production |
| Communicating with developers of varying disciplines Organising meetings between multiple interdisciplinary teams Setting and working towards soft & hard deadlines Managing scrum boards Assigning, evaluating & reassigning tasks Working during “crunch” towards important business deadlines |
| Assisting Interns & New Developers |
| Assisting in the transition of interns to full-time developers Educating developers on processes, systems and etiquette of a team Supporting and checking in with transitioning developers |