Christopher Thwaites
Senior Tools Programmer @Firesprite
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WORK HISTORY
Senior Tools Programmer @Firesprite
Woking, GB
C++ Tools Programmer and Automation on unannounced title.Member of Tools and Engine team.Engine : Unreal Engine 5Toolstack : Unreal Engine 5, UMG & PyQT for UI development, Django for web dev, Gauntlet, Jenkins for automation.Languages : C++, C#, Python, MySQl - C++ Editor and Runtime tool development from request to implementation- Creation and development of Automated Testing Infrastructure- Jenkins Pipeline creation for Automation of Functional & Unit Tests- Python used for standalone automation services, apps and in-editor tooling- C# used in Unreal\'s Automation Framework Gauntlet- Web interfaces created in Django for the display and interaction with services and automation test results- Various bug fixing within Editor tools.
EDUCATION
Michaelhouse
High School, High School/Secondary Diplomas and Certificates
University of South Africa/Universiteit van Suid-Afrika
Bachelor’s Degree, BSc. Computing (Majoring in Computer Science, Mathematics, Business Information Management)
Somerset College
High School, Mathematics, Natural Sciences, Physical Sciences, Art, Afrikaans
The Animation School
Diploma in Digital Animation, CG Animation and VFX Production
SKILLS
ABOUT CHRISTOPHER THWAITES
Senior Tools Programmer with a Technical Art/Animation background based in Surrey UK (UK Citizen), with over 7 years experience in the games industry.I\'m passionate about collaborating with teams to create impactful tools and pipelines that enable and optimize teams\' workflows in order to achieve their goals timeously, with as little friction as possible and ultimately leading to a better work life and product.Personal C++ OpenGL/Vulkan Game Engine project : https://github.com/ChrisTwaitees/ChromaEngine.Professional experience in several proprietary game engines (Snowdrop, Anvil, Frostbite) and most recentlyUnreal Engine 5.Professional experience creating content and developing pipelines and tooling for DCC software\'s : Houdini | Maya | Motionbuilder | Substance Painter | Photoshop.Professional proficiency in programming languages:C++| C#| PythonProfessional experience with DCC APIs:Houdini (VEX & Python hou API)| Maya (OpenMaya (C++), cmds, pymel, PySide)| Motionbuilder (pyfbsdk, PyQt)Pipeline development and automation using :Jenkins | Gitlab | Shotgrid Jira Bridge | MySQL | Django (web dev)Basic web dev :Django | HTML | CSS | JavascriptShader development:glsl | hlslTertiary education qualifications in 3D Animation and Computer Science.
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