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Username: gazy
Name/Company: Gareth Murfin
Country: United Kingdom
City: Hexham
Area of Expertise:
  • Banner Design
  • Engineering
  • Graphic Design
  • Handheld / PDA
  • Java
  • Javascript
  • Logo Design
  • Photoshop
  • PHP
  • Proofreading
  • Website Design
  • XML
Average Pricing: $50/hour
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Gareth Murfin - Curriculum Vitae

Personal Profile

Remote working freelance application, tools and computer games designer/developer with a flair for engineering intuitive and fun gameplay. Vast experience of all areas of Java development, ranging from high level commercial Swing applications to mobile game/application development in J2ME. Masters degree in Technology & Innovation Management, excellent technical skills. Work remotely but will attend any meetings/initial work periods anywhere, if the price is right.

A number of titles (games and applications) in development which will be available for publishers who have a proven track record of good sales and distribution. Prototypes can be requested, and will be delivered after an NDA has been signed.

Currently based in Taipei City, Taiwan with a successful professional remote working career since 2003 - thus currently seeking remote Java/J2ME/Mobile application or games development work. I will consider relocating for short (3 to 4 months) contracts.

Extensive portfolio and experience including :

* Winner of ‘Young Software Engineer Of The Year’ award in 2002 for undergraduate Honours Project
* Worked on many big commercial titles and licenses (including Grand Theft Auto Vice City)
* Developed leading Bluetooth solutions for the worlds largest mall in Dubai, in car prototypes for Seattle Police and mobile trading tools for the London Stock Exchange.
* Experience of working as Designer, Programmer, Lead Programmer, Producer and Technical Director for many companies in the software/games industry.

Softography

* Commercial Video Games

o Designer & Lead Programmer :
+ 1997 : Ultimate Gloom - Amiga, Alpha Software
+ 1998 : Zombie Massacre - Amiga, Alpha Software
+ Release due soon : Super Wah Wah Ball - Mobile phone, DC Studios
o Lead Programmer:
+ 2003 : Sprintz - Embedded bar game, BoyStuff.co.uk
+ 2005 : Be The Boss - Mobile Phone, Beyond Capture
o Programmer :
+ 2002 : Grand Theft Auto : Vice City - Playstation2, Rockstar North
+ 2004 : Ice Age Skater - Mobile Phone, DC Studios
+ 2004 : Planet Sagem Racer 3D - Mobile Phone, DC Studios
+ 2005 : NHRA Championship Racing - Mobile Phone, Firebrand games
o Producer :
+ 2006 : Bad Lads Army - Mobile Phone, ITV television

* Commercial Applications

o Designer & Lead Programmer :
+ 2006 : AirBlue - The complete Bluetooth advertising/networking package (Server PC) - details on request (This package is available to buy and is designed for marketing companies, request information)
+ 2007 : MobyGooey - mobile phone GUI/build/porting engine (Desktop PC)- details on request.
o Lead Programmer :
+ 2003 : Seattle Police department prototype rostering system (Desktop/Mobile PC) - details on request.
+ 2006 : Bluetooth Proximity Marketing System using OBEX (Server PC) - details on request.
+ 2007 : Oil/commodities Live trading tool (mobile phone) - details on request.
+ 2007 : Online Communities client - (mobile phone) - details on request.

Programming languages

I specialise in Java and J2ME particularly in the area of mobile phone development. I currently have experience of the following mobile specific technologies:

* JSR 184: Mobile 3D Graphics API for J2ME
* JSR 120, JSR 205: Wireless Messaging API (WMA)
* JSR 135: Mobile Media API (MMAPI)
* JSR 75: FileConnection APIs & PIM
* JSR 82: Bluetooth API
* Mobile phone build systems (developed my own)
* Porting (+Device database knowledge of): LG, Motorola, NEC, Nokia, Panasonic, SonyEricsson, Samsung, Sharp, Siemens.
* Signing midlets.
* Flash Lite / ActionScript

Other languages & Skills:

Java, Swing, Java3D, all areas of J2ME, HTML (+Webdesign), PHP, Ruby, JavaScript, WML, WMLScript, UML, PL/SQL, SQL, C/C++, XML, COBOL, LUA, Prolog, Assembly, VRML, Perl, OPL/16, Z, Arexx, Blitz Basic.

OOP/OOD and the software engineering lifecycle for application and computer game development. Knowledge of many industry standard development tools including: Together, Rational Rose, MS Visual C++, RealJ, Kawa, Codewarrior, NetBeans (+Matisse), Eclipse, Carbide.J, Sun WTK, Ant, CVS, JSP, Servlets, Antenna, Dreamweaver, Linux, AmigaOS etc.

Previous Employment

# In-house work (based on site)

* 2000 : British Telecom, Software Engineer (Tools / Applications)
* 2001 : Stirling University, Java teacher
* 2002 : Rockstar Studios, Programmer (PS2 Games)
* 2003 : DC Studios, Programmer (Mobile Games)
* 2005 : Firebrand Games, Programmer (Mobile Games)

# Freelance work (work from home)

* 1996 : Alpha Software, Web developer *
* 1997 : Alpha Software, Designer/programmer (Amiga Games) *
* 2003 : BoysStuff.co.uk, Programmer (Embedded Games)
* 2003 : ABM UK, Programer (Applications)
* 2004 : DC Studios, Lead Programmer / Designer (Mobile Games) *
* 2006 : Dreamsite Design, Programmer (Bluetooth solutions)
* 2006 : Big Picture Interactive, Programmer (Mobile Games)
* 2006 : Beyond Capture, Technical Producer / Lead Programmer (Mobile Games) *
* 2007 : Globaldrum UK, Technical Director / Lead Programmer / Designer (Mobile Applications / Solutions) *

* indicates employment over a period of time rather than one project

Education & Qualifications

* 1998-2002 : Stirling University, Stirling, Central Scotland (Bachelor of Science Degree).
* 2002-2003 : Stirling University, Stirling, Central Scotland (Master of Science Degree).

11 GCSEs (8 As, 3 Bs) and 4 A-Levels (Physics, German, Biology), basic abilities in French and German - currently learning Mandarin Chinese in Taiwan, Republic Of China.

Bachelor of Science Degree

Bachelor of Science with Honours in Computing Science (2.1) - University of Stirling, Scotland 1998-2002 (Minor Subjects Physics and Mathematics) - Degree officially accredited by the British Computer Society (BCS)

Computing Science Honours Project (coded entirely in Java) :

* Virtual Alumni Reunion Software (VARS) - An isometric online MMORPG to enable virtual reunions
* Grade : 1A (highest possible grade)
* Awards :
o "Best Software Engineering Final Year Project" from Spektra (Sun Authorised Java Centre in Scotland)
o "Young Software Engineer Of The Year Award" at ScotSoft 2002 entitled "The Real Time Award" presented for a disciplined approach to all aspects of the lifecycle, from requirements analysis to testing and rollout.

Master of Science Degree

Master of Science in Technology & Innovation Management (A + Distinction) - University of Stirling, Scotland 2002-2003

* Awards :
o Business plan for "New Venture Management" received 77% was entered into the Scottish Business plan competition.

MSc research project :

* "Evaluating Java for commercial game development" (See more)
* Grade : 80% (A)
* Available to buy for games studios

Personal Details

References : (on request)

Date of birth - 10th June 1980 (Ashington, Northumberland)
Interests - Amiga Computers, (mostly Nintendo) computer games, electronics, football, films, dance music, videography / timelapse photography / video jockeying, graphic art, travelling, languages

Current Mobile Number : +886987244506 (TAIWAN)
(Apologies if you called my UK number and got an answer service, I can NOT check those messages from here)

E-mail:

Recent photo (2006)

The latest version of this CV can always be found here at http://www.garethmurfin.co.uk/
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