Experience

Game Programmer Intern  @  Viridian Software
June 2022 - Sep 2022
Implemented game systems, AI, user interfaces, and scripting for video games currently in development.
Created automated tests and validation procedures.
Investigated and solved issues/bugs reported during the quality assurance process
Wrote documentation explaining codebase in a modding guide for players interested in modifying and adding their own content to the game.
Created tickets on Jira for issues when functionality is requested during stand-ups or when bugs are discovered during QA.
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Lead Organiser  @  SISTEM Tech Conference
Sep 2020 - Present
SISTEM Tech Conference is Irelands only and largest technology conference for students, ran by students. I spent three years as an organiser for the 2020, 2021, and 2022 conferences
Acquired company sponsorship, organised speakers and panellists, managed participant relations (speakers and companies) and social media marketing
Increased attendance to over 250 attendees from universities across the island of Ireland
Improved speaker diversity to 60:40 men to women speaker ratio and acted as an accessibility consultant.
Raised over 4k for local Irish charities supporting mental health, anti-racism, and services for LGBTQ+ youth.
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Sep 2020 - May 2021
Led a team of 12 committee members to organise and plan society events such as tech talks by industry professionals, workshops, hackathons, and coding competitions for membership.
Raised membership from 300+ to 600+ during year as President making the society the most popular it had been since the 90s.
Raised the most amount of sponsorship in the society’s history.
Raised events from 30+ the previous year to 60+.
Demonstrated workshops for the society on topics such as Git, Open Source, and React.
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