CV / Résumé
My name is Dom Ireland and this, ladies and gentlemen, is my online portfolio.
I’m a game art graduate from the University of Teesside currently living in Leeds, England while pursuing a career in the games industry. My C.V./résumé is provided below, and can also be found in PDF format.
My LinkedIn profile can be found here.
Dom Ireland
| www.all-one-word.org.uk
Tel: 0773 436 3686 |
Objectives
To gain further experience in the process of game development, contribute towards the creation of high-quality games and continue following my lifelong goal of working within an industry I have such a passion for.
Skills
- Industry experience in development and testing.
- Game art and design graduate.
- Experience with Maya, 3DS Max, Mudbox, ZBrush and Photoshop.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
- Knowledge of integrated development environments and revision management software.
- Experience using Microsoft Office applications and professional bug-tracking software.
- Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills.
- A lifetime of experience playing games of every generation and genre.
Experience
2010 April – Present | Embedded Lead Platform Tester
EA Bright Light – Increased responsibility as Lead platform tester in charge of a 34-strong outsourced test centre. Given full control of the creation of test scripts and alpha checklists, liaising at all times with developers.
2010 February – April | Embedded QA Technician
Climax Studios - Credited role with lead tester responsibilities, working directly within development team on action/adventure Wii title.
2003 – present | Alpha & Beta Tester
Multiple titles – for companies such as Blizzard Entertainment, Electronic Arts, NC Soft, Sony Online Entertainment and Turbine among others.
2007 – 2009 | UI Artist & Consultant
Marble Hill Projects – created and supervised interface design for startup software developer, working closely with Lead Programmer.
2005 – 2006 | Administrative & Data Entry Clerk
Barclays Bank – filed account reports, responded to external enquiries and trained others as part of a close-knit team.
2003 – 2004 | 3D Character Artist
Badlands Games – one year internship for the creators of Chimera, official expansion for Bungie Software’s Myth II: Soulblighter. Liased with concept artist to create 3D characters and rig them to strict game engine specifications.
Education
2005 | B.A. Creative Visualisation – University of Teesside
- Involving courses on art and game design, especially lectures by noted consultant and game design guru Ernest Adams. Became a member of the Game Design Society, as well as the Heroes project; a student game development studio.
2000-2001 | B.Sc. in Software Engineering – University of Birmingham
- Completed first year of C++ programming and scripting degree before transferring to Teesside.
Badlands Games – one year internship for the creators of Chimera, official expansion for Bungie Software’s Myth II: Soulblighter. Liased with concept artist to create 3D characters and rig them to strict game engine specifications.