JMac

John McCann

I’m a passionate developer with a broad skillset & experience with over 20 years in the web & video game industries. I have a strong technical background combined with a natural eye for art & design and have worked professionally in both capacities. I’m a fast learner and can quickly start achieving great results with tools & technologies I’ve never used before.

Professional Experience

Leading SaaS company in Oxfordshire (June 2019-Present)

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Torpedo (March 2015 – June 2019)

  • Built websites for clients using PHP, MySQL, Javascript & WordPress.
  • Configured & maintained web servers running LAMP stack, both cloud & physical servers.
  • Utilised a myriad of other technologies under specific client requirements, including Marketing Automation platforms, Applicant Tracking Systems, REST APIs, AngularJS, Vue.js, Python, Drupal
  • Provided continuous support for clients on live websites.
    Worked with clients including: Autodesk, Adobe, Panasonic, Novartis, Apple Premium Reseller, Agilent, Lucy Group, Achilles, Ketiv, Deimos Imaging, Webhelp, Suez.

Naturalmotion Games / Zynga (July 2013 – March 2015)

  • Developed backend services in PHP & MySQL for world leading mobile games scaling to hundreds of thousands of daily active users.
  • Developed & maintained administrative web applications in PHP & JS.
  • Set up unit testing & continuous integration framework using PHPUnit & Jenkins.
  • Integrated our internal systems with mobile services provided by Apple & Google & others (Push Notifications, Payments etc.).
    Projects: Clumsy Ninja (iOS & Android), Dawn of Titans (iOS & Android), CSR Racing 2 (iOS & Android).

Rebellion Developments (Feb 2005 – Aug 2005 & June 2007 – July 2013)

  • Wrote server-side game logic in PHP to drive an online social game designed to accommodate hundreds of thousands of players.
  • Wrote game & interface code in Actionscript3 for a cutting edge 3d browser game.
  • Wrote VB application for managing & exporting designer-created data from Excel to MySQL and JSON.
  • As a game designer, created game & level designs for global #1 selling video games.
  • Mentored new designers & programmers
    Projects: Sniper Elite: V2 (360, PS3, PC, Switch), Aliens vs. Predator (360, PS3 & PC), Evil Genius Online (iOS), Evil Genius – WMD (Facebook), Aliens vs. Predator: Requiem (PSP), Rogue Trooper (PS2, Xbox, PC, Wii).

Electronic Arts / Criterion Games (Aug 2005 – Mar 2007)

  • Designed levels & gameplay for critically acclaimed global #1 selling console game.
  • Programmed gameplay prototypes in Blitz Basic.
    Projects: Black (PS2, Xbox), Burnout Dominator (PS2, PSP), Zubo (PSP)

Traveller’s Tales (Feb 2002 – Feb 2005)

  • Worked on global #1 selling console games in the capacity of Designer and gameplay programmer.
  • Designed & implemented game logic & AI behaviours using in-house programming language.
  • Designed & built game levels using Maya.
  • Created artwork using Maya & Photoshop.
    Projects: Crash Bandicoot – Twinsanity (PS2, Xbox), Super Monkey Ball Adventures (PS2, GC, PSP)

Skills

  • Primary languages: PHP, JavaScript, HTML, CSS
  • Backend frameworks/tools: Laravel, Symfony
  • Frontend frameworks/tools: React, Redux
  • WordPress CMS & Drupal CMS.
  • Linux, Apache, Git, xDebug.
  • Object oriented programming & Design Patterns
  • Unit Testing with PHPUnit & Jenkins CI Server
  • Previously worked with languages: C, C++, C#, Python, Actionscript3, Visual Basic
  • Previously worked with frameworks: Angular, CodeIgniter