EXPERIENCE

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Game Designer, Nordic Forest Games 2020-preset 

I joined Nordic Forest Games as a game designer for a very interesting project. We designed a mobile game that used face and body tracking to help encourage children with Spinal Muscular Atrophy to exercise. I was responsible for designing 3 exercise games and a connected meta game. We were a small team of 6 so it was a very collaborative experience.

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Game Designer, Colin Lane Games 2014-preset 

Creating mobile games from my home company. My 16 games have a total of 20 million downloads on iOS. My games have topped the sports games charts in the biggest markets in the world such as the US and China. I design and program the games using an engine called Stencyl.

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Play Designer, TOCA BOCA 2015-2016 

I joined Toca Boca as an intern Play Designer as part of my Future Games education. I worked on an update for the world building game Toca Blocks. I was later employed and was the Play Designer for Toca Hair Salon 3. I was part of the project from pre production through to release. My role included tasks such as document writing, play testing, feature design.

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Sats, personal trainer, Stockholm  2012-2014

Training a wide variety of clients, helping people reach their fitness goals. Working as a personal trainer required me to be a good communicator and motivator.

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Fitness first, personal trainer, Jersey, Channel Islands  2008-2012

Working as a self employed personal trainer I learned how to market myself and plan my own schedule.

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Fitness manager, Escape health club, Edinburgh  2006-2008

Managing a team of four fitness instructors. Planning events and overseeing the day to day running of the gym.

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Working year in Australia  2005-2006

Various jobs such as Concierge, hole digging and fruit picking.

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Fitness instructor , Escape health club, Edinburgh  2003-2005

Advising members, setting up equipment, instructing fitness classes.

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EDUCATION

 

Future games academy, game design  — 2014-2016

A vocational education in game design. Courses included scripting, level design, QA and three group game projects.

 

premier training, fitness trainer  — 2002-2003

A diploma in personal training.

 

Edinburgh university, Bachelor of education  — 2000-2002

First year only, studied subjects such as education and product design.

 

Broughton high school  — 1993-1999

Highers in Craft & Design, Biology and English.