Summary

MICHAEL WILLS
(902) 692-9714
Portfolio: www.n163lph03n1x.artstation.com
myke_wills@hotmail.com

- PROFESSIONAL PROFILE -

• Completed Game Development Diploma from Nova Scotia Community College June 2018
• A game development hobbyist/professional who is passionate about all aspects of game development and design
• Skilled in a variety of computer software programs including Unity, Adobe Tools and music design programs
• Dedicated, meticulous worker who is attentive to detail
• Fluent in C-Sharp and JavaScript programming languages

- HIGHLIGHTS OF SKILLS -

GRAPHIC DESIGN

• Main Menu (animation, buttons, sprites, backgrounds)
• Game UI elements (damage effects, text, visual layout, health, ammo, item display)
• Game videos (boot intros, loading screens, gameplay videos, video backgrounds)

GAME DESIGN

Game Programming (Unity):
• Created a variety of character controllers (6 degrees of freedom/FPS controllers)
• Enemy AI (enemy states – attacking, moving, idling, shooting)
• Game control (stores specific data for loading and saving, game transition)
• Weapon programming (shooting, projectile design, Idling, weapon movement)
• Scene transitioning (loading from scene to scene)

Level Design (Unity):
• Beat charts - created white box design layout concepts for games
• Level objects & assets (item pickups, terrain damage, kill boxes, obstacles, moving platforms)
• Level development (rooms, terrains, skyboxes, lighting, map layouts)

ELECTRONICS

• Constructed LED patterns and soldered components
• Built computers from scratch; installed GPU and CPU heat-sinks RAM, DVD drives and reinstalled software

- RELEVANT EXPERIENCE -

• Destiny Venture - Lead Programmer, Lead Game Designer (PC, 3D, RPG game made in Unity)
• Extinction - Lead Programmer (PC, 3D, shooter game made in Unity)
• Brick Win 2000 - Lead Programmer (paddle & brick game for web browser)
• Plane-X-ball - Lead Programmer (PC roll-a-ball adventure game made with Unity)
• Hellfire - Lead Programmer (PC, first person shooter, doom inspired game made with Unity)
• Bio Realm - Lead Programmer (PC, first person shooter game made with Unity)

- EDUCATION -

Nova Scotia Community College Truro, NS
Game Development Diploma 2016 to 2018

Horton High School New Minas, NS
Grade 12 Diploma 2008

- ADDITIONAL EMPLOYMENT EXPERIENCE -

• Sobeys - Produce Clerk, Seafood Clerk, Retail Maintenance Clerk, Truro, NS 2017 to present
• Sobeys - Seafood Department Assistant Manager, New Minas, NS 2016
• Sobeys - Produce Clerk, New Minas, NS 2013 to 2016
• Zellers - Footwear Department Manager, New Minas, NS 2012 to 2013

- REFERENCES AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST -

Skills

Software proficiency

After Effects

Maya

Photoshop

Unity

Premiere

Visual Studio

Magix Music Maker 2014

Reel