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Software Design Developer
Location
Auckland, New Zealand
Toptal Member Since
January 4, 2016
Ronen is a software engineer with 13+ years of experience in the fields of mobile gaming and computer graphics. He has been developing games in Unity3D for four years and has a very good low-level and high-level system understanding. During his career, Ronen has worked in corporations and startups. He develops using C# and C++.
Portfolio
Self-employed
Virtual Reality (VR), C#, Unity
InfiApps
SQL, PHP, Objective-C, C#, Cocos2d, Unity3D
Playcast Media Systems (now GameFly Streaming)
Cloud Gaming, Unity3D, DirectX, Win32 API
Experience
Availability
Part-time
Preferred Environment
Visual Studio, Unity3D, MacOS, Windows
The most amazing...
...thing I've developed was a game called ReWordz, which is a word puzzle game for mobile platforms.
Work Experience
Software Engineer and Game Developer
2015 - PRESENT
Self-employed
- Led the development and architecture of DietWiz, a mobile meal planning application developed in Unity.
- Developed VR projects (games and apps) in Unity3D for: HTC Vive, Oculus Rift and Gear VR.
- Designed and developed the game ReWordz, a mobile word game for iOS and Android platforms.
- Designed and developed the game Hyper Ball Mazes.
- Integrated and worked with various SDKs in Unity that are relevant to mobile platforms, such as IAP, ads (interstitials/rewarded videos), analytics, Google Firebase, push notifications, and Facebook.
Technologies: Virtual Reality (VR), C#, Unity
Mobile Game Developer
2014 - 2015
InfiApps
- Developed a platform using C# and Objective-C for creating slot machine games in Unity3D.
- Integrated frameworks/SDKs for mobile games, such as IAP, advertising plugins, and Facebook.
- Developed on the server side using PHP and SQL.
- Ported a game from Cocos2D (with iOS support only) to Android using Apportable.
Technologies: SQL, PHP, Objective-C, C#, Cocos2d, Unity3D
Software Engineer
2011 - 2014
Playcast Media Systems (now GameFly Streaming)
- Developed a platform for running PC games in a virtual machine using C++.
- Designed, led, and developed a 3D user interface application using Unity3D in C#.
- Reverse engineered PC games that were later ported to the cloud gaming service.
- Interviewed candidates for different engineering roles in the company.
- Oversaw the technical side of onboarding new games to the service.
Technologies: Cloud Gaming, Unity3D, DirectX, Win32 API
Software Engineer
2010 - 2011
Elbit Systems
- Developed an OpenGL driver for an in-house GPU.
- Developed in user and kernel spaces using C.
- Worked in VxWorks 6.6 and in VxWorks 653 (safety critical systems).
- Developed embedded software for displays used in military and civilian aircrafts.
- Participated in the HW and SW design of the GPU developed by the team.
Technologies: OpenGL, VxWorks
Software Engineer
2006 - 2010
General Electric Healthcare
- Developed software for medical scanners using the NM scanning technology in C++.
- Developed a data link layer that was used to send and organize information received from embedded software using TCP in C++.
- Participated in the design and architecture of a motion control embedded software.
- Developed a motion control application running in an embedded system using C, C++.
- Implemented a collision detection solution using methods from the gaming industry to avoid collisions in medical systems.
Technologies: Embedded Systems, VxWorks, C++
Experience
ReWordz: Free Word Search
ReWordz is a word search puzzle for mobile platforms I've developed as an independent entrepreneurship. The game is available in the App Store and also in Google Play,
Skills
Languages
C, C#, C++, Objective-C, SQL, PHP
Frameworks
Unity3D, Cocos2d, Unity
Libraries/APIs
DirectX, OpenGL, Win32 API
Paradigms
Concurrent Programming, Agile Software Development
Platforms
VxWorks, Windows, MacOS
Other
Software Design, Embedded Systems, Cloud Gaming, Virtual Reality (VR)
Tools
Visual Studio
Education
2003 - 2007
B.A. Degree in Mathematics and Computer Science
Technion - Israel Institute of Technology - Haifa
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