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(last updated October 2010)

Generalist programmer on multi-platform (X360/PS3/PC) project. Focusing mostly on multi-player aspects, but trying to put fingers in other subsystems as well. Optimization/improvements in Evolution Engine. Details on request.

Senior gameplay/engine programmer on two multi-platform projects (new Bourne title + undisclosed project) for Electronic Arts.

AI/gameplay/low-level optimizations. Shaved about 20% from object update loop time. Significantly reduced number of per-frame cache misses, improved memory usage patterns, eliminated low-level problems found with PIX/SN Tuner, tweaked threading primitives, parallelized ray queries,
Ported MemTracer to PS3, responsible for fitting game in memory on X360/PS3,
Worked on gameplay related unique selling points (more details on request).

Feb 2009 - March 2009, senior programmer, confidential project, details on request

integrated beam-tree based visibility system,
experimented with multi-threaded rendering system (two different approaches, DX9).

Dec 2008 - Feb 2009, senior programmer, The Witcher 2 Technology

integrated WWise sound system, including editor support and integration with WWise toolchain (gained basic experience with wxWidgets),
optimized game on X360 (reduced hitches by parallelizing costly operations, cut per-frame L2 cache misses by over 20%),
ported MemTracer to X360 and found a way to save over 70MB of memory,
helped in developing an ambient occlusion baking tool (wrote KD-tree based raytracer, multi-threaded for maximum efficiency),

May 2008 - Nov 2008, senior programmer, The Witcher: Rise of the White Wolf (PS3/X360)

Sole programmer on CD Projekt Red side.
Coded prototype/participated in designing a new combat/movement/enemy behavior system.
Acted as a consultant on all programming related matters. Spent 1.5 month working in Lyon helping and consulting Widescreen Games before crucial milestones.

Jan 2008 - Apr 2008, senior programmer, The Witcher Enhanced Edition (PC)

Using tool developed in spare time tracked and fixed memory related issues (reduced memory usage by ~20%, fixed leaks, improved usage patterns).
Optimized loading process, shortening load times by about 80%.
Fixed some other obscure (heisen)bugs occuring once in a blue moon (memory corruptions, multi-threading).

Jan 2004 - Dec 2007, tools/gameplay+AI/3D programmer, lead gameplay programmer since May 2005, The Witcher (PC)

Led a team of 4 other programmers dealing with all kinds of gameplay/AI/GUI related issues, responsible for scheduling/work balancing, mentoring,
Ported existing toolset chain (Bioware Aurora) from OpenGL to DirectX9, extended its functionality, created Cutscene Editor,
Responsible for parts of rendering system - dynamic soft shadows, visibility system, resource caching, normal mapping, volumetric fog etc. Gained basic experience with MAX plugins.
Implemented major gameplay systems: NPC behavior/AI (eco)system ("living cities"), keyboard control, parts of game combat/mechanics/quest system, economy, save/load, recoded and optimized object processing framework.
Created various low level system utilities like crash reporters/stack tracers that proved essential in the later stages of development.
Tied up loose ends: optimization, memory management, copy protection, G15 support, Games For Windows, minor physics modifications (stability, decapitation), low-level utility classes, GUI controls no one else wanted to code and so on.
Took part in the recruitment process (hiring new programmers).

Ported over 30 games to various phone models (e.g. Nokia S40, S60, Sharp GX20, Sony Ericsson Z1010, Motorola T720/V525, Samsung E700)

Coded/participated in designing Super Table Soccer game (Nokia S40, S60, Alcatel).

Created AI system, efficient collision detection system (hundreds of objects), mission scripting system (coroutines in Lua), low level utilities (profilers, object model).

Authored most of the game related code except for low level engine and UI (player control, AI, combat, path finding, event system, scripting system).

Phantom, the Ghost Who Walks - Gameboy Advance, finished, not released,
Mandrake, Shadow of the Vehme - Gameboy Advance, finished, not released,
In 2005 parts of my game engine have been used in a GBA conversion of Paper Boy.

Coded object oriented demo framework (C++, DirectX),
Created demo/game engine for Gameboy Advance (C++ and ARM assembler),
Experimented with graphical effects in Java applets,
Had fun as programmer on so called demoscene since 1994. Created several demonstrations, some 3D engines (most of them software based, some in 80x86 assembler, some in C/C++, one in Visual Basic (sic)), module player, custom "flat-real" mode extender.

More info about my (selected) past projects can be found here.

Proficient in C/C++, assembler (x86 mainly/some ARM/PPC), Java (J2ME), Python, Lua, NWNScript, Perl, C#
Experience with Windows/Xbox 360/PS3/GBA/J2ME development enviroments.

M.S., Economic Sciences and Management, Nicholas Copernicus University in Poland, department of Econometrics and Statistics, 2002. Master thesis subject: Neural Networks for Stock Market Forcecasting. Included Matlab program for stock market predictions (neural networks + genetic algorithms for selecting most efficient network topologies).

"Inteligentne wskazniki z biblioteki Boost",("Boost Smart Pointers") published in Software 2.0 Extra, #12 (Nov 2004).

2nd place at General Proube 1996 (realtime graphics demonstration, software rendering)
1st place at Gravity 1996 (realtime graphics demonstration, software rendering)
3rd place at General Proube 1997 (realtime graphics demonstration, software rendering)
3rd place at CFXWeb Java Applet Coding Contest #2 (2001, applet theme: Light Rays).

Polish (native), English, basic understanding of German, Italian, Russian and Swedish.