Software Engineer at Resident.ly & Indie Game Developer
Stockport, United Kingdom
Stardotstar
Software Engineer
January 2011 to Present
Manchester, United Kingdom
Setfire Media
Software Developer
September 2005 to December 2010
Axiar Payment Solutions
Software Developer
September 2005 to December 2010
· TBS Webdesign
Web Developer
August 2003 to September 2005
Aria Technology
Customer Service
2001 to 2003
Responsible for leading the development of a multi level, mobile first Isometric HTML5 canvas game to accompany a children's TV series on CBBC. Lead development on an interactive animated story written using Javascript & HTML5 technologies for The Open University. Worked closely with designers to lead development an interactive, animated classroom tool for TfGM. Implemented a test... Responsible for leading the development of a multi level, mobile first Isometric HTML5 canvas game to accompany a children's TV series on CBBC. Lead development on an interactive animated story written using Javascript & HTML5 technologies for The Open University. Worked closely with designers to lead development an interactive, animated classroom tool for TfGM. Implemented a test driven application written using Ruby & NoSQL for the creation and automation of online exam papers. Designed and developed tools for data manipulation and visualisation of that data using Ruby & JavaScript, additionally providing exports in various formats. Developed solutions to work with a video delivery platform beyond its intended use. Produced provisioning & deployment scripts for a closed system without any prior documentation. Involved with creative sessions & production meetings.
What company does Rob Aldred work for?
Rob Aldred works for Stardotstar
What is Rob Aldred's role at Stardotstar?
Rob Aldred is Software Engineer
What industry does Rob Aldred work in?
Rob Aldred works in the Computer Software industry.
Who are Rob Aldred's colleagues?
Rob Aldred's colleagues are Trevor Stunden, Michael Blank, and Noemi Staehelin
📖 Summary
I specialise in creating web based applications, games and animation, I have worked on many different projects, from Interactive Javascript & HTML5 games, animations and apps to developing 3d unity games . At present I am working on developing games, animations and interactive applications using HTML5 canvas & webGL along with Unity 3D. I'm passionate about developing modern applications for use on many form factors across desktop, tablet & mobile. I am using a number of different technologies including; Javascript with Canvas, CSS, HTML5 & Ruby or Node to integrate with service layers such as Pusher & GoCardless. I also have a good knowledge of TDD, BDD, Agile, Kanban and other development processes. Specialties: Javascript, HTML5, Canvas, CSS, Unity C#, Ruby, RoR, Android Java, XML, SQL, Interface design and interaction. Familiar with: PHP, PerlSoftware Engineer @ Responsible for leading the development of a multi level, mobile first Isometric HTML5 canvas game to accompany a children's TV series on CBBC. Lead development on an interactive animated story written using Javascript & HTML5 technologies for The Open University. Worked closely with designers to lead development an interactive, animated classroom tool for TfGM. Implemented a test driven application written using Ruby & NoSQL for the creation and automation of online exam papers. Designed and developed tools for data manipulation and visualisation of that data using Ruby & JavaScript, additionally providing exports in various formats. Developed solutions to work with a video delivery platform beyond its intended use. Produced provisioning & deployment scripts for a closed system without any prior documentation. Involved with creative sessions & production meetings. From January 2011 to Present (4 years 10 months) Manchester, United KingdomSoftware Developer @ produced web applications for a range of projects including a finance system, e-commerce solutions & online booking system developed in Test driven and BDD environments, implementing unit and integration tests designed and implemented infrastructure using Testjour, Redis & VM's to automate releases and speed up the running of integration tests performed a variety of system administration tasks From September 2005 to December 2010 (5 years 4 months) Software Developer @ · Axiar Payment Solutions (In-house project @ Setfire Media) developed and maintained core transaction processing infrastructure implemented Verified By Visa & MasterCard SecureCode mechanism for transaction processing developed in Test driven environments, implementing unit and integration tests produced detailed integration documentation From September 2005 to December 2010 (5 years 4 months) Web Developer @ produced a large range of web solutions integrated with API's to provide additional functionality performed database optimisations, troubleshooting and maintenance From August 2003 to September 2005 (2 years 2 months) Customer Service @ From 2001 to 2003 (2 years) A Level @ Marple Ridge Danyers College From 2001 to 2003 A Level @ Ridge Danyers College Marple From 2001 to 2003 GCSE (A @ Marple Hall High School From 1996 to 2001 Rob Aldred is skilled in: JavaScript, Ruby, HTML 5, Game Development, Unity3D, Canvas, Animation, Ruby on Rails, CSS, MySQL, RSpec, XML, AJAX, Git, Linux, Payment Card Processing, BDD, HTML5, JSON, Android, jQuery, Web Services, Apache, Nginx, Web Applications, Software Development, MVC
Extraversion (E), Sensing (S), Feeling (F), Judging (J)
3 year(s), 11 month(s)
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