eduardo g. pires

EDUARDO G. PIRES
Badstrasse, 2 Sursee (LU) Switzerland 6210 ● +41 77 489 36 59 ● [email protected]
Birthdate: September 2, 1981 ● Nationality: Brazilian ● Marital Status: Married
PROFILE
Innovative, forward-thinking professional with a tireless passion for the gaming industry. Adept in
supporting key game development aspects and processes. Excels in debugging functions and tackles each
project with a perfection-driven philosophy. Remains abreast of ever-changing industry trends. Thrives
both independently and within team-oriented environments.
AREAS OF EXPERTISE
*Programming
*Game Development
*Team Collaboration
*Software Development
*Debugging
*Data Structures
*Algorithms
*Problem Resolution
*Time Management
*Systems Design
*Character Modeling
*Network Administration
SELECTED HIGHLIGHTS
Achieved Advanced Diploma of Professional Game Development from the Academy of Interactive
Entertainment (AIE).
Developed GUI framework during a first year project at AIE.
Collaborated with a team of 14 to develop a final product (game) during second year at AIE—game
was developed in under 6 months. Assumed debugging role in this project and identified/resolved
key errors in rapid fashion.
Contributed to the development of Lotta Carrota, a game scheduled to be released for iPhone and
Android services.
Participated in Global Game Jam 2011, the world’s largest game jam event that attracts thousands of
game enthusiasts (a project of the International Game Developers Association (IGDA).
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Petrocer Bazar Ltda Me (Brazil)
Network Administrator .......................................................................................................................... 2000 to 2008
TECHNICAL ACUMEN
Engines/SDK: PhysX ● Gamebryo ● Corona SDK ● Battery Tech Framework
Tools: Tortoise SVN
Operating Systems: Windows ● Linux
Programming Languages: C ● C++ ● Lua
Software Packages: Visual Studio ● Maya ● Photoshop
EDUARDO G. PIRES
Badstrasse, 2 Sursee (LU) Switzerland 6210 ● +41 77 489 36 59 ● [email protected]
Birthdate: September 2, 1981 ● Nationality: Brazilian ● Marital Status: Married
EDUCATION
Advanced Diploma of Professional Game Development (concentration in Software Development)
Academy of Interactive Entertainment, 2009-2010 ( Australia)
Cambridge First Certificate in English - FCE
GEOS, Flinders Lane Language School, 2008 (Australia)
Bachelor of Information Systems
Universidade Estácio de Sá, 2002-2007 (Brazil)
TRAINING
Klubschule Migros Sursee
 Deutsch Semi-Intensiv Anfänger/innen Niveau A1 -Kleingruppe, 2011 (6 months)
UDCO
 3D Character Modeling for Games, 2005 (1 month)
 Guide to Beginner in Game Programming with C++, 2006 (2 months)
Infnet, Rio de Janeiro.
 Systems Design and Object Orientation with UML, 2005 (40 hours)
 Java Programming, 2005 (40 hours)
 Java Web Tier – Servlets and JSP, 2005 (40 hours)
Grupo Mcury, Rio de Janeiro.
 Linux Network Engineer, 2004 (160 hours)
Fast Training Educational Center, Rio de Janeiro
 Implementing MS Windows 2000 Professional and Server, 2002 (40 hours)
 MS Windows 2000 Network and Operating System Essentials, 2002 (24 hours)