Nick Reed

CTO at Metismo Ltd.

Southampton, United Kingdom

Current
Past
  • Technical Manager - Games at Infospace
  • Technical Director at iomo
  • Senior Programmer at iomo
  • Senior Programmer at io productions
  • Programmer at SCi
  • Junior Admin at Mack Service
Education
  • University of Cambridge
Connections
51 connections
Industry
Computer Games
Websites

Nick Reed’s Summary

Nick Reed’s Specialties:

Mobile, PC & console game development.

Knowledge:
• Programming/scripting languages including: Java (J2ME/J2SE/ExEn), C/C++, Basic, Perl, Assembler, Pascal, PHP, MySQL, HTML
• Dev. tools: Microsoft Visual Studio, Eclipse, JBuilder, Ant, Perforce, SourceSafe, CVS
• 3D libraries: DirectX, OpenGL, Mobile3D, Micro3D, OpenGL ES
• Other software: Adobe Photoshop, Paintshop Pro, Microsoft Office + Project
• Mobile experience: Sony Ericsson, Nokia, Motorola, Sharp, Sagem, Siemens, Samsung + more


Nick Reed’s Experience

  • CTO

    Metismo Ltd.

    (Privately Held; 1-10 employees; Telecommunications industry)

    August 2007Present (2 years 8 months)

    Mobile technology R&D, including developing the multi-platform mobile porting solution (Bedrock)

  • Technical Manager - Games

    Infospace

    (Public Company; 501-1000 employees; Entertainment industry)

    December 2004July 2007 (2 years 8 months)

    Managing programming department, improving development processes
    Sole Programmer in J2ME: Tony Hawk’s Project 8, Pub Pool 3D
    Support Programmer in J2ME: Tony Hawk’s Project 9, Tomb Raider Puzzle Paradox, (a currently unreleased racing game), (a currently unreleased free-running game)

  • Technical Director

    iomo

    (Public Company; 11-50 employees; Computer Games industry)

    February 2003November 2004 (1 year 10 months)

    Managing programming department, working on new technologies + improving development processes
    Sole Programmer in J2ME: Tiger Woods PGA Tour Golf 2005, Golf Club (embedded as ‘Golf’ on Motorola RAZR handsets), 3 Tomb Raider titles (The Osiris Codex, Quest For Cinnabar, Elixir Of Life), DBI Golf, Tiger Woods PGA Tour 2004 (including a connected version), Pub Pool, 007 Hover Chase

  • Senior Programmer

    iomo

    (Public Company; 11-50 employees; Computer Games industry)

    April 2000January 2003 (2 years 10 months)

    Sole Programmer in J2ME: 4 Stuntman titles (A Whoopin’ & A Hollerin’, Blood Oath, The Scarab Of Lost Souls, Live Twice For Tomorrow), Tiger Woods PGA Tour (2003), Scooby Doo Jeepers Creepers
    Assistant Programmer in J2ME: Munkiki’s Castles (embedded title on Nokia 3410 handsets)
    Sole Programmer in ExEn: Football Challenge
    Sole Programmer in Perl & Java for WAP: Thunderbirds, Wentworth Golf, The Dating Game, Dial-A-Word

  • Senior Programmer

    io productions

    (Privately Held; 11-50 employees; Computer Games industry)

    May 1998March 2000 (1 year 11 months)

    For PC / Dreamcast game: AI, scripting, UI, camera and 3D coding in C

  • Programmer

    SCi

    (Public Company; 51-200 employees; Computer Games industry)

    November 1996April 1998 (1 year 6 months)

    For PC games: AI, scripting and 3D programming in C & C++

  • Junior Admin

    Mack Service

    (Privately Held; 11-50 employees; Retail industry)

    November 1995October 1996 (1 year )

    Administration / data entry


Nick Reed’s Education

  • University of Cambridge

    Mathematics 19921995


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