My Resume

Personal

Marc O’Morain

Mount Merrion, Co. Dublin, Ireland
Born 29th May, 1982
resume(a)marcomorain.com

Objective

Seeking a tough, challenging, software development position, where I can learn and excel in a team environment.

Relevant Work Experience

Game Engineer
Havok, Dublin

September 2005 - Present

Developer Support Engineer
Sony Computer Entertainment Europe Technology Group, London

July 2003 - August 2004

My role was to provide direct engineering support to European game developers. I provided PlayStation specific technical training to developers, and created sample code to demonstrate best practices for developers.

“Marc has continued to outperform the expected level of an Industrial Placement … In short, his project work has been of a standard more expected of a Graduate Engineer of some experience, than a placement.” - Jeff Lewis (Manager, European Developer Support)

Relevant College Projects

Echo and Bounce - Final Year Project

I developed a system to generate real-time physically-based sound. The project uses meshes with multiple levels of details which change in real time. You can read more about it on the project website.

British Computer Society Programming Competition

I have represented Trinity College annually since 2003. This year our team won the Bristol heat, and we will be competing in the finals in London in April 2005. The competition challenges teams of professionals, academics or students to program solutions to 6 technical problems within a four-hour time limit.

Computer Skills

Excellent programming skills at high and low levels. Very strong C, C++ and Java programming skills. Proficiency in assembly and scripting languages. Experienced in multiplatform software development on Windows, Unix and PlayStation 2, using Visual Studio, CodeWarrior, Eclipse and command-line GNU tools.

Education

Ba(Mod) Computer Science
Trinity College, Dublin, Ireland

September 2000 - May 2005

Graduated with first class honours, specialised in computer graphics and compiler design.

Leaving Certificate
St Michael’s College, Dublin, Ireland

1988 - 2000

Scored in the 98th percentile in these state examinations, honours grades in English, Maths, French, Physics, Biology, Classical Studies and Technical Drawing.

Languages

English, French.