KIM KANE

Engine & Tools Developer with a sprinkle of QA Testing

WHO AM I?

I am a passionate developer, specializing in engine and tools development, with a keen interest and passion for IT, QA and Computer Science. Originally from Glasgow, but now residing in the sunny East Midlands.

My passion for games began when I was seven years old. I still remember the day I got my first PlayStation and my first two games, GTA and Tomb Raider. I wanted to be Lara Croft, and I wanted to climb the roof access ladders in GTA just to see if I could jump to the other buildings (I tried to do this A LOT, but sadly died every time)!

I was mesmerized by the way games were put together. I wanted to know how this little pixel on my screen could create such realism. I wanted to figure out what it was about games that made me want to keep playing and not go downstairs for dinner. I wanted to know every little piece of the puzzle needed to create a game... and now here I am!

I have always been a natural problem-solver and I enjoy finding the best solutions possible to any issue that arises. Currently a QA Tester within the games industry, providing exceptional attention to detail to identify, log and resolve bugs and errors within software and hardware. I find innovative ways to avoid similar issues from arising in the future and work closely with my team to reach our common goals.

Needless to say, I am a massive geek and love everything to do with games, troubleshooting, finding and solving bugs and everything in-between!

EDUCATION

BSc Hons in Computer Games Programming

London Metropolitan University

SKILLS

Programming & Scripting • C++ (primary), C#, C, PHP, PowerShell, VBA
UI & Application Development • WinForms, WPF (in progress), MVVM, Web-based UIs (HTML, CSS, JavaScript)
Tool & Engine Development • Internal Tooling (Content & Validation, Data & Terrain Editors), Editor Utilities, Automation Tools (Input Simulation & Batch Testing), Engine & Graphics APIs (OpenGL, DirectX), Shader Programming (GLSL, HLSL), Frameworks & Libraries (SDL, SFML, GLFW, Dear ImGui)
Testing, Validation & Performance • Unit Testing (Positive, Negative & Boundary Cases), Automated Testing, Performance & Stress Testing, Debugging, Profiling & Logging (including custom logging systems)
Data & Integration • SQL, Database Design & Queries, Database Connectivity & UI Integration, Data Serialization & Import/Export (JSON, XML, Binary), Data Security & Encryption
Software Engineering • Object-Oriented Programming (OOP), Data Structures & Algorithms, Design Patterns
Development Tools & Workflow • Visual Studio, Version Control (Git/GitHub, Branching & Collaboration Workflows), Jira, Monday (Issue Tracking & Agile Project Management), SDLC, Agile Methodologies

Contact

LET'S PLAY!