Hi I'm Martin. I'm a Software Engineer and Game Developer from Glasgow, Scotland. I currently work as a Staff Software Engineer at Codeplay Software. This website is my personal portfolio where you can see examples of my work and career history.
Developed GPU runtime backends and contributed to the specification for oneAPI’s Unified Runtime, an open-source project enabling SYCL applications to target heterogeneous backends including CUDA, HIP and OpenCL. Heavily involved in building automated testing suites across multiple platforms and devices.
Worked extensively with C++, Python, CMake, GoogleTest, Github/Gitlab CI/CD pipelines to ensure performance, stability and maintainability across multiple platforms.
Regularly collaborated with other teams at Codeplay and Intel, to support their contributions to Unified Runtime, investigate and resolve bug reports, and aid product releases. Involved in migrating the project between Github repositories whilst live development continued, ensuring synchronisation and successful PR merges.
Developed internal tools to report detailed automated testing results and measure and track Github PR velocity to improve cross-team efficiency and collaboration.
Member of Intel’s Github Gatekeepers team on their fork of llvm, maintaining open source PR contribution policies and enforcing good Git repository practices.
Regularly presented in quarterly department “Show and Tell” calls to give updates on my team’s recent contributions and achievements, and showcased our project on a Khronos OpenCL call.
Developed gameplay mechanics, tools and systems alongside other game studios in a co-development arrangement using Unreal Engine and C++.
Created design centric gameplay systems and tools to allow members of the design team to add new content for Rockstar games. I worked on two updates for GTA Online: "Los Santos Tuners" and "The Contract".
Developed internal and external SDKs related to digital video surveillance for security applications, using mainly C++ and C# across Windows, Linux and iOS. I worked on new features, defects and unit/integration testing.
Worked in a small agile development team to deliver software solutions internally to other teams within the company, primarily working with Java and SQL.
Developed mobile data capture systems for the emergency services using Java, XSLT and in-house technology. Gained experience of the full software project lifecycle including meeting customers to capture requirements, design, implementation and testing.
Worked on the MindMate iOS app to improve and polish the range of games to improve their playability and accessibility for users, who suffer from Dementia and Alzheimer’s. During my time here the app reached #2 in the Health category on the App Store.
Supported the senior programming team, and also responsible for preparing a previously released game for launch on a new platform. Contributed to game projects released across Android, iOS, OS X and PC.
Assisted running a summer workshop giving young people with learning disabilities a taster in game development. I developed a working implementation of their game design which was shown at a launch night where national charities attended. The project was featured in national press.
Successfully completed the first year of a PhD researching autonomous robotic systems for efficient and effective manufacturing and inspection. Transitioned back to the private sector to pursue a career in industry-focused software development.
Achieved a Master’s degree in Computing Science to broaden my skills and knowledge. Took a selection of classes such as Computer Architecture, Internet Technology, Safety Critical Systems, Cyber Security and various others. Had many opportunities to work on both solo and group coursework.
Learned various programming languages and technologies to design and build game engines with 2D and 3D graphics and physics, using mainly C++ and OpenGL. I had the role of team leader in many group projects to gain management and leadership experience. I also had experience presenting projects. I founded the UWS Games Dev Society and ran it for two years, organising game jams and industry talks.
DLC for GTA: Online focused on a new "celebrity solutions agency" featuring Dr. Dre.
Game created from a summer workshop project with learning disability charity Enable Scotland.
Django web application for building team compositions for the online game Dota 2.
C++ loader for Tiled TMX tilemaps. Accepted as a tool for an open source project.
Discord chat bot for UWS Game Dev Society, built with Python and hosted on Heroku. Open source.
Entry to the 2014 Global Game Jam. A local multiplayer competitive platformer game built with C# and Monogame.
Winner of 2013 UWS Windows 8 game jam sponsored by Microsoft. Arcade shooter published on Android and Windows Store. Created with Construct 2
Uses a Flickr dataset to process and then recommend related image tags, using C++.
Input method for a smartphone using prototype pressure sensors, built with Android and Java. A group project.
Used the PS3's Cell processor to write an image region of interest detector with C.
A 3D isometric dungeon crawler engine, designed and built for a group project. Built with C++, OpenGL and SDL.
Further work with OpenGL and C++ in a group, explores lighting, particles, fog and shadows.
I'm a big music fan and also enjoy computer games, technology and sci-fi. I occasionally do bouldering and skateboarding at a novice level. I visited Japan a few years ago and have became more and more interested in the country and would love to visit there more.
I own a master of mischief in the form of a small dachshund called Daisy.
