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Melissa Hattersley
Melissa Hattersley
Freelance Game Developer and Graphic Designer
Johannesburg, South Africa

Summary

Junior game developer seeking a new and satisfying work environment where past skills can be used to create future and current games. Enthusiastic about innovation in video games across all platforms with a special interest on console and mobile gaming.

Skills

2D AnimationConcept ArtStoryboarding3D Animation3D ModelingGame DesignGame DevelopmentStorytellinglawyer

Software proficiency

3ds Max
3ds Max
Maya
Maya
Mudbox
Mudbox
Photoshop
Photoshop
SketchBook Pro
SketchBook Pro
Unity
Unity
Procreate
Procreate
Visual Studio
Visual Studio
Youtube
Youtube
Twitch
Twitch
Streamlabs
Streamlabs

Productions

    • Mobile Game
      Confidential Title
    • Year
      2021
    • Role
      Junior Developer/Programmer
    • Company
      Runway24
    • Video Game
      TABS
    • Year
      2020
    • Role
      Junior Developer/Programmer
    • Company
      24BitGames

Experience

  • Gaming, Entertainment and Equestrian Lawyer at Kilvington Hattersley & Associates
    Johannesburg, South Africa
    June 2019 - Present

    I am a gaming, entertainment and equestrian legal consultant.

    I qualified as a legal attorney in South Africa 2019, however I just CONSULT clients and draft contracts/policies/agreements etc.

    I do not represent clients in court, I will refer my clients to an advocate.

  • Data Protection Consultant at Monitoring and Control Laboratories
    Johannesburg, South Africa
    March 2019 - Present

    Assist employees and managers with analyzing employment, business, technology and health and safety risks.

    Consult with managers and the director regarding mitigation of above mentioned risks.

    Draft policies and programs to mitigate and/or prevent risks.

    Ensure compliance with data protection laws of South Africa, as well as GDPR (when applicable), and draft necessary policies.

    Manage the way in which internal and external stakeholders handle personal information.

    Conduct regular training.

    Primary contact for all internal and external stakeholders concerning safety related matters.

    Responsible for the compliance of all health, safety and environmental policies/programs.

  • Junior Game Developer/Programmer at 24BitGames
    Johannesburg, South Africa
    January 2020 - March 2020

    Cross-platform porting and development, 2D/3D game development, UI/UX design and implementation, optimization, pipeline time management, Agile and scrums.

    Implemented Unity editor, QA and VR tools focused on better game optimization and game tester assistance.

    Designed 3D games using Oculus Quest.

    ** Due to covid-19 and South African lockdown, I could not be retained for financial and Agile reasoning **