Samarth Shroff
Email: abk8qd@r.postjobfree.com
Mobile: +821*-****-****
Seeking the position of iPhone Game/Application Engineer in IT- Mobile
Gaming/Application (iPhone and/or j2me Gaming/Application) Industry.
Executive Profile
> A highly motivated, results-focused Senior Game/Application Engineer with
5 years experience in iPhone and/or JavaME ( j2me ) game/application
Design, Development, Testing, Implementation, Delivery.
> Possess demonstrated record of success to increase efficiency through in-
depth performance analysis & code scrutiny and optimization. Extensively
used Software Engineering Technologies & Tools and proficient in rolling
out Web applications.
> Creative, conscientious and quickly adaptable leader who develops strong
working relationships and sets standards for other employees. Also
combines excellent technical, communication, presentation and customer
service skills.
Career Graph
> At MobileBus Inc., Seoul, South Korea as Assistant Manager, Deputy Senior
Manager [Aug 2010 - Till Date]
> At Jump Games Pvt. Ltd., Mumbai/Pune as Game Research Engineer/Sr. Game
Engineer [Jul 2007 - May 2010]
> At Rhythm Mobile Media Pvt. Ltd., Gurgaon as Software Engineer [Apr
2007 - Jul 2007]
> At Mauj Telecom, Mumbai as Software Engineer [Aug 2005 - Apr 2007]
Notable Achievements
> Prestigiously scored 98% in SCJP 1.5.
> Distinctly recognized for developing an application for Playboy at Jump
Games Pvt. Ltd.
> Distinctly recognized for developing an application for Wimbledon 2006.
> Conducted presentations on "IrDA" and "Bluetooth".
Technical Proficiency
> Web: HTML, XML, XSLT, XPath (novice).
> Software Engineering Case Tools: UML 1.x -
using Rational Rose (very novice).
> Software Development: Java ME (expertise),
Objective C for iPhone development (intermediate
to expert), C, C++ (basic), Symbian & Python
(very basic), Google Android (very basic) and
Samsung bada (basic).
> Platforms: Windows, Linux, Mac OS 10.5.6
(intermediate level).
> Software Used: Photoshop, ImageReady, GIMP
2.2, fireworks; HTML Text Editor; J2ME Wireless
Toolkits, Net Beans 5.5, JCreator, Eclipse (for
android); Python 2.4.2; Tortoise SVN 1.4.3; XCode
3.1.3 (intermediate); Microsoft Visual SourceSafe
2005, Samsung Bada IDE.
Certifications
Sun certified programmer for Java 2 Platform Standard Edition 5.0
Certification in Java ME Programming from Celusion Technologies
(www.celusion.com)
Certification in Mobile Game Development using Java ME from Teknopoint
Multimedia (www.teknopoint.info)
Certification in Programming using C++ from NIIT (www.niit.com)
Professional Experience
> MobileBus Inc., Seoul, south korea
Assistant Manager, Deputy Senior Manager [Aug 2010 - Till Date]
Responsibilities
. Porting and enhancing games for Samsung bada from iPhone.
. Assisting in managing a team of programmers.
> Jump Games Pvt. Ltd., Mumbai/Pune
Game Research Engineer/Senior Game Engineer [Jul 2007 - May 2010]
Responsibilities
. Developed an application for Playboy for iPhone and iPad, which is
live on US App Store.
. Extensively researched and studied in-depth new techniques and
technologies.
. Always assisted peers in work along with own development.
. As a Sr. Game Engineer, a developer lead, developed robust code for
iPhone Projects.
. Skillfully developed a playboy application for iPhone using the UIKit
framework and StoreKit framework (In App Purchase).
. Enhanced and developed a soccer manager game for iPhone, with the name
"Sensible Soccer Skills", which is live on US App Store.
. Proficiently developed a touch based game, named air force reaction
test ( renamed to "Finger Dash" ), for iPhone, and is live on App
Store
. Proved own expertise as a JavaME Code Reviewer.
. Performed the role of a moderator as well as the co-creator for
knowledge base.
. Enhanced and assisted in making a soccer game for Manchester United.
. Diligently enabled few Transition Effects and special effects for
Manchester United project.
. Designed & developed couple of 2d game engines in j2me.
> Rhythm Mobile Media Pvt. Ltd., Gurgaon
Software Engineer [Apr 2007 - Jul 2007]
Responsibilities
. Successfully utilized utmost expertise for handling the only J2me
project of the company.
. Facilitated Research and Development of a streaming video player
application based on RTSP, RTP.
. Fruitfully written the RTP protocol in j2me.
> Mauj Telecom, Mumbai
Software Engineer [Aug 2005 - Apr 2007]
Responsibilities
. Responsibly developed multiple games as a developer.
. Successfully ported games for Reliance handsets and Samsung handsets.
. Shown grass-root level knowledge in developing games on the motion
detection API of Samsung for Handsets like E760.
. Developed a game, named Swayamvar for 20 devices of Nokia, Sony
Ericsson, Motorola and Samsung.
. Knowledgeably developed and ported a game and an application for a
Bollywood movie (KANK).
. Adeptly created a game, Ninja Kult, for 20 devices of Nokia, Sony
Ericsson, Motorola and Samsung.
. Conducted short study on the accelerometer API of Samsung.
Education
> Bachelor of Computer Engineering University of Mumbai
[2002 - 2005]
Project Overview
. Developed a Java ME application - B.E.S.T bus route systems for
celusion technologies (www.celusion.com) - This application is useful
for those who are unaware of the B.E.S.T. (Mumbai's Bus transport)
buses and their bus routes. This application has 3 options, viz. - to
find route of a specific bus (bus number information), to find which
buses come at a specific bus stop (bus stop information), and which
buses run between two specific bus stops (direct route information).
. Developed a C++ application - a small replication of online banking
system.
. Developed an auction site using HTML and JSP.
> Diploma in Computer Engineering from Maharashtra State Board of Technical
Education [1999 - 2002]
Project Overview
. Developed a Multipurpose security System using 8086 assembly language
programming.
Date of Birth: 3rd March 1984; Languages Known: English, Hindi, Gujarati
and Marathi
Current Address: #401, 158-21, Nonhyun-dong, Kangnam-gu, Seoul - 135 010,
South Korea.
Permanent Address: 17/2, Ishwar Bhuvan, 89, Khadilkar Road, Girguam,
Charni Road (East), Mumbai - 400 004, India.
Other Interests: Rolled out GRE word list a Java ME application, for graded
examination students, who can search and see the antonym, synonym and the
sentence of the word selected.
Games (developing and playing), Active participation in various cultural,
Sports and Technical event Organizing committees.
Annexure of Unique Projects Executed
At MobileBus Inc.
10 Enhancing and porting Disney's Jelly Car 2 game from iPhone to Samsung
bada.
At Jump Games Pvt. Ltd.
12 Developed a connected Application for Playboy for iPhone and iPad ( Live
on app store ), in which data is downloaded from the server according
to the XML scripting and is shown using the empty containers created
using objective C.
13 As a Developer developed a game for Playboy for iPhone using Java
ground.
14 As a Lead Developer developed the original and a connected (online)
application for Playboy for iPhone using the UIKit framework and
StoreKit framework (In App Purchase) with objective C, objective C++,
JavaScript, HTML, CSS, XML.
15 As a Developer/ Programmer enhanced a code bought by our company from a
3rd party using iPhone using Java ground porting tool.
16 As a Developer, developed a game for iPhone (Live on app store, with the
name of "Finger Dash") using Objective C.
17 As a Researcher & Developer conducted Research & development for iPhone
with Objective C.
18 As a Researcher & Developer conducted in-depth Research & Development of
rollercoaster physics (2 Dimensional) on Java ME.
19 As a Researcher & Developer carried Research and Development works on
Ball Physics for board game like pinball, head-to-break, and so on
using Java ME.
20 Enhanced and assisted in making a soccer game called Manchester United
Soccer '09 for Manchester United.
21 As Researcher & Developer executed other Projects like Text Wrapping
Component and Customizable key Component on Java ME.
22 As a developer carried out few Transition Effects and Special Effects
for Manchester United project using Java ME.
At Rhythm Mobile Media Pvt. Ltd.
24 As a Researcher & Developer, carried out Research & Development of a
streaming video player application on Java ME, based on RTSP, RTP, in
which the video chunks are to be stored in the RMS and then to be
played from there, in which the RTSP, RTP protocol is successfully
implemented in Java ME, and the raw chunks are stored in RMS (few of
them) as the previous chunks are to be converted to 3gpp file format
for playing.
At Mauj Telecom
26 As a Programmer, ported games for Reliance handsets and Samsung handsets
on Java ME.
27 As a developer created games on the motion detection API of Samsung for
Handsets like E760 - Motion detection API is a personalized/customized
API of Samsung, which takes the input from the sensory devices,
integrated in the mobile phone. The project was based on Java ME.
28 As a developer, developed a game, named Swayamvar for 20 devices of
Nokia, Sony Ericsson, Motorola and Samsung - This is a single screen
game of 10 to 12 levels. The game engine, logic and A.I. are entirely
developed by me. The core team consisted of a concept writer, a
graphics designer, a developer and a quality analyzer. The project was
based on Java ME.
29 As a developer, Developed and ported a game and an application for a
Bollywood movie (KANK based on Java ME.
30 As a developer, developed an application for Wimbledon 2006 - A client
side based application, which shows the wallpapers, themes, and ring
tones related to the Wimbledon 2006. If the user wants to download
some of the stuff just click the download button, he/she would be
connected to the wap site via GPRS (only for GPRS enabled devices).
This application also has a facility to call the voice portal.
31 As a developer, developed a game, Ninja Kult, for 20 devices of Nokia,
Sony Ericsson, Motorola and Samsung - This is a platform based
action/adventure, game spans across 8 different levels. The game
engine, logic and A.I. are entirely developed by me. The core team
consisted of a concept writer, 3 graphics designers, a developer and 2
Quality analyzers.