GEORGE ODONGO AHERE

Lille, France Nairobi, Kenya

** *** ** ****** ******* Ngei Phase 2 Gate 236

Lille 59000 Nairobi 00100

Mobile No: +337******** +254*********

Email Address: ac6g6w@r.postjobfree.com ac6g6w@r.postjobfree.com LinkedIn: https://ke.linkedin.com/in/george-odongo-ahere-1a70b48b PROFILE SUMMARY

George is a self-motivated creative professional with a Bachelors in Software Engineering and Management from China. C.E.O and Lead Developer at Weza Interactive Entertainment one of the first gaming companies in Kenya and the winner of the French Tech Ticket program. His experiences and exposure have allowed him to work and interact with some of the top game development companies in Europe and Africa and China. He is currently seeking opportunities globally in order to grow professionally and take the lead in growing the gaming industry within Africa and beyond.

SKILLS AND COMPETENCIES

• Unity 3D.

• Visual Studio, .NET

• C#, C++

• Java and JavaScript.

• Game programming and Development.

• Game Design.

• Team Management.

• Project Management

• Digital Marketing

• Team player.

• Attention to detail.

EXPERIENCE/CAREER HISTORY

September 2016 to Date

Lead Developer and Designer, Co - Founder, C.E.O, Weza Interactive Entertainment LTD, Kenya

Lead Developer and Designer, currently undergoing Incubation at Plaine Image in Lille France, a work space for creativity and economic development dedicated to digital media and creative industries. Main areas of focus include areas:

• Game Development - C#, C++, Unity 3D, Java, and Java script

• Working with and leading game developers on programming-related duties .

• Working with and leading game designers .

• Providing programming goods and services for the game/games .

• Game modification and Optimization.

• Providing direction for the game as a unity developer - Unity 3D

• Exploring new and modified game mechanics - Unity 3D, C#

• Sales research

• Research, Negotiate and execute monetisation and investment opportunities.

• Game Development Consultancy.

• Company Strategy .

• Project Management. And Pitching .

• Working with marketing teams and publishers to increase global viewership/downloads. April 2016 to December 2016

Unity Mobile Programmer Incuvation Labs LLC, California, USA Incuvation Labs is the premier startup incubator in Artesia, California. Where I worked with some of there Startups in Mobile game development at a Programmer. Main areas of focus include areas:

• Game Development - C#, C++, Unity 3D

• Working with Designers

• Game modification and Optimization.

• Providing direction for the game as a unity developer - Unity 3D, Game Design February 2016 to August 2016

Jr Development Associate (Intern) Adia Entertainment, Nanjing, China Real time training and application of skills learnt focusing on game development, design and the gaming industry. ADIA Entertainment is one of the largest game art outsourcing companies in China Main areas of focus include areas:

• Integration of Art assets into 3rd party Engines ( Unity 3D / Unreal )

• Sales research.

• Technical Artist. - Unity 3D, C#, Maya, 3DMax

• Develop Showcasing Tools - Unity 3D, C#, Game Design

• Quality Assuarance

ACCOMPLISHMENTS /AWARDS

• Created four simple PC games using Unity3D, these can be viewed at http://github.com/Ahere. Title of the games: Click rage, Crystal shooter, Pewpew, Text Adventure and Roller Madness

• Successfully Launched Mzito mobile game :

Development Blog : http://mzitodevblog.wordpress.com. Play Store Link

Apple Store Link

• Winner of the French Tech Ticket (Global Start up competition) with Mzito .You can have a look at our experience so far : The Experience.

• Represented Kenya in the first East African Gaming Convention.

• Ongoing mentorship under 3D Duo with Maxenece Devoghelaere its Co -Founder and C.E.O.

• Chosen to represent Africa in 2017n's Game Mixer in Joburg (South Africa )

• Chosen to pitch at the Liquid Launch pad during AfricaCom . The competition chose top Entertainment startups in Africa seen as the future of the continet’s entertainment.

• Chosen as a panelist speaker for PG Connects London to talk about the African gaming industry under the global trends track.

• One of the founders and leaders of Kenya Game Developers Community. EDUCATION/QUALIFICTIONS

2016 : Bachelor of Science: Software Engineering - Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics

Online course : Game Development - Enrolled and completing course on Coursera at

(www.coursera.org).

High School : Moi High School Kabarak, Nakuru, Kenya

: Mean Score attained - B

LANGUAGES SPOKEN

• English - Fluent

• French - Basic

• Chinese - Basic

HOBBIES/INTERESTS

• Playing video games

• Technology

• Music (playing the Saxophone)

• Dancing

• Philosophy.

• Travel.

• Theatre

• Animation

REFEREES: To be availed on request.

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