John Murphy

Accomplished professional with extensive expertise in C++, Java, JavaScript, CSS, HTML, and Python. Proficient in 2D & 3D modelling and animation, with a strong background in UX/UI design, level design, game mechanics, narrative writing, and world building. Demonstrates advanced skills in project management, SCRUM methodologies, and version control using GitHub and Git. Adept at SQL database management and API integration. Career goals include leveraging technical proficiency and creative design skills to drive innovative projects within dynamic development teams.

Ascend – Third-Person Action Adventure RPG

• Designed and developed a third-person action adventure RPG as my final year project using Unreal Engine 5 .
• Worked across gameplay systems, level design, and player mechanics, focusing on creating engaging and responsive combat and exploration.
• Created and animated assets using Maya 2024 , with version control handled through GitHub .
• Tools & Tech: Unreal Engine 5, C++, Blueprints, Maya 2024, Visual Studio Code, GitHub

School App – Console-Based Management System

• Developed a console-based application in Kotlin to manage student and staff information for a school system.
• Implemented full CRUD functionality for students, staff, grades, and teachers, including validation to ensure data accuracy.
• Designed a persistence system using XML and JSON to support saving and loading data.
• Gained experience in structured programming, data handling, and basic testing practices.
• Tools & Tech: Kotlin, IntelliJ IDEA, XML, JSON, Git

Bookify – Mobile Book Management App

• Built an Android mobile application inspired by Spotify-style libraries, allowing users to manage and organise book collections.
• Implemented features to add, update, delete, and search books and booklists, including integration with the Google Books API .
• Used Firebase for cloud-based data storage and persistence.
• Developed and tested the app using an Android emulator via Gradle .
• Tools & Tech: Kotlin, Android Studio / IntelliJ, Firebase, Google Books API, Gradle

First class honours – Achieved through maintaining an above 70% grade throughout my college course., Bronze Gaisce award - Achieved through community service, personal skill development and physical challenge, demonstrating my commitment and resilience in accomplishing goals., Silver Gaisce award - Awarded for completing a series of personal development challenges, including volunteering and a physical fitness challenge.

• Game Engines: Unreal Engine, Unity, Godot.
• Programming: IntelliJ, Visual Studio, Python, Eclipse, Java.
• Modeling/Animation: Maya 2024 and Blender.
• Database: MySQL, Oracle, MongoDB, Microsoft Azure SQL Database, SQLite.
• Adobe: Every adobe app.