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Shannon McKenzie

Shannon McKenzie

Senior Applications Developer and System Administrator

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  • Timeline

  • About me

    Senior Technical Consultant, at daVinci Retail

  • Education

    • University of Toronto - University College

      1982 - 1997
      Bachelor of Landscape Architecture Pending Computers in Architecture and Landscape Architecture

      Lead Software Developer, Systems Administrator, and part-time undergraduate student for/in the Faculty of Architecture and Landscape Architecture.

  • Experience

    • University of Toronto

      Sept 1985 - Nov 1997
      Senior Applications Developer and System Administrator

      Responsible for researching, designing, implementing, testing and delivering Silicon Graphics-based CAD/Design Visualization software to be used by students of the Faculty of Architecture and Landscape Architecture. Also responsible for maintaining computer hardware and software used by professors and students in the Faculty.

    • Visible Decisions, Visual Insights Canada

      Nov 1997 - Nov 2001
      Senior Applications Developer/Consultant

      Responsible for meeting with clients, scoping, designing, implementing, testing, debugging, and installing financial, goverment and military visualization applications. Project scopes ranged from 1 week to 2 years. Roles included solo, team, team lead and project management.

    • Immersion Studios

      Nov 2001 - May 2006
      Senior Game Developer/Level Builder

      Design and Development of 3D and 2D PC console-based multiplayer games integrated with IMAX-style theatre experiences. Lead Programmer and Level Builder for award-winning Massive Multiplayer Online game "Virtual Canada" for Expo 2005 in Achai, Japan including over a dozen virtual cities and places of interest. Research and Development of Massive Multiplayer Online first person shooter games.

    • R.T.L. Software

      May 2006 - Jun 2007
      Visualization/Game Developer (Consultant)

      Contractor specializing in Design Visualization and Game Software development, Game Level Creation and Content Modeling.

    • View22 Technology, SceneCaster

      Jun 2007 - Oct 2008
      Senior Core Developer

      Core C++ development of 3D Social Networking, Web Commerce and Media solutions.

    • GTNA Solutions Corp

      Aug 2009 - Jan 2011
      Senior Game Developer

      Game Development

    • Pong Marketing and Promotions Inc.

      Jan 2011 - May 2014
      Senior Game Developer, Lead C++ Developer

    • Pong Studios

      May 2014 - Jul 2017
      Senior Game Developer

      Game Development and Technical Management

    • R.T.L. Software

      Aug 2017 - Jun 2018
      Senior Software Developer

    • Creative Game Technologies

      Jul 2018 - Jul 2019
      Senior Game Developer

    • DaVinci Retail

      Jan 2021 - now
      Senior Technical Consultant

  • Licenses & Certifications

    • Development Training in Unity

      Behaviour Interactive
      Jan 2017

    • James White's Laser Horse Illustration: Start to Finish

      LinkedIn
      Dec 2019
      View certificate certificate