CV

Eric Boissard

Personal Information

Email: eric_boissard@hotmail.com

Marital status: single

Nationality: French

DOB: 01/11/1975

Place of Birth: Saint Priest (69 France)

Education

Nov 2000 - Nov 2001

1st year MPhil Comp.Science (Computer Graphics/AI)
University of Teesside Middlesbrough(UK)

Oct 1999 - Oct 2000

MSc in Computer Aided Graphics Technology Applications
University of Teesside Middlesbrough(UK)

Oct 1997 - Jun 1999

BSc (Hons) 2.2 in Informatics
University of Teesside Middlesbrough(UK)

Oct 1995 - Jun 1997

DUT Informatique
Equivalent to an HND in computing
Universite Claude Bernard Villeurbanne (France)

Oct 1994 - Jun 1995

Baccalaureat Scientifique
'A level' equivalent specialising in Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry and Biology
Lycee Leonard de Vinci Villefontaine (France)

Work Experience

Apr 2005 - Nov 2008

Amazing Interactives http://www.amazing-int.com
3D Developer - Development of various 3D applications. (3D data visualisation, Educational Software (3D Mindmap), Wayfinder...)
Use of OGRE (Open source graphics rendering engine).

Apr 2002 - Oct 2004

Virtual Reality Centre (University of Teesside)
3D Developer - Development of an API to simulate deep ocean waves. Using Vega Prime/OpenGL/DirectX 9/Renderware.
Development of shaders using Nvidia Cg shading language.

Feb 1998 - Jun 1998

BSc Placement (Middlesbrough South Cleveland Hospital)
3D Developer - Development of an application to help the management of material orders for the Medical Physics Department.
Windows application using Access and Visual Basic.

Apr 1997 - Jun 1997

DUT Placement (Vaux-en-Velin City Hall)
Development of an application to manage the training placements in the City Hall.
Windows application using Access 95.

Achievements

MPhil Project (2001):

Study and development of a behaviour system for simulating autonomous agents in virtual environments

MSc Project (2000):

Development of methods to render real-time shadows in 3D video games. Use of Visual C++ and Direct3D (immediate mode).

BSc Project (1999):

Development of a Windows 95 application to compute the sky positions and events for the main objects of the solar system
Use of Visual Basic 5

DUT Project (1997):

Design and conception of a DOS based video game. Jump and Run game.
Use of DJGPP C/C++ compiler and Allegro graphics library.

Computer Skills

Programming languages and APIs:

C,C++,Visual C++,Visual Basic,Fortran,Cobol,SQL,JAVA,HTML,JavaScript,VBScript, PHP, Prolog
DirectX,Opengl,Renderware,Vegaprime,Nvidia Cg shading language

Graphics Applications:

Adobe Photoshop,Softimage,Adobe Premiere

Software Packages:

Microsoft Word,Excel,PowerPoint

Operating Systems:

Windows 95/98/Me/NT/2000/XP/Vista/Seven, Unix, Linux, MSDOS 6.22

Analysis:

UML, Merise

Databases:

Microsoft Access, Oracle, mySQL

Hardware:

Peripherals installation, Computer assembly

Network:

Client/Server, TCP/IP protocol

Languages

French: Mother tongue

English: Fluent

Interests

Astronomy (Owner of an amateur telescope)

Video games

Music/guitar

Old computers and emulators

Computer graphics