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General Information

Full Name Hayden Bruce Ruffo
Date of Birth 9th of April 1996
Languages English

Experience

  • 2022 - 2023
    Environment Artist
    Pop Family Entertainment, St Leonards NSW Sydney (Remote)
    • Modeled film-ready 3D assets, including props, landscapes, and environments.
    • Prepared UV layouts for surfacing.
  • 2022 - 2023
    Programmer
    Pop Family Entertainment, St Leonards NSW Sydney (Remote)
    • Automated preparation of Unreal assets for use in other software packages.
    • Developed virtual production Unreal Editor tools for use with the in-house pipeline.
  • 2022
    Freelance 3D Artist
    Remote work from home.
    • Designed and modeled 3D assets for commercial game projects for independent game studios.
  • 2019
    Freelance Video Game Composer
    Remote work from home.
    • Composed music for commercial game projects for independent game studios.

Education

  • 2022
    Certificate IV in Information Technology (Game Development)
    St Leonards TAFE, New South Wales, Sydney, Australia
    • Developed skills in game development, including design, modeling, and programming.
    • Introduced to cybersecurity, compliance, and ethics requirements.
    • Attended 3 months, deferred due to commitment to full-time work.
  • 2022
    Statement of Attainment in Game Programming
    St Leonards TAFE, New South Wales, Sydney, Australia
    • Completed a short taster programming course with a focus on Unity.
    • Created a small puzzle platformer as a result.
  • 2020
    Certificate III in Music Industry (Sound Production) (2020)
    Ultimo TAFE, New South Wales, Sydney, Australia
    • Studied music industry fundamentals, including composition and production.
    • Prepared recording studio equipment.
    • Created music using music software and hardware.
    • Practical set up of small PA systems and live sound.
    • Worked with copyright and researched Australian laws.
    • Communicate with creatives.
    • Began pre-COVID global pandemic, transitioned to online learning during lockdown, and later resumed in-person classes.

Achievements

  • Galaclick
    • Achieved the highest rank out of 143 entrants in the game jam Major Jam 4.
  • Dossip
    • Mentioned in an article on Polygon. (https://www.polygon.com/23025632/metaverse-mmo-ending)
    • Over 400 downloads.
  • Insector
    • Featured on the front page of Itch.io.
    • Over 4,000 downloads.