PERSONALIA

Personalia

Name: Rami E.M.H. Ismail.
Date of Birth: October, 30, 1988.
Sex: Male.
Location: Alphen a/d Rijn, the Netherlands.

Previous Education:

  • Completed Primary school at Hobbitburcht, Alphen aan den Rijn.
  • Completed VWO-level study at the Scala College, Alphen aan den Rijn (link).
  • Self-didactic in Physics (esp. forces) and Mathematics B (vectors/trigonometry) due to wrong profile choice (E&M) at Scala College. No official grade/education, would estimate understanding of basic principles as proficient.

Courses and Grades:

The following terms are factual as of 15 June 2007 and are my grades for the VWO-level study. The scale goes from 1 up till 10.

Dutch (8), French (9), German (8), English (8), Overall History (8), Basic Physics/Chemistry (6), Demography (8), Writing/Reading (7), Modern History (6), Geography (7), Mathematics A1,2 (8), Economy 1,2 (6), Informatics (8), Management and Organisation (6), Classic Cultures (8).

Also, the two non-graded subjects, Gymnastics and Cultural and Artistical Education were completed 'satisfactory'. Finally, my essay was rated 'satisfactory' as well.

Followed several computer-related courses in spare time but found them too easy. Not completed any of them due to lack of challenge.

Former Experience

  • 2D artist, beta tester and design feedback for StarWraith 3D Games (voluntary) - for reference contact Shawn Bower through www.starwraith.com.
  • 2D artist for MiSoft Studio's, an independent game-studio/publisher.
  • Highly proficient in the English language. Above 90% of online contact and communication in English. Delegate at LeMUN and MUNA in 2006 and 2007.
  • Producer, Game Designer, Programmer for about 12 games, ranging from textual QBASIC-adventures to 3D DirectX games written in Blitz/DarkBASIC. All projects besides SeaDome and Awakening have been discontinued due to lack of hosting space on the web and loss of data over time.
  • Producer and Game Designer of SeaDome, a 5 man game project which is currently under development. Also active as secondary artist. No reference available.
  • Producer, Game Designer and Artist of Awakening, a lone wolf RPG game project which is on hold during SeaDome development.
  • Designed several websites, among others for an artist and a yoga-trainer. Reference at www.papilioteraar.nl (no longer maintaining website, now maintained by a friend of mine), http://vector4.co.uk/ (SeaDome project) and http://home.wanadoo.nl/ebrahimismail/Info/home.html (personal website, not updated since 2006).
  • Created a small list of space-related artwork. Gallery and reference at www.solarvoyager.com. Also creator of several non-space related artworks for a band, school and my girlfriend. Any examples available on request due to personal nature of the artwork.
  • Game Theorist. Active tracking and monitoring of the game market since the year 2001. Knowledge of classics and genre-specific features. Can describe good level-design and the like. Capable of thinking outside the box to twist existing concepts or figure out new ones.
  • Writer. Have written a small dozen of short-stories (60 pages or less)for international contests. Won the 'Gouden Griffel' on 'De Hobbitburcht' in 1996. Stories range from historic adventures to space combat. Keeping a blog since 2 years, have recently started a joint blog at http://littlebrightdots.blogspot.com. Proficient in both English and Dutch writings and above-average understanding of writing structures and techniques.
  • Drawing/Artist. Conceptual Artist and sketches for several game projects. Understanding of perspective, shadow and dynamics and capable of applying them. Drawings range from landscapes to architectural images for SeaDome. Reference unavailable at this time due to broken scanner. Available on request.
  • Filming. Shot, edited and produced several short documentaries (+/- ten minutes). For reference about the last project, Forces of Nature, contact the Scala College.
  • Above-basic knowledge of Adobe PhotoShop 7, DoGa L3, MetaSequoia.
  • Capable of leading a team or working in a team and setting up or following development schedules. Accustomed to Development strategies (including waterfall and iterative development), Gantt-charts and the like. Flexible and capable of addressing problems directly and efficiently. Described as friendly, honest, fair and efficient. For reference, contact any of the SeaDome team at the earlier mentioned website.
  • Other traits that might be useful or worth noting: willing to learn, curious and investigative. Usually good with social interaction (few exceptions, as everyone has).

Hobbies

  • Creativity in any form related to computer, film or paper, ranging from writing (blogs/stories) to documentaries and from drawing to game development.
  • Computers, repairs and optimalisation.
  • Gaming, Game Theory and Game Development.
  • Space and Physics. High interest in the phenomenoms of space and physics.
  • News, Politics, Debating/Discussions, Philosophy and Psychology.
  • Chess (not certain whether relevant) and similar board-games or puzzles.

If there are any questions about this resume or the need for additional contact information for references, please mail to tha.rami@gmail.com.