The Story So Far
I’m just zis guy currently living in Sydney, Australia, one of the most beautiful cities in the world.
I goofed aroundstudied at the University
of New South Wales in Sydney, Australia, eventually
graduating with Honours in Computing Science and
Psychology under the watchful eye of Manuel
Chakravarty, one of the most fearsomely intelligent
people I know. After university, I worked at CSIRO for two years doing research in
multimedia, then moved on to work on cineSync at Rising Sun
Research, where I learnt everything I know today
about good software engineering practices. I never
thought I’d end up in visual effects, but I
always wanted to be into something to do with
computers and entertainment even from a young age, so
the crossover there seemed perfect.
Despite Rising Sun Research being one of the best work environments I’ll possibly ever have, I made the somewhat possibly foolish decision in 2007 to pursue my small dream of becoming self-employed, which I’m glad to say is working out far better than I expected so far. So, right now I’m working on RapidWeaver by Realmac Software, and it’s been a blast becoming a full-time Mac developer working on a kick-ass application that thousands of people use everyday and love.
I have a keen interest in all things computing, from philosophies of open-source software to user interface design and theoretical limits of complexity, with a special focus on programming languages (especially those crazy lambda-based ones). I believe that maths can be as beautiful as nature or supermodels (although I’d rather have dinner with a supermodel any day), that computational thinking is an essential skill for future generations to learn, and that virtual worlds will become an integral a part of society in 15 years, just as the World Wide Web is today.
As my degree may tell you, I also have a keen interest in psychology (particularly social psychology), and not only because it’s a field full of incredibly smart and good-looking women. Hey, working out people and their minds and how they interact is just plain fun, you know? I love movies, games and other art that have three-dimensional characters, and ask the hard questions about life, morals and ethics. If I remember right, I believe I’m an ENTJ on the Myers-Briggs test.
