Thomas Ankers

Software Engineer

Experienced engineer with a demonstrated history of working in the computer software industry.

A perfectionist who is dedicated and has the willingness to excel. Strong engineering professional with a Bachelor’s Degree focused in Computer Science.

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Skills

Tools

  • Unity Engine
  • Git
  • .NET Core
  • Xcode
  • Android Studio
  • Unreal Engine
  • MySQL
  • XR
  • Vuforia
  • MR Toolkit
  • Pico SDK
  • Oculus Integration
  • API Integration
  • Unit Testing
  • Azure DevOps
  • npm

Languages

  • C#
  • Java
  • Swift
  • C++
  • HTML
  • CSS
  • PHP
  • YAML
  • SQL

Hardware

  • Oculus Quest
  • Pico Headsets
  • HTC Vive
  • Hololens
  • Android
  • iPhone
  • Windows Desktop

Self Reflection

  • Agile Management
  • Solid OOP Principles
  • UI/UX Design
  • Level Design
  • Game Flow
  • Client Liaison
  • Understanding of Platform Limitations
  • Production Management

Experience

Mesmerise

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Mesmerise

  • Development of core platform systems for a VR/Metaverse social application.

  • Managing decoupling of existing systems to deploy as shared packages for internal teams.

  • Managing Azure pipelines to deploy platform packages

Talkout

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Talkout

  • Development of VR training courses.

  • Managed shared libraries for internal and external teams.

  • Developed and maintained a learning management system platform in VR.

Virtual Reality Simulation Systems

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Virtual Reality Simulation Systems

  • XR development for public education, Fire service, Police service, public rail and manufacturing sectors.

VOiD Applications

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VOiD Applications

  • Using Unity Engine to develop mobile applications.

Progression

Education
Work

IT Extended Diploma

Stourbridge College
2012 - 2014

Computer Science

Birmingham City University
2014 - 2018

Programmer

VOiD Applications
2016 - 2017

Programmer

Virtual Reality Simulation Systems
2018 - 2020

Senior Software Engineer

Talkout
2020 - 2022

Software Engineer II

Mesmerise
2022 - Present

Projects

Some of my more recent work

VR Training app for Police

Led development of a training app for a UK police force. Built for Pico Neo 3 using Unity XR libraries.

  • Some of the systems developed:
  • - Fully interactive VR environments with dynamic physics based interactions.
  • - Openable doors, drawers, cupboards, kitchen appliances (anything with a handle)
  • - Fully grabbable items with individual hand poses
  • - Dynamic scene switching using a persisted VR Rig
  • - Tagging system using Unity Pointer events for displaying object information
  • - NPC's using a trigger based dialogue system
  • - Scoring system
  • - Zone barriers for splitting up the environment
  • - Skin tone switcher for VR Hands

Fully Interactive VR Environments

Optimised for mobile VR and deployed to Oculus Quest and Pico Neo Headsets. These environments provide high levels of immersion through natural physics based interactions.

Hololens Manufactoring Demo

A Hololens demo using Mixed Reality Toolkit and Vuforia to list components and display information for selected items. Vuforia allowed for image tracking to be possible to align the box components when a carefully placed image marker is placed on the box.

Talkout VR App

Sole developer for a mobile VR application deployed to iOS and Android for potraying a stressful work environment.

  • - The app uses authentication and deeplinking from the talkout app to check a users credentials before entering.
  • - VR was achieved using the Open Source Cardboard SDK in Unity.
  • - Integrated Firebase for providing chrashlytics and monitoring user logs

Contact

Get in touch

Phone

07947693947

Email

thomasjamesankers@gmail.com