Hi there! I’m Menno, an Associate Tech Lead based in the UK.
I focus on working on core systems. This means designing the foundations on which gameplay systems are build, empowering both players and team members. This requires understanding project needs and translating this into planning and code, setting the bar for the rest of the game. Something I very much enjoy the challenge of! As such I prefer collaborating in multidisciplinary teams and learning to understand what technologies we need to bring the game’s vision to life.
In my free time I’m interested in everything retro games. This got me into developing on retro consoles, where I focus on low level optimizations and getting to know systems on a hardware level. I also spend my free time on language learning, crochet and whatever other hobbies pique my interest at that time.
Don’t hesitate to contact me if you have any questions!
Unannounced Project
Description: Taking on the role of associate tech lead on a new unannounced creative management sim project.
| Duration: | August 2026 - Present |
| Roles: | Associate Tech Lead |
| Engine: | In house C++ engine (Cobra) |
| Company: | Frontier Developments |
Jurassic World Evolution 3
Description: As part of Jurassic World Evolution 3 I worked to bring modular building to the series. This allowed both players and our artists a new level of freedom to build whatever they desire.
| Duration: | February 2024 - Present |
| Roles: | Senior Programmer |
| Engine: | In house C++ engine (Cobra) |
| Company: | Frontier Developments |
AOS: Realms of Ruin
Description: Realms of Ruin is an online competitive RTS. I have been part of the team responsible for building its deterministic simulation and network features which was presented at GDC.
| Duration: | November 2020 - January 2024 |
| Roles: | Full Core Programmer |
| Engine: | In house C++ engine (Cobra) |
| Company: | Frontier Developments |
Bit-Buster
Description: Bit-buster is a local multiplayer co-op game, in which you have to pass a shuriken around to kill all the evil spirits. The entire game is made out of voxels to allow for mayhem and destruction!
| Duration: | February 2019 - June 2019 |
| Roles: | AI programmer, programming lead (8 weeks) |
| Engine: | Personal C++ engine |
| Team size: | 9 programmers, 9 designers, 7 artists, 1 producer |
Kari
Description: Kari is a single player, adventure game in which you are stuck on the island of the Nordic gods. It’s your job to complete quests given by the gods and the islands inhabitants in order to rebuild your boat.
| Duration: | January 2020 - July 2020 |
| Roles: | Tools programmer, gameplay programmer |
| Engine: | Unreal engine |
| Team size: | 6 programmers, 10 designers, 12 artists, 1 producer |
Rakka’s Redemption
Description: Rakka’s Redemption is a single player game where you have to defeat evil spirits by wrapping your chain around them. Wrap your chain around enemies and the forest, and form a loop to deal damage.
| Duration: | May 2018 - July 2018 |
| Roles: | Gameplay programmer |
| Engine: | Unreal engine |
| Team size: | 3 programmers, 4 designers, 3 artists |
Skye
Description: Skye is a single player, open world exploration game. You are a seaplane pilot set in the Scottish Hebrides. It’s your job to carry out missions on the islands while engaging in dogfights by enemy planes.
| Duration: | September 2019 - January 2020 |
| Roles: | AI programmer, programming lead (14 weeks) |
| Engine: | Unity engine (DOTS) |
| Team size: | 9 programmers, 12 designers, 8 artists, 1 producer |
Blog
Description: I actively work on hobby projects and attend events to improve my skills. I like to focus on topics around low-level development and retro hardware. Occasionally I write about and share what I”ve learned on my blog.
Growing Pains
Description: My submission for Acerola Jam 0. I wanted to challenge myself to write both the engine and game during the Jam using nothing but the standard Windows and C library.
| Duration: | March 2024, 1 week |
| Roles: | Full stack |
| Engine: | Custom C++ Engine developed during project |
| Team size: | 1 programmer |
DOTS Playground
Description: DOTS playground is an interest group focused on learning Unity’s new data oriented technology stack. We organized weekly meetings to share information and keep up a blog with what we’ve learned.
| Duration: | January 2020 - July 2020 |
| Roles: | Generalist programmer |
| Engine: | Unity engine (DOTS) |
| Team size: | 8 programmers |
Retro Game Dev
Description: Retro game dev is an interest group focussed on developing for retro hardware and understanding how retro games were made. We organized weekly meetings and have worked on multiple demos.
| Duration: | September 2019 - July 2021 |
| Roles: | Assembly programmer, tools programmer |
| Engine: | Custom C++ engine |
| Team size: | 2 programmers (Participants vary) |
Skills
- Languages
C++ 
C 
Zig 
Lua 
ARM Assembly
- Platforms
Windows 
Playstation 
Xbox 
Linux
- Tools
Vim 
Visual Studio 
VTune Amplifier 
Perforce 
Subversion
- Production
Jira 
Hansoft
