Summary

An independent game developer, a Senior Partner Engineer at Unity, a former IGDA Chapter Coordinator, and a co-founder of one of the longest-running Malaysian game studios, Weyrdworks Productions. Shawn has worn many hats in the games industry for the last 13 years in game development. He has designed and published games on various platforms and a diverse range of business models. As a trained instructor, he has conducted more than 300 game development classes, workshops, and seminars.

Experiences

Unity Technologies / SENIOR PARTNER ENGINEER

2023 - PRESENT

Unity Technologies / Unity Field Engineer

2019 - PRESENT

Weyrdworks Productions Sdn Bhd / Director / Co-Founder

2016 - PRESENT

KDU University College / Lecturer

2016 - 2019

Independent Game Developer

2011 - PRESENT

Mediasoft Entertainment Sdn Bhd / Technical Director

2015

TeratoTech / Game Designer / Programmer

2014

ACA Pacific Technology / Autodesk Creative Finishing Technical Consultant

2010 - 2012

ACA Pacific Technology / Autodesk Maya Application Engineer

2009 - 2010

Awards

  • Best of Apple AppStore /  Apple, 2016

  • Best Quickplay Game / International Mobile Games Association, 2016

  • Indie Pitch Arena Grand Prize / Mobile Games Asia, 2016

Qualifications

  • Red Hat Certified Technician For Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 #605010566034301 / 2010

  • Autodesk Certified Support Technician / 2010

  • Autodesk Maya Certified Instructor / 2009

  • Autodesk Certified Systems Integrator / 2009

Professional Memberships

  • Game Developers Council of Malaysia / 2019 - Present

  • International Game Developers Association / 2014 - Present

  • Autodesk Certified Instructors Group / 2009 - Present

Technical Proficiencies

  • Unity3D

  • Autodesk Maya

  • C#

  • Javascript

  • 3JS

  • Php

  • MySQL

  • SourceTree

  • GitHub

  • Adobe Photoshop

  • Adobe Premier Pro

  • FMOD

  • Audacity

  • Goldwave

  • XCode

  • Live Ops

  • Bootstrap 4

  • Stable Diffusion

  • Sound Weaver

  • Google Cloud Platform

Other Skills & Experiences

  • English & Bahasa Malaysia

  • Project Management

  • Publishing Negotiations

  • Customer Support

  • Booth & Exhibition Setup

  • Event Organization

  • Community Building

  • Outsource Coordinator

  • Game Project Consultation

  • Game Production Mentorship

  • Seminar Presentation

  • Workshop Trainer

Press & Publications