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Software development engineer with 9 years in the field, including 7 years in the video game industry. I've worked on mobile, PC, and console projects from ideation to release, led teams of up to 5 people, and mentored junior talent. As the founder of Glowing Star Studio, I've collaborated with worldwide studios of different scales to help bring their creative visions to life. I'm now seeking novel projects to contribute to. As the founder of Glowin Star Studio, I’ve collaborated with worldwide studios of different scales to help bring their creative visions to life. I’m now seeking novel projects to contribute to.…Software development engineer with 9 years in the field, including 7 years in the video game industry. I've worked on mobile, PC, and console projects from ideation to release, led teams of up to 5 people, and mentored junior talent. As the founder of Glowing Star Studio, I've collaborated with worldwide studios of different scales to help bring their creative visions to life. I'm now seeking novel projects to contribute to. As the founder of Glowin Star Studio, I’ve collaborated with worldwide studios of different scales to help bring their creative visions to life. I’m now seeking novel projects to contribute to.

Romain Barthomeuf

Game Developer, Developer, Project Manager, +2

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Software development engineer with 9 years in the field, including 7 years in the video game industry. I've worked on mobile, PC, and console projects from ideation to release, led teams of up to 5 people, and mentored junior talent. As the founder of Glowing Star Studio, I've collaborated with worldwide studios of different scales to help bring their creative visions to life. I'm now seeking novel projects to contribute to. As the founder of Glowin Star Studio, I’ve collaborated with worldwide studios of different scales to help bring their creative visions to life. I’m now seeking novel projects to contribute to.…Software development engineer with 9 years in the field, including 7 years in the video game industry. I've worked on mobile, PC, and console projects from ideation to release, led teams of up to 5 people, and mentored junior talent. As the founder of Glowing Star Studio, I've collaborated with worldwide studios of different scales to help bring their creative visions to life. I'm now seeking novel projects to contribute to. As the founder of Glowin Star Studio, I’ve collaborated with worldwide studios of different scales to help bring their creative visions to life. I’m now seeking novel projects to contribute to.

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Software development engineer with 9 years in the field, including 7 years in the video game industry. I’ve worked on mobile, PC, and console projects from ideation to release, led teams of up to 5 people, and mentored junior talent. As the founder of Glowing Star Studio, I’ve collaborated with worldwide studios of different scales to help bring their creative visions to life. I’m now seeking novel projects to contribute to.

As the founder of Glowin Star Studio, I’ve collaborated with worldwide studios of different scales to help bring their creative visions to life. I’m now seeking novel projects to contribute to.

Skills

Experience Level

Expert

Expert

Expert

Intermediate

Intermediate

Language

English

Fluent

French

Fluent

Japanese

Advanced

Work Experience

Lead Game Developer and Designer at Glowin Star Studio

March 1, 2019 - Present

Designed and developed ~15 hyper-casual and hybrid-casual games for iOS and Android using Unity 3D. Built and launched the Launch Ops team to transform prototypes into polished releases; evaluated Unity plugins to improve workflows and project quality. Created and maintained Notion-based documentation and managed full project lifecycles from concept to post-release support.

Game Developer and Designer at Homa Games

August 1, 2021 - March 1, 2022

Collaborated on multiple titles, built tooling to streamline production, and mentored junior developers and designers; participated in cross-team reviews and QA.

Founder & CEO at Smoothy Labs

July 1, 2022 - Present

Founded Smoothy Labs and led end-to-end projects, focusing on turning high-potential prototypes into polished releases; built a remote, cross-functional team and optimized development processes.

Game Developer and Designer at Honikou Games

March 1, 2019 - July 1, 2021

Designed and developed ~20 hyper-casual games for iOS and Android using Unity 3D. Developed Warchief (PC) and Kraken Odyssey (Switch). Lead small teams of 2 to 3 people. Managed project's communication with major mobile publishers (Voodoo and Homa Games).

Education

Master’s Degree in Computer Science and Modeling (Diplôme d’ingénieur) at Institut Supérieur d'Informatique et de leurs Applications

January 1, 2013 - January 1, 2016

French equivalent to a Master's Degree in Software Engineering. Received instruction in programming, high-level mathematics, and team and project management, among other subjects. Participated in three school projects: - Developed a game on XNA utilizing a Kinect, enabling players to control the game by moving their arms to fire projectiles and defeat enemy spiders. - Created a space-shooter game in Unity/C# involving various key figures from our school. - Designed a multilingual dictionary application for French and American deaf individuals using HTML5, Javascript, Cordova, AngularJS, Ionic, and SQLite. Completed two internships: - Collaborated with Umix Studios on Pro Basketball Manager 2016, working with C#/WPF in Lyon, France. - Contributed to Honikou Games, participating in the development of two casual mobile games on Unity in Marseille, France.

University Diploma of Technology in Computer Science (DUT) at Logo de Université Clermont Auvergne Université Clermont Auvergne

September 1, 2011 - September 1, 2013

A two-year higher diploma course in Computing. Received teaching on a diverse array of programming languages, including Assembly, C, C++, C#, and Java, along with hands-on experience in OS platform usage, among other subjects. Engaged in a school project that utilized a WPF interface and Google Map API to incorporate pinpoints on a map, subsequently followed by a flying Hexakopter. Completed an internship at the French financial institution Crédit Agricole Centre France, where I created an application designed to automate the computation of crucial values from received data, subsequently generating statistical reports used in meetings and with partners.