Iain Lobb

Current

• Flash Developer / ActionScript Developer at Freelance

Past

• Head of Interactive at Bloc Media
• Production Assistant at Twofour Group
• Web Developer at specialmoves

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Education

• University of Plymouth

Recommended

2 people have recommended Iain

Connections

53 connections

Industry

Design

Websites

• My Blog
• My Website

Iain Lobb’s Summary

Advanced ActionScript 3 including OOP, MVC and design patterns.

9 years experience using Flash, including animation, legacy AS1&2 development, and file size optimisation.

6 years design agency experience including 4 years leading a Flash team.

Extensive PaperVision3D experience.

9 years PhotoShop and Illustrator experience.

Attention to detail and outstanding written English.

Strong visual design sense.

Iain Lobb’s Specialties:

Game engine, maths and physics coding and a passion for game design.

XML-driven multi-language Flash sites.

Experience integrating Flash with PHP, .NET and AMF servers.

Extensive experience developing multi-user games and applications with SmartFox and ElectroServer, including JAVA back-end development.

Xbox 360 game development with C# / XNA.

Driving creative projects through concept, planning and delivery.

Iain Lobb’s Experience

• Flash Developer / ActionScript Developer

  Freelance

  (Online Media industry)

  January 2009 — Present (11 months)

  New to freelancing after 4 years leading an award winning agency Flash team, I'm looking to build relationships with creative digital agencies and in-house web teams.

• Head of Interactive

  Bloc Media

  (Privately Held; Design industry)

  August 2004 — January 2009 (4 years 6 months)

  Leading the Flash team for four years, I developed dozens of award-winning websites, applications, toys and games. I also interviewed and trained new hires and created the concepts for many award-winning projects. Clients included BBC, EMI, Sony Playstation, EA Games, Cartoon Network, MiniClip and Grey.

• Production Assistant

  Twofour Group

  (Privately Held; Public Relations and Communications industry)

  July 2003 — July 2004 (1 year 1 month)

  Working on web-streaming and broadcast TV projects for BBC1, Channel 4 and Discovery Channel, this varied and demanding role saw me involved with all aspects of TV production including casting, film shoots, editing, post-production and graphic design.

• Web Developer

  specialmoves

  (Privately Held; Online Media industry)

  July 2001 — July 2002 (1 year 1 month)

  I designed and developed award-winning Flash sites, banner-ads and games, as well as PHP back-ends, HTML pages, and Shockwave content for a range of high profile clients including MTV and Tribal DDB.

Iain Lobb’s Education

• University of Plymouth

  MediaLab Arts BSc , Programming, Design , 1999 — 2003

  Graduated First Class with Honours

Additional Information

Iain Lobb’s Websites:

• My Blog
• My Website

Iain Lobb’s Interests:

Game design, good coffee, family life

Iain Lobb’s Groups:

London Flash Platform User Group

•    Webby Award Winners, Nominees and Honorees
•    Flash Game Developers
•    Flash Freelancers
•    IGDA Flash SIG
•    Digital Gurus London - The Community for Digital Media Folk
•    FOTB 09 Elevator Pitch - Three Minute Wonders

Iain Lobb’s Honors:

• Multiple projects featured in .net, Creative Review and Computer Arts.

• Work featured in two Taschen books: Web Design Studios 2 and Web Design: Music Sites

• Interviewed in .net magazine.

• Awards from BIMA, theFWA, Cannes Lions, IMA, Davey and OneShow.

• Award nominations from BAFTA and Children’s BAFTA.

• Webby award for game-of-the-year.

• Two projects featured on Digg.com front page.

• Speaker at London Flash Platform User Group and FlashBrighton.

• Flash-focused blog with 2000 monthly readers.

Iain Lobb’s Contact Settings

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