Jim Brooks

Current

Graphics Programmer at (freelance)

Past

Simulation Software Engineer at PerrySlingsby
Flight Simulation Software Engineer at Compro Computer
Software Engineer 2 at Electronic Arts

Software Engineer at (freelance)
Linux Programmer at LynuxWorks (et al)
x86 Microcode Engineer at Chromatic Research
Microprocessor Validation Engineer at Transmeta
Microprocessor Verification Engineer at Texas Instruments

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Jim Brooks’s Summary

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Jim Brooks’s Specialties:

Summary of experience:
o 2005...present : graphics/game programming
o 2000...2005 : Linux system, UNIX app programming
o 1994...2000 : 80x86 microprocessors (verification, microcode)

Current programming experience:
C++, OpenSceneGraph, OpenGL, GLSL shaders, scene graphs, 3D engines, Lua scripting, cell-phone games

Flight simulator project:
http://www.palomino3d.org

Jim Brooks’s Experience

Graphics Programmer

(freelance)

(Information Technology and Services industry)

November 2008 — Present (9 months)

Graphics programming (OpenGL, OpenSceneGraph, shaders).
Simulation Software Engineer

PerrySlingsby

(Computer Software industry)

March 2008 — September 2008 (7 months)

Graphics programming for ROV simulator based on OpenSceneGraph. Improved graphics realism by writing OpenGL shaders (shadows, spotlights) and animation (particle systems, waves). Interfaced C++ graphics system with Lua scripting.
Flight Simulation Software Engineer

Compro Computer

(Privately Held; 51-200 employees; Aviation & Aerospace industry)

August 2006 — April 2007 (9 months)

3D graphics programmer for a multi-display flight simulator (flight trainer) using OpenSceneGraph and OpenGL. Wrote optimized code to render visual effects in real-time (weather, clouds, etc).
Software Engineer 2

Electronic Arts

(Public Company; Computer Games industry)

October 2005 — April 2006 (7 months)

Game programmer for Madden 07 (Xbox 360) at EA's Tiburon studio. Wrote C++ code for several areas of a football game (camera, replay, character animations, gameplay states, online).
Software Engineer

(freelance)

(Computer Software industry)

January 2003 — August 2005 (2 years 8 months)

Short-term contracts at Verizon, CommerceQuest, et al.
C++, Java, Linux.
Linux Programmer

LynuxWorks (et al)

(Computer Software industry)

March 2000 — April 2002 (2 years 2 months)

Linux system programming (kernel, device drivers).
x86 Microcode Engineer

Chromatic Research

(Privately Held; 51-200 employees; Computer Hardware industry)

August 1997 — January 2000 (2 years 6 months)

Developed microcode to emulate an 80x86 microprocessor. Microcode successfully booted major OSs.
Microprocessor Validation Engineer

Transmeta

(Public Company; 51-200 employees; Semiconductors industry)

February 1997 — August 1997 (7 months)
Microprocessor Verification Engineer

Texas Instruments

(Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; TXN; Semiconductors industry)

September 1994 — February 1997 (2 years 6 months)

Wrote compatibility tests for x86 microprocessor (TI Amazon CPU) in assembly language.