Relja Markovic

Current

• Technical Director, Microsoft Game Studios - Project Natal, Unannounced Title at Microsoft Corporation

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Relja Markovic’s Summary

Experienced game developer with a track record of delivering both as an individual contributor (shader / GPU optimization, rendering system design, LSP server architecture design, platform development, gameplay) and as a director on a large scale launch project (Project Natal) going from incubation to productization while building a team from scratch. Experience working with external developers in a publishing role as well as in-house development. Contributed to 30 patents. Multiple awards.

Relja Markovic’s Specialties:

Game development; computer graphics; software architecture; HLSL; CPU/GPU optimization; Xbox 360 development; project management; publishing; franchise management; building launch teams.

Relja Markovic’s Experience

• Technical Director, Microsoft Game Studios - Project Natal, Unannounced Title

  Microsoft Corporation

  (Public Company; MSFT; Computer Software industry)

  2008 — Present (1 year )

  Architectural/Individual Contributor achievements: designed the Gesture Recognizer System and workflow; contributed to over 20 Natal related patents. Contributed to the development on the Natal hardware platform on the path from an incubation project to production. Represented the interests of more than a dozen MGS titles to the Platform team, working across the entertainment division.
  
  Management achievements: responsible for building the development team from 3 developers to a head count of over 20, setting the technological direction and goals for the E3 PaintParty, Richochet and Racing demos (as seen on the Jimmy Fallon Show, Good Morning America, and the E3 keynote), and planning out the development process. Key member of the studio direction group.