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Jean-Philippe (JP) Flouret

jp@flouret.com
(778) 384-2660

Summary

Strong problem solving abilities.
Expert in C/C++, C# and assembly language.
Experience in large scale software development.
Experience developing next generation games for Xbox, PlayStation and PC.
Experience providing technical and architectural leadership.
Excellent skills at writing high performance software.
Fast learner able to apply knowledge to solve real problems.
Detail-oriented multi-tasker, with strong organizational abilities.
Exceptional focus and follow through abilities.
Excellent written and verbal communication skills.

Experience

Netflix
Vancouver, BC (Remote)
Gameplay Architect
April 2024 - November 2024

Unannounced game: Gameplay Architect, Unreal Engine 5 game.
- Designed and implemented gameplay systems and tools for input, gameplay abilities, AI, and more.
- Defined the game’s plugin architecture and implemented the first plugins to support a long lived live service game.
- Collaborated with other teams to define the game’s architecture and ensure that it would meet the game’s requirements.
- Worked closely with designers to implement their vision.

Epic Games
Vancouver, BC (Remote)
Principal Gameplay Programmer
April 2022 - April 2024

Fortnite and Unreal Engine Gameplay Framework: Principal Programmer
- Worked on Verse programming language, a new language for Unreal Engine.
- Created gameplay APIs for Fortnite and Unreal Editor for Fortnite (UEFN) using Verse and C++.
- Created examples and documentation for the new APIs.

Microsoft
The Coalition Studio
Vancouver, BC
Principal Software Engineer
September 2019 - April 2022

Gears of War Engine Team: Gameplay systems and engine performance.
- Designed and implemented gameplay systems for the next Gears of War games.
  - Created a presentation system for the game that allows designers to create and hook presentation elements (audio, vfx, etc) to gameplay events without the need for programmers to intervene.
  - Designed an interaction system that allows designers to create interactions between characters and objects in the game all of it defined in data.
- Worked on porting Gears of War from Unreal Engine 4 to Unreal Engine 5.
- Worked on engine performance improvements for the Gears of War games.
- Implemented C++ libraries for asynchronous programming using coroutines.
- Modernized the programming paradigm used for many systems in the game by using coroutines and other modern C++ features.

Senior Software Engineer
September 2015 - September 2019

Gears 5: Senior Gameplay and Systems Engineer.
- In charge of all non-rendering performance improvements for the game.
- Optimized gameplay, AI, animation, and physics systems.
- Shipped Gears 5 on Xbox Series S and X both running at 120fps.
- Worked on the Gears 5 replay/killcam system to ensure that it would meet performance targets and would work with all the legacy Gears of War gameplay systems.
Gears of War 4: Senior Gameplay Engineer.
- Wrote extensive high performance C++ code for the game.
- Implemented gameplay features and tools for the game.
- Worked on player movement and replication, mantles and mantle kick, executions and multi character interactions in a networked multiplayer game.

Electronic Arts
Burnaby (Vancouver), BC
Senior Software Engineer
July 2007 - August 2015

PvZ Garden Warfare 2: gameplay and animation programmer.
NHL 15: Systems Architect.
UFC 2: Systems Architect.
NHL 14: Systems Architect.
SSX (2012): Gameplay and animation programmer.
FightNight Round 4: Gameplay programmer.
FaceBeaker: Gameplay and animation programmer/Lead gameplay and animation programmer.
Provide technical leadership.
Design and implement new software to improve the gameplay experience.
Design and implement new animation controllers to drive procedural animation.
Participate in game design sessions.
Schedule tasks and determine task priorities.
Establish coding guidelines and expectations.
Review code and approve implementations.
Analyze feature briefs and determine technical requirements and opportunities.
Share knowledge with other teams at EA.
Mentor new team members.
Game Engines: Frostbite, Ignite

Microsoft (Contract)
Redmond, WA
Software Design Engineer II
January 2007 - July 2007

Work closely with the culture innovation team to create strategies that will improve collaboration between groups within Microsoft.
Participate in Microsoft innovation events called Mashup Days that bring people together to promote innovation and creation of new and exciting projects.
Create an environment for participation during the Mashup Day events. This requires continuous and active involvement and participation in the projects that are being developed at the events.
Provide software development (coding) expertise in JavaScript, C# and ASP.NET AJAX during the Mashup Day events and at other times as well.
Promote the creation of open source projects that showcase the results of the Mashup Day events.
Coordinate activities between different people for the creation of open source projects within Microsoft.
Facilitate collaboration in Microsoft’s open source development communities.
Contribute source code, ideas and time to open source projects.

GFI Control Systems
Waterloo, ON
Sr. Software Engineer
September 2002 - January 2007

Responsible for design and development of embedded software for a state of the art automotive engine control computer implemented in C that ran on a Renesas microcontroller with an SH-2 RISC core. The ad-hoc “operating system” kernel was part of the application and was developed in house.
Met on a regular basis with customers to understand how the used our engines and engine control system and to define new features and improvements to be implemented.
Owned many features of the engine control system including the J1939 communications protocol stack, many signal acquisition subsystems and the fuel injection and spark ignition subsystems.
Modified existing features and subsystems including the operating system kernel, torque management and throttle control subsystems.
Created Matlab and simulink models that model new features to be implemented.
Responsible for design and implementation of software tools for calibration and diagnostics of engine control units using Microsoft Visual C++ and Visual Basic.
Implemented a software instrument cluster application in C# that remotely communicates with a running engine and displays engine operating parameters in real time.
Wrote many tools (large and small) in C# and Visual Basic .NET for diagnosing, communicating and interfacing with the engine control system computer.
Designed and implemented reusable components (COM objects in C++, .NET class libraries in C# and C libraries) for the reuse of the engine communications component, data acquisition system interface, database access and other common user interface components.
Oversaw and participated in the design and development of a test system that verifies proper engine operation after assembly is completed.
Designed an extensible testing system that uses COM Active Scripting and JavaScript scripts to implement a sequence of tests to execute on an engine.
Implemented a number of COM components for interfacing the test system with the data acquisition system and the engine controller communications system.
Responsible for maintaining the SQL server database used by the test system.
Developed and executed test plans for all the company’s software projects.
Responsible for setup and maintenance of build systems and configuration management systems using GNU Make, Ant, Anthill, MSBuild, CVS and PVCS.
Planed and estimated all software development activities.

Delphi (Delco Electronics Systems)
Mexico
Lead Software Engineer
June 2001 - February 2002

Oversaw software development project of a Windows based application used to communicate with airbag system for the extraction of automobile crash data for GM vehicles.
Responsible for scheduling and prioritization of software development activities.
Worked jointly with GM in development of specifications.
Planned software development activities.
Responsible for writing all software design documentation in UML.
Developed time and size estimates for software development project.
Managed team responsible for implementation of new software tool.
Developed code using Microsoft Visual C++, MFC and assembly language.

Delphi (Delco Electronics Systems)
Mexico
C Language Instructor
January 2001 - February 2002

Responsible for C language training of new recruits and also available to all employees.
Developed training course for beginners and also for advanced skill levels.
Introduced advanced optimization techniques and refactoring as part of the language course.
Developed coding standards applied throughout the organization.
Trained more than 50 engineers in time to complete time critical projects.

Delphi (Delco Electronics Systems)
Mexico
Software Engineer
September 2000 - May 2001

Responsible for redesign and implementation of onboard diagnostics subsystem that resulted in substantial improvements in performance and reduced footprint.
Developed software in C and assembly language.
Responsible for the development of an in-vehicle reprogramming tool for airbag control units for Opel and Saab.
Worked jointly with client to develop product specifications.
Created software code using C, Microsoft Visual C++ MFC and Assembly language.
Designed and implemented a software package consisting of more than 15,000 tested lines of code in 18 business days.

Education

ITESM University
Queretaro, Mexico
January 1995 - December 2000

Bachelor of Engineering - Electronic Systems Engineering (Software Engineering)

Skills

Programming Languages: C, C++, C#, Lua, Assembly Language, Shell scripting, JavaScript
Operating Systems: Windows, Windows/Cygwin, Linux/Unix
Applications: Visual Studio, Vim, Maya, MotionBuilder, Photoshop
Version Control: Perforce, git, cvs