New Employee - Tom Pedalino

Double Eleven have taken on a new Development Assistant. Helping out in all areas, Tom Pedalino provides a much-needed hand where and when needed. Whether providing invaluable QA help; directly assisting the developers; or building PCs for IT; Tom is very handy to have available. With experience working in game retail and on a private team project also, he has a good game knowledge and enthusiasm for the industry. Welcome aboard, Mr. Pedalino.

Linked-In: http://uk.linkedin.com/in/tompedalino

New Employee - Richard Snowdon

Double Eleven now has a fully-fledged in-house test team with the addition of Richard Snowdon. With almost three years’ experience in the games industry, he’s proving an invaluable aid to our development team already. We’re certain Richard’s efforts will continue to ensure that the Double Eleven ninjas’ work is even better than usual! Welcome aboard, Mr. Snowdon.

New Employee - Andy Buck

Things are looking a lot better at Double Eleven since hiring a visual effects programmer of eleven years’ experience. Andy Buck joins our team after working for Eutechnyx in a number of fields, including AI systems, game control systems, art asset creation, coding, design docs and code team management. Procedural special effects being his current forté, Andy will be helping to ensure our games are as visually stunning as they are technically awesome. Welcome aboard, Mr. Buck.

Linked-In Profile: http://uk.linkedin.com/in/andybuck

New Employee - Kimberley Valentine

Joining Double Eleven as our new HR and Admin Manager is Kimberley Valentine. With three years’ experience in HR at The Gateshead Housing Company, and studying towards a CIPD qualification in HR Practice in Newcastle, we’re sure the lovely Kimberley will be a massive help to our operations. Welcome aboard, Ms. Valentine.

Linked-In Profile: http://uk.linkedin.com/pub/kimberley-valentine/31/b15/834

New Employee - James Hubbard

James Hubbard, a programmer of twelve years, is the latest addition to the Double Eleven team. Working on the classic Timesplitters series at Free Radical, and the popular F1 2010 at Codemasters, amongst other companies and projects too, James has a considerably ranged experience in the games industry and dynamic coding abilities. We’re sure he’ll be able to turn his skills to whatever project we throw at him. Welcome aboard, Mr. Hubbard.

Linked-In Profile: http://uk.linkedin.com/pub/james-hubbard/a/876/783

New Employee - David Buckley

Our IT department has now grown thanks to the addition of David Buckley. Joining us through Lee Cherry’s recommendation, after the two were on the same course at University – ‘Computer Games Programming’ at the University of Huddersfield – David will also be learning and lending his hand to our coders as he develops his skills. Welcome aboard, Mr. Buckley.

Linked-In Profile: http://uk.linkedin.com/pub/david-buckley/27/b5b/254

New Employee - Ian Thomas

Ian Thomas is the latest member to join the Double Eleven ninjas, entering the dojo as yet another programmer to add to our powerful coding force.  Programming for over 25 years, 15 of those commercially, Ian has experience in a “bewildering” variety of languages.  This ability saw him become a key systems programmer for a variety of excellent Lego games at Traveller’s Tales, including Lego Clone Wars and Lego Harry Potter.  We’re looking forward to seeing his bewildering skills.  Welcome aboard, Mr. Thomas.

Linked-In Profile: http://uk.linkedin.com/in/wildwinter

New Contractor - Ben Cosh

Ben Cosh is the latest member to join the Double Eleven ninjas.  Ben, who has been programming since the mid 90s and has worked in the industry for 8 years, is working with us as a contractor to assist our existing coders.  He has worked on a variety of console and handheld platforms for Brat Designs, Venom and Atomic Planet.  We’re sure he’ll be a useful addition to the team.  Welcome aboard, Mr. Cosh.

Linked-In Profile: http://uk.linkedin.com/pub/ben-cosh/9/223/b19

Martyn Brown working with Double Eleven

Martyn Brown, who has spent 25 years in the games industry and co-founded one of the UK’s brightest independent studios, is now lending his widespread experience to Double Eleven. Having recently began his own independent consultancy business, Martyn, a personal friend of Lee, CEO of Double Eleven, has come on board to assist with the continued growth and development of the company.

“I am incredibly chuffed to assist, advise and help inspire Double Eleven, who are hands-down one of the most exciting, driven and highly capable development teams I’ve had the fortune to meet in years. I have absolutely no doubt that Double Eleven will be amongst the UK’s most high-profile and successful development studios within a very short space of time” Martyn Brown.

Lee Hutchinson offered “We're really looking forward to Martyn's assistance. Everything at Double Eleven has been going so fast for us that it's hard to keep track of things at times. Martyn's experience and expertise are no doubt going to help keep things running smoothly as we look towards future plans for development of our own IP.”

Martyn begins working with Double Eleven this week.

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