Ontario | Grant.Tabler@gmail.com
WORK EXPERIENCE
Freelance Game Development Victoria Harbour, Ontario
Game Designer / Developer 2016 - Present
Developed Axe-A-Lot-L a board game with over 5000 copies sold, worked as designer and tester, board game has fully shipped worldwide after successful kickstarter campaign
Solo developed Rubble, a destructible-environment FPS puzzle platformer with 150+ copies sold on Steam (no marketing budget)
Currently developing further board games and PC games including MMORPG Raiding simulation strategy game, and trading-focused board game
EF Education First Beijing, China
English Teacher 2014 - 2015
Taught more than 1,300 lectures, lessons and workshops, working with 20-150 students per day
Collaborated with 100+ teachers across the city in regular best practice standardization meetings
Lived and worked in China, adapting to language barrier, cultural differences and lifestyle changes
LEADERSHIP EXPERIENCE
EMERGE Magazine Vaughan, Ontario
Executive Editor 2012-2013
Won 17 international awards including many from pulitzer prize-awarding institution Columbia University
Managed over 30 journalists including approving and assigning work, editing articles, creating deadline structure, and managing magazine pagination order
Wrote editorial content which won 3 international awards for my articles alone
EDUCATION
George Brown College Toronto, Ontario
Graduate Certificate in Game Design Graduation Date: 2016
GPA: 3.8 / 4.0
Created 20 game prototypes in a simulated studio environment
Oversaw game production, fully developing some prototypes for showcasing at student shows
Received mentorship from industry veterans
Lakehead University Toronto, Ontario
Bachelor’s Degree in Education Graduation Date: 2021
GPA: 3.9 / 4.0
Spent more than 400 hours teaching in Ontario classrooms
Learned transferable skills for teaching and training peers and students
SKILLS & INTERESTS
Skills: Unreal Engine 4 and 5 (UE4 / UE5) | Blender 3D modelling and animation | Unreal Engine Blueprints | UMG | Photoshop | GIMP | Microsoft Office | Google Docs | Google Sheets | AutoHotkey programming | Audacity | Solo game development (design, programming, art, audio, etc.)
Interests: SCUBA diving | Playing video games | Writing short fiction | Analyzing game systems