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Firstly, apologies if this is in any newsgroup that it shouldn't be, but I
don't often post to newsgroups...

I am looking for work - either short-term contract work, or outsourced work
that I and/or the team of freelancers I am associated with can take on.

My CV follows (in ascii, e-mail if you would like a properly formatted Word
document) - the other people involved include a range of skilled
programmers, artists and producers, and we can take on most forms of work.

Please get in touch if you have anything you think might be possible for
me/us to work on.  I can work on-site if need be, and I also have my own
kit (including CD-Writer, scanner etc.) so can work from home, whichever is
more appropriate.

I look forward to hearing from you all...


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Curriculum Vitae

Matt Haikin
12 Clyde Road
Brighton, BN1 4NP

Tel 			:	01273-621993
E-mail		:	matt@zenroom.demon.co.uk
Date of Birth	:	7th August 1972



Qualifications

Imperial College of Science & Technology, University of London
	B.Sc.(Eng.) Computing Science A.C.G.I., Upper Second Class
	Honours

	Topics included
	Software Engineering, Interactive Graphics, Databases,
	Simulation, Data Communication, Human-Computer Interaction,
	Artificial Intelligence, Management, Economics & Finance

	Group Project
	3D Drag-and-Drop Garden Design Package for Microsoft Windows

	Individual Project
	Research into using Artificial Intelligence to generate
	various styles of music.

Brighton College of Technology, Adult Education Classes
	An Introduction to Art & Design
	Dramatic Writing

Birkbeck College, Centre for Extra-Mural Studies
	Certificate of Media Practice
	Introduction to Video Production, Parts 1 & 2

Kingsway College, London, WC1
	C&G 9231	Photography
	L.C.C.I		French
	B.E.P.		Start Your Own Business

Sixth Form, Haverstock School, London, NW5
	'A' Levels	English ( B ), Maths ( B ), Physics ( C )

Haverstock School, London, NW5
	8 GCSEs	6 x A's, 2 x B's

	Full Clean Driving License



Previous Work

Labyrinth Productions
Lead Programmer
	Localisation of the game Drowned God into numerous European
	languages.  In charge of all programming and related
	technical issues.

Epic Multimedia Group
Senior Programmer
	I joined EMG to work on the critically acclaimed game Drowned
	God.  My work consisted of debugging / rewriting elements of
	core code, and porting the code to Windows 3.1.  I was 
	sometimes responsible for overseeing parts of the production
	process, managing the testers and at the very end, became
	'acting Lead Programmer' and was sent to Los Angeles to
	liaise with the distributors (Inscape) and oversee last
	minute development, testing, and gold-mastering.  I was on
	the design team for Cult, the sequel to Drowned God.

Recruit Multimedia
Freelance Multimedia Work

	Revolution
	HTML Design for Microsoft Web-sites.  Working from hard-copy,
	using Quark Xpress, Illustrator and Photoshop, I created HTML
	documents for local language versions of Windows 95, Office
	95 and The Microsoft Network.

	Central Office of Information
	HTML for the Department of Health league tables.  I corrected
	and modified previously written HTML code and spreadsheet
	files.

	Crown Business Communications
	Corporate Presentations for Barclays Plc.  Preparing slide
	and on-screen presentations using Powerpoint and Photoshop.

The Zen Room Limited
Managing Director
	The Zen Room was a multimedia partnership comprising a small
	number of programmers and artists.
	My roles in The Zen Room were varied.  On the
	business/management front, I liaised with clients to get
	business, conducted all the market research marketing, 
	promotion etc.  I prepared business proposals to obtain
	funding, project managed the rest of the team, and performed
	the day-to-day administration.  On the production side, I
	have been involved in software design and programming, 2D/3D 
	image design,  and I designed, implemented and promoted our
	company web-site.  

	The Zen Room originally disbanded (and is soon restarting
	with a modified core team) due to a lack of capital, and my
	desire to move away from London.  Some of our work is
	outlined below :-

		Recent work
		Design & Implementation of various screensavers.  

		Notting Hill Publishing 
		Design and Programming of Cybertation for the BIMA
		Nominated CD-ROM The Evolution of Life (with Richard
		Dawkins ).  We have been involved with Notting Hill
		Publishing from their beginning, and were brought in
		because of our specialist knowledge of evolutionary art
		and evolutionary programming.  

		We were part of the design team for The Evolution of
		Life, and designed and implemented the Cybertation
		engine, which uses advanced genetic theory (a branch of
		Artificial Intelligence) to illustrate Richard Dawkins
		theories on evolution.  The system generates and
		animates 3D "virtual sculptures" in real-time and runs
		under Microsoft Windows.  It was developed in Microsoft
		Visual C++ under Windows NT, using the Reality Lab 3D
		libraries.  

		Cybertation has since been extended into an Internet
		product and can be seen on Notting Hill's web-site
		(www.nottinghill.com).
		
		My role :- Software Design and Programming (jointly),
		Project Management, client liaison.

		Carat Interactive 
		3D icon design for a web-site.  Working to a close brief,
		we designed and modeled anthropomorphic characters to guide
		users around a web-site.  These were then rendered to
		poster-size for display in the reception area of both Carat
		Interactive and the client whose site the work was for.
		
		My role :- 3D modeling (jointly), project management and client liaison.

		Wizard & Genius, G.B. Posters, A Bigger Splash, The Chaos Laboratory
		Images for Posters and Postcards.  We created and marketed a
		portfolio of abstract 3D images which have been licensed for
		worldwide distribution.
		
		My role :- 3D Programming and Design (jointly), Marketing, Client
Liaison, 
		Market Research, Writing a business plan to obtain funding.

	Agency Work 
	I have worked in a variety of capacities, ranging from Office Junior,
through 
	preparing presentations, up to PA at Director level.  This work has been
conducted 
	in a variety of companies ranging from small local firms, to media and
blue-chip 
	companies.  Some notable jobs/clients follow :-

		Banker's Trust
		Preparing Presentations.  Using Corel Draw, PowerPoint and Freelance 
		Graphics to prepare corporate slide presentations for multi-million pound

		share deals.

		BPME International 
		Business Proposals.  I worked closely with the Directors of three
companies 
		to prepare detailed proposals for a number of multi-million dollar deals
(e.g. 
		the new Thai railway system).
		
		EMAP Publishing
		Advertising DTP.  Preparing advertising copy and graphics in Quark XPress

		for a popular computer magazine.

		Other notable clients include :- Channel Four, The Guardian, Guinness
Plc, TSB, 
		Lloyd's Bank, and many local small firms and charities.



Skills

I have been using computers since the first home-computers were released
when I was 8, and 
over this time, have consistently used them for international
communications, creative outlet and 
programming.


Technical/Computing Skills

I am familiar with the following operating systems :- MS-DOS, Microsoft
Windows, Windows 95 
and Windows NT, Unix, X-Windows, Apple Macintosh and Commodore Amiga.

I have programmed many languages including C, C++, Java, Basic, and Lingo.

I have installed many systems, and have a thorough understanding of the
hardware and operating 
systems of PCs; how to set up new hardware/software and how to troubleshoot
problems.


Telecommunications Skills

I have been using computers for global communications for over 10 years,
originally old text-
based services, now the World Wide Web.  In The Zen Room, I used the
Internet daily for 
research activities.  I have planned and constructed a web-site, and have
an understanding of 
what makes web-sites successful, how to market/advertise successfully on
the Internet, and how 
to use a variety of up-to-the-minute technologies (especially Java).  I
have recently started 
working on multi-player Internet games in Java.


Creative Ability

I have extensive experience with Adobe Photoshop, ImageFX, and 3D Studio
(and now Max) and 
have in the past done projects using Director (including some Lingo),
Illustrator, Quark Xpress, 
Pagemaker, Adobe Premiere, Asymetrix 3D F/X, Deluxe Paint and Corel Draw. 
Due to the length 
of time I have been working with and switching packages, I find I am able
to learn new packages 
very quickly; picking up the basics usually in a matter of minutes, and
often becoming competent 
in a few days.

I am particularly interested in the overlap between traditional media and
computer-techniques; 
have taken courses in Photography, Art and Video Production, and
experimented with lo-tech 
special effects photography which I feel make an interesting complement to
hi-tech computer 
effects.  My study of Art, Photography and Video has given me an increased
sense of aesthetics, 
composition and timing, which I am now able to apply to my computer work.

As part of my video production course, I directed a short drama; also
acting as Lighting, 
Cameraman and Editor.

I have been writing creatively since I was very young - poems,
short-stories, freelance magazine 
articles, and short novels and screenplays.  I recently took a short
dramatic writing course.

I also have an interest in Music, and have started to experiment with Dance
Music programming 
in Cubase.


Artificial Intelligence

During my time with The Zen Room we have been working in a specialist field
of AI; Genetic 
Programming.  This involves applying of nature's methods of evolution to
computing problems.  
We have been working on ideas involving the application of Genetic
Programming to more 
original areas; particularly computer games, artistic tools (e.g. Photoshop
and 3D Studio plug-ins) 
and Internet (especially Java) applications.


Business Experience

I have taken courses in Management, Economics and Financial Management, and
Human-
Computer Interaction.
During my time with The Zen Room, I developed a great deal of experience
with everyday 
business tasks, such as accounting, client liaison, administration etc.,
and higher-level 
management tasks; market research, marketing strategy, negotiating
contracts, preparing 
business plans/proposals to obtain finance, presentations to clients, and
project managing a small 
team of diverse individuals.
My agency work has enabled me to work in a large variety of different
establishments, including 
large banks; media corporations, small production companies and charities. 
These different 
experiences and job-roles have given me a thorough understanding of how
these established 
professionals operate, their strengths and weaknesses, an insider-view
which I found very helpful 
in running my own company.

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    /                                                  Matt Haikin   /
   /                                                 12 Clyde Road  /
  / e-mail    : matt@zenroom.demon.co.uk         Brighton, BN1 4NP /
 /  Tel	 : 01273-621993                                       /
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