Daniel Kirchner

Technical Director at Ghost Cat Games

Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

About

I help clients solve hard code and optimization problems in Unity 2D / 3D. Specialties - Advanced Unity feature development - Code optimization - Feature design and consultation

Experience

  • Technical Director at Ghost Cat Games
    Sep 2021 - Present · 4 yrs 11 mos

    Technical Director and Lead Developer at Ghost Cat Games. Responsibilities: - Manage technology stack - Manage contract developers - Game feature design and implementation - Game performance optimisation - Tool development

  • Senior Security Consultant at The Missing Link
    Jun 2017 - Feb 2021 · 3 yrs 9 mos

    Senior security consultant at Melbourne based offensive security firm. Responsibilities: - Web application penetration testing - Thick client application penetration testing - External / internal penetration testing - Red team adversary simulations - Social engineering, phishing, physical - Mobile application penetration testing - Client meetings - Reporting

  • Senior Software Engineer at Elmlight
    Apr 2015 - Jun 2017 · 2 yrs 3 mos

    The company specialises in business applications and websites with a focus on security. My role involved engaging with clients, designing systems based on client needs, managing and working with a team of engineers to implement, test and document each system. I was also responsible for security audits and penetration testing. The main technologies used were Python, Node.js and PHP.

  • Senior Software Engineer at CDG Computer Services
    2010 - Jun 2015 · 5 yrs 6 mos

    My role was to design and implement software projects while working with a team of coders and designers. PHP, PYTHON, PostgreSQL, MySQL, jQuery, CSS, HTML, XML, SVN CakePHP, CodeIgniter - Sales and stock transfer reporting system - Company frame search system - REST service for lens ordering HOYA – Between Thailand and Australian optical chain - REST service for stock management HOLT - Between Hong Kong and Australian optical chain - CRT advertising and placement system for schools - Company website / shopping cart - Server and application security audits and penetration testing

  • Senior Software Engineer at InfoFocus Australia Pty Ltd
    2013 - 2015 · 2 yrs

    My role was to design and implement software projects. We also maintained and refactored existing software projects. I managed other coders and designers. PHP, PYTHON, PostgreSQL, MySQL, jQuery, CSS, HTML, XML, SVN, Cold Fusion - Providing programming services for the Department of Defence including: - Remediation and refactoring of existing code - Authoring technical documentation - Unit testing, integration testing of APIs and system and security testing of websites - Server and application security audits and penetration testing