Chris Khoo

Current

• Director of Technology at Kungfu Factory

Past

• Lead Software Engineer at NEXON Publishing North America
• Software Engineer at Propaganda Games
• Technical Director at Emagine Distributions Inc.

• Software Engineer at Electronic Arts Canada
• Lecturer at British Columbia Institute of Technology (BCIT)

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Chris Khoo’s Summary

Senior software engineer with a large breadth and depth of knowledge including game infrastructure, low level systems, rendering, AI, audio, and networking. Experienced developer that's developed for home consoles (PS2, PS3, XBox, XBox360, GameCube), PC, and for the web.

Chris Khoo’s Specialties:

- Systems design
- Parallel and distributed systems programming
- Disassembly debugging (all consoles + PC)
- Online game development

Chris Khoo’s Experience

• Director of Technology

  Kungfu Factory

  (Computer Games industry)

  February 2009 — Present (11 months)

• Lead Software Engineer

  NEXON Publishing North America

  (Privately Held; Computer Games industry)

  May 2007 — January 2009 (1 year 9 months)

  - Lead engineer for new IP.
  - Successfully implemented SCRUM processes.
  - Managed a team of 9 engineers.
  - Provided guidance on technical designs.
  - Provided mentorship and training to engineers.

• Software Engineer

  Propaganda Games

  (Public Company; Computer Games industry)

  December 2005 — May 2007 (1 year 6 months)

  - Multiplayer network programming
  - PS3/XBox360 speed optimization
  - Game engine support work
  - Senior bug firefighter

• Technical Director

  Emagine Distributions Inc.

  (Privately Held; 1-10 employees; Retail industry)

  January 2003 — February 2006 (3 years 2 months)

  - Recommend and deploy technologies
  - Web design and implementation

• Software Engineer

  Electronic Arts Canada

  (Public Company; 1001-5000 employees; ERTS; Computer Games industry)

  July 1996 — December 2005 (9 years 6 months)

• Lecturer

  British Columbia Institute of Technology (BCIT)

  (Educational Institution; 201-500 employees; E-Learning industry)

  March 2002 — September 2002 (7 months)

  - Taught gaphical user interfaces (introductory + level 1)