Erick Boulay

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About Erick Boulay

Goals - • Develop innovative solutions to empower developers to build and operate the best games. • Stay challenged and grow knowledge of new platforms, technologies and ways to operate. • Constantly learn and stay on the cutting-edge of technology. Professional Experience - • Collaborated across teams and disciplines to drive vision and roadmaps for unity gaming services. • Experience across player accounts, game backend, live operations, multiplayer, devops, etc. • Focus on client sdk offering & development workflows across the game lifecycle. • Over 15 years of mobile programming experience at leading game engine & video gaming companies. • Led the development of central technology solutions for Square Enix West. • Managed Square Enix's CI/CD platform and build agent pools (Teamcity). • Developed and published personal indie games on major mobile platforms using Xamarin (MonoGame).(iOS, Android, WP). Project Lead Experience - • Led central technology team focused on unity solution for Square Enix West. • Built and maintained entire Unity project stack from the ground up.(40+ unity packages) • Established standard workflows and pipelines across the development stack. • Managed Square Enix's CI/CD platform and build agents (Teamcity). • Built the foundations of the build infratructure and deployments. • Built a web configuration tool for building and operating games (development & live-ops). • Maintained roadmap and backlog for the project. • Main point of contact across Square Enix West for client needs and support regarding our product. • Traveled for off sites, assignments & conferences. Skills & Expertise - • Programming Languages : C#, Java, Obj-C, C++ • Engines/Frameworks : Unity, Xamarin/MonoGame, Unreal • Gaming Services : Accounts, Game Backend, Live Operations, Multiplayer Solutions • Knowledge of major mobile developer consoles Languages - • Fluent in English & French Interests - • Technology in general • AR, VR, Wearables • Indie Games • Traveling • Hiking, Bouldering, Hockey, Skiing