Technical Lead
AARON TROTTER
About
I have been building a name for myself in the industry for over 10 years. Most of that was inside Unreal but have had my fair share of Unity too.
Passionate about games and have led and delivered many creative and digital projects. Welcome to my portfolio.
Roles Held
Technical Lead, Animation Programmer, Technical Artist, Graphics Programmer, AI & Navigation Programmer, Multiplayer Systems Programmer.
Skills
Animation Programming Consulting: Technical Assessment, Animation Review, Character & Cinematic Planning and Estimation, System Design and Technical Direction.
Animation Systems: Locomotion, Motion Matching, Distance Matching, Pose Matching, Animation Warping, Control Rig, MoCap.
Gameplay Systems: Multiplayer Programming, NPC & Dialogue Systems, Abilities, State Trees and Influence Maps.
Programming & Graphics: Unreal C++, Unity C#, HLSL, Compute Shaders, Linear Algebra, Vector Mathematics.
Performance & Workflow Optimisation: Code Optimisation, Development Tools, Jenkins, Linting, Technical Planning & Delivery.
Console Profiling & Debugging: PS5, Xbox Series X|S, PIX, Razor, RenderDoc, Performance Profiling and Platform-Specific Debugging.
Procedural & VFX Systems: Niagara, Materials, PCG; Terrain, Vegetation, Boids, Flocks, Distance Fields, Vector Fields, Audio Reactivity.
AI Development & Tooling: Local Models, MCP Integration, AI Coding Workflows, Agentic Development Tools.
Awards
5 x Campaign Tech Awards
5 x FWA
2 x One Show Awards
Personal Works
May. 2025 | Audio Programmer | VJ Master
May. 2024 | Graphics Programmer | UE5 Compute Shader Niagara Integration Plugin
Jun. 2018 | Web Developer | Cheatsheet
Video Game
TBC | Flying Wild Hog | Sr. Gameplay Animation Programmer | Tomb Raider: Legacy of Atlantis
TBC | DDS | Graphics Programmer | Undisclosed (VR)
Dead 2022/23 | Focus Entertainment x Different Tales | Lead Animation Programmer & AI Navigation Systems | Our Life On Water
Metaverse
Apr. 2025 | iF Design Award x Artificial Rome | Technical Lead | Web3 iF Design Award Space 2025
Jan. 2025 | Artificial Rome | Technical Lead | SOIL Estate
Nov. 2024 | Artificial Rome | Technical Lead | SOIL v3
Aug. 2024 | Clarins x CULT x Artificial Rome | Technical Art Lead | Clarins Virtual World
Live Stream
TBC | iF Design Award x Artificial Rome | Technical Lead | Web3 iF Design Event Space 2025
Dec. 2020 | Riot Games x BBH x Unit9 | Technical Lead | Battle of Baron
Virtual Production
TBC | Artificial Rome | Technical Lead | Undisclosed (AI)
Sep. 2021 | Campari x Unit9 | Sr. Programmer | Fellini Forward (AI)
Interactive Artwork
TBC | Priveekollektie x DDS | Animation Programmer (Animals) | Undisclosed
Oct. 2024 | Priveekollektie x DDS | Technical Artist | Blooming Symphony
Dec. 2023 | Priveekollektie x DDS | Technical Artist | Vermeille
Dec. 2023 | Priveekollektie x DDS | Animation Programmer (Animals) | Secret Garden
Jul. 2023 | Halycon Gallery x Dominic Harris | Technical Lead (1/2) | Gods and Titans
Dec. 2021 | Halycon Gallery x Dominic Harris | Technical Lead | The Essence of Time Triptych
Dead 2020 | Undisclosed x Unit9 | Technical Lead (1/2) | Undisclosed
Dec. 2018 | Disney x Dominic Harris | Lead Animation Programmer | Mickey & Minnie: An Interactive Diptych
Installation
May. 2025 | Sennheiser x Artificial Rome | Technical Lead | Shiver
Dead 2024 | Undisclosed x Artificial Rome | Technical Lead | Undisclosed
Apr. 2022| Mastercard x LightBlue x Unit9 | Technical Lead (1/2) | Mastercard Cube 2020
Dec. 2019 | Halycon Gallery x TFL x Dominic Harris | Technical Lead | DH Staircase
Projection
Dec. 2019 | Halycon Gallery x Dominic Harris | Technical Lead | Imagine
VR
June. 2024 | Sennheiser x Artificial Rome | Technical Lead | Interactive Experience Centre Previs
Native AR
Dead 2021 | Undisclosed x Le Polish Bureau | Technical Lead | Holoscapes
Jul. 2021| Lotus Cars x Goodwood x Unit9 | Technical Lead | Aeroad
Social AR
Feb. 2021 | Pepsi Global x COPA90 x Unit9 | Technical Lead | UEFA: Beat Runner
Jan. 2021 | Riot Games x BBH x Unit9 | Technical Lead | Yordle
Dec. 2020 | TK-Maxx x Bytedance x Unit9 | Technical Lead | #GiftYourGoat
Oct. 2020 | Kenzo x Bytedance x Unit9 | Technical Lead | #KENZOsportchallenge
Government Data
2018 | Tascomi (Idox) | Data Engineer | Irish Health & Safety (HSE)
2017/18 | Tascomi (Idox) | Data Engineer | English and N. Irish Environmental Health
2015 | Tascomi (Idox) | Data Engineer | N. Irish Dog Licencing
2015 | Tascomi (Idox) | Data Engineer | N. Irish Building Control
Degree
2013/17 | Ulster University | Computing and Engineering | BSci, Computer Games, Modelling and Animation
First Class Honours & Diploma in Professional Practise (4.0 GPA)