Hi, I’m
Nick Astamidze
Project Manager / Senior Unity Developer
Vienna
Summary
Accomplished Project Manager offering 4 years of experience in Game Development Industry. Successful when leading high-performing teams to sustain product vision, roadmap and business goals. Exceptional technical expertise, leadership and talent for driving stellar, on-target results.
Overview
8
years of professional experience
8
years of post-secondary education
Work History
Moon Active
Project Owner / Senior Unity Developer
10.2022 - 8 2024
Job overview
- Led key monetization (Travel Pass and Multiple Promotion) features, directing the planning and development of its core functionalities.
- Coordinated event storming sessions to foster a deeper understanding of the project across the team with simple-to-understand use cases graph.
- Served as the primary point of contact, providing answers and clarifying ambiguities between developers and clients.
- Organized technical retrospectives to improve our development processes.
- Managed a team of Unity developers, backend developers, and technical artists, ensuring effective collaboration and delivery.
- Delivered solutions for technical and project design challenges, ensuring consensus on timelines for delivery.
- Maintained consistent communication to keep everyone informed and established a system to track individual progress.
- Developed a workflow for efficiently creating user stories.
Huuuge Games
Project Manager / Unity Developer
03.2019 - 08.2022
Job overview
- Led the development of a Remote Configuration System to optimize Traffic Puzzle configuration workflow.
- Collaborated effectively with Backend and Unity developers to devise innovative solutions.
- Facilitated team alignment through organized events and workshops.
- Cultivated and shared knowledge of internal tools to enhance team efficiency.
Happy Bat
Project Manager / Unity Developer (Mobile, VR)
03.2017 - 08.2019
Job overview
- Developed three hyper-casual games, creating a comprehensive development plan, and collaborating with artists to devise technical and design solutions.
- Served as project manager for a complex VR project, overseeing the workflow and collaboration.
Georgian Institute of Public Affairs (GIPA)
Lecturer
01.2018 - 05.2018
Job overview
- Led classes of up to 15 students with video tutorials, teaching essential Unity skills.
- Facilitated project execution for hands-on learning.
- Designed assessments to gauge understanding and delivered engaging lectures to larger groups of up to 50.
- Successfully managed two projects, SpaceX and Sort and Recycle, showcasing effective oversight and execution.
Talgame
Game Developer (Unity)
02.2015 - 08.2015
Job overview
- Solely developed project, handling core gameplay mechanics, UI features, and optimization using Unity and C#
- Improved solutions leveraging object-oriented programming (OOP) principles.
Education
Vienna 42Veinna
Common Core Course
09.2024 - Current
Georgian Technical UniversityGeorgia, Tbilisi
Master's in Computer Science
09.2019 - 03.2023
Politechnika LubelskaPoland, Lublin
Diploma in Computer Science
11.2019 - 02.2020
First-Called Georgian University of GeorgiaGeorgia, Tbilisi
Bachelor's in Computer Science
09.2013 - 07.2017
Tbilisi I. Vekua Physics-Mathematical School 42Georgia, Tbilisi
Diploma in Mathematics and Physics
01.2012 - 06.2012
Skills
Unity Engine Expertise
Mobile game development
Project Management
Project Planning
Project tracking
Scope Management
Agile Methodology
User Story Creation
Story planning
Event Storming
Languages
Georgian
Native language
English
Proficient
C2
Russian
Upper intermediate
B2
Polish
Intermediate
B1
German
Beginner
A1
Timeline
Vienna 42
Common Core Course
09.2024 - Current
Project Owner / Senior Unity Developer
Moon Active
10.2022 - 8 2024
Politechnika Lubelska
Diploma in Computer Science
11.2019 - 02.2020
Georgian Technical University
Master's in Computer Science
09.2019 - 03.2023
Project Manager / Unity Developer
Huuuge Games
03.2019 - 08.2022
Lecturer
Georgian Institute of Public Affairs (GIPA)
01.2018 - 05.2018
Project Manager / Unity Developer (Mobile, VR)
Happy Bat
03.2017 - 08.2019
Game Developer (Unity)
Talgame
02.2015 - 08.2015
First-Called Georgian University of Georgia
Bachelor's in Computer Science
09.2013 - 07.2017
Tbilisi I. Vekua Physics-Mathematical School 42
Diploma in Mathematics and Physics
01.2012 - 06.2012