Thorsten Kohnhorst


Personal Details
Address: Copenhagen, Denmark

Phone (mobile): +45 52827385
Phone (work):   +45 33733085
E-mail: monsterkodi@users.sourceforge.net
Date of Birth: 19.07.1972
Nationality: German


Education

1991 - 2001 University of Dortmund

course of studies: Computer Science
special subject: Computer Graphics
secondary subject: Fine Arts

1997 - 1998 diploma thesis:

"Kosima - A System for the Design and Animation of Regular Tilings"

1995 - 1996 project work:

"Philia - Realization and Application of a GP/AL-System"


Professional Experience

2009 - 20** IOInteractive, Copenhagen

UI Programmer; Development of the menu and HUD for a major game title.

2005 - 2009 49Games, Hamburg

Gameplay Programmer; Development of multiplatform sport games.

2003 - 2005 Codeon GmbH, Dortmund

IT Developer; Development of object oriented server applications and GUIs.

2002 Freelancing Programmer, Barcelona
Cooperation with Innothna Artcomm
2001 Pixelpark UK Ltd., London
2000 Pixelpark AG, Dortmund
Technical Lead; Leading a team of 10 developers in charge of the creation of the CMS and the backend for a major customer's website.
1997 - 1999 Object Factory GmbH, Object oriented software house, Dortmund
IT Developer; Development of object oriented server applications.
Responsible for the GUI development of an internal service-level management application.
1995 - 1998 Professorial Chair for Computer Graphics, University of Dortmund
Professors' assistant; GUI development for various research projects. Software and webserver administration.
1993 - 1994 Institute of Fine Arts and their Didactics, University of Dortmund
Professors' assistant; Computer-tutorial for art students.
Development of a system for interactive image analysis.
1991 - 1995 MB Data Research, IT solution provider, Dortmund

IT Developer; Development of graphical user interfaces for various in-house applications and other projects.


Internships

Summer 1991 Ruhrkohle AG, Bottrop

3-month Internship in a software department responsible for developing a program for the graphical representation of coal mining plants (DIGMAP)


Private Projects

2008 kraut, casual game for the iPhone, Objective C, OpenGL

2007 krank, casual game, pygame

2006 krix, music organizer, pyObjC

2005 diplography, diplomacy game, Flash, Action Script

2004 kork, 3D action game prototype, python, pyOgre, pyODE

2004 mp3ql, mp3 organizer, python, pyQt

2003 kiki the nano bot, 3D puzzle game, uDevGame winner, C++, Python, OpenGL

2002 kodisein, VJ-tool, realtime 3D animation, C++, OpenGL