Sampo Pesonen

Front-End += Game Developer

sampo.pesonen@gmail.com | +358 45 13 70 450. | sampopesonen.fi
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Summary

Programmer / Artist with years of experience in indie development. Freelanced for multiple clients in gaming and web development, creating games, WordPress sites, and static websites.
Skilled in HTML, CSS, JS, and C#.
Social, adaptable, and strong in communication and teamwork.

Experience

Game Developer – Indie Studio

Piston Media (Finland) 2018 – Present (part time)

  • Developed gameplay systems in Unity and Godot
  • 2 published titles on Steam
  • 3 asset packs published on the Unity Asset Store
  • 1 mobile game in development

2nd Line Service Desk Specialist

Planeetta Internet Oy (Finland) 01.2021 - 05.2024

  • Solved technical issues for clients
  • Databases, site transfers, DNS & nameserver modifications
  • Helped 1st line agents with more basic technical issues

Web Developer & Graphical Designer

Advertising Agency Synergia (Finland) 09.2013 - 12.2013

  • Web development for clients
  • Video shooting & editing for marketing purposes
  • Designed print marketing materials

Web Developer Admin (Online Shop)

City Plus Oy (Finland) 06.2013 - 08.2013

  • Added new products for eStore and updated old ones.
  • Contacted product factories for offers for products to sell in the eStore

Web Developer Support

MarujaLimon S.L. (Spain) 03.2012 – 07.2012

  • Created Wordpress sites for various clients.
  • Maintained websites by updating content and installing required plugins

Education

Bachelor of Business Information Technology

HAMK University of Applied Sciences 09.2008 - 04.2013


Entrepreneurship and Game Development Studies

Metropolia University of Applied Sciences 01.2017 - 12.2017

Skills

  • Unity (C#)
  • Godot (GDScript)
  • HTML, CSS & JavaScript
  • AI, OOP, Game Systems
  • Git, GitHub
  • Linux, terminal, and workstations
  • WHM + WHMCS & cPanel

Languages

  • Finnish (Native)
  • English (Full professional proficiency)
  • Spanish (Professional working proficiency)

Certificates

  • Responsive Web Design
  • Elements of AI