Hello!
My name is Luke Maher. I was born and raised in the suburbs of Limerick City in Ireland’s scenic south-west. From the time that grandmother gifted me my first games console as a small child, I have been enamoured by gaming’s marriage of art and function, and the seemingly endless creative potential therein. This deep fascination served as the catalyst for my educational journey; a career honours student and regular project lead, I earned my degree in Computer Game Development from the University of Limerick, followed swiftly by a Master’s in Screenwriting from Trinity College Dublin.
As a games industry professional, I have had the privilege of working on multiple significant AAA projects, including PGA Tour 2K23 among others I cannot currently speak on owing to NDAs. I identify as a narrative specialist, passionate about balancing gameplay that supports the narrative with a narrative that meaningfully informs gameplay to produce novel and compelling experiences. I am able to achieve this through proficiency with industry-standard technologies and refined interactive storytelling expertise. This, alongside my documented competency in leadership positions, underlines my aptitude to upskill rapidly, adapt to changing requirements and excel towards my creative ambitions in the industry
Endlessly creatively driven, I have since my teens been producing software projects, written pieces, video editorials and musical tracks, self-taught in most aspects, to satiate my lust for expression. The aptitudes, soft, and hard skills I have developed from this, in concert with my degree-backed subject matter expertise, equip me profoundly well to excel in this industry as a highly competent and dependable narrative-oriented game design professional and vocal asset to any team.
Education
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- Graduated with Honours, catering degree toward games industry application through choice of elective modules.
- Subsequently received commendations for class-topping performances in courses relating to game narrative design and direction.
- Took part in regular Writer's Room sessions, both giving and receiving constructive feedback.
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- Acted as class representative and graduated with Honours (3.72/4 GPA).
- Achieved 4.0 GPA across final year, including capstone development project linked as follows: https://www.debut-music.com
- Completed numerous team-based projects, frequently tutoring peers and gravitating towards leadership roles
Experience
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- Contributed to AAA games development projects, routinely assessing deliverable status, backlog, team health and client so as to champion the betterment of the product.
- Took ownership of significant feature deliveries for a flagship project, co-ordinating the multiple relevant teams simultaneously as
well as mediating communication with other dependent teams.- Distilled reporting materials for leadership and clientele, undertook multiple fruitful market research tasks, leveraged my background to provided nuanced insight lauded by other production staff.
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- Self-learned web development best practices to assume primary front-end development responsibilities on an internal project.
- Simultaneously conducted iOS and Android app testing and carried out supplementary mobile development tasks for a subsidiary.
- Worked effectively as part of multidisciplinary and evolving teams, contributing to meetings, seeking guidance and meeting deadlines.
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- Taught swimming lessons of varying ages and skill levels, earning teaching qualifications to become senior aquatic academy staff.
- Operated the reception desk, handling cash/transactions, processing bookings/memberships, opening/closing a large venue.
- As a sports hall attendant, facilitated bookings and supervised birthday parties to a schedule and aided in conversion for events.