Hey there! My name is Rafa Teivfik (Ruffles), and I'm from Curitiba, Brazil.
I'm a game developer, programmer and game designer, always ready to take on new challenges!
At cadentia.teamworks, our goal was to make games passionately, always trying to innovate and keep expanding the concept of games as an art medium through meaningful experiences and stories.
Oi! Meu nome é Rafa Teivfik (Ruffles), e eu sou de Curitiba.
Eu sou um desenvolvedor de jogos, programador e game designer, sempre pronto para enfrentar novos desafios!
Na cadentia.teamworks, nosso objetivo era fazer jogos com paixão, sempre tentando inovar e continuar expandido o conceito de jogos como um meio artístico através de experiências e histórias significativas.
✦ Work Experience ✦
Game Programming Teacher
Escola Interativa, Curitiba, Brazil
March 2023 - February 2024 (1 year)
• Teaching Construct, JavaScript and MakeCode Arcade to elementary and middle school students as a part of an extension program.
Junior Unity Developer
Algetec, Salvador, Brazil
May 2022 - March 2023 (11 months)
• Implemented features to 3D laboratory simulations, such as AI pathfinding, physics and character controllers.
• Refactored portions of the company's codebase for the purposes of efficiency and compatibility.
Unity Gameplay Programmer
cadentia.teamworks, Curitiba, Brazil
July 2021 - May 2022 (11 months)
• Implemented many features to short 2D games, ranging from simple and fundamental mechanics to advanced physics, making use of design pattern-based architectures.
• Contributed to game design through active suggestions and testing.
• Developed UI in Unity for an unreleased mobile project, leading the team's tech design.
Full Stack Web Developer
ByteRain IT Solutions, Curitiba, Brazil
April 2021 - May 2022 (1 year)
• Rapidly rose to a reliable position, managing and leading a team of developers in order to effectively meet customer demands.
✦ Skills ✦
• 9 years of experience in C# and other C-based languages.
• 3 years of experience in game development in Unity, having developed both 2D and 3D games.
• 3 years of experience with Git version control, having worked with both GitHub and GitLab.
• Proficiency in organization and productivity tools such as Notion, Trello and ClickUp.
• Fluency in English, French and Portuguese, with working knowledge in Spanish and Japanese.
✦ Education ✦
Apple Developer Academy Student Program
Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Paraná (PUCPR)
January 2023 - In progress
• Learning iOS and app development as a part of student program leaded by Apple.
Bachelor in Game Development
Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Paraná (PUCPR)
January 2023 - In progress
• Degree with extensive education in the many fields of game development, giving focus to programming, art, game design and sound.
Bachelor in Electronic Engineering
Universidade Tecnológica Federal do Paraná (UTFPR)
January 2017 - December 2022
• Made contact with many technologies and programming languages, which have been applied many times in game projects over the years.
