Erica Smith
Assistant Technical Director at Framestore
Greater Melbourne Area Australia
Summary
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Top SchoolErica Smith is an experienced software developer and technical leader with 12 years delivering engineering and product solutions across healthcare, education, non-profit, marketing and e-commerce, now transitioning into Visual Effects as Assistant Technical Director at Framestore. She combines hands-on engineering chops—demonstrated by test automation contributions to the CraftyJS game engine—with senior leadership experience as CTO, Director of Engineering and Head of Technology, building autonomous, high-performing teams. Erica pairs a software engineering honours degree with continuing creative training in VFX, animation and visual arts, bringing a rare blend of rigorous architecture thinking and visual storytelling. Practical, product-focused and curious, she’s equally comfortable improving testing infrastructures and shaping digital strategy for large organisations.
12 years of coding experience
14 years of employment as a software developer
Advanced Diploma 3D Animation and VFX (Screen and Media), Advanced Diploma 3D Animation and VFX (Screen and Media) at Academy of Interactive Entertainment (AIE) RTO 88021Certificate IV Training and Assessment, Certificate IV Training and Assessment at RMIT UniversityUndergraduate Certificate Environmental Sustainability, Undergraduate Certificate Environmental Sustainability at Western Sydney UniversityBachelor's degree with Honours Software Engineering, Bachelor's degree with Honours Software Engineering at Monash University
Github Skills (5)
javascript10
qunit10
game-development10
testing10
isometric9
Programming languages (5)
Github contributions (5)
craftyjs/Crafty
Aug 2013 - Sep 2013
JavaScript Game Engine
Role in this project:
QA Engineer / Test Automation Engineer
QA Engineer / Test Automation EngineerContributions:5 commits in 1 month
Contributions summary:Erica's commits primarily focused on improving the testing infrastructure and ensuring the reliability of the CraftyJS game engine. They fixed bugs related to incorrect function references and viewport centering, indicating an understanding of the engine's core functionalities. The user also added new tests, including those for isometric features, and updated existing tests to align with game loop refactoring, demonstrating a commitment to thorough testing practices.
gamegamesgamedevjavascriptjavascript-game-engine
ericathegreat/marco7
Oct 2015 - Mar 2017
Contributions:124 commits, 53 pushes, 2 branches in 1 year 4 months
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