Kieran Cunney
Senior Software Developer at Magnet Forensics
Guelph, Ontario, Canada
Summary
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Top SchoolKieran Cunney is a senior software developer with 14+ years building desktop, mobile, web and cloud applications, currently driving automation and orchestration at Magnet Forensics using Clojure, React and C#. He brings deep low-level experience from years developing animation and graphics systems for mobile and game engines—contributing animation blending features to the open-source Gameplay3D engine—alongside higher-level SaaS and cloud deployment work. Comfortable across languages and stacks (C++, C#, PHP, Node, Jenkins, Docker, AWS), he excels in agile teams, technical hiring, and improving recruitment processes. Known for translating whiteboard ideas into production, he combines strong stakeholder communication with a knack for reverse-engineering complex data sources for forensic tooling. Based in Guelph, Ontario, he balances a pragmatic product focus with a passion for innovation and mentorship.
14 years of coding experience
12 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Applied Science (B.A.Sc.), Software Engineering w. Management & Entrepreneurship Option, Bachelor of Applied Science (B.A.Sc.), Software Engineering w. Management & Entrepreneurship Option at University of Ottawa / Université d'OttawaBishop Redding
Github Skills (8)
c-language10
game-development10
cprogramming-language10
game-engine10
animation10
game-dev10
open-source9
cross-platform9
Github contributions (2)
gameplay3d/gameplay
Nov 2011 - Aug 2012
Role in this project:
Back-end Developer
Back-end DeveloperContributions:156 commits in 8 months
Contributions summary:Kieran's commits primarily focus on implementing and partially completing animation blending features within the Gameplay3D game engine, specifically within the `AnimationClip.cpp` file. These changes involve modifying existing code to integrate animation mixing functionalities, including the addition of methods like `crossFade` and `setBlendWeight`. Furthermore, there are updates to how the animation system handles memory management during cross-fades. The user's work indicates a focus on core engine functionality, improving animation playback behavior.
cpp3d-gamesgamesgamedevvulkan
blackscomber/GamePlay
Nov 2011 - Aug 2012
Contributions:156 commits in 8 months
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