Michael Delva
Lead Programmer at Fishing Cactus
Charleroi Metropolitan Area Belgium
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Top SchoolMichael Delva is a Lead Programmer with 15 years of hands-on experience building interactive applications and engines, specializing in Unreal Engine and Unity. Based in the Charleroi metropolitan area, he has led technical development at Fishing Cactus since 2011, shaping game and real-time projects from prototype to shipping quality. His background spans .NET systems for broadcast virtual studios and enterprise Dynamics AX integrations, giving him a strong foundation in both performance-critical and business software. Early entrepreneurial experience founding Movie Stats highlights his ability to turn domain insights into practical tooling for coaches and analysts. Known for bridging gameplay code with robust backend systems, he combines technical leadership with a pragmatic, product-focused mindset. Fluent in cross-platform game tech and seasoned in team leadership, he brings steady delivery and a knack for solving complex integration challenges.
15 years of coding experience
4 years of employment as a software developer
Maitrise, STAPS, Maitrise, STAPS at Université Polytechnique Hauts-de-France
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Github Skills (48)
octree10
unreal10
packager9
3d9
voxel9
splines8
message-system8
git-lfs8
python-scripts7
git7
plugin7
jenkins7
slack-notifications7
wpf6
ant6
Programming languages (9)
Github contributions (5)
TheEmidee/UEModularGameplayActors
Feb 2022 - Jan 2023
Port of the plugin found in the Valley Of The Ancient UE5 template
Contributions:18 commits, 15 PRs, 13 pushes in 10 months
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TheEmidee/UEGameBaseFramework
May 2018 - Feb 2023
Contributions:2 releases, 168 reviews, 309 commits in 4 years 9 months
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