Omar Zohdi
Programming Tutor - MSc Programming For Games & VFX at Escape Studios
London, England, United Kingdom
Summary
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Top SchoolOmar Zohdi is a programming tutor and developer relations professional with 11 years of experience translating low-level graphics engineering into practical tools and curriculum for game and VFX developers. He currently directs and teaches the MSc Programming for Games & VFX at Escape Studios, shaping coursework and hands-on training in C++, Python, Unreal Engine 5 and Maya plugin development. Previously at Imagination Technologies he partnered with AAA studios to cut PowerVR hardware bugs by 40% and raised developer engagement through portals and CI integrations, while contributing architecturally to the PowerVR Native_SDK including a Vulkan backend. He blends deep systems-level expertise—profiling Vulkan/OpenGL pipelines and resolving subtle performance bottlenecks—with a passion for serious games that improve wellbeing. Comfortable presenting to C-level stakeholders or running live UE workshops, he excels at turning complex technical challenges into teachable, production-ready solutions. Based in London, he uniquely straddles academia, industry advocacy, and open-source SDK development.
11 years of coding experience
8 years of employment as a software developer
Master’s Degree, Computer Science - Computer Game Development, Master’s Degree, Computer Science - Computer Game Development at DePaul UniversityBachelor’s Degree, Computer Science, Bachelor’s Degree, Computer Science at Modern Sciences and Arts University
Italian, English, Arabic
Github Skills (15)
vulkan10
c-language10
cmake10
opengl-es10
sdk10
cprogramming-language10
architectures10
architecture10
platform-independent9
multiplatform9
build-system9
cross-platform9
githubaction-workflow7
github-ci7
documentation6
Programming languages (5)
Github contributions (5)
powervr-graphics/Native_SDK
May 2015 - May 2021
C++ cross-platform 3D graphics SDK. Includes demos & helper code (resource loading etc.) to speed up development of Vulkan, OpenGL ES 2.0 & 3.x applications
Role in this project:
Software Architect / System Architect
Software Architect / System ArchitectContributions:33 commits, 9 PRs, 45 pushes in 6 years 1 month
Contributions summary:Omar contributed to the PowerVR Graphics SDK by implementing new features and improving the overall framework. They were heavily involved in the release of new versions of the SDK, including major updates like the addition of a new Vulkan backend and the porting of existing examples to Vulkan. They also made structural changes to the framework, such as breaking up the PVRApi, and introduced new classes and utilities. Furthermore, the user worked on integrating the SDK with Travis CI and updating the build instructions.
3d-graphicscppopengl-esresource-loadingvulkan
omarzohdi/omarzohdi.github.io
Apr 2015 - Feb 2023
Contributions:2 PRs, 39 pushes, 7 branches in 7 years 11 months
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