🙉Team
CO-FOUNDERS
Samy – CEO
Lifetime gamer, modder and developper. Unreal Engine 5 generalist. Worked as a Blockchain dev in 2017 and now game designer specialized in Blockchain technologies. Samy carries the vision of a symbiosis between blockchain and video game world.
Augustin – COO (Chief Operating Officer)
https://twitter.com/0xAugustinME
Crypto enthusiast, business developer and entrepreneur for 4 years as sales in digital marketing, branding and social media strategy. Music producer, video game sound designer and recording studio owner.
Augustin is in charge of various topics such as, vision implementation, operational management, business development, subcontractor management + sound design.
ASSOCIATES / CORE TEAM
Florian – CTO
Worked as the CTO of a french startup for 2 years, and as a senior engineer in top companies such as Match.com. NodeJS, AngularJS, databases, React, C, C++; Java
Florian is CTO, he leads the different technical departments and handles the technical choices he also oversees the backend engineering.
Simon – Architecture/Infrastructure
Worked as a CTO in a startup for 5 years then in freelance and Blockchain dev for 2 years. Passionate about blockchain, Cloud and complex architectures for native cloud apps. Tech stack: Solidity, Rust, React, springboot, python, node, GCP, AWS, Azure.
Simon is in charge of Monkey Empire blockchain integration and Monkey Empire scalability (architecture and infrastructure)
TEAM
GAME DESIGN & PRODUCTION
Paul Fabella - Game Designer / Producer
An all-around Gamer, Writer, Chef, Athlete, Entrepreneur, and Artist. Has been in Game Development since 2005. Started as a Freelance Generalist, Indie Game Developer, Web Designer, Multimedia Instructor, 3D Artist, Animator, and now as Game Designer / Game Producer. Designed and Managed several successful game titles on Mobile, PC, and Console for various studios and projects. Best projects include: Dragon Mania Legends, Disney Getaway Blast, Murasaki 7, Order & Chaos online, Modern Combat, and more.
CREATIVE DIRECTOR
Reno - Creative Director
With 16 years of experience working in the Creative and Design Industry between Paris, London, New York City and South America, Renaud began as an award winning Art Director for digital experiences, later freelancing as a Motion Design Director before designing his own fonts, crafting brands, and developing highly efficient design systems for Fortune 500 companies.
He is now developing his own vision through his art brand Infty Global as well as taking commision through the ThinkerFriends world-wide agency.
BACKEND & BLOCKCHAIN
Yasindu – Blockchain developer
With 3 years' experience in blockchain development. Yassindu masters both solidity and web 3 frontend technologies. These multiple skills allow him to work on blockchain issues related to the backend but also to the different interfaces.
Austin - Senior BackEnd
Fuh Austin is a skilled Software Engineer with 5 years of experience in software development. He has worked collaboratively with software development teams to design and develop software solutions for a range of applications, including chat and IoT applications. Austin has a diverse technical skillset, which includes proficiency in programming languages such as Javascript, Python, and Dart. Additionally, he is experienced in working with AWS Services. He has a good understanding of software development and algorithm implementation, making him a valuable asset to any team. Currently, Austin serves as a Backend Engineer at Monkey Empire, where he continues to enhance his technical proficiency and contribute to the success of the company.
Igor - Backend & blockchain developer
Worked as a backend engineer for 8 years in freelance and several startups https://www.linkedin.com/in/igor-ilyev-350156231/ Tech Stack: Javascript, Python, Golang, Solidity, Smart Contracts Has Experience of various frameworks, blockchain technology, Software Infrastructure, Blockchain systems and defi apps. Igor is working as a backend engineer in Monkey EmpireL
FRONTEND
Linh - Unreal Engine gameplay engineer.
4 years of experience making game with Unreal Engine. Launched Indie game: Elven Warmaiden on Steam, worked on Mobile Multiplayer third-person Shooter Osimi City.
Mike – UE4 Full-stack Developer
Unreal, OpenGL, WebGL, WASM, C, C++, C#, Python, Javascript, Swift. 7 years of experience working for the AAA game studio Nexon America and 20 years of software engineering experience overall. Launched 8 games in Nexon Launcher: Combat Arms, Ghost in the Shell First Assault, Dirty Bomb, Maplestory, Vindictus, Mabinogi, Icarus, Atlantica Online. * Launched 3 Facebook games: MapleStory Adventures, Wonder Cruise, Zombie Misfits. * Launched Lawbreakers alpha for Steam.
CONCEPT ART
Juni - 3D/3D Artist & Concept artist
https://www.artstation.com/frioart Juni is a concept artist for 6 years, starting 2016 as a freelancer. In 2017, he became a senior concept artist in The Studio of Secret6 Inc. (Now Grit Gameworks) and he has worked on AAA games such as The Last of Us Part II (Naughty Dog), Just Cause 4 (Avalanche Studios), Shadow of the Tomb Raider (Eidos Montreal), and Cyberpunk 2077 (CD Projekt Red), and more AAA still under NDA
Sylvain – 2D/3D Artist & Concept artist
https://www.artstation.com/sylvain_aublin 2D Environment and character concept artist with 6 years of experience working in game industry as a freelance Illustrator. Comfortable with Photoshop and Blender and enjoy 3D.
Mehdi – 2D/3D Artist & Concept artist
https://www.artstation.com/meyd 2D Environment and character concept artist with 5 years of experience working in game industry as a freelance Illustrator.
UI/UX
Mikhail UI/UX Designer
https://www.upwork.com/freelancers/mikhailuralov More then 10 years of freelace experience in Mobile Games and Apps design. Areas of expertise: Game UI/UX, Game Art, Animations, App UI/UX, overall Graphics Design. Skills: Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Illustrator, Adobe After Effects, Adobe Premiere, etc.
3D
Alexander - 3D character expert
https://www.artstation.com/quetz
16 years of experience in 3D art industry, worked for Fortnite, Valorant, Forza, ATC Instructor for Autodesk Maya, Modeling/Texturing, Concepting and Animation, Modeling for Volkswagen Commercial, Concepting and Animation, Concepting for Empire Universe 2...
COMMUNITY
ApesEnchanter CM - Moderator & Ape mascot Eraly beliver of the project ApesEnchanter is the man who knows the project best by far. One of our oldest community members he is very dedicated to the monkey empire community.
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