Michael Warburton
St.Neots,Cambridgeshire
Summary
BAFTA award winning developer and mentor. Over 15 years’ experience in the video games industry within development, training and commercial production. Applied experience of project production in Real Time 3D development for mobile and console. A result driven, sociable and personable character with a passion for achieving the best in himself, company and end users.
Overview
15
15
years of professional experience
4
4
years of post-secondary education
Work history
Senior Partner Relations Manager
Unity Technologies
Brighton, Brighton and Hove
2020.09 - Current
Strategic, production, technical and relationship management of a global portfolio of high profile and value gaming studios (inc. SEGA / Sony / MABK/ Dream / Voodoo).
Daily support acting as the clients voice, official Unity MPoC, int. and ext. collaboration, year on year planning and production risk management, enabling client success with the Unity Engine.
- Managed complex technical cases to ensure positive outcomes.
- Created an int and ext cross collaborative work environment, leading to increased productivity.
- Enhanced client relationships by providing strategic advice and guidance,
- Developed tailored strategies, achieving client objectives efficiently, while managing client expectations.
University Recruiter
Unity Technologies
2019.04 - 2019.09
- Responsible for the full cycle recruitment, management and growth of the UK internship recruitment process a5d brand.
- Introduced global alignment to team and developed team strategies and documentation.
Unity Freelance Developer
Lost Words & BAFTA YGD App
2019.01 - 2019.04
- Worked as freelance Unity developer on two titles.
- Solo developed an app for BAFTA to help young developers design games.
- Released on android and iOS.
- Hired as Unity expert to optimise award winning game Lost Words for PS4, Switch, Steam and Stadia.
Unity Master Trainer
Unity Technologies
Brighton, Brighton and Hove
2018.01 - 2019.01
- Responsible for the research, design and delivery of in person and virtual bespoke training on Unity for commercial companies.
- Covering content for games, automotive, gambling, XR and more.
- Developed the first Unity Automotive demo tutorial shown at Unite 2018.
Course Leader - Game development
Cambridge Regional College
Cambridge, Cambridgeshire
2011.08 - 2018.01
- Managed team of 8 in the provision of industry supported games development course.
- Started worlds only educational games publishing company for iOS, Android and PS4.
- Managed and ran E3 booths for course and company 5 years running.
- Course sponsored by Unity, PlayStation, BAFTA, UKIE and ARM Technologies.
Education
Unity Certified Associate: Game Developer
Unity Technologies
Brighton 2025.07 - 2025.07
Unity 3D Intermediate Level Course - Unity Engine
Real Animation Works
London 2015.06 - 2015.06
DTLLS Diploma to Teach in the Lifelong learning Sector - Diploma in Teaching – City and Guilds
Cambridge Regional College
Cambridge 2011.09 - 2013.07
HND - Popular Music
Anglia Polytechnic University
Cambridge 1999.09 - 2001.07
Skills
- Unity3D / Unreal / Game Maker studio
- C# / HTML / GML
- Blender / 3DS Max / Maya
- Photoshop CS / Gimp
- Logic Pro / Audacity
- GIT
- CRM Tools
- Mobile, Console & Desktop Development & Publishing
- MS Office / G-Suite
- Project Management
- Mentoring
- Training and Teaching
- Public Speaker
- Networking and Communication
- Problem Solving
- Marketing
- Customer Support
- Consultancy
- Board level communication
- Visionary thinking
- Strategic planning and analysis
- Innovative thinking
- Internal communication oversight
- Risk assessment and mitigation
- Product life cycle knowledge
Accomplishments
- BAFTA YGD Mentor Award 2016
- NEEA Catalyst Award 2017
- UKIE Education Champion 2019
INTERESTS
- Horror Film Score Composition
- Surfing
- Live Music Performance
- Wildlife and Animal Welfare
Additional Information
Delivery of BAFTA Master Classes to industry experts on Optimisation Techniques using Unity, Organise and deliver various BAFTA Young Games Developer workshops nationwide., Developing tutorial resources on Android export from games engines for ARM technology, Planning and running of Princes' Trust ‘Get Into Gaming' course in July 2016. A week long course for ‘NEET's, sponsored by Sony PlayStation, Keynote speaker on gaming at industry events such as Apps World 2015 (Excel Centre London), Organised the first education-based games company from Europe to exhibit at E3
Languages
English
Timeline
Unity Certified Associate: Game Developer
Unity Technologies
2025.07 - 2025.07
Senior Partner Relations Manager
Unity Technologies
2020.09 - Current
University Recruiter
Unity Technologies
2019.04 - 2019.09
Unity Freelance Developer
Lost Words & BAFTA YGD App
2019.01 - 2019.04
Unity Master Trainer
Unity Technologies
2018.01 - 2019.01
Unity 3D Intermediate Level Course - Unity Engine
Real Animation Works
2015.06 - 2015.06
DTLLS Diploma to Teach in the Lifelong learning Sector - Diploma in Teaching – City and Guilds
Cambridge Regional College
2011.09 - 2013.07
Course Leader - Game development
Cambridge Regional College
2011.08 - 2018.01
HND - Popular Music
Anglia Polytechnic University
1999.09 - 2001.07