Resume - Sully Studios

top of page

Sulaiman Jackson

Senior Game Developer

939-775-6138

sully.studio

sully@sully.studio

Miami, FL

Pattern Collage

Education

2024, Bachelor of Science (B.S.) Summa Cum Laude, Video Game Software and Development, Baker College, Michigan

2017-2018, Undergraduate General Studies, Kentucky State University, Kentucky

2016, High School Diploma, Jackson Academy

Published Video Games

Sky

Airplane 3D - 2024 - Lead Developer

Senior Game Project.

Airplane 3rd Person Shooter.

Published on Itch.io

Blue Skies

Airplane - 2019 - Lead Developer, Graphics Artist, Sound Supervisor

2D and 3D Multiplayer and Singleplayer Top-Down Shooter.

Implemented collisions between 2D and 3D objects.

Developed In-App purchases and Micro-transactions.

Designed Multiplayer and Netcode.

Implemented Advertising system.

Published on Google Play and Itch.io

Aranaea - 2017 - Lead Programmer, Graphics Artists and Sound Supervisor

3D Tower Defense Game.

Designed a Grid-Based movement system for enemies.

Optimized 3D Models and graphics for rendering on low-end mobile graphic cards.

Developed with Unity, Blender and Photoshop.

Published on App Store.

Helibot Icon.png

2D and 3D arcade Video Game.

Created 2 customizable worlds.

Developed with Unity, Photoshop, FL Studio, and Visual Studio.

Published on Google Play and Itch.io.

Helibot - 2022 - Lead Developer, Graphics Artist, Sound Effect Supervisor

2D Endless Runner/Side Scroller.

Infinite side-scrolling parallax mechanisms.

Complex and performant particle systems and effects.

Optimized for Mobile and PC.

Published on Google Play.

Ninja Rush - 2020 - Lead Developer, Graphics Artist, Sound Supervisor

Macaron Moon - 2024 - Lead Developer, Graphic Designer

2D Rhythm-based platformer.

Designed time-based platform wall spawner, in sync with multiple frame rates.

Published on Itch.io

Ball Hit - 2023 - Lead Developer, Graphic Designer

3D Physics-Based Video Game.

Designed and implemented encoded saving system.

Created a decoding system for mobile devices and unwrapping save files.

Developed with Unity and Adobe Animate.

Published on Itch.io.

The Struggle - 2018 - Lead Programmer, Graphics Artists and Sound Supervisor

Fast-Paced 2D Endless Runner.

Designed infinite side-scrolling mechanics.

Developed with Unity, Adobe Animate, FL Studio, and Photoshop.

Published on Google Play and App Store

The Reaping - 2019 - Lead Programmer, Pseudo-code Developer

Hired by client to create a Pseudo-Random and unbiased area sorting algorithm.

Designed and implemented random-based choosing.

Unique job listings for each applicant.

Cyral - 2017 - Lead Programmer, Graphics Artists and Sound Supervisor

2D Physics-based Platformer.

Designed Platforming/Side Scrolling Engine.

Developed with Unity and Photoshop.

Published on Google Play and App Store.

Skills

Game Developer and Designer
- Developing design documents, building original video games at Sully Studios for PC, Console, and mobile.

Teacher
- Teaching technology related skills such as programming and graphic design at Jackson Academy.

Website Developer and Designer
- Designing websites with Visual Studio, Wix, Wordpress, HTML and CSS.

Graphics Designer
- Creating graphics and art for final production in video games and youtube videos.

Video Producer
- Planning Youtube content and editing videos with Adobe Premiere Pro and After Effects.

Programming Languages
- Fluent in C#, C++, HTML, CSS, Java, Javascript, Kotlin, Python and Stack Overflow.

Website Developer and Designer
- Designing websites with Visual Studio, Wix, Wordpress, HTML and CSS.

Development Tools
- Unity, Unreal Engine 5, Microsoft Office Suite, Adobe Creative Cloud Suite, Fruity Loop Studio, Blender, Autodesk Maya,

Professional Experience

2017 – Present, Senior Game Developer, Sully Studios
- Spearheaded the development of three top-grossing games, increasing active users from 10k to 123k annually from 2020 to 2023.
- Designed, developed, and published 10 original games to Steam, itch.io and Google Play.

2016 – Present, Manager, Jackson Academy
- Managing the Jackson Academy Youtube channel along with 3 creative developers, helping increase monthly impressions by 8K in 2022 to 7.3M in 2024.
- Increasing subscription rates from 100 to 100k from 2022 to 2024.

2019 - 2021, How to make Epic Games in Scratch, Carnegie Center
- Taught Scratch programming to 10-20 students remotely, covering game development and graphic design topics.
- Developed an in-depth programming course that inspired 100+ young students to delve into game development and graphic design.

2022 - 2024,STEAM Saturday/How to Make Epic Games in Scratch, Cybrarium
- Developed and taught a comprehensive programming course at the Cybrarium in Miami, turning 200+ young gamers into game developers.
- Taught Scratch programming to 20-30 students in person, covering game development and graphic design topics.

2023 - Present, Website Developer, Cocowalk Estates
- Developed, published, and maintained the website for Cocowalk Esates Homeowner Association in Miami, FL.

Awards & Scholarships

2024 – Youtube Silver Play Button, 100k Subscribers.

2023 – 1st place Miami-Dade College Microsoft, Game Development 2D/3D.

2022 - 1st place Miami-Dade College Microsoft Hackathon, Game Development 2D/3D.

2022 – Presidents List, Baker College.

2019, 2020, 2022, 2023 – Dean’s List, Baker College.

2015-2018 -Keys for the Community Piano Scholarship, Kentucky State University.

2017 – Kentucky Book Fair, Youngest Author.

Published Books

2023 - Habeshi Art - Author, Front Cover Designer, Publisher

habeshi art.jpg

2017 - Sasha, a kitten in water - Author, Editor, Publisher, Cover Artist

2016 - The Witch's Curse - Author, Editor, Publisher, Cover Artist

2016 - The Incredible Veggie Boys - Author, Editor, Publisher, Cover Artist

Published Courses

Ultimate Scratch 3.0 Video Game Creation Course, Udemy.com, 2023

How to make Epic Games in Unity, Udemy.com, 2019

How to make Epic Games in Scratch, Udemy.com, 2019

bottom of page