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Christopher Thwaites is a seasoned professional in the gaming and animation industry, currently serving as a Senior Tools Programmer at Firesprite since July 2023, focusing on C++ Tools Programming and Automation for an unannounced title. Prior to this, Christopher held roles at Criterion Games as a Technical Artist/Animator for the Need for Speed franchise and at Ubisoft Leamington as a Senior Technical Artist, contributing to various projects including Tom Clancy's The Division 2. Experience also includes positions at Reflections, a Ubisoft studio, and Sunrise Productions, where responsibilities spanned tools and pipeline development, shader development, and team leadership in CFX and VFX capacities. Christopher's educational background includes a Bachelor's Degree in Computing from the University of South Africa and a Diploma in Digital Animation from The Animation School, complemented by early career experience in client interaction at SSE plc and a brief internship at Thoopid.