Since SHFF's founding, Shaival has been the strong technical backbone of the studio and driven its technical direction. He pursues pragmatic application of best practices and continuous improvement, to achieve excellence. Shaival has built technology products in diverse domains for over 17 years. He has spent 8 years in leadership and managerial roles, the last 4 years of which have been focused on the unique challenges of software development for mobile. In addition to games, Shaival has worked on applications for networking, databases, graphics, scientific visualization and process control. Prior to SHFF, he managed Retro Studios' Tools & Technology Group that produced the engines and production systems that enabled Metroid Prime. Shaival has 7 years of college education in Computer Science, Pure and Applied Mathematics, and Physics. |