Ravin Tharanee ravin.tharanee@freestylegames.com & | Rav is Director and Co-Founder of Third Kind Games, an independent, UK-based games development studio built on AAA pedigree. Based in Leamington Spa, UK, Third Kind was bootstrapped by 9 veterans of the games industry, in a basement*. Since its inception, Third Kind has grown from humble beginnings into a formidable powerhouse within the games industry, boasting a large, kick-ass team, who work on awesome projects with industry giants on world-leading, billion-dollar franchises. Before co-founding Third Kind, Rav was part of the studio leadership for FreeStyleGames, an Activision Blizzard studio, that worked on the Hero franchises (Guitar Hero, DJ Hero) as well as Skylanders and Call of Duty. Previous to that, professional roles and projects include senior & lead engineering across all platforms going back to the PS2 days, on a variety of projects, large and small. Rav’s 20+ year career has culminated in the ability to realise his childhood dream of forming and running his own, successful, games development studio. Rav is extremely passionate about video games, having grown up from a young age, enjoying pong on the Atari 2600 through to the latest releases on every platform. *They no longer work in a basement ;-)

Ravin Tharanee

Rav is Director and Co-Founder of Third Kind Games, an independent, UK-based games development studio built on AAA...

Greater Leicester Area, Greater Leicester Area, United Kingdom

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Ravin Tharanee’s Expertise Rav is Director and Co-Founder of Third Kind Games, an independent, UK-based games development studio built on AAA pedigree. Based in Leamington Spa, UK, Third Kind was bootstrapped by 9 veterans of the games industry, in a basement*. Since its inception, Third Kind has grown from humble beginnings into a formidable powerhouse within the games industry, boasting a large, kick-ass team, who work on awesome projects with industry giants on world-leading, billion-dollar franchises. Before co-founding Third Kind, Rav was part of the studio leadership for FreeStyleGames, an Activision Blizzard studio, that worked on the Hero franchises (Guitar Hero, DJ Hero) as well as Skylanders and Call of Duty. Previous to that, professional roles and projects include senior & lead engineering across all platforms going back to the PS2 days, on a variety of projects, large and small. Rav’s 20+ year career has culminated in the ability to realise his childhood dream of forming and running his own, successful, games development studio. Rav is extremely passionate about video games, having grown up from a young age, enjoying pong on the Atari 2600 through to the latest releases on every platform. *They no longer work in a basement ;-)

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Third Kind Games

Director & Co-founder

Sat Oct 01 2016 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) — Present

Activision Blizzard

Associate Technical Director

Tue Mar 01 2016 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) — Sat Oct 01 2016 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)

Activision Blizzard

Lead Engine Programmer

Sat Oct 01 2011 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) — Tue Mar 01 2016 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)

Activision Blizzard

Senior Graphics Engineer

Wed Jun 01 2011 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) — Sat Oct 01 2011 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)

Activision Blizzard

Senior Engineer

Sat May 01 2010 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) — Wed Jun 01 2011 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)

Rebellion

PS3 Engineer

Sun Feb 01 2009 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) — Sat May 01 2010 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)

Free Radical Design

Senior Gameplay Programmer

Fri Feb 01 2008 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) — Mon Dec 01 2008 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)

Gusto Games

Programmer

Sat Jan 01 2005 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) — Fri Feb 01 2008 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)

Aqua Pacific

Programmer

Tue Jan 01 2002 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) — Sat Jan 01 2005 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)

Aqua Pacific

Mon Jan 01 2001 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) — Mon Jan 01 2001 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)

Codemasters

Mon Jan 01 2001 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) — Mon Jan 01 2001 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)

Time Computers

Senior Sales

Mon Jan 01 2001 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) — Mon Jan 01 2001 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)

Abacus International

Programmer

Mon Jan 01 1996 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) — Mon Jan 01 2001 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)

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Rav is Director and Co-Founder of Third Kind Games, an independent, UK-based games development studio built on AAA pedigree. Based in Leamington Spa, UK, Third Kind was bootstrapped by 9 veterans of the games industry, in a basement*. Since its inception, Third Kind has grown from humble beginnings into a formidable powerhouse within the games industry, boasting a large, kick-ass team, who work on awesome projects with industry giants on world-leading, billion-dollar franchises. Before co-founding Third Kind, Rav was part of the studio leadership for FreeStyleGames, an Activision Blizzard studio, that worked on the Hero franchises (Guitar Hero, DJ Hero) as well as Skylanders and Call of Duty. Previous to that, professional roles and projects include senior & lead engineering across all platforms going back to the PS2 days, on a variety of projects, large and small. Rav’s 20+ year career has culminated in the ability to realise his childhood dream of forming and running his own, successful, games development studio. Rav is extremely passionate about video games, having grown up from a young age, enjoying pong on the Atari 2600 through to the latest releases on every platform. *They no longer work in a basement ;-) Third Kind Games

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Rav is Director and Co-Founder of Third Kind Games, an independent, UK-based games development studio built on AAA pedigree. Based in Leamington Spa, UK, Third Kind was bootstrapped by 9 veterans of the games industry, in a basement*. Since its inception, Third Kind has grown from humble beginnings into a formidable powerhouse within the games industry, boasting a large, kick-ass team, who work on awesome projects with industry giants on world-leading, billion-dollar franchises. Before co-founding Third Kind, Rav was part of the studio leadership for FreeStyleGames, an Activision Blizzard studio, that worked on the Hero franchises (Guitar Hero, DJ Hero) as well as Skylanders and Call of Duty. Previous to that, professional roles and projects include senior & lead engineering across all platforms going back to the PS2 days, on a variety of projects, large and small. Rav’s 20+ year career has culminated in the ability to realise his childhood dream of forming and running his own, successful, games development studio. Rav is extremely passionate about video games, having grown up from a young age, enjoying pong on the Atari 2600 through to the latest releases on every platform. *They no longer work in a basement ;-)

Ravin Tharanee speaks the following languages:
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Ravin Tharanee has prior experience in the following industries:
Activision Blizzard , Activision Blizzard , Activision Blizzard , Activision Blizzard , Rebellion , Free Radical Design , Gusto Games , Aqua Pacific , Aqua Pacific , Codemasters , Time Computers , Abacus International

Ravin Tharanee has the following professional experience:
Third Kind Games , Activision Blizzard , Activision Blizzard , Activision Blizzard , Activision Blizzard , Rebellion , Free Radical Design , Gusto Games , Aqua Pacific , Aqua Pacific , Codemasters , Time Computers , Abacus International .