Cat Daddy Games
Kiran Agrawal has a diverse work experience starting with an internship at Centre for Development of Telematics (C-DOT) in 2014. They then moved on to work as a Software Engineer at Amadeus from 2016 to 2019, where they designed and developed backend systems for automation and handled API migrations.
In 2019, Kiran joined Microsoft as a Software Engineer II, where they worked on various projects such as monetization experiments for OneDrive Premium and modularizing code in a cross-platform library. They also played a role in enhancing and maintaining photos in OneDrive.
Currently, Kiran is employed at Cat Daddy Games as a Platform Engineer since 2023. No further details are available about this role at the moment.
Kiran Agrawal completed a Master of Technology (MTech) in Software Systems from BITS Pilani Work Integrated Learning Programmes, studying from 2019 to 2021. Prior to that, Kiran obtained a Bachelor of Technology (B.Tech.) degree in Information Technology from Maharaja Surajmal Institute Of Technology, completing studies from 2011 to 2015. Additionally, Kiran has obtained various certifications, including "Building Your First iOS App" and "Swift 4 Essential Training" from LinkedIn in January 2020. In November 2014, Kiran received the "AMCAT Certified Proficiency in English" and "AMCAT Certified in English Comprehension" certifications from Aspiring Minds. In September 2014, Kiran earned several certifications from Aspiring Minds, including "AMCAT Certified Business Analyst," "AMCAT Certified Data Processing Specialist," "AMCAT Certified Software Development Trainee," and "AMCAT Certified Software Engineer - IT Services."
Cat Daddy Games
What's with the name? Way before Harley Howe and Patrick Wilkinson formed Cat Daddy Games 20 years ago, a much younger Harley was exposed to the perils of falling trees at a family-owned timber company. In those days, it wasn't uncommon for a cut tree to get stuck on other trees as it crashed towards the ground. Harley learned that the only way to get these trees all the way down was with a "cat daddy," a man who literally climbed up stuck trees, chopped off the limbs, and then rushed down the tree as it plummeted towards the earth. The longer Harley spent with these guys, the more he realized that cat daddys were almost solely responsible for all the random acts of brilliant stupidity happening out in the woods. And so ... Cat daddys left quite the impression on Harley, so when Pat and Harley started their company, it seemed fitting that Cat Daddy Games be the name. They were going against convention and playing it loose, creating adventurous games on a variety of emerging platforms without a safety net. Like a way geekier version of real cat daddys. Pat and Harley's relationship grew and grew with multiple successful PC titles released and in 2003 they were purchased by Take-Two Interactive. With this they moved into console and delivered the Carnival Games franchise. As the industry changes so does their focus. They are now currently plugging away on mobile and VR games with some nice upcoming titles soon to be released.