Mike Samsonov

Mike Samsonov serves as the Senior Technical Director for Asia at Virtuos since December 2020, following roles as Technical Director and Assistant Technical Director. His current position also includes serving as Studio Technical Director at Virtuos Kuala Lumpur since August 2023. Prior experience includes work at Black Shamrock - a Virtuos Studio as Assistant Technical Director, and significant tenure at Microsoft and Havok as a Senior Software Engineer. Mike's early career involved roles at Mail.Ru as a 3D Graphics Programmer, 1C as Lead Programmer, and other positions focusing on system security and administration. Mike holds a Master of Science in Mathematics from Buryat State University and a Bachelor of Science from Mathematician College #14.