LEEDS, UK — NUGEN Audio (www.nugenaudio.com), which creates intuitive tools for audio post pros, has hired Charles Blessing as a senior programmer. He will be responsible for aspects of the core code, as well as for managing a multidisciplinary team of programmers.

Blessing has more than 15 years of pro software engineering and technical management experience. He specializes in running software engineering teams and managing multiplatform code frameworks. Since 1995, he has programmed software for PC, Mac, and various game consoles. Most recently, he served as programming manager at Team17 Digital Ltd.