Adam Rud Email & Phone Number

London, GB

London, GB

• Led a team of 6 project managers that oversee a $26M annual project portfolio and a game studio of up to 180 employees. Manage all aspects of functions for multiple projects, assuring overall program alignment with.
• Developed scalable process to manage 40+ simultaneous projects with budgets ranging from $300K to $2M.
• Pioneered a data-driven approach for project planning, capacity planning, and budgeting that delivered 3 consecutive years of improvement in budget accuracy.
• Leveraged programming skills to automate variety of project analysis, reporting, and communication tools increasing the efficiency of the project management team.
• Chaired IGT’s PM community of practice with a mission to build a bridge across organization and globally, connecting over a 100 PMs to share best practices and standards.

London, GB

• Directed a cross-functional team of 60+ individuals with backgrounds in management, engineering, design, and art. Oversaw various operations related to capacity planning, budgeting, project selection, resource.
• Demonstrated YoY improvement in key KPIs related to product quality, personnel retention, and budget accuracy.
• Spearheaded a revised agile process, including enhanced retrospectives and implementation of release planning.
• Team won IGT’s Game Changer Award for attaining high sales.
• Delivered game content for four new cabinets to tradeshow where previous years only a single cabinet would be launched per year.

London, GB

• Led a multidisciplinary team of 35+ individuals comprised of managers, software engineers, and technical artists. Evaluated and managed development, deployment, and integration of software solutions and system.
• Achieved all goals on one-year roadmap focused on improving quality, integrating CI/CD into practice, and researching new techniques.
• Boosted quality metric from 60% to 85% first pass through regulators within a year.
• Explored an omni-channel approach to studio game development by developing a game for our mobile and online platforms.
• Steered the adoption of JIRA and Agile Practices through active training and support.

London, GB

• Managed a team of 10+ engineer that developed games for the Premium Product business segment. Evaluated software designs for risks, estimates, regulatory compliance, and cross-departmental dependencies. Grew team.
• Developed a project statistical database to aid in estimations and scoping of projects.
• Accelerated team’s development to specialize in networked games in response to a growing trend in the marketplace.
• Wrote multiple shared libraries to aid in the transition to a new tech stack.

London, GB

• Engineered a variety of networked and standalone slot games for the Premium Product business segment. Responsible for developing and communicating project plans for the software aspect of the game.
• Developed 10 games all on schedule.
• Team received GGB Magazine’s Gaming & Technology Award for 3rd Place Best Slot Product.

• Firmware Engineer
• Coded in C and C++ utilizing Micro-C/OSII real-time operating system.
• Debugged and developed test versions of code for a Xilinx CPLD.
• Developed, maintained, and debugged the firmware and digital components for enhancements, design changes, and new customer-requested features.Manufacturing Engineer
• Managed and assisted in the build up and shipment of several different systems.
• Designed and performed final system quality tests.

Master, Business Administration

Bachelor Of Science, Computer Engineering