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Agency-side product owner for a multi-client portfolio of user-facing and back-end products. Operating as a member of the agency leadership team, defining and implementing agency-wide process and ways of working. Providing product leadership across all agency accounts, across the full end-to-end development lifecycle - helping clients to effectively brief work and manage product backlogs; supporting teams in preparing project requirements; leading multidisciplinary technical, creative and UX teams to define and implement solutions; leading sprint planning and delivery sessions; managing live deployments; preparing project documentation and handovers; working with support & maintenance teams on an ongoing basis

Responsible for managing the delivery team for all projects and retained work streams, across multiple accounts. Coordinating programme planning, project prioritisation and resourcing; managing client relationships and communications; supporting team in scoping and estimating projects, and preparing statements of work; implementing and enforcing delivery and other processes; overseeing live support and release management; whilst maintaining a detailed view of all ongoing and upcoming work streams

London, United Kingdom

London, United Kingdom

Focused on new business and product development. Delivering solutions to new clients; developing and delivering new products to market; managing large teams on complex projects; driving the adoption of agile methodologies; building and maintaining relationships with clients and stakeholders; motivating team members to hit aggressive deadlines.

Responsible for the Killzone 2 single-player game, from inception to first playable delivery. Managing the design team and working with all areas of the team to realise the project's ambitious goals.

Producer on Killzone (Guerrilla). Owning and maintaining the relationship with the development team; heavily involved in design process, project planning and marketing strategy; worked closely with SCEA to manage cross-territory testing and release.For the final 6 months of development was based on site at Guerrilla, acting as an internal producer during testing phase to ensure timely final delivery.After completion of Killzone in November 2004, worked as external producer for 2 new sequel projects with Guerrilla. Managed Killzone: Liberation throughout pre-production phase and greenlight approval. Oversaw initial start up of Killzone 2

Assistant / Associate Producer in the London External Development group, supporting production of multiple titles including Airblade (Criterion), WRC (Evolution), Firebugs (ATD) & Athens 2004 (Eurocom)