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Cary, Nc, Us

Cary, Nc, Us

Cary, Nc, Us

Cary, Nc, Us

• Utilizes the analytics of products using new self-publishing tools to identify opportunities to resolve risks and bottlenecking• Collect feedback from over 50 external partners and create easily digestible and actionable items to address partner pain-points• Lead daily projection meetings with leads from multiple departments to ensure all internal teams are aware of all motion and launches on the storefront• Migrated all product data for titles to a more centralized database that was easy to search through and removed redundant steps in data tracking• Created over a dozen Confluence pages that provide real-time updates on product statuses, bug reports, partner feedback, and best practices for multiple teams

Cary, Nc, Us

• Managed the launch schedules of over 100 titles from AAA to indie level• Pioneered service delivery’s efforts to support non-game applications and created easy-to-follow documentation outlining how others can set up backend configuration for these titles• Coordinated with multiple teams to provide additional launch and merchandising support for external partners• Restructured onboarding systems to allow for a more focused process that reduced redundant effort

Redmond, Wa, Us

• Guided game production cycle for 19 products via weekly meetings to ensure all products were on schedule• Reviewed teams’ production plans providing detailed feedback to better guide the projects and reduce risk of over scoping• Created a check-in system simplifying the faculty project status review process for remote teams to minimize amount of wasted time in meetings• Worked with teams that lacked dedicated sound designers to find alternative policy-friendly audio sources for their games

Redmond, Wa, Us

• Recorded over 200 lines of dialogue with 5 voice actors so that in-game characters would have more depth and relatability• Created and mixed over 300 sound effects so that the game would have a unique soundscape• Worked with the design and tech team to solidify art and audio’s place in the feature-creation pipeline and making sure art and audio teams were aware of planned features• Managed pre- to post-production for a multi-disciplined team of 20• Utilized Agile methodologies to maintain realistic scope without sacrificing quality• Worked with the design and tech team to solidify art and audio’s place in the feature-creation pipeline and making sure art and audio teams were aware of planned features• Organized review sessions with design team to ensure tasks were properly prioritized

Redmond, Wa, Us

Kirkland, Washington, Us

Bachelor'S Degree, Music And Sound Design

Bachelor Of Arts - Ba, Music