Chad Farris Email & Phone Number

Producer for Stardock's Galactic Civilizations IV and Sins of a Solar Empire II. I am a passionate game developer who cut my teeth learning management skills in the DoD InfoSec industry while working on critically acclaimed mods in my evenings. I have a deep interest in strategy gaming and stimulating science fiction.

Listed skills include Software Development, Troubleshooting, Technical Support, It Support, and 18 others.

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  Producer

  Stardock

  Aug 2021 - Present - Plymouth, Michigan, United States

  - Running team ceremonies with teams, including daily standup, sprint planning, backlog grooming and end of sprint reviews.- Running development meetings, capture details, and follow up on action items.- Tracking bugs and triage regularly with the team, assessing, assigning, and prioritizing according to sprint and project needs.- Managing day-to-day development issues; identifying problems in advance and driving creative solutions to fix them.- Identifying potential areas of risk, create/execute mitigation plans before issues happen, and keep the team operating at a high level of productivity. - Working with multiple disciplines including programmers, designers, artists, animators, audio designers and more to create compelling gameplay and experiences.- Coordinating with external teams and partners and managing dependencies.- Scheduling playtests, logging issues, and following up on resolutions.Proficiency with Jira, Microsoft Teams and Office software.