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San Francisco, Ca, Us

St Louis, Missouri, Us

- Oversaw production for all live service efforts across all projects- Defined and maintained roadmaps, milestones, deliverables, and staffing plans for the lifecycle of the games- Managed production staff and provided mentorship/support- Partnered with all teams and leadership to make informed decisions on work methods, development pipeline, and setting clear priorities

Orlando, Florida, Us

- Implemented Agile tools like Jira and Confluence to improve productivity and communication at their early stage of development.- Served as Scrum Master while coordinating and representing the team in all major presentations to stakeholders

Orlando, Florida, Us

- Oversaw a three-year production of Virtual Battleground by implementing improved communication practices between cross-disciplinary teams, which increased 2x story point productivity- Implemented Jira and handled resourcing across feature art teams while managing work capacity, priorities, tasking, budgeting, and scheduling for art asset creation- Managed the relationship between NASA and Kennedy Space Center

Game Studio focused on supporting aspiring young professionals to gain the necessary skills to springboard their careers so they can land key jobs within the industry.- Served as production liaison with clients IBM, Centerline Digital, and Orlando Game Space for Agility Cloud Challenge and Data Privacy Passport by managing communication around production expectations and timelines for both projects- Supported the cross-disciplinary teams in all Produce Panic development needs while managing communications between team leads which lead to being able to demo at GDC 2017- Handled resourcing and production of Gone Gypsy Games dev team for King Cruise Lottery and Queen Seat Poker mobile and real cash location-based kiosks for Carnival/Princess Cruise Line

Game Studio that focused on mobile-based applications development. The studio was based out of Denver, Colorado.- Produced and launched 16 project SKUs in two years, to improve the total revenue by double- Designed and implemented Scrum processes that facilitate effective workflow practices and communication between cross-disciplinary teams for all Marble Droid 2 multiple SKU releases- Marble Droid OUYA was a Feature Release for OUYA at launch and was Voted Top 20 games that Defined OUYA by AppleMC- Other Released TitlesMarble Void, Marble Droid Plus, Marble Droid OUYA, A Trivia Saga, League of Legends Quiz, Game Logo Quiz, Slurry Bomber, Solipsis, Marble Droid 2

Grapevine, Texas, Us

Provides coaching and mentoring to the entire team who did not met standard behaviorsDelivers a customer satisfaction rating of 84% Trains team in greeting and upsell techniques which results in overall revenue growthKey relays and marketing kits built to corporate directives

San Francisco, Ca, Us

Contributes and produces community volunteers in accomplishing IGDA goals and objectivesVolunteers at major gaming events such as GDC, E3, IGDA LF, and IGDA SummitRestructures several webpages within the core website to create an intuitive web interface

Manages communication and resolves team and individual interaction issuesPlans sprints and releases, driving team to accomplish goalsEstablishes policies and procedures to effectively guide the project/team to achieve its objectivesMotivates creativity and gain consensus from all the stakeholders

Winter Park, Fl, Us

Monitors and documents other game engine features and tutorials using HansoftUtilizes Hansoft to maintain tasks and monitor progressTrains new interns in Hansoft and the use of Scrum MethodologyEstablishes schedules for current milestones that includes testing and integration phasesTests, verifies, Logs and tracks bugs using both Jira and Hansoft

Organizes the development team on achieving hourly milestonesCreates product backlogs for each internal milestonePlaced 1st in the Global Game Jam 2012 IGDA Game Accessibility competition

Rho Psi Nu is an organization that provides faculty, students, and alumni of the Game Design Masters of Science, Game Art Bachelor of Science, and Game Development Bachelor’s of Science, Computer Animation a way of communicating their ideas, thoughts, and feeling about the Game Design process dealling with all aspects as well as anyone else that seeks interest in what we do here at Full Sail.

Manages communication and resolves team and individual interaction issuesPlans sprints and releases, driving team to accomplish goalsEstablishes policies and procedures to effectively guide the project/team to achieve its objectivesMotivates creativity and gain consensus from all the stakeholders

Masters, Game Design Production, Thesis: Stealth Genre Usability

Ba, Game Art And Design

Bachelor'S Degree, Culinary Arts/Chef Training