- Sourced and signed six game development teams/projects, released four (avg. Metacritic: 80), and managed eight relationships to elevate their chances of success through risk management, problem solving, game feedback, and production advisement.- Built and managed QA, Localization, and Release Management teams, including establishment of vendor partnerships.- Built and managed the publishing deal funnel from game submission and developer contact through final agreement negotiation.- Worked closely with others on the Executive Team to make decisions about company finances, releases, demos, announcements, promotions, pricing, HR, IT, and general company management.

- Creation of a publisher-side oversight framework, including checkpoints, goals, and deliverables. Worked with an internal team to develop a self-service toolset that guides project teams through this framework.- Guidance and oversight of multiple game teams through all elements of the project lifecycle development framework, including milestones, gate reviews, and driving collaboration with all parts of the business.- Building, organizing, and improving the project lifecycle development framework, its accessibility, guides, templates, and examples.- Drive transparency, consistency, and predictability while managing expectations throughout the dev lifecycle within a growing/scaling ecosystem.

- Studio-Level Director 2016-2021- Production Lead shipping BATTLETECH (PC) (leading to studio acquisition by Paradox Interactive), Necropolis (PC, XB1, PS4), Shadowrun: Hong Kong (PC) plus all live ops and expansions- Led the transition from being a high crunch studio to managed crunch w/empathy to no team-mandated crunch. HBS has been a team-mandated crunch-free studio since the end of 2017, through shipping BattleTech, multiple BT expansions, and all development in 2021.- Commitment to diversity and inclusion: My org (Producers & QA), all hired during my tenure, included seven out of ten being women, and of those seven women, two being women of color and one transgender.- Mentoring, teaching facilitator for Producers and other leaders, presentation topics include:----- Increasing Predictability----- High Level Project Planning----- Realistic Estimation Models----- Jira Workflow for Teams----- Leading with Empathy----- Working with External Partners----- Effective Retrospectives----- Navigating Difficult Conversations----- Facilitating Expedient Decisions and Simplification----- Quantifying Creative Risk- Worked with the Director of Technology to propose, hire, and execute the plan for a successful Core Tech team which serves as a technology foundation for multiple project teams- Strategic planning for product releases and marketing- Resource/staff planning and budgeting- Publisher and 3rd party (outsourcing) communication and coordination, including transition from indie studio to publisher acquisition and integration by Paradox Interactive.- Team care and maintenance, including all aspects of project management and cross-discipline communications

- Managed all game development projects for the media sales group (mobile/casual, free to play, advergames) - Significantly expanded game development creative approaches- Reduced production costs by more than 50%- Increased profit margins on 3rd party deals by more than 25%- Expanded 3rd party partnership roster to increase development bandwidth and competition- Collaborated with sales team to develop and implement relevant client KPIs- Increased role of gameplay and customer use data collection and analysis

- Intentionally short contract to save a troubled project and quickly jumpstart multiple others- Responsible for production of Atari Arcade hardware accessory and software development for iPad- Drove hardware and packaging design, Apple product plan and MFi approval process- Managed schedules, milestones, and licensor communication- Led evolution of internal team agile dev process to increase efficiency and improve communication across departments

- Managed all aspects of game development and the Nanovor franchise- Shipped Nanovor Evolution, an MMO/GaaS collection/battle game using Unity 3D- Established daily Scrum, tracking, and reporting processes within a longer term schedule framework- Responsible for development of future versions (iOS and Facebook) of the Nanovor franchise- Daily analysis of player data and weekly releases to course correct and add high priority improvements- Great success turning around a troubled dev team, unfortunately investors pulled out bringing the studio to a premature end

After the WB buyout of Midway/Surreal, I shifted to Snowblind Studios (part of WB Games-Seattle) to work on Lord of the Rings: War in the North managing cinematic development, coordinating with WB shared services' cinematics team.

- Built internal production, localization, and QA teams from scratch- Shipped The Suffering (leading to studio acquisition by Midway) and The Suffering: Ties That Bind for Xbox/PS2/PC (All US & FIGS)- Led a 100+ member team developing This is Vegas, an open world action game for Xbox 360/PS3/PC using Unreal 3- Led establishment of Midway-wide tech and art sharing production responsibilities- Established studio-wide planning, scheduling, and production strategy- Responsible for publisher and executive communication, marketing coordination, dev. team leadership, 3rd party contract negotiation, and dept. leads problem solving- Designed, implemented, & managed a new process for delivering builds on all platforms for simultaneous release (20 versions, 15 skus)

- Shipped MechAssault on the publishing side for Xbox/Xbox Live launch- Drove internal and external teams along with project PM under intense time and company pressure- Managed XBox Live features and certification of the game for XBox Live launch- Led intricate matrix of additional content, demos, and XB Live feature updates, including first ever console paid DLC- Owned team schedules on an untitled internal AAA open world action game Xbox project- Led the re-design/launch of the FASA Studio website

- Led internal and external teams for Backyard Sports projects: PC - Backyard Golf, PS1 - Backyard Football, and Gameboy Color - Backyard Football and Backyard Baseball- Created and presented multiple concepts for franchise expansion and started relationships with professional leagues, including the NHL for Backyard Hockey- Drove improvement of company efficiency during the Atari (then Infogrames) buyout by leading restructuring, mentoring, and redefining roles of the production department- Shipped Blue’s Clues Reading Time Activities

- Producer and Lead Designer from concept to ship on PC games Stuart Little: Big City Adventures and Rocky and Bullwinkle’s Know-It-All Quiz Game- Associate Producer and game design roles on hardcore strategy PC games Crags and Extreme Tactics as well as multiple online projects- Sound Director and localization work on best selling and award winning kids' games such as The Lion King Animated Storybook, 101 Dalmatians Animated Storybook, Ariel’s Story Studio, Fractured Fairytales: The Frog Prince, Barbie as Rapunzel, Tonka Search & Rescue, and many more!