Claudiu Gedö Email & Phone Number

Rijswijk, Olanda De Sud, Olanda

Rijswijk, South Holland, Netherlands

Tilburg Area, Netherlands

Discover business opportunities within the Netherlands and create a successful market for the app.

Tilburg Area, Netherlands

Eindhoven Area, Netherlands

Preparing user stories and incremental sprintsCoordinating sprints across multi-cultural, multi-disciplinary and multi-site teamsLeading multi-disciplinary teams of artists, developers and testersLeading the internal teams, as well as remote development teamsPlanned and executed the development and deployment of over 20 new slot games for the company.Supervised 3 to 4 projects simultaneously.Worked with both the internal development team and remote/outsourcing teams.Single contact point for external partners and customers for tech related tasks.Managed the team of testers both pre and post-production.Managing Stakeholder expectations and handling requirements volatility fromcustomersGenerating sprints reports for all stakeholders

Bucharest, Romania

- Attracted 30k USD investment for the managed project, by qualifying it for Dubai based business accelerator- Defined the project concept, its functional design & wireframes

Bucharest, Romania

- Obtained 200k EURO financing after pitching the project;- Set-up a new development team from scratch;- Produced an online game up to its Beta version – from concept and wireframes documentation, risk assessment, negotiation of milestones and deliverables with the board, to planning and developing workflow pipelines, tracking assets’ development according to the schedule and technical requirements, data and metrics analysis, implementation of user on-boarding techniques and quality assurance.Responsabilities:-Maintaining a good relationship with the stakeholders (board);-Production of pitching and concept documentation for new games;-Project’s risks assessment;-Negotiation of milestones and deliverables;-Planning and scheduling project’s tasks, development assets and resources;-Tracking assets’ development according to the schedule and technical requirements;-Plan and develop workflow pipelines;-Managing the development team (4-6 people);-Problem solving and conflicts resolution;-Management and support for outsourcing activities;-Quality assurance;-Implement lean development techniques.

Bucharest, Romania

- Produced 2 video games published by Activision:o RAPALA PRO BASS FISHING (achieving the best bug solving ratio in the history of Fun Labs – according to the game’s publisher);o CABELA’S SURVIVAL: SHADOWS OF KATMAI (significantly reducing team’s crunch time, while all milestones have been delivered on time and with the expected deliverables);- Both games produced in EFIGS languages and for all mainstream platforms available at release date: PS2, PS3, PSP, XBOX, XBOX 360, Nintendo Wii;- Managed development teams of 20 to 30+ people.Responsibilities:- Maintaining a good relationship with the publisher;- Production of pitching and concept documentation for new games;- Negotiation of project’s key features with the publisher;- Project’s risks assessment;- Negotiation of milestones and deliverables;- Planning and scheduling project’s tasks, development assets and resources;- Tracking assets’ development according to the schedule and technical requirements;- Plan and develop workflow pipelines;- Managing the development team (between 20 and 30 people);- Problem solving and conflicts resolution;- Supervising and tracking inter-departmental communication and assets’ flow;- Management and support for outsourcing activities;- Quality assurance.Finalized projects:- RAPALA PRO BASS FISHING published by Activision; platforms: PS2, PS3, PSP, XBOX, XBOX 360, Nintendo Wii- CABELA’S SURVIVAL: SHADOWS OF KATMAI published by Activision; platforms: PS2, PS3, PSP, XBOX, XBOX 360, Nintendo Wii

Bucharest, Romania

- Managed key IT accounts, such as Autodesk, AMD, Apple, Palm, Symantec;- Increased Autodesk’s brand visibility in the media, by establishing a steady and consistent monthly number of articles (approx. 10, from a historical 2 per month);- Established the “Apple Kiosk” concept (local version of “Apple Store”) on the local market, through targeted proactive story selling;- Managed clients’ press events – locally and abroad.Responsibilities:- Proactive story selling with customer’s key messages;- Concept, organization and managing of press events – locally and abroad;- Training for public and TV speeches and presentations;- Editing and translating press releases;- Managing and planning press samples distribution;- Developing close relations with customers and journalists (focused on IT and business);- Compiling customer media reports;Key IT accounts managed: Autodesk, AMD, Apple, Palm, Symantec

Bucharest, Romania

Produced 8 weekly TV shows for the company’s online TV station focused on gaming (www.arenatv.ro):o Gameshake - 50 min.o Arena VS. - 50 min. live showo Install.Game - 15 min.o Profiler - 15 min.o Preview/Lookout - 15 min.o OFF - 25 min.o Click by click - 25 min.o Weekly interview - 15 min.- Managed the TV station’s production schedule, planning the timetable, managing editorial staff and external contributors, coordinating audio-video and editorial departments' activities.Responsibilities:- TV shows production: gathering relevant information from the IT market; compiling the information into the TV station's daily news reports; new shows concept; writing transcripts; moderating live shows; producing video material for shows; testing new software and hardware products;- Writing content for the TV station's website;- Management activities: planning the production schedule; planning the TV station's timetable; managing editorial staff and external contributors; ensuring that video materials meet technical requirements; coordinating audio-video and editorial departments' activities;- Public relations activities: managing and developing the online community; coordinating internal communication; planning and organizing TV station's participation in relevant public events (e.g. CERF 2007 – the most important IT&C forum in Romania), developing current partnerships and creating new partnership opportunities; media relations; maintaining the relation with the station's viewers; concept and organization of TV competitions for viewers; solving communication crisis situations;- HR activities: testing and hiring new editors and show moderators;

Bucharest, Romania

Prepared jobs for printing, including graphical design, desktop publishing and quality assurance.- Produced an 84 pages monthly gaming magazine – Games Arena

Bucharest, Romania

Produced weekly show for mainstream TV station (ANTENA 1) - "Gigabit" (focusing on IT & Gaming).

Brasov, Romania

- Achieved highest ever printing run for LEVEL magazine in Romania (April 2001)- Organized the first Romanian IT Summer Camp – “LEVEL Fan Camp” (August 2001)