All things related to product development and many others related to organizational development.Studio Leadership* Overall goals and direction with other studio directors* Business Development: Point of contact/networking with publishers and vendors, representative at industry conventions, contract negotiations for projects and services* Budgeting: Define and oversee product development budget: team construction and recruiting, project framework, and external expenses (marketing, vendors, etc.)* Recruiting: developed internal pipeline, point of contact for external recruiters, point of contact for talent sources like ArtStation* Interfacing with the PlayStation organization: Leadership Marketing, PR, centralized content creation groups, etc.Production Dept. Leadership:* Individual and department goals* Department structure and strategy to maximize the contribution of Production and QA* Personal and professional mentoringLead Producer:* Oversight of full project development from conception to launch: goals, schedules, staffing, budget* Interface with the publishing organization to launch a successful product.Shipped titles:* PlayStation All-Stars (PS3, PS Vita)* Titanfall (Xbox 360)* Flower (PS4, PS Vita)* Uncharted: The Nathan Drake Collection (PS4)* Shadow of the Colossus (PS4 remake)* Demon's Souls (PS5 remake)* God of War: Ragnarok (PS4, PS5)

Responsible for converting the R&D environment into one that used agile project development style via a traditional Scrum approach.

* Directing game development for media & entertainment start-up. Filling roles from global efforts (VP of PD, Biz Dev) to project centric ones (Ex Producer, Lead Designer).* Extensive research into social gaming and virtual goods monetization.

* Launched new corporate/marketing site for Versant Corporation (www.versant.com)* Established and drove workflow pipeline between client feedback, client IT, Design team production (California) and development team implementation (India).* Planning, QA and prioritization of development team.* Copy writing and editing.

* Built project wiki and centralized all archived and in-development data; involved in contract definition and negotiations, and scrum planning and sprint management.* Assisted engineering in evaluation of SDK. Lead analysis and definition of feature list; evolved documentation standards. Interfaced with client to refine features to client needs.

* Research, design, and project management and primary creative direction on a future advertising platform for a major mobile phone manufacturer.* Research, design, and strategic planning for applying the Lovemarks Methodology to the rebranding and reinvention of a major mobile phone manufacturer.

* Assumed leadership role of three simultaneously developed projects.* Worked with top talent (credits including Halo, Ratchet & Clank, God of War).* Extensive travel – onsite leadership role at developer for final 9 months of project.* Researched, vetted, and established processes with vendors who served all product development needs for QA and Localization (asset management and translation).* Involved in recruiting, hiring, and training to of Product Development team.* Represented Product Development organization at industry trade shows.

Midway Austin Studio* Assumed production lead of Area 51. Restructured team and project goals; redefined scope and schedule. Identified as key employee in studio acquisition.* Production lead for BlackSite: Area 51 for majority of project from conception to retail.

* Joined Inevitable as Project Creative Director and primary liaison with Electronic Arts.* Created original concepts and ones based on established IP; pitched to publishers.* Delivered 6-mo prototype on budget and spec in seven weeks. Project was three months behind with one to go (16 weeks of work remaining) when assumed Producer role.* Joined Area 51 (PS2, Xbox) as a Senior Designer. Designed five levels, the first of which set the standard, gameplay and direction, by which most other levels were redesigned.

* Began at 3DO as QA Analyst. Promoted to QA Lead and led two projects in first year.* Recruited as Designer. Promoted to Design Lead during preproduction of first project.* Design Lead for five additional projects, one initiating from successfully pitching an original concept after identifying an opportunity in business portfolio.* Moved laterally into Associate Producer role to gain publishing and external development experience. Filled AP duties on one external project while creatively guiding all others.