Dexter Yu Email & Phone Number

Los Angeles, California, United States

Los Angeles, California, United States

Lead Producer, Content - VALORANT (Agents, Maps, Premium Content, Balance, Outsourcing)

Los Angeles, California, United States

Production Lead, Content Area - VALORANT (Agents, Maps, Premium Content, Outsourcing, UI)

Los Angeles, Ca

Senior Producer - VALORANT (Agents, Maps, Outsourcing)

Santa Monica, Ca

- Production: Project and team management for visual development, visual design, character modeling, character rigging departments, cinematics and outsourcing. - Collaborate with directors, leads and stakeholders to define direction and breakdown product goals, release goals and milestone deliverables.- Producer for Characters, Visual Development and Outsourcing - Partnered with Lead Producer to spearhead AGILE and Hansoft adoption and training for the development team. - Communicate team needs, dependencies and risk mitigation strategies with management and production.- Manage and build the schedules, tasks, budgets and resourcing for the art department and outsourcing.- Worked with casting supervisor for casting, auditioning, scheduling of scanning, cinematics, rehearsals and motion capture shoots. - Partnered with discipline leads to champion, produce and drive the adoption of full FACS pipeline by providing process breakdowns, cost benefit analysis and visual test results to pitch to project stakeholders. - Outsourcing: Propose and implement a scalable outsourcing pipeline and communicate resource requirements for successful growth of overall of studio outsourcing efforts.- Build and maintain relationships with outsourcing vendors and performing due diligence, screening and testing. - Primary point of contact for external vendors, independent contractors and various service groups within SCEA.- Coordinate external and internal team workflows, resources, schedules, budgets and communication. - Educated and demonstrated the benefits of expanded outsourcing to the team through asset and full level tests.- Management: Recruit, screen and interview candidates and contractors for the character and visual development departments.- Secure software, schedule classes and training opportunities for the art department.

Arleta, Ca

- Project management to ensure proper resourcing, scheduling and timely delivery of all assets.- Provide timely feedback and art direction external art teams to ensure quality and consistency between different art groups.- Provide paint-overs and feedback via email or Basecamp, and in real-time via Skype or in-person communication.- Build and maintain relationships with outsource vendors and stakeholders.- Contract negotiation and project management services on Jackpot Slots (iOS) for Rabbx, Inc. & GREE and Su Mon Smash: Star Coliseum (Android) for Rabbx, Inc.

- Served as Art Manager and Producer for Lost Planet 3 and an unreleased title.- Managed internal art resources (character, environments, effects and UI art) for budget, schedule and resourcing to meet the production needs of Lost Planet 3 and an unreleased title.- Provided forecasts, recommendations and risk mitigation strategies to the Lead Producer, to minimize risk for the project.- Tracked project trajectory, asset completion time lines and schedules via Hansoft and Jira to ensure timely delivery of art assets.- Planned, budgeted and scheduled production of all art asset needs for the projects. - Developed and implemented efficient outsourcing pipelines and documentation which maximized efficiencies and provided cost savings.- Managed external teams and provided guidance, clear art direction and feedback.- Contract negotiation, execution and vendor selection resulting in consistently high quality assets and cost savings.- Project management, forecasting, scheduling and budgeting for both internal and external resources.- Managed all outsourced art assets from engagement to completion.- Created specs and process documents for asset creation.- Outsourcing risk assessment and mitigation.- Work with art director, art leads and production to help create and manage schedules and insure proper workflow for external teams. - Build and nurture relationships with both local and international partners.- Identifying and researching outsourcing opportunities and creating plans to test vendors quickly and efficiently.- Credits: Lost Planet 3 (PS3, Xbox360, PC)

Sherman Oaks, Ca

• Developed and implemented efficient outsourcing pipelines and documentation which maximized efficiencies and provided substantial cost savings while maintaining a high level of quality.• Managed external teams and provided guidance, clear art direction and feedback.• Effectively introduced and implemented art outsourcing into the current development pipeline.• Responsible for onsite due diligence, vendor selection and training, contract negotiation, execution. • Handled forecasting, scheduling and budget tracking for all outsourced assets.• Evaluate and engage the services of outsourcing vendors, to allow core teams to focus on delivering innovative gameplay experiences.• Created art packages for external teams containing: specs, best practices and pipeline/process documents, source files and references.• Perform outsourcing risk assessment and implement mitigation strategies.• Primary point of contact for outsourcing studios.• Manage the storage and flow of incoming art assets and feedback.• Work closely with the Art Director and Lead Producer to manage external resources, schedules and ensure proper workflow for external teams. • Build and nurture relationships with both local and international partners.• Direct outsourcing of game production services for Spark Unlimited, Inc.• Initiation and management of production outsourcing and contractor services for all in progress projects.• Credits: Unreleased 3rd Person Action Game (PS3, Xbox 360).

Provides art and outsourcing management on a freelance/consutant basis. Scope includes 3D as well as 2D art for clients.- Facial blendshape sculpting, head scan processing for games, animated and rendered lighting and movement.- 3D modeling and texturing, illustration and logo design services for clients.- Render wrangling, render queuing, troubleshooting and optimizing scenes for processing in Maya and iRush render farm management software.- Clients: 360-VFX, Zoic Studios, Getback Media, Arcmedia Solutions, Crusade Real Estate

Greater Los Angeles Area

- Project management and tracking of outsourcing services for Vivendi's game studios worldwide.- Coordinated and tracked external development across multiple simultaneous projects including: Timeshift, 50 Cent: Blood on Sand, Bourne Conspiracy, Empire Earth 3, Prototype, Ghostbusters, etc.- Build and nurture relationships with external partners.- Arranged travel itineraries for trade shows, international travel and due diligence visits for the team.

Transitioned into an art consultant/contract position for websites developed by various clients. Focused on creating and integrating 3d elements into flash based websites.

Bfa, Entertainment Arts/Animation

Activities and Societies: Golden Key International Honors Society.

Completion Certificate, Project Management

40 hours of PMI Certified Project Management Curriculum

Character Modeling