Dickson Lee Email & Phone Number

Santa Monica, California, Us

- Lead and direct for Xbox' 1st party game Perfect Dark, all FP&A functions for production and studio operating expense budgets, balance sheet commitments, forecasts and analyses including head count, external/outsourced vendor spending, studio technology, and infrastructure capital investments.- Oversee and direct Studio Operations teams including IT, facilities, operations, and real estate planning. Evaluate, recommend, and implement all hardware and software for studio and product development needs. - Define revenue model assumptions and business case for overall game P&L and profitability path. - Led and directed two studio space relocations focusing on construction/tenant improvements, space layout efficiencies, security and safety infrastructure, technical and IT requirements, sustainability programs, and emergency preparedness.

Los Angeles, California, Us

- Led all financial planning and budgeting for head count and product development expenses from inception/concept through release in April 2018 for God of War; Sony’s fastest selling game in history and Game of the Year 2018.- Directed a portfolio of over 20 title production budgets for digital, disc, mobile and Virtual Reality (VR) games in development from concept/prototype to pre-production, through full production and game release, for budgets ranging from low $MMs to nine-digit mega-franchise levels.- Oversaw construction and design teams for a brand new, state-of-the-art, 87,000 square foot studio, with LEED-certified requirements, sustainability and green-focused efforts, comprehensive security systems, and employee-first designed workstations; directed the entire studio to move 200 employees to the new location.- Managed the studio operations, facilities, IT, security, and real estate teams on tactical decisions, process improvements, key investments, and strategic planning for all studio infrastructure and game development needs. Games Shipped:- God of War (2018), Game of The Year- Bound- Everybody's Gone to the Rapture- Fat Princess Adventures- God of War: Ascension- Here They Lie- Hohokum- PlayStation All-Stars- Sound Shapes- The Order: 1886- The Unfinished Swan

- Constructed multi-film slate financing models for US and China-based investors and media funds.- Advised US and China-based project developers on strategic plans for their studio production facilities.

Culver City, Ca, Us

- Financial oversight of over 40 departments supporting Studio Operations, Post Production, and Worldwide Facilities including all revenue streams, operating and overhead costs, capital expenditures and head count.- Constructed complex financial models for projects yielding significant annual savings; $10M annually by exiting 12 office leases, $1.5M annually through a VOIP phone system investment and $0.5M annually from a multi-department consolidation inside the 44-acre studio lot.- Created operational P&L and cash flow models using DCF, NPV, IRR and ROI tools to analyze capital investments, real estate transactions, new business cases, consolidation, and operational scenarios.

El Segundo, Ca, Us

Santa Clara, California, Us

Burbank, Ca, Us

Master Of Business Administration - Corporate Finance Concentration

B.A., Business Economics

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