Armando Soto Email & Phone Number

Pflugerville, TX, US

A new game studio focused on creating distinct licensed & original mass appeal games that engage the audience's internal motivations, surprise them with diverse experiences and have them feel connected from the first to last moment of play. ConsultingCo-DevelopmentFull Development

Creative Development of Game Pitch Decks for all internal & external games on Studio Roadmap- Drive and lead creation of Pitch Decks- Hit all Business development and Production goals of decks- Guide Narrative, Design and VisualsCreative Feedback- Provide feedback for Production as needed on milestones

Cupertino, California, US

Guide - The quality of the service by vetting every game signed to make sure it fits our strategy goals. Vision Cast - Creative solutions to tough problems and opportunities trailblazing gaming for Apple. Advise - Evolving the production process to reduce wasted effort so we can focus on making rad games. Present - To executive leadership about the.

Cupertino, California, US

I help game creators hit their intended vision and make sure they are rock solid on Apple devices. Here is my framework (high level): Understand who the audience is, what type of games and experiences they enjoy, the UX intent of the game that is being developed and measure it against what was actually made so we can determine the gaps in the experience.

Valencia, CA, US

Direct and design games and experiences. Assign, manage and deliver all art outsource for projects studio-wide. - Connect with outsourcing individuals and teams! - Create outsource delivery specs with internal team leads!- On-board outsource talent to deliver work per delivery specs!- Create proof of concept demos!

Valencia, CA, US

- Direct, design and produce video games- Aid in Biz Dev driving art, animation, game design & resource planning to secure projects- Staff core animation team, hire outsource animation studios & freelance talent for all studio projects- Find, Hire and Staff 2D Illustration (Environments, Character, Animation and Storyboarding)NOTE: Transitioning to Art.

Burbank, California, US

- Breakdown complex designs and empower staff of 25 towards completion of all titles- Creative Lead on 3 Apple featured F2P titles - Smurfs Bubble Story, Wheel of Fortune Puzzle Pop and PAC-MAN Pop - Drive ideas fueled by competitive analysis and behavioral science into art and design teams

Chatsworth, CA, US

- Lead all development on games and apps for the 4th largest toy company in the world- Directed, designed and produced cross platform iOS to HTML5 games in under 40 working days- Manage the business units relationship while keeping all brand stakeholders in the know

Valencia, CA, US

- Director and designer of a 40-person crew on the company's first million plus dollar title- Manage the client relationship while keeping all major stakeholders up to date on progress.- Lead a highly efficient 5-person animation team to meet and exceed production needs for up to 6 console titles in concurrent production

- Founded a boutique game development studio dedicated to creating top quality experiences- Designed and directed Blackout! for Disney Interactive Studios which received the Bronze Award from Pocket Gamer- Forged a strong marketing relationship with Apple, landing Game of the Week for Pizza vs Skeletons which also became Metacritics 9th best iOS game for.

Paris, Île-de-France, FR

- Pioneered progress creating first augmented reality iOS apps from greenlight to submission - Interacted with clients like Mattel, Olay, American Express and The Mets, helping to ensure the experiences meet their standards- Created marketing augmented reality apps for food industry leader Kraft Foods

Burbank, CA, US

- Designed and produced the first iOS titles for Disney and helped to build lasting relationships with Apple- Managed 3 Disney studios (Prague, China and Glendale) leading about 75 cast members- Was hand picked and placed on a 3-person creative council for digital download titles and helped lead the effort to create the first eShop titles on the Nintendo DSi

Burbank, CA, US

- Set the art plum line for all titles developed by Disney Mobile during the pioneer days of Java/Brew development- Developed the company’s first internal development team for mobile creating titles for Beyonce, Hannah Montana, and Disney Animation tentpole properties- Defined artistic technical achievements creating games under 1 meg in file size that.

Valencia, CA, US

- Directed first 1 million seller, SpongeBob the Movie Game for GBA, which was only beaten by Pokemon Ruby Red in sales- Created environments and models for first Nintendo GBA title, Scorpion King, which remains one of the system’s highest rated games to date- Managed budgets and hired talent while directing product, which conditioned me to be comfortable.

- Worked on Emmy Award winning show Dilbert, as a Character layout artist, creating keyframe animation.- Transitioned to feature animation as a storyboard artist on Adam Sandler’s first animated film, “Eight Crazy Nights.”- Worked as a 2D traditional feature animator on miscellaneous characters and a handful of main character scenes. I reported to Stephan.

Character Layout Artist on the show Dilbert.