Evan Nickel Email & Phone Number

Los Angeles, Ca, Us

Bellevue, Wa, Us

Stockholm, –, Se

• Directed full operational and production aspects for Helldivers 2• Lead growth of studio from 35 to over 110 developers from pre-production through closed beta phases• Lead and managed a production team of 6 producers• Established development framework, project roadmaps, risks, scope and capacity planning, budget, and staffing• Pioneered live service department and helped set vision, staffing, strategy, and operational methodology• Fostered partnerships between studio and publisher leadership and between internal and external dev teams• Worked along side other executive leaders to develop and achieve company milestones and goalsTitles:Helldivers 2 (PS5, PC)

Stockholm, –, Se

• Managed a team of 40 developers across all disciplines• Created and iterated on production and development strategy, processes, and methodologies• Drove the planning and execution of all development goals across Design, Engineering, Art and Audio• Developed and maintained indicators that track project quality, delivery, financials, team health, and risks• Built out and improved live service processes across all studio titlesTitles:Helldivers (PS Vita, PS4, PC)Helldivers 2 (PS5, PC)

Burbank, Ca, Us

• Shipped 4 AAA titles: Shadow of Mordor, Mortal Kombat X, Mad Max, and Shadow of War• Owned all production aspects on Injustice iOS/Android, Gauntlet, and Mad Max Mac/Linux• Worked onsite with development teams during finalization to help ship key AAA titles• Owned publishing QA, localization, legal, usability, and design feedback aspects on key AAA titles• Helped create and drive strategy for live operations in real time on every title after launchTitles:Middle-Earth: Shadow of Mordor (Xbox One, PS4, PC)Mortal Kombat X (Xbox One, PS4)Gauntlet (PC)Gauntlet: Slayer Edition (PS4)Mad Max (Xbox One, PS4, PC)Mad Max (Mac, Linux)Shadow of Mordor (PS4 Pro)Middle-Earth: Shadow of War (Xbox One, PS4, PC)

Burbank, Ca, Us

• Ran 10 trade show setups around the world successfully managing staff and conducting press interviews• Contributed to development and publishing teams in design on F2P mechanics and monetization strategies for multiple mobile games• Kept schedules, trackers, wikis, and bug databases organized and up to date• Generated marketing and social assets for several games during production and post-launchTitles:Scribblenauts Remix (iOS)Scribblenauts Unmasked (Wii U, PC)Guardians of Middle-Earth (PC)Injustice: Gods Among Us (PS4, PC)Injustice: Gods Among Us (Android)Middle-Earth: Shadow of Mordor (Xbox One, PS4, PC)Gauntlet (PC)

Solved technical problems, performed assistant duties such as taking calls and managing schedules and rolodexes using inEntertainment software. Read and did coverage on screenplays, and created an elaborate presentation that sold a screenplay to a major studio.

Campbell, Ca, Us

Supervised groups of 5 – 8 students. Taught students how to design, program, and modify video games, as well as use professional software such as Adobe Photoshop and Illustrator.

Stocked and recorded materials samples, checked out rented equipment to customers, gave samples and information to the lab technicians. Responsible for delivering expensive materials and equipment to customers.