Gavin Carter Email & Phone Number

New York, New York, US

Director of Production for the Rockstar Online Services group.

Menlo Park, CA, US

• Lead Technical Program Manager for the UX and Shell layers of our VR system software in Oculus.
• Together with my team, managed development of the software user experience for Quest and Quest 2, including complex technical initiatives like the integration of Facebook accounts, debuting and updating hand tracking.
• Worked as lead software TPM for Oculus' launch to Japan retail, ensuring localization coverage in the system software, driving updates to our store to support Japan-specific content and recommendations, and a.
• Helped establish the initial FRL anti-piracy team and worked to integrate it into the larger security organization.
• Managed development and expansion of Rift Core 2.0, the system software suite for PC VR. This included the Home application, an immersive VR environment featuring customization, multiplayer and co-watching, and.
• Grew TPM team from two reports to over 20.

Megasweet was my solo indie game dev company, which mostly operated as a side project. I designed, coded, and released the iOS and Android title Dizzy Knight with Noodlecake Studios as publisher.

San Francisco, CA, US

• Set up JIRA for project tracking and implemented an agile program management process for the team.
• Served as the direct contact for our publisher at the time, Starbreeze. Worked to communicate status, identify and mitigate risks, and coordinate builds and publisher visits.
• Took Psychonauts 2 from pre-production to full production across multiple consoles and PC.

• Ran production for the client engineering team on Gigantic, a hero-based MOBA game.
• Introduced and administrated JIRA use and agile methodologies across the studio.
• Primary Microsoft technical liaison for certification, platform tech issues, and general production.
• Negotiated and managed relationship with external QA partner and technical vendors.

Redmond, WA, US

· Led production on the multiplayer team for Halo 4, the fastest-selling Halo title in the series.· First senior-level production staff dedicated to Halo 4. Set initial processes and worked with leads to establish team organization.· Responsible for schedule, staffing plans, and management of all aspects of MP including, at various times, both Spartan Ops.

Rockville, MD, US

· Lead Producer role on Fallout 3.· Created and managed overall project schedule from day one of project conception to shipping and sustainment.· Coordinated all outsourcing including art and coding expertise. Participated in everything from securing and negotiating bids to scheduling and evaluating deliveries.· Managed external PS3 programming team, as.

Rockville, MD, US

· Technical Producer on Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion· Managed schedule, tasks, and bug loads for entire team of 20+ programmers.· At various times, also responsible for production of art, level design, animation, and outsourcing as well.· Set up, scripted, and captured all in-game video footage for first public Oblivion trailer - http://goo.gl/YqHmO.

Rockville, MD, US

· Credited as a full designer on Tribunal for my work.· Concepted, wrote, scripted, and debugged over 10 quests in a few months time.

Rockville, MD, US

· Created layouts and level design for hundreds of interior dungeons, homes, shops, and miscellaneous locations in Morrowind.· Engaged in varied tasks such as balance passes on weapons and magic, in-game fiction writing, quest scripting, and Starbucks runs.