I decided to brave the economic crisis and founded Compulsion Games in 2009, leveraging my expertise and relations to build an independent studio in the vibrant city of Montreal. The studio became a part of Xbox Game Studios in 2018.Our team is growing steadily with more independent-minded, creative individuals who strive for excellence and ownership.Find us at www.compulsiongames.com!

I served as an advisor for Kowloon Nights, a global content fund for PC & Console games in which I helped source and curate games we would fund. I stepped down from the fund after Microsoft announced the acquisition of Compulsion.

I provided a wide range of consulting services for my clients, from helping with pitches, creating financial and operational plans for launching a new studio, performing product evaluation and due diligences, technical & production mentorship and business development. With an extensive experience working with Japanese, Chinese, European and North American partners, I also became comprehensive and responsive to cultural and international differences.

Managed most external relationsManaged 40 Staff (multiple projects)Pitch The Crossing to European PublishersIntroduce Strike Teams and Agile methodsMentorship on all Technical staff

Shipped Full Auto 2 on the PS3 Hardware LaunchShipped Full Auto on the X360 Hardware LaunchManaged 65 staff over multiple projects.Introduced agile methodologies.Manage and arbitrate publisher relations

Lead Programmer:X360 & XNA Tech Demos: Crash (GDC' 04), Crash 2 (E3' 04) Pariah XBOX, Pariah PC (Additional Programming)Game Developer Article June & July 2003Graphics Programmer:Cel Damage XBox/GameCubeCel Damage Overdrive PS2

I wrote generalized framework code that allowed different dynamic object systems to talk to each other (ie; Java Beans talking to Corba or DCOM). I wrote an IDL compiler and created run-time interpreters between the various systems. I also supervised a small (3) team of developers on one of the adapters.

My first experiment with video-game development. I joined a startup in Lac-St-Jean to help build a game studio. I learned a lot and I ate a lot of spaghetti.

I wrote kernel level code for prototype machines.