Jeff Brown Email & Phone Number

Rockville, Md, Us

Rockville, Maryland

As Senior Producer in the Bethesda Softworks group, I am responsible for end to end production of multiple titles with Machine Games, including strategic product planning, end to end budgeting, engaging and contracting with external resources, contract negotiation and review, and overall product quality and high level schedule management.Strategic planning and execution to maximize internal and external resources across multiple titlesDesign and Creative work and mentorship across internal teams to support our creative teams and set them up for success.Relationship management with licensing partners and external contractorsManage teams that create best-in-class games at all scalesPlan and execute budgets from six to nine figuresManage internal and external resources with more than 300 people spanning multiple teams in 6 time zonesEffectively with with C-Suite execs to plan, effect, and comprehensively report on studio/product planning and progress

Greater Seattle Area

My consulting time was brief but rewarding. I remain excited about the future of augmented and virtual reality.

Redmond, Wa

No one ever comes to me and says "Hey Jeff, we have this small project with a great glide path that requires no travel", so I wasn't shocked when I was asked to take on Quantum Break. A little more than a year out, a significant portion of the Microsoft staff moved to other companies or projects. Internal perception on the title was grim, and user research scores for fun were a large contributor to that. My job was to upend the schedule, figure out what really needed to get done to improve the quality, and get it done with the resources and time we already had allocated.Cut forward to April of 2016, and Quantum review scores improved 25-30% from projections, and sales were outpacing forecasts by 30%. Quantum became the fastest selling Microsoft original title on Xbox One, the best selling digital release ever for Xbox, and ended with user reviews in the low 80's- Managed internal creative team at Microsoft- Worked extensively with external teams in Finland and France- Transitioned design team to Agile development, increasing velocity on change requests 100%- Owned schedule and deliverable for teams internal and external to MS with 90% on time delivery- Effectively communicated and executed quality plan to executives, driving increased marketing / PR spend- Utilized detailed telemetry in conjunction with BI and UR to overcome the ‘opinion’ factor

Redmond, Wa

I remember getting a last minute invite to a top secret all hands, which at Microsoft can mean very bad things occasionally. We got in the room, the doors were locked, and Kudo unveiled the plan for HoloLens to a select group. I was blown away. The opportunity to work on things like HoloLens was the best part about working at MicrosoftRight around this time I was also promoted to Director of Design for our group. My duties as Director of Design included:- Directing and managing the design group, including FTE’s, contractors, audio, and dev support- Creative leadership and oversight for all HoloLens and Xbox titles for the group.- Created multiple POC's during early HoloLens development to secure additional internal funding- Creating 40% of the HoloLens launch titles with 25% of the functional resources- Mentoring my team of Design Directors to the best annual reviews in the history of the group- Working with the Senior Leadership Team to develop and improve processes for developing, improving, and production gating HoloLens titles across groups- Driving design ideas into cross group meetings and communicating results throughout greater org- Holding the design spot on the hiring committee for all HoloLens groups

Redmond, Wa

Directed games for Xbox 360 and Kinect. Worked with Microsoft executives, external developers, and major IP holders to define projects. Prototyped Kinect experiences for all titles. - Created Kinect Disneyland Adventures, Microsoft’s highest reviewed and best-selling Kinect title- Successfully presented Kinect Disneyland to senior leadership at quarterly business reviews- Obtained 100% creative approvals from Disney Parks with no margin for error- Invented voice and gesture interfaces for Kinect Disneyland that became platform standards - Built relationship with key Disney Park partners, gaining unprecedented access to parks and assets- Design work on Alan Wake resulted in measurable improvements in a very short timeframe

As the Studio Design Director at Amaze Entertainment. I oversaw the design process at the studio, managed overall game design quality and creative, and managed the careers of the designers on staff.In addition, I assisted the GM with biz dev duties such as creating game proposals, developing original IP, and working with our publishing and licensing partners to assure that we were meeting their needs.- Shipped the highest rated title in the history of the company, Where the Wild Things Are.- Mentored, hired, and managed eight designers.

Drove all creative aspects of World in Conflict, hired game balance team, and managed internal and external communications with press, partners, and executives.- Design work and addition of single player campaign resulted in numerous Game of the Year awards- Presented at numerous PR and press events, generating more than 100 positive articles.

- Responsible for leading design teams on individual projects and across the company.- Developed or co-developed and successfully pitched many of Relic's products from 2001-2007, including Dawn of War, Company of Heroes, and The Outfit- Co-creator of the award winning Company of Heroes and Outfit franchises- Winner of the THQ Team award 2005 (Dawn of War)- More than 100 awards across 4 games, including numerous Best of E3, RTS of the Year, and Game of the Year awards- Sales well in excess of 4 million units- Assisted as one of the key personnel in the sale of the company for > $10M

- Was one of two designers on the best selling, award winning Abe's Oddysee game for Playstation- Responsible for design work that enabled the award winning, best selling Abe's Exoddus to ship on time- Led the design team and co-created the concept for Munch's Oddysee- Was critical in the design of games that sold in excess of 4M units worldwide

Los Osos, Ca

Political Science

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