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Los Angeles, Ca, Us

Burbank, Ca, Us

Burbank, Ca, Us

Working to pair the best IP in the world with the best Developers and Publishers to make exceptional Games - focused on Disney Animation/Live Action, Pixar, 20th Century, and Lucasfilm Properties. From Mickey to Monsters Inc, Alien to Avatar to Star Wars and Indiana Jones and so many in between, Walt Disney Games brings a unique approach to best-in-class IP collaborations with the best game makers in the world.• Managed $4B+ in deal value, coordinating strategic priorities from multiple stakeholders and serving as the principal on all deal negotiations spanning Mobile, Console/PC, F2P, Premium, Subscription, and Platform Partnerships.• Responsible for partner relationships for 80+ titles/partners• Served as deal architect and principal negotiator/general manager for the commercial arrangement for the “Disney Universe Project” within Disney's investment of $1.5B into Epic Games (the largest games investment in the company’s history)• Lead slate management and product strategy efforts across business functions• Managed a lean team of BD leads across North America, Europe and Asia• Coordinate operational functions (finance, strategy, business affairs) to optimize revenue recognition

San Mateo, California, Us

San Mateo, California, Us

Business Development & Partner Management- Serve as principal on deal negotiations, coordinating business, legal and marketing groups with outside partners for deals representing over $1.5B in value- Administer multi-million dollar annual partnership budget to drive brand awareness and hardware lift- Curate titles to produce incremental platform benefit from meaningful content- Appear as the “face of PlayStation” to developers and publishers, delivering platform feedback, product suggestions, and strategic guidance across small developers and AAA publishersPortfolio Oversight and Strategy- Evaluate products in alpha and pre-alpha state to find key opportunities for platform and audience benefit - Drive development adoption of key platform initiatives through developer engagement, including PlayStation VR, PlayStation 4 Pro, Platform Pillars, and System Software features- “Air Traffic Control” releases for all developers and publishers, identifying opportunities for incremental liftPlatform Policy and Partner Operations- Enforce and evolve current platform policies through deep integration with Developer Technology Group - Create new policies, balancing business needs, fan desires, and developer/publisher priorities- Oversee release management team, guiding developers on operations and submissions on all products- Manage certification process for all third party product, assessing business risk and platform policies- Lead initiative (with Global DTG) to reduce TRCs for optimal testing and submission paths

Boston, Ma, Us

Oversee Product Strategy with a focus on mobile product development; lead PR initiatives for all products; advise on community, communications and marketing strategy for all products.In parallel, serve as Project Lead for an unannounced title, managing both internal and external development and publishing resources to build and launch a new IP.

Boston, Ma, Us

Oversee all PR, Community, Product Marketing, Events and Branding initiatives at Harmonix, developers of the Rock Band and Dance Central franchises.

I own and oversee the production of music for RPL Audio (independent label featuring The Main Drag and Blanks.) as well as our live concert/business initiatives. Company is co-run by all members of the bands, but I manage the business (and the drums).

Cambridge, Massachusetts, Us

Planned and executed all events, large and small, for the Dean's Office.