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Los Angeles, California, United States

Los Angeles, California, United States

North Hollywood, CA

• Lead project management initiatives for enterprise applications that leverage Google Maps APIs and Google Cloud Platform.
• Manage full product lifecycles: tracking of technical deliverables, milestone completion, administration, and change management.
• Work with engineers and designers to architect and design custom applications using Agile methodologies.
• Gather user and job stories to write business requirements and statement of work documents.
• Manage client and stakeholder relationships.Clients include various state and local agencies such as:
• Chicago Department of Transportation

Santa Monica, CA

• Managed the software development and release process for production tools to deliver visual effects for film and commercial projects across Method’s global studios such as Ford v. Ferrari, Aquaman, and Birds of Prey.
• Worked with leadership, engineers and stakeholders to define quarterly roadmaps based on show needs.
• Tracked and managed software team resources to deliver tools needed for TV and film deliverables.
• Implemented communication procedures to provide visibility to stakeholders on competing priorities.
• Facilitated initiatives to standardize workflows between software engineers and production globally.

Wellington, New Zealand

• Managed pipeline developers and researchers in the Assets R&D department for films like Rampage, Avatar 2, Alita: Battle Angel and Mortal Engines.
• Planned and prioritized R&D work across Creatures, Layout, Models, Previs, and Art departments to help 200+ artists work more efficiently with new technologies created for feature films.
• Facilitated Agile ceremonies such as daily stand-ups, bi-weekly sprint planning, and retrospectives.
• Created roadmaps and software rollout strategies, then communicate progress to stakeholders.

Glendale, CA

• Managed the schedule, development and delivery tracking of the layout pipeline.
• Supported the product owner, software engineers and artists to implement production tools.
• Assisted with bi-weekly sprint planning and manages the creation and closure of sprints.
• Created and delivered bi-weekly sprint reports to Oriental DreamWorks and interested parties.
• Served as project liaison for production staff on third party software licenses and installations.
• Managed the cross-site calendars and email groups to coordinate between cross-site departments.

Torrence, CA

Glendale, CA

• Managed and monitored daily product updates for Neopets' virtual item business, the NC Mall.
• Supported Senior Premium Manager in the day-to-day production of premium products for the game Neopets.
• Constructed wireframes and functional product specifications for upcoming games and events.
• Collaborated with PHP and Flash developers to deliver new products and initiatives including Neopets Premium, Bigsby Shadington’s Wonderclaw and Edolie’s Phantastic Finds.
• Scheduled and launched homepage banners, promotional units and email blasts.
• Assisted in creative approvals of marketing assets and routed materials for verification and upload.

Glendale, CA

• Provided email based customer/ technical support for account related issues.
• Tested games, quests, and UI functionality for usability and bugs for Neopets and Petpet Park.
• Suggested improvements to process, policies and procedures.

San Diego, CA

• Analyzed and distributed research data to account executives to facilitate advertising sales efforts.
• Extracted weekly San Diego Live data from Nielsen Rating’s website.
• Constructed PowerPoint presentations regarding different business categories.
• Updated various reports on new market data through media programs (Cable Qualitative West and View 32).

Glendale, CA

• Updated and created presentations in regards to new business opportunities and virtual campaigns.
• Supported product development, customer support, and analytics.
• Tested the user interface for Nickelodeon-developed virtual website Petpet Park.
• Documented unexpected results while testing the “Neopets” (Nickelodeon’s children’s website) user interface.

Los Angeles, CA

• Composed briefs for Deputy Directors regarding meetings that occurred.
• Informed California constituents by providing current information regarding state affairs.
• Accompanied Deputy Directors to events, press conferences, and meetings on behalf of the Governor.