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Bellevue, Washington, United States

• Responsible for supporting the personal and professional growth of the team and building process and strategy to help the team achieve their full potential.
• Providing and facilitating individual and group career development
• Coaching and mentoring teammates for professional growth, leadership, and soft skills
• Developing and coordinating hard and soft skills training and workshops
• Evangelizing a studio culture of open, honest, and respectful communication
• Leading by example to elevate all team-members

Bellevue, Washington, United States

• Responsible for developing and implementing a data-driven production pipeline for the studio, including building data analytics methodologies and using metrics-based processes to:
• Tracking and improving efficiency
• Improving reporting consistency and compliance
• Generating clear reporting for our studio leadership and our publishers
• Providing real-time status visibility and communication for the team
• Contributing metrics-based strategic solutions to the overall studio direction

Microsoft Accounts

Responsible for managing the engagement health of our Microsoft accounts and developing ongoing, strategic, customer-focused solutions for client's needs; expanding the Aquent-client relationship by providing outstanding customer experience; diffusing stressful situations as an escalation point for delivery, SOW, and client relationship issues; supporting.

Microsoft Accounts

Team leader for the Project Management org supporting Microsoft accounts, both internal staff and embedded talent. Cultivate business relationships and solve complex problems for clients. Responsible for building and driving the project management practice philosophy; streamlining and introducing efficiencies in the project management pipeline; providing.

Turn 10 Studios, Microsoft

• Responsible for identifying, implementing, and driving strategic and tactical goals for onsite managed service contractor teams; providing leadership and account management in support of both Aquent's and Turn 10's.
• Initiated and oversaw audits of past invoices, identifying and recapturing over $75,000 in missed deliverables; developed tools to prevent further missed opportunities
• Worked with Turn 10 leadership to redefine pipeline and workflow expectations, resulting in a 45%-50% increase in efficiency per deliverable for my team
• Built and implemented multiple predictive project management and technical support tools to identify and analyze potential issues before they enter the production pipeline
• Created new communication channels and improved the relationship and morale between my teams and our client-side counterparts

Contracted Through Marketing Free Agent

• Responsible for supporting the day-to-day functions of the Windows Brand Studio, driving process, and providing communication between external vendors, other departments, and the studio design teams. I also supported.
• Revised and developed key photoshoot processes which streamlined all phases of execution and improved security for classified devices used in the shoots
• Developed promotional catalog process which significantly reduced repetitive case-by-case request handling and fulfillment
• Created automated tools for the photography shoot pipeline, reducing upload processing time by 75%-80%
• Created an asset management database for shot status tracking of lifestyle shoot pipeline assets

• Responsible for strategic and tactical project management across multiple titles studio-wide, and was a key contributor to studio direction.
• Developed predictive scheduling tools for more accurate planning and schedule management
• Worked closely with multiple publishers and team to maintain clear and open communication
• Managed and balanced resources across multiple projects to consistently deliver on milestones

Sony (SCEA)

• Responsible for production and management of multiple AAA titles on the PlayStation platform (PS2, PS3, and PSP).As an Art Manager, I managed the dynamic assets art teams: vehicles, weapons, character models.
• Communicated and managed execution of the art direction to the dynamic art assets team
• Consistently hit milestones on multiple simultaneous projects, on or ahead of schedule
• Improved and facilitated consistent cross-project / cross-team communications
• Maintained a high quality bar while reducing overtime crunch by over 50% for my teams

Contracted Through Artsource

• Responsible for concepts, art direction, design, and overseeing creative implementation of an interactive virtual world space supporting user-generated content and low-barrier-to-entry UX mechanics.
• Redefined and unified the product art style to support future expansion
• Developed customized interactivity methods to suit art style and user demographics
• Created immersive UI / UX for new entertainment product line

Contracted Through Artsource

• Responsible for developing and communicating the world design for a AAA MMO, including large and small-scale gameplay, exploration mechanics, environment design, and implementation.
• Defined modular design system that reduced implementation speed from months to weeks
• Standardized map design files for cohesive presentation
• Worked closely with the art team to integrate assets with gameplay needs

• Responsible for staffing up and managing the creative team in strategic and tactical support of the company and product brands. Led the design and implementation of corporate and product branding, product UI / UX.
• Founded and staffed the creative team from ground up
• Created brand identities and marketing presence, receiving consistent accolades for our design
• Designed and maintained corporate and product websites, advertising pieces, and trade show experiences

Bachelor Of Arts (Ba), English

Activities and Societies: English Honors Program

Commercial Photography

Activities and Societies: President's List for Academic Achievement

Japanese Language And Literature