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California, United States

London, Gb

Led a cross-disciplinary, Agile team of 170+ people across international time zones to integrate newly acquired educational technology with the Pearson ecosystem.• Notable Projects: hundreds of eText titles for Pearson+ | dozens of Interactive Labs | Primary Digital Authoring System for Higher Education division.• Achieved a 30% improvement in delivery time by defining and implementing program governance.• Operationalized development efforts for a geographically dispersed team, enabling it to triple in size over three years.• Implemented and oversaw communication strategies for reporting program status, risks, and changes, ensuring stakeholder alignment across six time zones.• Managed a team of six project and program managers, providing mentorship and oversight for dozens of projects.

Established cross-functional, Agile development teams to deliver projects ranging from DARPA initiatives to VR games.• Notable Projects: DARPA SC2 Interactive RF Visualizer | DARPA CGC Automated Cybersecurity Visualizer | Visualization Companion App - Google Wearable Technology | Archer E Bowman VR Game.• Took over two behind-schedule projects within my first year, saving six months on their projected schedules and enabling successful, on-time completion of both.• Drove a 50% improvement in development timelines and output efficiency by implementing tight planning and accountability measures for schedule adherence.• Cultivated relationships with internal and external stakeholders, fostering collaboration and enhancing the company’s reputation.

Redwood City, Ca, Us

Built, coordinated, and motivated cross-disciplinary teams of 100+ people to deliver games for PC and mobile platforms, ensuring on-time delivery at the highest quality.• Notable Games: SimCity | SimCity Cities of Tomorrow | SimCity DLC sets.• Doubled team throughput and reduced project budget by 25% with process improvements.• Ensured stakeholder alignment on priorities and trade-offs by communicating regularly with executive leadership regarding project status, risks, and changes.• Forged and nurtured successful, collaborative partnerships with dozens of external vendors.• Exceeded content creation quantity goals by 50% without sacrificing quality through implementation of governance processes for 80 developers in nine locations.

Managed and developed people and processes for art and technical art departments that doubled in size over three years. Liaised between internal departments, managed client relations, and represented the company externally.• Notable Projects: High-Altitude Trainer | PTSD-Simulator | Micro-Expression Trainer | RCMP Anti-Terrorist Trainer | Future Immersive Training Environment | US Marines Mission Planner.• Increased team efficiency by 30% with establishment and implementation of asset creation pipelines, workflows, and tracking processes.• Achieved a 25% reduction in projected budget by managing and directing the creation of assets with external vendors.

Provided technical art direction, turning deficient teams into successful ones for diverse, high-profile computer graphics projects. Clients included THQ, 2K Sports, and Midway. Projects included AAA games, commercials, and music videos.• Notable Projects: SmackDown! vs. RAW, Saints Row, WWE WrestleMania, Wheelman, Music Videos, TV Commercials.• Tripled teams’ throughput by developing and implementing efficient, end-to-end animation pipelines.• Doubled teams’ efficiency by training artists and technical artists to use cutting-edge, industry-standard software.

Co-founded a startup mobile gaming company. Managed company operations and finances.

Redwood City, Ca, Us

Developed and maintained character animation pipelines and tools for several major game franchises.• Notable Games: Tiger Woods PGA Tour | Knockout Kings | March Madness | NASCAR | NCAA Football | James Bond 007 Nightfire | LAPD Future Cop.• Shipped more than twenty critically acclaimed and commercially successful PC and console game titles.• Planned and directed dozens of motion capture shoots producing thousands of animations.

Managed several teams of motion capture technicians and animators. Managed client relations while delivering thousands of animations for hundreds of projects.

Bachelor Of Arts - Ba, English Literature

Bachelor'S Degree