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Stockholm, Stockholm County, Sweden

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Austin, Tx

Responsible for high level strategic planning, organizing and running all production focused initiatives including daily standups, sprint planning, and overall JIRA management. Worked with studio leadership to identify key areas for improvement, and augmented the overall development process to achieve the project goals and direct the team to an initial BETA launch in July 2021. Conducted sprint postmortems, team town halls, and internal play tests.

Austin, Texas, United States

Working with the talented team at the CrowdStar Studio, GLU Mobile on a to be announced project.

Austin, Texas Area

Directed internal development effort for a UE 4 based DARPA Gaming Test Bed.Managed internal development for a UE 4 based AI simulation proof of concept for Lockheed Martin.Collaborated with internal Cubic Transportation Systems teams and managed an internal Android development team.Maintained budget, schedule, and staffing for CGD Program 1, a web based flight training application.

United States

Star Wars: Uprising (iOS, Android)Realm of the Mad God (Web)The Hobbit: Armies of the Third Age (Web)

United States

Trojan War (Web)Unannounced IP (Web)

Austin, Tx

Senior Product Owner for an unannounced project on PS3 and X360.Product Owner for the HUD/UI and Online teams and responsible for various key features for The Sims 3: Pets (PS3, X360).Product Owner and Production Manager for the HUD/UI and Online teams for The Sims 3 (PS3, X360).Work closely with The Sims team at EA to set high level goals for the game and maintain quality across both platforms. Managed 23 Engineers and Artists to implement Scaleform and overhaul the PC HUD/UI and camera controls for The Sims 3 on PS3 and X360.Managed a team of 4 Engineers responsible for implementing a new online content sharing system for The Sims 3 on PS3 and X360.

United States

Responsible for overall game quality, P&Ls, budgets, and multi-SKU development schedules.Set high level project goals with external development teams that adhere to the parameters of the project, and support higher level Sega business plans.Managed and directed internal team of up to 5 Producers, Associate Producers and Assistants on 4 projects across 12 SKUs.

San Francisco Bay Area

Responsible for overall game quality, P&Ls, budgets, and multi-SKU development schedules.Set high level project goals with external development teams that adhere to the parameters of the project, and support higher level Sega business plans.Managed and directed internal team of up to 5 Producers, Associate Producers and Assistants on 4 projects across 12 SKUs. Worked with external development partners from inception to launch, including shepherding each project through Sega’s internal green light process.

Managed the external development for Star Wars Knights of the Old Republic I & II, and successfully delivered on the company goal of creating a AAA video game franchise for the Star Wars IP. Brought in to help finish the Star Wars Episode III game to insure overall quality and an on time release with the final Star Wars film.Helped make Star Wars: Obi-Wan into a viable product on a 10 month schedule to be on shelf within the console launch window for Xbox. Production Manager: 1999 ~ 2000Hired in Jan. 1999 to lead Star Wars: The Phantom Menace to completion and launch with the biggest movie event in 20 years.

Producer: 1993 ~ 1999U.S. based Producer for all Konami titles across all game platforms including Metal Gear Solid and Silent Hill.Managed Web, Customer Service, and Creative Services – responsible for all game manuals, box copy and timely submission of artwork to first parties.Beta Tester, Associate Producer: 1991 ~ 1992

United States