Michael Yasko Email & Phone Number

San Francisco Bay Area

Field Supervisor for San Francisco County

San Francisco, California, United States

San Francisco Bay Area

Interviewed respondents to gather data for the 2020 Decennial Census

San Francisco Bay Area

Driving through the greater Bay Area keeping people fed.

San Francisco, California, United States

Manage the talent acquisition to find the greatest people in the world.

San Francisco, California, United States

Managed the App Review Team and process bringing high quality apps to market for the Leap Motion Controller.

Palo Alto, Ca

Built and managed a team of 20 staff responsible for certifying 350+ games for the OnLive service. This Certification process included submission and materials, pre-certification, configuration and tuning, asset and metadata creation, final certification and staging to production. All game data is processed digitally through a series of stages managed through the OnLive Certification Team, Certification Portal and the OnLive Cloud Environment.Major Contributions:~Created and hired the highly effective Certitification Team to bring OnLive to market with 18 games from April 2010 to June 2010. Fine tuned the teams efficiency and processes to Certify another 330+ games to the OnLive service. ~Designed, implemented and rolled out the Certification Portal for submittal of game developers’ digital build files; workflow for Certification Process through Technical Compliance Checklist and Functionality Test Plans; detailed reporting and metrics to all parties involved in the game deployment process. Continually enhanced Certification Portal to scale growing business needs.~Shifted gears from exclusively certifying OnLive SDK Integrated Games to older catalog titles to launch the PlayPack channel. These classic games were challenging due to unpredictable behaviors in a cloud environment.~Provided expertise in gamepad emulation and touch interface design and implementation for 100+ games.Operations:~Improved game build efficiency by designing and implementing the staging process to push OnLive games into the cloud for internal testing, external publisher testing and consumer use. ~Ensured 100% achievement of release deadlines by rallying team and providing feedback to developers/publishers in a timely manner.~Streamlined internal processes, maximized ability to securely request and receive game builds, researched and procured latest technologies.

Redwood City, California, United States

Oversaw 11 departments responsible for mastering, duplicating and distributing intellectual property for all gaming platforms throughout North America, Europe, and Asia. Administered internal/external distribution and tracking of pre-release game software. Managed $4M+ annual SG&A. Coached/mentored Mastering Lab managers, supervisors, technicians, and assistants; 30+ staff worldwide; very low turn-over. Major Contributions:~Rolled out Worldwide Build Tracking System (WBTS) for mandatory submittal of game developers’ digital build files; locked files for safe transport throughout the world to increase accountability, enable tracking and prevent piracy. Continually enhanced WBTS to scale growing business and security needs.~Uncovered source and culprits of pirated software, conducted in-depth analysis, and authored detailed reports to prevent future leaks for EA’s anti-piracy task force resulting in 0% internal leaks.~Transformed Mastering Departments from disjointed disc copy centers to focused industry standard Game Build Traffic Control Centers. Team quickly became technical competent and highly respected throughout EA. Operations:~Transformed EA’s high-level security policies for all worldwide mastering labs and their customers, establishing standard operating procedures (SOP).~Improved game build efficiency by 85%, exceeded customer expectations handling 100+ game titles during peak season, developed and administered databases, file servers, and various unique tools. ~Streamlined internal processes, maximized ability to securely request and receive game builds, researched and procured latest technologies. ~Recognized throughout EA as subject matter expert (SME) on game building, submission, distribution and piracy prevention; contacted frequently for advice and troubleshooting assistance. ~Honored with numerous Customer Satisfaction Awards from game teams for achieving impossible deadlines during peak seasons.

Redwood City, California, United States

Compiled source code, gathered game data and fixed bugs as necessary Created script files to automatically compile new data, source code and level code to make deliverable builds easier to retrieve Designed, laid out and scripted the Moscow level of Soviet Strike Worked with internal and external developers to produce Shockwave Assault for Windows 95, Sony PlayStation and Sega SaturnManaged a team of testers to provide accurate testing results as well as timely feedback of claimed fixed bugsHelped create a feature list for internal game design tools to allow easier layout of levels and game play

Maintained secure communications between Korea and Japan via line-of-site microwaveInstalled, tested and brought online secure communication satellite terminals in Virginia and ItalyEvaluated electronic equipment submitted to the Department of Defense via private contractors and made recommendations as to which company to award the contract

Bachelor Of Science, Computer Science

Activities and Societies: Delta Epsilon Sigma Honor SocietyMagna Cum Laude Dean's Honor list Took 1 class per semester while working.

High School Diploma, Drama And Dramatics/Theatre Arts, General

Activities and Societies: Drama, Show TroupeFocused on Theater Arts