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San Mateo, California, Us

San Mateo, California, Us

San Mateo, California, Us

San Mateo, California, Us

Owned and operated an online game studio specializing in free to play games, responsible for product and project management and worked closely with design, art and engineering.Successfully led cross-functional teams of international in-house and outsourced artists, writers, designers and engineers by using the Agile development frameworks of Scrum and Lean.Owned project visions, roadmaps, release plans and product backlogs. Created realistic goals and drove schedules to meet deadlines while fostering an open and collaborative work environment.Analyzed business intelligence metrics and KPIs such as LTV, DAU, DARPU, Retention, Conversion and Churn to make informed decisions and help lead future development.Made it my personal goal to ensure each team member always felt comfortable contributing ideas and felt challenged enough to continually grow in their areas of interest.

Helped develop and manage project visions, roadmaps, release plans and product backlogs.Managed the gathering and analysis of product data to optimize KPIs and guide future development.Coached company leadership and team members on Scrum and Lean, and led the implementation of fast iterations and tight feedback loops for our MVPs.

Irvine, Ca, Us

Bridged the gap between designers, artists and engineers by working closely with all three disciplines ensuring each understood the other's desires, needs and limitations thus reducing friction and fostering a more collaborative and productive environment.When great ideas were not possible with the studio's current technologies I championed and spearheaded their implementation by bringing together the necessary team members.Collaborated with the Design and Engineering teams to develop and implement the AI for Blizzard's games.Supported level designers and scripters with to get their ideas realized and increased team productivity by enhancing the level editing tools to allow for real-time changes and balancing on the fly.Helped develop some of the underlying technologies used to expand Blizzard's reach and reduce development time such as patching, installing, mastering and on-demand streaming.

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Designed and implemented core gameplay, UX and AI features. Created sophisticated platoon and squad level AI for training simulators used by the U.S. Army to help teach its battlefield commanders how to plan effective operations and enhance their leadership capabilities.