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Seattle, Wa, Us

Seattle, Wa, Us

Seattle, Wa, Us

[Circa January 2022] Managing a team of Software Development Engineers on the Climate Pledge Friendly team where we help identify sustainable products and build a shopping experience that enables customers to buy green alternatives.Previously managed a team of Software Development Engineers and a Senior TPM, working on Selling Partner Listing Experiences. Built backend tools and services to empower retail partners and internal teams to create and manage listings worldwide through Vendor Central as well as frontend experiences to delight customers.

Seattle, Wa, Us

Seattle, Wa, Us

Served on the AHGL Council as the League of Legends Organizer, overseeing the 2018 return of the After Hours Gaming League. Provided the Leadership team with guidance related to the League of Legends Division and overarching tournament structure and platform decisions while mentoring and supporting the growth and development of future Game Leads and Volunteers.

Redmond, Washington, Us

Coordinated and led teams across Xbox to deliver experiences for Xbox Arena, the Xbox Accessories App, OneGuide, and Xbox One X user experiences.Collaborated with development, design, and business teams to produce unified user experiences to participate in competitive game tournaments.Led development and design efforts, with business backing, to iterate on feedback and produce improvements for the Xbox Accessories app, further advancing the premier Xbox controller.

Provided assistance and coordination during the AHGL offseason. Held a role as coordinator in assisting the Leadership team with decisions related to the League of Legends Division and overarching tournament structure and League decisions. Provided recommendations for short-and-long-term strategic growth driving KPIs including Player Engagement, Number of users, and number of involved corporate partners. Coordinated volunteers and defined tournament structure decisions for AHGL Season 5 which featured an all-time high 88 League of Legends teams and a total of 245 teams with over 2,200 players across five games.Oversaw League growth and expansion for Season 4 (2013-2014) with an influx of dozens of new teams and a revamping of the season structure.Helped setup and produce Live Finals at Red Bull Studios in Santa Monica, California in May of 2014 in partnership with Riot Games, Activision Blizzard, and Red Bull eSports.

Redmond, Washington, Us

Helped to coordinate on-campus events to teach students about life as an intern. Actively mentored underclass students to help develop passion and learn about the world of software development and technology.Work included aiding in the HR university recruiting process by talking to students at career fairs and on-campus events as well as helping to run promotional events to raise corporate brand awareness.

Redmond, Washington, Us

Program Manager for Xbox One Platform Core Tools, helping to develop new tools and utilities to enable developers, designers, and producers to create great games on Xbox One.The role involved being responsible for clear and effective communication with partners in 1st and 3rd party game studios to understand key scenarios, specifications to meet said scenarios, and driving the implantation of those features to deliver great tools on a monthly release cycle.

Redmond, Washington, Us

Program Manager for Xbox One TV, I worked on a variety of features related to UX, Telemetry, Speech controls and implementation.TV Announcement: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sWWZaERtgtoDeveloped, designed, and iterated on features to help the team deliver a great product, alongside console launch on November 22, 2013.

Redmond, Washington, Us

Developed skills involved in Program Management through active learning and work with the Visual C++ Team.Focused on Telemetry and Metrics, with an emphasis on training and educating coworkers while improving standing systems to facilitate informed decision-making.

University Park, Pa, Us

Served as a Learning Assistant for IST 446 - An Introduction to Building Computer and Video Games. Course primary focus was on the overarching ideas behind creating Computer and Video games, with emphasis on understanding guiding principles set forth by Jesse Schell.Responsibilities included student gradebook management, oversight of the course blog, and providing feedback and answers to student questions.

Founded local library group to foster reading, math, and critical thinking skills, which grew to be the largest library summer program.Worked to help run weekly meetings, communicate with children and parents, and organize events with the community at large.

University Park, Pa, Us

Served as supervisor to over 175 lab consultants to improve technical support in a variety of computer labs around campus and to help students and users with questions and problems involving the computers and relevant technology.Responsibilities included inventory management, locking and unlocking of labs and classrooms, customer relations, training of consultants, and communications with University Police Services.Management tools including JIRA were used to ensure a positive workflow among employees and create an efficient and agile workplace.

University Park, Pa, Us

Served as technical support in a variety of computer labs around campus to help students and users with questions and problems involving the computers and relevant technology.Additional responsibilities included oversight of company supplies and unlocking labs and classrooms.

El Prado, Nm, Us

Manager of Social Media Technologies, including Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, WayIn, and GOOD.Additional responsibilities included collaboration with international team of writers and contributors.

Served as a Lifeguard at private club. Responsibilities included ensuring the safety of patrons, training and supervising new lifeguards, and basic chemical monitoring.

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, Us

Led project to develop technological and marketing solutions through a study of social media technologies.

Presented local, state, and national colors and performed in shows; directed student staff responsible for band performance logistics; constructed and deployed performance props

Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Nl

-Led project to reduce injury through improved ergonomics. Job Safety Analyses were used to ensure that professional standards were met, while dealing with long-term projected injuries.-Quality Assurance project to reduce controllable defects and improve efficiency through time studies and process redesign, saving the company tens of thousands of dollars.-Project ot improve employee morale and efficiency utilizing 5S principles to re-design storage systems and revise floor plan.

Bachelor Of Science, Information Sciences And Technology

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