Quentin Briand Email & Phone Number

Montpellier, Occitanie, France

- project management: budget, planning, production follow-up, SCRUM- team management: recruitment, contracts, team objectives, performance reviews- studio management: salary policy, annual appraisals policy, office relocation

Montpellier, Occitanie, France

Bordeaux, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France

Microsoft Flight Simulator VRMicrosoft Flight Simulator Xbox Series X|S

Annecy

Riders Republic (Massively Multiplayer Extreme Sports - PS4-PS5 / XB1-Xbox Series X|S / PC / Stadia)• I managed the organization and the production planning of the Core Gameplay team (ski/snowboard, bike and air sports) successfully delivering gameplay praised by Ubisoft HQ on key milestones.• I supervised the development teams on game systems and on the social hubs of the game. • I collaborated with the game design team to improve design communication during preproduction.

Lille Area, France

Shiness: The Lightning Kingdom (RPG - PS4/XB1/PC)• I was in charge of closing Shiness: The Lightning Kingdom. The game was approved on 1st certification on both PS4 and XB1.• I supervised the development and the release of the first patch of the game which greatly improves the game experience.

Paris Area, France

• I worked with Enigami Studio on grant applications and benchmarking.• Lecturer at Supinfogame Rubika.

Paris Area, France

Projects: Divinity: Original Sin - Enhanced Edition (RPG - PS4/XB1), Styx Master of Shadows (Stealth - PS4/XB1/PC), Blood Bowl 2 (Tactical/Fantasy US football - PS4/XB1/PC), Seasons after Fall (Platform Adventure - PC) and more.I worked with development studios from conception phase to release in order to help them deliver the best possible games on schedule. My main responsabilities included:• organising and ensuring follow-up of the production planning.• communicating with the studios on a daily basis to anticipate, identify and fix or work around production issues.• working as a contact between studios, Focus teams (Quality Assurance, Marketing, Business Development) and production partners.• identifying in-game features that could be improved and making suggestions in order to help the development studios raise the overall quality of their games.• arranging for playtests and Beta tests.

Paris Area, France

Projects: Super Knights (Action/Puzzle - iOS/Android), Rotastic (Platform/Puzzle - XBLA, PSN, PC), and more.• pitched game concepts to clients.• defined the game experience and scope, and made sure all the game components (from game design to graphics and music) conveyed the experience.• managed the game content production (Scrum).• recruited and managed game designers.• designed game content (game systems, game mechanics, AIs, UI/UX, etc.) and kept the game design documents up to date from conception phase to end of project.• organized playtest sessions, observed players and collected data to implement modifications in order to improve the game quality.• prototyped concepts for F2P mobile games on Unity.

Paris Area, France

Projects: Empire of Sports (MMO Sports - PC), Exalight (MMO Racing - PC)• improved the retention rate, engagement and players' understanding of the game mechanics by suggesting and managing the implementation of player coaching (solo quests). • oversaw the development of various sports gameplay: track and field, basketball and bobsleigh.• designed and implemented a rhythm mini-game (DDR-like gameplay).

Montpellier Area, France

Project: Beyond Good & Evil 2 (Action Adventure)• designed the characters abilities and other game mechanics.• worked on prototypes for characters abilities and shooting gameplay.• scripted a gravity-based mini-game.

Montreal, Canada Area

Project: Splinter Cell Conviction (Stealth - DS)• redefined the game experience and made sure the game mechanics conveyed the experience.• managed a team of six game and level designers.• trained coworkers in level design.

Paris Area, France

Projects: Rayman Raving Rabbids (Party game - Xbox360), TMNT (Platform/Action - Xbox 360/PS3/PS2/PSP/DS), Red Steel 2 (FPS - Wii), Endwar (Tactical - PSP/DS) and more.• monitored games content to make sure they met expectations regarding Ubisoft HQ mandate and proposed solutions whenever needed, to help the development teams get their projects greenlighted for production.• participated in the creation and setup of new design working methods (Rational Game & Level Design) for Ubisoft worldwide studios.• benchmarked Role Playing Games (Final Fantasy XII, Dragon Quest VIII, Zelda series)

Valenciennes

Final-year project: Sonate (Adventure/Music - PC)• managed the final-year project and the outsourced content development.• wrote game design documents.• participated in the art department (modeling, mapping, skinning and animation on 3DSMax).

Lille Area, France

Project: Obscure 2 (Survival Horror - PS2)• designed boss battles.• worked on the camera system (co-op gameplay).• created level maps (using 3DSMax).

Project: Son of Destiny (RPG - PC)• team management• game & level design, story & background• French to English translation

Master'S Degree, Project Management, Game Design And Level Design

Activities and Societies: Athletics

Team Management

Bachelor'S Degree, Biology Of Organisms - Ethology

Activities and Societies: High-level athlete (athletics), first-aid certificate, training for national first aid and rescue at sea.

Biology, Physics, Chemistry, Maths

Activities and Societies: Work, work, work & work.