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California, United States

Burbank, Ca , Us

We specialize in consumer experience design and production for both digital and physical solutions. We have specialties in large scale projects for the interactive market and work with fortune 500 companies to bring their desires to life.

Burbank, Ca, Us

The Disney Infinity Franchise has generated ~$1.5 Billion in revenue to date.Direct Reports: 4 • 1 Sr. Producer (Mobile), 2 Producers, 1 Designer• Game Director of the Marvel Battlegrounds Play Set for Disney Infinity 3.0− Led the overall game production, game design, and final delivery of product.− Oversaw the schedule, milestones, game quality, and budget for the Play Set.− Negotiated all contracts with external developer and set budget for project.− Coordinated all legal and licensing approvals with Marvel and resolved conflicts.• Product Owner for all Online aspects of the Disney Infinity franchise from 1.0 − 3.0− Provided production oversight and game design of the PC Online & Mobile games.− Accountable for the budget/P&L for each of the above items.− Oversaw several online component designs for console platforms.• Designed and oversaw the execution of the Cross Platform Toy Box UGC share system.− Awarded a U.S. patent for this component of the game.• Central owner for the Disney Infinity website, translated into 13 languages and supporting 22 different countries.• Assisted heavily in console game production for Disney Infinity in several areas including:− BI integration for reporting− Submission strategy planning to first parties− Bug database prioritization− Managed the external developer responsible for the construction of the site including several back-end technical systems and APIs. Includes e-commerce PC Game digital store for Online players.• Coordinated with numerous Disney teams and groups to incorporate several brand-new technical sub-systems into the Disney Infinity franchise as a whole.• Directly negotiated with vendors for production contracts within the allotted budgets and responsible for establishing thecontracts from start to finish.

Burbank, Ca, Us

Direct Reports: 6 • 2 Producers, 1 Assoc. Producer, 3 Designers• Manage all production and design aspects of the internal game development team (25+) for Disney Fairies: Pixie Hollow, an online MMO with over 3 million players.• Game Director of the standalone Disney Fairies: Fashion Boutique iOS game from inception through completion.− Directly responsible for the production budget and P&L for the title.• Designed the hard currency monetization strategy of Pixie Hollow (Pixie Diamonds) – the first ever for a Disney Online world.• Directed game development scheduling and all external production budgets and drove game design execution/implementation, QA coordination, and build releases.• Led daily activities of producers and game designers assigned to the game development team.• Managed and directly responsible for delivery of content from external vendors which range from art assets, SFX, VO (including VO direction of Disney talent), mini game development (including game design direction), and new game feature sets.• Negotiated with vendors for production contracts within the allotted budget that span multiple fiscal years.• Streamlined internal processes for the game development and QA teams to ensure timely delivery, and iteration of new game features and enhancements to sustain the continued growth of the MMO.

New York, Ny, Us

Direct Reports: 2 Assistant Producers and multiple InternsCredits include: Avatar, Night at the Museum 2 (All SKUs), Aliens vs Predator (360,PS3,PC), Ice Age 3 (All SKUs), Alvin & The Chipmunks (Wii,PS2,DS) and several others.• Identified and conceptualized game designs for properties with licensing potential.• Sourced and assisted in securing deals with developers and publishers for licensed games.• Served in a Business Development role to extend licensing agreements for new properties.• Provided writing assistance on game scripts, as well as oversee full cinematic approvals.• Reviewed every aspect of the games in production for formal approval.• Facilitated all legal approvals for titles in production.• Lead Producer on multiple video game projects in production at 20th Century Fox L&M.

Agoura Hills, Ca, Us

Titles include: Frontlines: Fuel of War, Supreme Commander, Conan, Sopranos: Road to Respect, Journey to the Center of the Earth, Tak 4, and others.• Assisted in managing the design focus for games published by THQ.• Offered creative design feedback on all aspects of titles during all stages of development.• Co-wrote ‘The Sopranos: Road to Respect’ script.• Accountable for milestone verification and production oversight to ensure game quality.• Assisted in managing the QA process of titles when they enter test.• Spent entire production cycle at external developer (7 Studios) to stabilize communication and game design direction for combat mechanics.• Collaborated with Marketing, Sales, and Project Managers to facilitate delivery of content for distribution.

Agoura Hills, Ca, Us

Some credits include: Moto GP3, Dawn of War: Winter Assault, Hot Wheels: Stunt Track Challenge, Juiced, WWE Wrestlemania X9, Tak & the Power of Juju, and STALKER: Shadow of Chernobyl.• Simultaneously managed multiple teams across all consoles.• Designed intricate test plans to verify content of the game and effective ‘bug’ finding.• Oversaw language SKUs (up to 12 at once) of game titles and managed the language testing to ensure authenticity of the product.• Worked closely with Microsoft, Sony, and Nintendo First Party Standards teams to ensure compliance with all current standards.