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Hello! I’m a seasoned creative leader and game developer of award-winning video games for consoles, PCs, and mobile. I'm driven by working with other passionate and talented individuals to create innovative, world-class entertainment experiences and technologies. Below is a summary of key experiences gained throughout my career:LEADERSHIP & MANAGEMENT:• Directing game design and development.• P&L accountability and budgeting.• Building and leading world-class game development teams both small and large.• Employee management and mentorship.• Trained, and practical experience with, situational and accountability management, conflict resolution, crucial conversations, hiring, and related.• A broad understanding of both the business and markets of the game industry.• Communicating a shared product vision and collaborating with vision stake holders.GAME DESIGN & DEVELOPMENT:• Experience developing games with many game engines and on many target platforms.• Putting customers/users first in game designs from high concepts to fun game systems/mechanics.• Experienced in premium and free to play GAAS and Live Service business models from both commercial and creative lenses (monetization, retention, conversion, user acquisition, UX testing, data analytics/instrumentation, etc.).• Design and development of both commercial and custom game development tools.• 1st/3rd Person action and adventure game and level design.• "Toys to Life" hardware interface game design (console/mobile implementations).• Game systems/mechanics/economy design and user-facing interaction.• Experienced in Unreal and Unity game engine development.• Co-Creator of the uScript Visual Scripting Tool for the Unity game engine.PRODUCTION:• Identifying and solving tough production problems and development inefficiencies.• Agile game development methodologies/practices, including SCRUM (Scrum Master certified in 2006, Product Owner certified in 2010) and Kanban.• Converting studios and teams for successful agile live ops-friendly production planning, processes, pipelines, and communication.

Listed skills include Game Development, Game Design, Video Games, Gameplay, and 46 others.