Working remotely on a B2B contract

I am working with professionals of the video game industry worldwide. I offer consulting services and coaching for game studios and publishers.My expertise in game making is wide and encompasses all aspects from the start to the end of the production of your game, from the creative vision of the conception to streamlining the processes of a production, up to the finishing line.

Ubisoft is the world's 3rd largest independent console game publisher.October 2004 in Montreal.I started working as a Senior AI Programmer on the Assassin's Creed franchise, before it was even called its actual name. I was doing the AI architecture for our brand new engine by then and dealt with pretty much all imaginable production issues you can face building a new AAA franchise from scratch, while building a new engine from scratch, at the dawn of a new console generation.In 2007, I became AI architect on AC2, solving newer productions issues until the finish line. I served as both R&D and support for anything related to Gameplay and AI in the brand.In 2009, I was then Director of Gameplay and AI on Brotherhood, accountable for shipping every AI and Gameplay related systems, overseeing a multidisciplinary team of more than 40 people, with strict deadlines and not much room for failure.In 2010, it was time i gave back much of this knowledge to my colleagues, so I took a break from production and became Director of Gameplay and AI Programmers (150+ people) for the whole of Ubisoft Montreal Studio, managing talents by overseeing career paths, salary equity, performance evaluations, technology trends, trainings in collaboration with Paris HQ, etc...And then in 2012 I started to get some experience on the consulting side by becoming a Production Advisor on the largest brands of the studio. My mission was to improve the efficiency of teams in a transversal way, reduce friction by using the knowledge shared across several of the biggest franchises. I worked with WatchDogs and Far Cry on various topics like technology assessments and resource allocation processes.In 2014 I took a sabbatical leave for family reasons and was back in production in May 2015. I was Lead Programmer on an unannounced project at the Ubisoft FunHouse and got some expertise there on web related topics.That was a quick sum up of my 12 years at Ubisoft Montreal.

Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (Xbox, PS2, Gamecube) 2003

Outcast PC, 1999R&D AIOutcast 2 (aborted)Tintin prototypes (aborted)