Symon Coak Email & Phone Number

Los Angeles, California, United States

- Led the team for various Mixed Reality activations including Carolina Panthers, Nickelodeon SlimeZone, NBA All Star Game, Charlotte FC, and Transformers.- Led the development of a Virtual Event platform and CMS; from discovery to execution.- Collaborated with internal and external stakeholders to gather project requirements.- Managed project SOW’s, budgets, and schedules.- Oversaw a team of developers, DevOps, Cloud architect, UX/UI designer, and QA; leading daily Standups and… Show more - Led the team for various Mixed Reality activations including Carolina Panthers, Nickelodeon SlimeZone, NBA All Star Game, Charlotte FC, and Transformers.- Led the development of a Virtual Event platform and CMS; from discovery to execution.- Collaborated with internal and external stakeholders to gather project requirements.- Managed project SOW’s, budgets, and schedules.- Oversaw a team of developers, DevOps, Cloud architect, UX/UI designer, and QA; leading daily Standups and Sprint Planning.- Led brainstorming meetings, advising upper management on technology and design recommendations.- Communicated progress and roadblocks to stakeholders making proactive recommendations for solutions.- Researched, scoped, and provided written proposals for new project concepts. Show less

Thousand Oaks, Ca

- Provided support to Director, PMO in managing an interactive experience for entertainment theme park- Led the QC effort; creating and managing Test Plans for all interactive experiences.- Selected testing group, compiling and analyzing gathered data.- Assisted with on-site installations, deployments, as well as rigorous play-testing.- Worked with designers and developers to provide daily adjustments and updates.- Conceptualized and created Game Design Documentation for new… Show more - Provided support to Director, PMO in managing an interactive experience for entertainment theme park- Led the QC effort; creating and managing Test Plans for all interactive experiences.- Selected testing group, compiling and analyzing gathered data.- Assisted with on-site installations, deployments, as well as rigorous play-testing.- Worked with designers and developers to provide daily adjustments and updates.- Conceptualized and created Game Design Documentation for new project proposal. - Sound Design for interactive experiences.- Managed day-to-day interface between designers, developers and stakeholders; providing Weekly Status Reports to Clients. Show less

Manhattan Beach, California

- Managed the overall project scope and critical path for packaging / print materials for Sony Pictures - Home Entertainment (SPHE).- Oversaw projects from kickoff to completion, delivering hundreds of assets each month within aggressive timelines.- Acted as main liaison between SPHE, International territories and the production teams, ensuring that information was communicated effectively and quickly.- Managed teams of production artists and QC, working to prioritize projects and… Show more - Managed the overall project scope and critical path for packaging / print materials for Sony Pictures - Home Entertainment (SPHE).- Oversaw projects from kickoff to completion, delivering hundreds of assets each month within aggressive timelines.- Acted as main liaison between SPHE, International territories and the production teams, ensuring that information was communicated effectively and quickly.- Managed teams of production artists and QC, working to prioritize projects and to identify/eliminate roadblocks downstream.- Posted all final files to client FTP and advised downstream client manufacturing of delivery. Show less

3400 W. Olive Ave, Burbank Ca 91505

- Managed and coordinated high-level projects with aggressive schedules; managing large teams of creatives, developers, and QC.- Acted as main liaison between the creative team and client; planned and managed internal, client, and vendor communications; ensuring effective exchange of project information, deliverables, and management of assets.- Lead daily scrums and internal planning meetings to determine the critical path of the project.- Established the content workflow and… Show more - Managed and coordinated high-level projects with aggressive schedules; managing large teams of creatives, developers, and QC.- Acted as main liaison between the creative team and client; planned and managed internal, client, and vendor communications; ensuring effective exchange of project information, deliverables, and management of assets.- Lead daily scrums and internal planning meetings to determine the critical path of the project.- Established the content workflow and managed the process of integrating content into the CMS.- Conceptualized, created, and maintained project documentation.- Forecasted, tracked, and managed project budgets, SOW's, PO's, and invoices.- Worked alongside Creative Director and Developers to wireframe and prototype new projects.- Developed social media campaigns for Instagram, Tumblr, Pinterest, and SoundCloud. Show less

- Managed all aspects of the project from concept and design to production.- Responsible for the management and scheduling of creatives and QC.- Maintained project schedules, ensuring the timely ordering of assets, and localizations.- Managed the Warner Home Video’s PLM system for daily specifications and due-date changes.- Prepared project files for internal archiving, and managed the upload of layered files to MARS for client reference.

- Provided support for all aspects of the production process to meet project priorities, delivery targets, and task deadlines.- Responsible for managing and scheduling creatives and QC; maintaining project schedules, ensuring the timely ordering of assets, localizations, and management of resources.- Effectively communicated relevant project information across departments, teams, and stakeholders.- Maintained delivery documents, new and revised client specifications, approval dates,… Show more - Provided support for all aspects of the production process to meet project priorities, delivery targets, and task deadlines.- Responsible for managing and scheduling creatives and QC; maintaining project schedules, ensuring the timely ordering of assets, localizations, and management of resources.- Effectively communicated relevant project information across departments, teams, and stakeholders.- Maintained delivery documents, new and revised client specifications, approval dates, individual project milestones, delivery dates, asset management, asset archival as well as ensuring package delivery to authoring facilities. Show less

- Responsible for receiving and distributing incoming deliveries, as well as the safety and security of all hardware; adhering to security procedures concerning all shipped and received materials, and records.- Bar-coding, entering assets, and raw stock into system database.- Managed archives and asset database.- Gathered, prepared, and arranged shipments of documents, assets, and machinery to clients and vendors.- Vault maintenance and organization.