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Managed engineering and production teams for Pokémon GO, one of the top-grossing mobile games of all time. My role involved overseeing the development and engineering strategy, establishing overall road-mapping and seasonal production schedules, and leading the hiring and career development processes for over 75 direct and indirect reports.Created a comprehensive playbook for engineering operations, which has been instrumental in ensuring zero downtime during major game events like the GO Tour and has been adopted by other departments. By improving infrastructure and optimizing cost efficiency, maintained a 99.95% SLA while reducing annual costs by 50%.Invented a new gameplay model for outdoor gaming, resulting in the issuance of patent US-20240075379-A1.

Managed five engineering teams in the development of overall engineering strategy, process and goal development, hiring strategy, career development, and managing departmental P&Ls. Developed the strategy to bring real-time interactive experiences to Twitch gamers through partnerships with game studios. Developed the strategies for integrations with game companies such as Ubisoft, Sony, and Square Enix. Conceptualized and launched the Enhanced Experiences program, a metadata product that enabled game developers to provide real-time game events to power interactive experiences on Twitch. Served as a company speaker and thought leader at conventions (GDC, TwitchCon) and colleges, evangelizing the importance of user-generated content (UGC) to game development and the future of real-time interactions.

Managed the product and engineering for the game mods distribution business, CurseForge. Oversaw the development, product strategy, and moderation for the product and the two engineering teams that built the underlying architecture for the Curse and Twitch Apps (web, desktop). Created the framework behind the Curse App, a VOIP and messaging social platform that contained servers, streaming tools, game mod distribution, and VOIP options. Helped with Twitch’s buyout of Curse and was a key member of the acquisition team that handled the transfer of assets and migration into Twitch systems.

Project managed a team of three developers encompassing multiple projects and implemented agile principles to increase team efficiency and productivity. Ran Linux stack for the company, which accounted for more than 75% of overall traffic.Built the design and architecture of the company’s wiki platform, Gamepedia, which later was acquired by Fandom. Developed Gamepedia and oversaw engineering and product, including the creation of the go-to-market strategy for the platform. Built out several technologies, such as a dynamic settings generator.

Served as the technical lead; developed standard operating procedures and code standards for the team, worked with stakeholders to prioritize key features, and performed code reviews to improve the team’s coding abilities. Developed various features for several different frameworks that powered more than 90 sites.