Tom Searfoss Email & Phone Number

California, United States

Mountain View, California, United States

- Robot Operation: Oversee daily operations such as setting up, maintaining & operating various lab experiments- Dataset Collection & Curation: Collect data relative to the robot's assigned task, analyzing & determining trends in the collected datasets- Project Maintenance: Maintain hardware & software configurations for operation. Updating & maintaining documentation on inventory & processes for tasks

Mountain View, California, United States

https://www.https://youtube.com/@optimustomtvMain Tools Used:• CapCut: Video and Audio Editing• Microsoft Suite: Excel, Word• Google Suite: Sheets, Documents, Drive, Gmail• YouTube: Video platform, Analytics• TikTok: Video platform, Analytics• Twitch: Live Streaming, Community Building, Video Capture, Analytics• Facebook/Instagram: Video platform, Meta Business Suite- - - - - - - - - -• On Air Branding: The man the Brand OptimusTomTV is named after on YouTube, TikTok, Twitch, Twitter, and Instagram. Working within the Esports space on Magic: The Gathering and League of Legends.• Content Creation & Editing: Conducting market research, writing, performing, editing, and reporting on viewer analytics for my personal channels. Creating strategies and campaigns in forms such as Reddit posts to drive viewers to the channel(s).• Data Analysis: Extracting viewership metrics to assess content performance and optimize posting times. Performing statistical analysis on Magic: The Gathering and League of Legends data sets for both video and written analysis.• Sponsorship Acquisition: Approaching brands and franchises with the opportunity to promote their products. Secured deals with Dubby Energy & CardArt hobby shop. Working with stores to create Magic: The Gathering live stream and recorded content.

Main Tools Used:• JIRA: Ticket Writing, Project Tracking, Backlog Management, Kanban Creation, Team Member Tracking, Time Management (Fibonacci Points), Dashboards• Confluence: Documentation, Project Planning and Tracking, Data Structures• Miro: Project Mapping, Story Planning, Data Structures, Visual Planning• Microsoft Suite: Sharepoint, Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Outlook• Google Drive, Sheets, Docs- - - - - - - - - -• Timely, Dedicated Work Ethic: Full time employee with end date, originally slated for 6 months, and extended to 9 to assist with further projects. Successful stand-up and integration of VALORANT into the radar360 platform.• Market & Subject Expertise: Esports SME on the Analytics and Insights Team with background inBroadcast, Data, Engineering and Product. Responsible for Identifying KPIs for Esports acrossinternal teams • B2C Relations & Ownership: Own the day to day relationship between SportRadar and EsportsCustomers, specifically Riot Games. Responsible for prioritizing, communicating, and managingcustomer questions and concerns throughout the product's lifecycle. • Product Management & Backlog Refinement: Product manage existing obligations and buildingroadmaps for future ones. Prioritize engineering team's resources, scope tickets & timelines, includinga pivotal role in streamlining the Insights & Analytics Sprint processes. Responsible for day to day tasks on a team of 4-6 full stack engineers. • Productization & Market Research: Assist Marketing & Sales teams in creation & implementation of solutions that productize content. Worked to identify areas of growth within Esports

Santa Monica, California

Main Tools Used:• Microsoft Excel: VLOOKUP, INDEX+MATCH, Pivot Tables, CSV/JSON Clean Up, Data Reports• Tableau: Data Reports, Interactive Notebooks, Graphic Creation, small integrations with R Studio• Jupyter Notebook: Used for ETL, minor work in Python 3 using NumPy, MatPlotLib• Google Suite: Gmail, Calendar, Meet, Keep, Sheets, Docs, Drive• Databricks: DB SQL• Docker: Heimdall, API access - - - - - - - - - -• Pioneered Esports Stats Initiative: Played a pivotal role in the creation of Esports Stats as a team & a priority at AAA developer Riot Games• Subject Matter Expert: Trusted SME of the NA Esports Stats team as Riot’s portfolio grew from one game into five games on multiple titles• Data Analysis and Reporting: Built reports in Excel and Tableau for use by Broadcast, Business Development, and Game Design teams. Provided statistical analysis to support player storytelling for the LCS, the third most watched sport in the United States• Strategic Collaboration: Collaborated with Business Development team to sell sponsorship based on in-game data. Created and edited unique data reports to provide teams with critical data around the globe (12+ Regions)• Data Optimization & Efficiency: Supported data system transitions and maintenance on back end development, ETL pipelines, and SQL databases• Innovative Metrics Development: Researched & invented new metrics to better assess player & team performance. Created & maintained a dictionary of League of Legends stats & standards for global use• Event Preparation & Management: Directed action plans to prep for international events bi-annually. Part of the Broadcast team that won 4 Sports Emmy Awards for the World Finals Broadcast in 2017, 2018, 2020, and 2021• Social Media Growth: Created data visualizations which grew the @lolesportsstats twitter audience from its inception - to 98k+ followers, 5+ million monthly impressions during domestic competition, and 15+ million during international competition

Remote Work

Main Tools Used:• Google Suite: Drive, Gmail, Calendar, Meet, Sheets, Docs• Audacity: Vocal recording, Merging tracks, Podcast editing• OBS Studio• Twitch Dashboard, Chat Moderation• Talent & Community Figurehead: Host on the TrinityForce Podcast March 2012 ­ April 2013, involving patch, meta­ game and community discussion with over 100+ 5-star reviews on Apple Podcasts. Co-Host and EU LCS expert on the LCS Rundown from February 2014 -­ May 2015, discussing in­-depth analysis of team compositions and strategical play. One of the team members with access to the @LCSRundown & @TForceNetwork Twitter accounts.• Producing & Organizing Broadcast: Created notes and run of show templates for weekly discussion shared by 3+ podcast co-hosts. Hosted the LCS Rundown's streaming set up when live on Twitch.tv• Community Engagement: Organized community-backed events such as the "Podcast Showdown" where the two podcasts played against each other. Worked alongside other communities and leaders to organize charity events such as "Operation Supply Drop."

Remote Work - New Jersey

Main Tools Used:• OBS Studio: Video recording, scene design• Audacity: Audio recording and editing• Google Suite: Gmail, Drive, Docs, Sheets• Wordpress: Uploading content, Article writing, Mixed media posts- - - - - - - - - -• Provided written & video content for ggChronicle, in the form of League Of Legends news, analysis, guides, and shout casting.• In partnership with ggChronicle, worked alongside IvyLoL Collegiate eSports League for events including the LoneStar Clash 2 and 3.

New York, New York

Main Tools Used:• Google Suite: Gmail, Calendar, Meet, Sheets- - - - - - - - - -• On-Air & Game Expertise: Worked all of the Regular Season Circuit events from 2012 through2013. Traveled in to the MLG Offices in Manhatten, NY multiple times a week for regularly scheduledbroadcast content. Traveled to prestigious events such as E3 to cast showcases on games, such asInfinite Crisis

Remote Work - New Jersey

- Cast the IPL 5 qualifier matches, and was selected to work the main event.- Invited to be at the IGN Pro League 5 in Las Vegas, NV as one of eight League Of Legends Shout Casters.