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San Mateo, Ca, Us

Novato, California, Us

As a team lead at 2K for first party partnerships, I help our account managers and partner marketing managers at 2K cultivate and grow our relationships with the world’s leading first party platforms, including Sony PlayStation, Microsoft Xbox, Nintendo, Steam, Epic, Luna and many others. Additionally, I help develop partnerships with hardware and peripheral manufacturers, leading business and contract negotiations to help grow 2K’s industry-leading gaming franchises.

Novato, California, Us

San Jose, Ca, Us

As Partnership Lead for Gaming at Western Digital I helped define the gaming partnerships space for Western Digital’s many gaming-centric products. From their best-in-class WD_BLACK SSDs and HDs to the Sandisk Nintendo-themed SD cards, I helped WD be the best storage partner for leading gaming companies globally. In addition to leading the development of new partnerships, I was also leading coordination of product and segment marketing teams, managing and track existing engagements and executions, and working to help track all product development and co-marketing/co-promotion efforts across the entirety of WD. Example: I was the partner lead for the BF2042 SSD, a new collaboration with EA in 2021. From negotiating the contract terms to develop the GTM plan, I helped WD structure and launch their best-yet partner product.

Redmond, Washington, Us

As Manager, Digital-at-Retail at Nintendo, I helped lead Nintendo's digital offerings to success with its retail partners in the US and LATAM.From helping execute on digital sales with the eShop to launching new products in the US and LATAM, I worked with a broad cross functional team to ensure Nintendo's digital success in the Americas.

San Mateo, California, Us

As Group Account Relations manager I helped lead PlayStation's platforms and services in providing best-in-class content and promotions by partnering with some of PlayStation's top publishers and developers.On any given day, I would:- Help consult with publishers on best practices for releases, including timing, promotions, and pricing- Work with PlayStation's teams to ensure timely and successful delivery of games to our digital and physical storefronts- Ensure that our games and content portfolio remains robust, best-in-class, and most of all fun for our millions of consumers- Provide forecasts and guidance to publishers on new opportunities for their existing and upcoming productsAdditionally, I was the primary voice of support in helping publishers with any issue with their products on our platforms and services, as well as a general consultant for all things PlayStation and industry-wide.

San Mateo, California, Us

My PM days at PlayStation saw lots of exciting releases, supporting program development, and guidance toward broad success internationally. On my first project, I oversaw development of project at all levels ranging from stakeholder management through go-to-market activities. Lead program manager for delivery of new clients and new regions (details available upon request.) Experience with software development lifecycle from feature ideation through major milestones and day 2 planning. I then joined the consumer services team for SIEA with a focus on PlayStation's online services: Vue, Now, Plus, and Music. I was in charge of ensuring that CS programs met KPIs while providing a high level of consumer satisfaction. In this role I collaborated extensively with partners and developers to ensure that consumer feedback helped to drive development and improvements to consumer experiences. Thanks to these experiences I developed all sorts of development styles: Scrum, Waterfall, Agile, SAFe. I can do use Rally, JIRA, Confluence, Excel, and whatever other tools your team uses to track their work. I'm also an expert firefighter with experience putting out fires in multiple time zones at the same time-- distributed teams? No problem!Data analysis? Check. SalesForce? Check. Cloud? Check. Streaming? Check. UX/UI? Check. Integration? Check. Stakeholder management on major releases? Check. Slack channel creation? Check. Party planning committee experience? Check.

Kowloon, Hong Kong, Hk

Project and account manager for PTCRB/GCF wireless device certification. Provided device certification for smartphones, data devices, integrated devices, M2M, and many other device types. Assisted sales team with technical sales from an inside sales perspective, in addition to selling additional services as necessary during project completion. Developed a broad and deep knowledge of wireless certification requirements and processes, including protocol, RF, OTA, and RSE testing. Wide-ranging industry knowledge from carrier services to device features and functionality. Experience with smartphones, M2M, telematics, telehealth, and automotive. Exceptional customer retention with ability to explain complex wireless issues to both technical and non-technical customers and colleagues.

Chiyoda-Ku, Tokyo, Jp

Manager for product and partnership development for NTT Docomo USA, the American subsidiary of the largest wireless carrier in Japan. Tasked with finding and developing new partners, products, and services to Docomo’s 50 million wireless customers. Led projects (research, biz dev, partnership development) on all sorts of devices: smartphones, tablets, MIDs, M2M, health, automotive, and gaming consoles.

Shibuya-Ku;, Tokyo, Jp

News producer and business developer for NHK Japan Broadcasting, Japan’s largest television broadcaster. Led production of international business and tech news stories and development of partnerships that grew NHK’s presence worldwide.

Seoul, Kr

Analyst with focus on internationalization of LG appliance business and sales. Focus on bringing new appliance lines to the American market. Accomplishments- Managed study on the market for new appliance lines by LG in the United States - Managed taskforce on internationalization of LG Busan facilities and operations

Ba, Political Science, Japanese

Mpia, International Management, Japan