Background

Experienced Game Developer with 20+ years of experience specializing in Unity 3D, project management, and cross-disciplinary team leadership. Proficient in Agile Development, DevOps, and asset processing. Adept at managing budgets, optimizing workflows, and driving project success.

Job experience

• March 2020 - July 2023
  Producer – DreamWorks How to Train Your Dragon MMO
  JumpStart Games, Inc.
  

  El Segundo, CA, USA

  - Led a 20+ member cross-disciplinary team for the DreamWorks How to Train Your Dragon MMO, managing a $1 million project budget.
  - Established and tracked KPIs, resulting in a 5% increase in player engagement and monetization.
  - Developed and implemented OKRs, leading to a 10% improvement in overall game performance.
  - Collaborated with product managers to create a roadmap and align development efforts.
  - Managed Agile Development processes, reducing development cycle time.
  - Analyzed feedback to release new features, enhancing player retention and monetization.
  

• February 2009 - July 2023
  Manager of Technical Development/Build Management
  JumpStart Games, Inc.
  

  El Segundo, CA, USA

  - Spearheaded prototype development, saving 20% in development time.
  - Managed local and AWS-based automated build servers, increasing productivity by 15%.
  - Streamlined software configuration management, reducing deployment errors by 10%.
  - Optimized configuration management processes, cutting build-related issues by 10%.
  - Updated and maintained CDN configuration for AWS and Highwinds.
  - Contributed to codebase improvements in C++ and C#.
  - Collaborated with cross-discipline teams to resolve technical challenges and release 15+ games.
  

• May 2002 - February 2009
  Senior Technical Developer/Graphical Technician
  JumpStart Games, Inc.
  

  Torrance, CA, USA

  - Optimized build automation processes, reducing build times by 5%.
  - Improved project performance and visual quality.
  - Authored technical specifications, improving development efficiency.
  - Created trailers and demos to enhance marketing efforts.
  - Collaborated with cross-discipline teams for successful game releases.
  - Troubleshot and resolved technical issues throughout projects.
  

• April 2001 - May 2002
  Technical Developer/Graphical Technician
  JumpStart Games, Inc.
  

  Torrance, CA, USA

  - Managed data files for efficient asset utilization.
  - Troubleshot and resolved build script issues.
  - Collaborated with cross-discipline teams for game development.
  - Assisted in optimizing build automation processes.
  

• March 1999 - January 2001
  Quality Assurance Engineer
  US Interactive, Inc
  

  Los Angeles, CA, USA

  - Configured servers for staging environments, reducing deployment time.
  - Conducted comprehensive testing and reported programming errors.
  - Identified and reported graphical errors, performance bottlenecks, and usability issues.
  - Collaborated with development teams for issue resolution.
  - Maintained staging environments for consistent testing.
  

Education

• Learning Tree University
  Certificates
  

  - present

  • Object Oriented Programming
  • Web Site Development and Administration
  
• Glendale Community College
  

  - present

  Electronics Engineering
• California State University - Northridge
  

  - present

  Aerospace Engineering