Oakland, California, United States
*People Skills + Technical Prowess + Project Management Experience + A Healthy Dose of Creativity* Tech-savvy, highly creative professional with project management, video production and game development experience. Proven success in the entertainment and pharmaceutical industries, with specific expertise in digital content creation, strategy, and animation development. Deeply passionate about the intersection of technology, media and entertainment. Experience working with world-class brands including LEGO, Lucasfilm, Warner Bros. and Lionsgate, Johnson and Johnson, and Bristol-Myers Squibb. Self-directed, largely self-taught, and exceedingly resourceful with a demonstrated ability to lead and motivate production teams, both in-house and remote. History of designing user-centric products and curating innovative mobile experiences. Skilled producer with resource allocation, scheduling/calendar management, vendor management and client relationship management experience. SPECIALTIES: Digital Content Development | Project Management | Production | Client Relationship Management | Vendor Management | Product Development | Process Documentation | Video Game Development | Resource Allocation | Scheduling | Prototyping | Interactive Mobile Experiences
Served as project team leader and co-leader for projects with major Hollywood movie studios (Lionsgate, Warner Bros., Lucasfilm) and world-class brands (LEGO), including VR product experiences, games, websites, viral videos, and promotional social graphics. Managed day-to-day relationship between agency, vendors and product owners/clients. Oversaw internal development cycles; planned weekly resource allocation. Highlights: - Leveraged Agile SCRUM methodology: set and facilitated daily stand-ups; handled ticket management via JIRA. - Spearheaded company’s newest partnership with Burbank-based animation house Starburns Industries. Traveled to client’s office, established rapport and cultivated a strong professional relationship. - Managed third-party developers in Australia and throughout US for multiple promotional web projects. - Identified and mitigated risks associated with client requests; conducted regular check-ins with client. - Ran internal weekly resource meetings, planned out developers’ schedule and managed contracts. - Scouted and successfully sourced talent, including programmers, developers, artists, and one VR consultant. - Created multiple internal game prototypes for the company. - Developed innovative software-hardware product demo for LEGO; presented demo to executive stakeholders.