SEA Esports and Gaming Expert | Launched League of Legends and VALORANT Esports | I help gaming professionals get career fulfillment with coaching

I help Gaming Professionals level up their careers and secure higher-paying roles.

Most of my clients are struggling with:

- Not getting recognized for their achievements
- Getting underpaid compared to their skills and market value
- Not knowing how to get a raise (but want one)
- Being unable to progress their career forward

And so, I take them through a process to land them at a higher salary role:

1. Understand your personal impact on the business
2. Define what you want in a new role
4. Create your own growth plan
5. Design a business case for your own growth/promotion
6. Build strategic alliances with stakeholders and decision makers
7. Execute and iterate

Using this process, I've helped 30+ gaming professionals level up:

- Helped David secure a 20% salary increase with 3 job offers in 2 months
- Guided Jeff to a senior producer role with a 15% raise in 4 months
- Assisted Zach in landing a director position at a studio 2 months post-layoff

If you’re a professional in the Gaming Industry who wants to land a higher-salary role,

Click “Book a Discovery Call” at the top of my profile to see how I can help you.

Chris T.

Most game design resumes fail in the first 10 seconds.
Not because the candidate isn’t good.
But because the resume tries to sound impressive instead of being CLEAR.

If your resume starts with a summary, remove it.
Replace it with a Career Highlights section.

This isn’t who you are.
It’s what you’ve actually done.

Every bullet should answer one silent hiring manager question:  “Why should I trust this person with my game?”

Use this filter:
• What changed because you were there?
• What did you design, ship, fix, or scale?
• What scope, numbers, or outcomes prove it?

Example (Game Designer):
• Designed and shipped 6 live features across F2P mobile and PC titles reaching 3M+ MAU
• Owned features end-to-end, from concept and specs through tuning, launch, and post-live iteration
• Improved core loop retention by 8% through progression and economy changes backed by player data

No adjectives.
No self-praise.
Just evidence.

If it can’t be proven, it doesn’t belong.
And if it is TRUE, then you certainly aren't bragging.

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Helping Mid-Career Gaming Pros Get Hired at Blizzard, EA, Riot, & other AAA studios | ex-Riot Games Head of SEA Esports

Michael Dowell

BlueVolt

• Develop long-term vision and product strategy for key consumer products - Sharing Center and Global Incentives - resulting in successful execution from concept to tactical planning and launch with 100% buy-in from executive leadership.
• Lead 20-member UI/UX and Engineering team using Agile to develop Global Incentives (web app), aligning product and business stakeholder goals to drive sales expansion in European markets, resulting in a 40% user engagement increase and $1mm increase in ARR.
• Develop product workbook, OKRs, roadmap, and feature briefs, including discovery interviews, research, financial modeling, build/buy analysis, ROI identification, and solution design.
• Collaborate with sales and marketing teams to develop go-to-market launch strategy.
• Establish and maintain strong relationships with key stakeholders, including customers, marketing, sales, engineering, and quality assurance teams.
• Lead cross-functional product management teams and external partners using Agile and Waterfall methodologies, Scrum, design thinking, Jira, and other robust processes and tools, resulting in successful software delivery of Global Incentives and a 10% increase in engineering velocity.
• Accountable for financial metrics related to product (increase ARR by $1mm YoY, increase enrollments by 25% YoY, reduce churn to 0).

Product Manager - Platform & Growth

The Learning Academy

• Manage end-to-end technical implementation of new LMS software platform built on AWS from concept to launch, aligning business stakeholders and product goals to onboard 5,000 dealers and 50,000 learners three months ahead of schedule.
• Implement Agile Methodologies to drive engineering efforts and successfully deliver software platform 10% under budget by effectively managing project timelines, budgets, and resources.
• Led cross-functional Engineering and UI/UX teams to implement complex technical API integrations with partners such as BlueVolt, using Agile methodologies and Product Management tools like Jira and Azure DevOps, resulting in successful software delivery and a 30% increase in engineering velocity. 
• Conducted continuous discovery partnerships with customers to identify new opportunities and build high-fidelity prototypes using Figma, resulting in 2.0 software version with robust enhancements to reporting and User Persona-driven analytics.
• Partner with Kelley Blue Book to win two Brandon Hall Group Awards in 2020 and secure a two-year contract renewal with Fortune 500 client.

Technical Project Manager - Platform

Upper Diamond - Learning | Marketing | Content

• Led end-to-end development of cloud-based learning software in AWS for Fortune 500 clients from concept to launch, using Agile methodologies, Jira and Confluence.
• Built and executed product roadmap and vision, designed wireframes in Figma for admin and learner end users, and managed cross-functional teams to design and code the cloud-based LMS product with content management support for streaming video and SCORM-compliant interactive modules.
• Communicate written initiatives to stakeholders, build Gantt charts, manage vendors to ensure deliverables are on time and 100% on brand.
• Optimize daily standups, bi-weekly Sprint planning, grooming/refinement, Sprint reviews, and retros using Microsoft Teams to improve sprint velocity by 15%.
• Software: MS Office, G Suite, Sketch, Smartsheet, Adobe Suite, Articulate, Basecamp, Asana, Jira

Technical Project Manager - Custom Digital Products

Ten One Math

• Develop the vision of TenOneMath.com, an Enterprise software for U.S. schools that leverages patent-pending software methodology to revolutionize math skills instruction and testing. 
• Manage cross-functional teams to execute product roadmap from wireframe and working prototype to beta testing and consumer implementation.
• Implement Agile and Lean Startup methodologies on design sprints for problem scenarios, motivation, usability and architecture. Manage team to develop over 100 games in Unity 3D, delivered online via custom PHP / PDO stack.
• Plan, schedule and communicate written initiatives to key stakeholders. Develop KPIs to measure performance and ensure technical requirements are met while fulfilling product vision.
https://www.tenonemath.com • https://www.tenone.us

App Indulge LLC

• Led cross-functional engineering and UI/UX teams through software development cycle to launch 300+ iOS and Android mobile apps which generated over 2.5 million downloads.
• Communicate product roadmap to programmers and designers across a range of categories such as Photography, Casino, Racing and Word Games on iOS and Android.
• Business strategy and monetization efforts via technical and business partnerships with 3rd party ad networks, ad tech vendors, and direct ad sales, including direct deals with advertisers such as Big Fish Games.
https://www.appindulge.com • https://itunes.apple.com/us/developer/id689682098
https://michaeldowell.carbonmade.com • https://michaeldo.carbonmade.com

Product Manager - Mobile Apps

Moodoo Productions, Inc.

• Led teams to develop custom web apps and grew e-commerce revenue by 25% YoY.

Product Manager / UX Designer

LovBun & Friends

• Manage team to create unique toy and clothing lines from concept to completion, including prototype, overseas manufacturing (China), SEC 108 testing of phthalates to comply with CPSIA legislation, and shipping.
• Develop embedded hardware for users to record custom messages which remain saved even when batteries depleted.

Product Manager

Barnhart School

• Instructed drawing classes, and evaluated 200 students’ progress through ongoing assessment and parent conferences. Managed annual budget and negotiated 20% discount on new equipment.

Art Teacher and Department Head

Chiodo Brothers Productions

• Worked with Production Designer Charlie Chiodo to develop and execute storyboard and character designs for "Face", a Disney TV project featured on Nickelodeon.

Storyboard Artist / Character Designer

BBC Television

• Storyboard artist and Lead Storyboard Stylist on "The Cramp Twins" for BBC-TV.

Storyboard Artist

Product Manager with 10+ years' experience driving strategy and execution for digital product portfolios, leading cross-functional teams to deliver SaaS web and mobile products at scale. Proficient in Agile methodologies, including Scrum, SAFe, Kanban, and Waterfall, to ensure product success throughout the entire lifecycle.

Expert in aligning business goals, customer needs, and complex technical requirements to deliver optimal solutions for all stakeholders. I specialize in transforming business requirements into actionable technical specifications for engineering teams, leveraging tools like Jira and Azure DevOps. My ability to plan projects, manage resources, and communicate with stakeholders enables me to lead cross-functional teams and deliver products that exceed expectations.

As a leader, I expertly guide engineering teams in achieving business goals while cultivating a supportive team environment that encourages professional growth.

Achievements:
• Led cross-functional engineering and UX team using Agile and Jira to build new SaaS platform from concept to launch, onboarding 5,000 dealers and 50,000 learners 3 months ahead of schedule.
• Set product roadmap by articulating a unique value proposition to cross-functional leadership, resulting in $1MM ARR increase and doubling product revenue.
• Guided 15-member Platform Engineering Team migration to GCP, using Azure DevOps, resulting in 15% reduced user fatigue and annual savings of $2.5 million.

Currently exploring new opportunities to apply my skills and experience to make a meaningful impact in product management. Looking to connect with professionals to discuss potential roles, collaboration, or exchange insights. Let's chat! 

Please feel free to reach out to me today on LinkedIn messaging.

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