King

Joyfully bettering the lives of players and developers on Candy Crush Soda Saga.

Head of Game Development

Jagex

Vice President of Studio

Tripping.com

Advisor

Tripping.com is the largest metasearch engine for vacation home rentals all over the globe. It was sold to HomeToGo in late 2018.

Chief Product Officer

Compliance.ai

Compliance.ai simplifies regulatory intelligence, monitoring, and compliance through data science and machine learning.

SGN (Social Gaming Network)

General Manager, San Francisco

KIXEYE

Leading the charge to improve and streamline all operational components for the entire KIXEYE Product Development org.

Vice President of Product Development Operations

Responsible for leading and growing multiple game franchise studios on browser and mobile platforms, including Battle Pirates and other unannounced new IP.

General Manager

KIXEYE is the game company responsible for popular titles like Backyard Monsters, Battle Pirates, and War Commander. Redefining the intersection of game development and technology to continually push innovation in the F2P mid-core market, KIXEYE is based in San Francisco and backed by Trinity Ventures, JAFCO and Lightspeed Venture Partners.

Executive Producer

Backbone Entertainment

Responsible for all business, creative, and talent development aspects of the Backbone Entertainment studio; internal and outsourced software, game, and content development across the globe.

Studio Head

Studio Development Director

Foundation 9 Entertainment

Studio Head, Backbone Entertainment

Electronic Arts - Sims

Managed cross functional teams consisting of 25+ engineers, animators, technical artists, producers and designers with a focus on game play mechanics, AI, content, and core engine development on a variety of products in The Sims franchise. Coordinated outsourced development, drove product features and specifications, functional specifications, and development schedules. Utilized and led projects in a variety of development methodologies, including waterfall, SCRUM, and hybrid agile approaches.

Development Director

Results focused software and product development executive with more than 20 years of technology success. A proven track record of shipping high quality products while continually improving small-large development teams and studios.


Specialties: Software development and live service delivery; operations setup and improvement; global team building and leadership; solution-focused critical thinking and assessment; product management; cross-discipline communication; data analysis; financial planning; team development; business management and strategy; game and design development.

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