Stephen King
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Martin Löhlein
I had the pleasure to experience Stephen as he was leading the 3rd party team at Tag that was supporting our project at NaturalMotion - and I could not have asked for a better match. Stephen is humble, highly committed, always on top of things, a great communicator, never hesitates to raise and tackle tricky topics which helps him stay ahead of the issues. He not only had a great relationship with this team but also very quickly built trusted relationships with his points of contact here at NaturalMotion. Under his leadership his team felt less like a 3rd party but almost more like a part of our internal project team. Stephen and his team quickly got entrusted with tasks that were very alignment intensive and Stephen did an amazing job coordinating and communicating not just with NaturalMotion but also within the wider Zynga.
Mariusz Szlanta
Hello there, When managing 3rd party relationship between Natural Motion and Tag Games, I have found Stephen to be reliable, knowledgeable and trustwhorty production person who could organise his team and then provide predictability and quality required for deliverables trusted with. In my opinion Stephen firmly belongs to the club of good producers out there and I am happy to recommend him for any mid-level or Senior Producer roles, at the time of writing in March 2022. Regards, Mariusz
Martin Löhlein
I had the pleasure to experience Stephen as he was leading the 3rd party team at Tag that was supporting our project at NaturalMotion - and I could not have asked for a better match. Stephen is humble, highly committed, always on top of things, a great communicator, never hesitates to raise and tackle tricky topics which helps him stay ahead of the issues. He not only had a great relationship with this team but also very quickly built trusted relationships with his points of contact here at NaturalMotion. Under his leadership his team felt less like a 3rd party but almost more like a part of our internal project team. Stephen and his team quickly got entrusted with tasks that were very alignment intensive and Stephen did an amazing job coordinating and communicating not just with NaturalMotion but also within the wider Zynga.
Mariusz Szlanta
Hello there, When managing 3rd party relationship between Natural Motion and Tag Games, I have found Stephen to be reliable, knowledgeable and trustwhorty production person who could organise his team and then provide predictability and quality required for deliverables trusted with. In my opinion Stephen firmly belongs to the club of good producers out there and I am happy to recommend him for any mid-level or Senior Producer roles, at the time of writing in March 2022. Regards, Mariusz
Martin Löhlein
I had the pleasure to experience Stephen as he was leading the 3rd party team at Tag that was supporting our project at NaturalMotion - and I could not have asked for a better match. Stephen is humble, highly committed, always on top of things, a great communicator, never hesitates to raise and tackle tricky topics which helps him stay ahead of the issues. He not only had a great relationship with this team but also very quickly built trusted relationships with his points of contact here at NaturalMotion. Under his leadership his team felt less like a 3rd party but almost more like a part of our internal project team. Stephen and his team quickly got entrusted with tasks that were very alignment intensive and Stephen did an amazing job coordinating and communicating not just with NaturalMotion but also within the wider Zynga.
Mariusz Szlanta
Hello there, When managing 3rd party relationship between Natural Motion and Tag Games, I have found Stephen to be reliable, knowledgeable and trustwhorty production person who could organise his team and then provide predictability and quality required for deliverables trusted with. In my opinion Stephen firmly belongs to the club of good producers out there and I am happy to recommend him for any mid-level or Senior Producer roles, at the time of writing in March 2022. Regards, Mariusz
Martin Löhlein
I had the pleasure to experience Stephen as he was leading the 3rd party team at Tag that was supporting our project at NaturalMotion - and I could not have asked for a better match. Stephen is humble, highly committed, always on top of things, a great communicator, never hesitates to raise and tackle tricky topics which helps him stay ahead of the issues. He not only had a great relationship with this team but also very quickly built trusted relationships with his points of contact here at NaturalMotion. Under his leadership his team felt less like a 3rd party but almost more like a part of our internal project team. Stephen and his team quickly got entrusted with tasks that were very alignment intensive and Stephen did an amazing job coordinating and communicating not just with NaturalMotion but also within the wider Zynga.
Mariusz Szlanta
Hello there, When managing 3rd party relationship between Natural Motion and Tag Games, I have found Stephen to be reliable, knowledgeable and trustwhorty production person who could organise his team and then provide predictability and quality required for deliverables trusted with. In my opinion Stephen firmly belongs to the club of good producers out there and I am happy to recommend him for any mid-level or Senior Producer roles, at the time of writing in March 2022. Regards, Mariusz
Credentials
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Prince2 Foundation
The Prince2 AcademyMar, 2015- Nov, 2024 -
Common Purpose Navigator (Leadership)
Common Purpose - global leadership development organisationMay, 2014- Nov, 2024
Experience
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Firesprite
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United Kingdom
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Computer Games
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100 - 200 Employee
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Senior Development Manager
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Nov 2023 - Present
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Development Manager
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May 2022 - Oct 2023
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Tag Games, a Scopely Studio
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United Kingdom
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Computer Games
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1 - 100 Employee
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Producer
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Nov 2018 - May 2022
Most recently at Tag I have been focused on working on a project in partnership with Scopely. When I started at Tag, I was tasked with leading a multidisciplinary team of developers to work as 3rd party development support for NaturalMotion. We exclusively worked on the CSR2 project, developing features and helping in the running of the live game through technical updates, and supporting the continuous running of events. I report directly to the Executive Producers at… Show more Most recently at Tag I have been focused on working on a project in partnership with Scopely. When I started at Tag, I was tasked with leading a multidisciplinary team of developers to work as 3rd party development support for NaturalMotion. We exclusively worked on the CSR2 project, developing features and helping in the running of the live game through technical updates, and supporting the continuous running of events. I report directly to the Executive Producers at NaturalMotion, with my main responsibilities including: - Reporting development status of current features, events, and technical updates to the production team and c-level management. - Working closely with VIP and Player Support to resolve and push fixes for critical issues. - Providing roadmaps and high-level planning for features and deliverables. - Taking an active role in release candidate rollouts for new versions of CSR2. - Working to expectations with Sprints and Milestone deliveries. - Working with Zynga Central compliance strike force to ensure CSR2’s compliance with varying regulations. Show less Most recently at Tag I have been focused on working on a project in partnership with Scopely. When I started at Tag, I was tasked with leading a multidisciplinary team of developers to work as 3rd party development support for NaturalMotion. We exclusively worked on the CSR2 project, developing features and helping in the running of the live game through technical updates, and supporting the continuous running of events. I report directly to the Executive Producers at… Show more Most recently at Tag I have been focused on working on a project in partnership with Scopely. When I started at Tag, I was tasked with leading a multidisciplinary team of developers to work as 3rd party development support for NaturalMotion. We exclusively worked on the CSR2 project, developing features and helping in the running of the live game through technical updates, and supporting the continuous running of events. I report directly to the Executive Producers at NaturalMotion, with my main responsibilities including: - Reporting development status of current features, events, and technical updates to the production team and c-level management. - Working closely with VIP and Player Support to resolve and push fixes for critical issues. - Providing roadmaps and high-level planning for features and deliverables. - Taking an active role in release candidate rollouts for new versions of CSR2. - Working to expectations with Sprints and Milestone deliveries. - Working with Zynga Central compliance strike force to ensure CSR2’s compliance with varying regulations. Show less
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Outplay Entertainment Ltd
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United Kingdom
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Computer Games
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100 - 200 Employee
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Player Support Manager
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Jan 2016 - Nov 2018
In my role as Player Support Manager, I was responsible for setting the direction for Outplay's support experience. In conjunction with the development teams, I improved the support experience by bringing it more in line with our competitors and pushing to provide a higher standard of service. Initially, I was the only member of the Player Support team, but during my time in the role, I highlighted the need to grow the department, which at its peak reached 4 full-time staff.
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Associate Producer
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Aug 2013 - Jan 2016
As Producer at Outplay, I had many projects under my wing: Idol Words, Bubble Blaze, Word Trick, Bubble Genius, Angry Birds POP!, and Alien Creeps TD. My responsibilities included: - Scheduling work for a two-week turnaround in a fast-paced environment - Monitoring staff performance and helping them to meet targets - Working with outsource/partner companies with regards to audio, art, code, and QA - Working with the CFO and our analytics team to meet KPIs for the monetization… Show more As Producer at Outplay, I had many projects under my wing: Idol Words, Bubble Blaze, Word Trick, Bubble Genius, Angry Birds POP!, and Alien Creeps TD. My responsibilities included: - Scheduling work for a two-week turnaround in a fast-paced environment - Monitoring staff performance and helping them to meet targets - Working with outsource/partner companies with regards to audio, art, code, and QA - Working with the CFO and our analytics team to meet KPIs for the monetization of our titles - Help design and implement A/B tests to inform future changes to our products I lead initiatives for company firsts such as new stores, new platforms, localisations, and SDK integrations. I was involved with the Amazon Fire Phone prototype. I liaised with Amazon’s team to produce an experience that took advantage of some of the device/OS’s unique features.
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QA Technician
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Aug 2011 - Aug 2013
As the first member of the QA team hired at Outplay, I was responsible for setting up initial test planning, reporting, managing device acquisition and QA standards for all phases of title development. I was also involved in the hiring process to expand the team and plan effective use of QA resources across multiple projects.
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Rockstar Games
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United States
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Computer Games
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700 & Above Employee
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Tester
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Nov 2010 - Apr 2011
During my time at Rockstar, I would test for bugs and quality issues; including play-through and continuity testing. I would then provide the feedback to the development team and regress issues once they had been resolved. During my time at Rockstar, I would test for bugs and quality issues; including play-through and continuity testing. I would then provide the feedback to the development team and regress issues once they had been resolved.
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Realtime Worlds
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Computer Games
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1 - 100 Employee
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QA Tester
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May 2010 - Aug 2010
While at Realtime Worlds I was a member of the Publishing QA team. This involved working through and updating test plans, providing detailed feedback through our bug database to the development team and stress testing. While at Realtime Worlds I was a member of the Publishing QA team. This involved working through and updating test plans, providing detailed feedback through our bug database to the development team and stress testing.
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