Experience

Devolver Digital

• United States
• Computer Games
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Operations Director - Production, Porting, Co-Development and QA at Devolver Digital

  • Sep 2020 - Present

  Working in the Devolver Production Group with a primary focus on Operations and all associated activity.Direct production on various projects, involved in operational systems improvement; localisation, QA and services partner due diligence. While making production team members laugh, if only at bad jokes. mark.lloyd@devolverdigital.com Working in the Devolver Production Group with a primary focus on Operations and all associated activity.Direct production on various projects, involved in operational systems improvement; localisation, QA and services partner due diligence. While making production team members laugh, if only at bad jokes. mark.lloyd@devolverdigital.com



Mark Lloyd Consultancy Ltd (MLC)

• United Kingdom
• Business Consulting and Services

• Consultant, Coach, Trainer

  • Jan 2015 - Oct 2020

  Providing Strategic and Operational planning. Studio welfare, business continuity, and risk management.Client List:- Devolver Digital- Sumo Digital Group- Remote Control Productions- Pole to Win- Hyper Luminal Games- Tag Games- Red Kite Games- InGame - Abertay University- Converge Challenge - Heriot-Watt University.- Various other companies inside and outside of the technology sectors.MLC Services and Support – Our EthosWhen you engage a coach to come into the business to help, it can seem like you’re letting a complete stranger into your world. Questions arise around trust, credibility and value for money.It makes absolute sense that any owner or manager in a business is protective of its products, I.P. and sensitive information, even its team members. Not all consultants are the same.Here at MLC we have a concept that identifies us as ‘Journeymen’. This simply means"We will come into your business for as long as you need. We work with you to help develop the skills and fill gaps in knowledge. We believe in everyones learning and the motivational power of that knowledge."



remote control productions Scotland

• Managing Director

  • Oct 2019 - Jul 2020

  Remote Control Productions has a 15-year history of helping and growing studios and represents and works within a family of developers across Europe. We are specialists.For new studios and startups - RCP supports you in understanding what all the educational institutions don’t; learning better efficiency and effectiveness in running your business, managing teams, cash flow and delivering projects in the right way. Deploying experts in your teams directly, working with you in those tough times. Who else can help?For established and growing studios - RCP Assists in navigating all the disruption and change during the growth phase, through a calm and skilled approach to pre-empting and navigate the bumps when scaling the whole business up. You survived the early years, you have projects successfully delivered but who’s helping with the chaos that is required growth? Team recruitment, new and updated systems, higher volume and work expectations. You may manage again but at what cost?For larger established studios - RCP helps you to be better connected to the teams, informed, from an honest, unbiased viewpoint to enable you to deliver stronger and longer-lasting change.



Activision

• United States
• Entertainment Providers
• 700 & Above Employee

• (COO) Operations & HR Director in The Blast Furnace

  • Jan 2012 - Dec 2014

  Looking after Operations, Human Resource and Quality Assurance as a founder member of the studio Senior Management Team, including:- Full setup and fit out (physical design and build, I.T. infrastructure, operational security, and general purchasing) of 11,000 sq. ft studio in the heart of Leeds. (70 heads, 50 permanent, 20 contractors).- Recruitment of most of the permanent employees in TBF and over 30 short term contractors.- Established close relationships with internal and external facilitation companies, recruitment organisations such as Amiqus, MPG-Universal, Interactive Selection and OPM.- Worked in partnerships built with external service providers such as Testronic, and also smaller but key dev companies like Red Kite and Snowbolt.- Worked closely with Activision US senior teams on studio annual operating budgets, talent acquisition, and legal contractual obligations with Activision legal teams around general human resource management and setting up external contractors.- Responsible for security implementation and new technologies, to protect global assets and I.P. around Call of Duty and other key franchises in the studio. Whilst working with Activision's global I.T. and physical/data security teams on new security capability. Challenges include keeping mobile development assets and mobile devices secure. (RFID tracking, asset storage, 'asset on device' management).- Managing quality assurance internally and externally to cover TBF requirements but ensure external systems integrate efficiently into Activision's quality assurance process and system.- Titles in The Blast FurnaceCall of Duty Strike team - iOS, Android. http://www.callofduty.com/striketeamPitfall! - iOS, AndroidWipeout - iOS, Android



Rockstar Games

• United States
• Computer Games
• 700 & Above Employee

• Studio Head

  • Mar 1999 - Mar 2011

  Having built and managed Rockstar Lincoln as a QA/Production group and successful studio from the ground up for 12 years, this represents a light summary of my responsibilities and achievements during that time. Managing the day-to-day operation of a 100 strong studio providing world-class QA support, Localisation, and Production services for all the products released through Rockstar Games to 2011. Prior to 2004 this also included all the products released under Take 2's labels of Gotham, Gathering and 2k Games. Over 200 titles from across the whole company, 1st and 3rd party.- Initial setup of a small QA group (6 staff) with subsequent growth over a 10 year period with associated operations involving sourcing, fitting and securing relevant premises as an independent studio within Take 2 and Rockstar Games. By 2011 Rockstar Lincoln consisted of 3 separate buildings all fully networked and manned. - Identifying good business strategy with critical success factors for Lincoln, to help it deliver on the needs of other studios, as the complexity of products and the industry in general increased. - Full management and responsibility of annual operating costs and spending, keeping the QA support costs frugal while maintaining the highest quality. - Development and management of internal Human Resource processes, from recruitment and training through to personal performance management and exit protocols. - Creation and implementation of security systems and inventory to manage studio data and equipment usage. - Creation and customisation of in house tools developed to continuously improve Lincoln's support services for better efficiency and effectiveness.Extract from my portfolio of titles:Multiple PlatformsThe Grand Theft Auto Series (all versions from GTA2 on)Red Dead SeriesMidnight Club SeriesMax Payne SeriesBullyManhunt SeriesThe WarriorsHidden & Dangerous SeriesVietcong SeriesMafiaConflict SeriesSerious Sam Series



Royal Air Force (RAF)

• Armed Forces
• 700 & Above Employee

• Aircraft Technician Airframes

  • May 1984 - Feb 1997

  13 Years of aeronautical engineering, handling, repairing and servicing RAF aircraft such as the Tornado, Jetstream, and Sentry (AWACS). 13 Years of aeronautical engineering, handling, repairing and servicing RAF aircraft such as the Tornado, Jetstream, and Sentry (AWACS).