Experience

WB Games / Avalanche

• Computer Games
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Director, Software Engineering

  • Jun 2017 - Present



The Walt Disney Company

• United States
• Entertainment Providers
• 700 & Above Employee

• Senior Director, Technology, Disney Consumer Products and Interactive Media

  • Jun 2010 - Jun 2017

  Lead Kids, Casual and Social engineering teams to develop both internal and external mobile, PC games including VR/AR projects and Club Penguin franchise mobile relaunch. Lead among other games the successful launch of Disney Infinity franchise for web, consoles and mobile games. Worked closely with developer, QA, central technology, publishing and finance teams for timely street launch since its inception. Lead and manage programming team for Disney Infinity website and online web services including cloud storage, Disney OneID account registration, user generated content, messaging, newsfeed, leaderboards among others using both private cloud network and Google cloud platform. Provide deployment tools and manage the live operations of the Disney Core Games network services, hosts and 24/7/365 uptime requirements. Provide tools and processes to the Guest Experience customer support team to moderate user generated content and game support. Develop, integrate and establish reports on Disney instrumented games for Business Intelligence analysis and metrics reporting using both internal and external technologies. Legal liaison for all technology aspects around FCC compliance, Bluetooth hardware, game middleware, developer, hardware manufacturer and game certification agreements. Manage 1st Party relationships with hardware manufacturers and submissions team across all consoles, PC and mobile platforms. Perform developer due diligence and green light approvals for new game initiatives and developers vetting. Manage hardware design and firmware requirements for the creation of NFC toys and USB/BLE reader accessories to work in conjunction with the Disney Infinity game. Collaborate with Disney Research to perform technology transfers to consumer products. Manage and maintain all Disney game archives including the relaunching of all Disney and LucasArts PC games under Steam platform and other PC streaming and distribution partners. Show less



University of Southern California

• United States
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Instructor

  • Jan 2007 - May 2017

  Instructor of the Computer Animation and Simulation, Game Engine Development and Game Hardware Architectures Graduate Courses at the USC Viterbi School of Engineering, Computer Science Department under the USC Gamepipe Program. Instructor of the Computer Animation and Simulation, Game Engine Development and Game Hardware Architectures Graduate Courses at the USC Viterbi School of Engineering, Computer Science Department under the USC Gamepipe Program.



Heavy Iron Studios, Inc.

• United States
• Computer Games
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Studio Technical Director

  • Aug 2006 - May 2010

  Work as a Studio Technical Director on the studio next-generation video games based on Disney’s’ Pixar animated films and Nickelodeon intellectual properties. Duties include but not limited to: Evaluation and integration of new technologies to studio based videogames. Prepare and maintain technical documentation on company processes, technical design concepts and production schedules. Manage the programming department team and coordinate development work for all the other studio departments needs. Manage production schedule and team across several platforms to deliver on time with movie release. Programming of special effects like dynamic lights, physics-based dynamics, etc… Show less



Black Ops Entertainment, LLC

• Santa Monica, CA

• Co-Founder/Vice President

  • Oct 1994 - Jul 2006

  Co-founder of company in 1994 Executive management and directing duties included, but not limited to: Management of the Network Infrastructure including File, Email, Internet Proxy, and Web Servers Architecture. Management of the Mastering Lab for PSX, N64, PS2, XBOX, NGC. Management of Company-wide Engineers for the development of cross-platform game engine for PS2, XBOX and NGC. Management of the HR Office for Employee Reviews and Recruiting of New Hires. Management of the Tools and R&D Group for the creation of new technologies and export tools for the game platforms. Management of Client Relationships with Publishers. Management of Hardware Manufacturer Relationships with Sony, MS, & Nintendo. Management of the Audio/Video Group for the creation and export of music and video assets for PS2, XBOX and NGC. Director of Motion Capture Shoots for the Sports and Action/Adventure titles including casting of talent. Director of Cyberscanning, Photo Shoots, and Facial Capture Sessions for the creation of Digital Actors. Director of Scout Location Photo Shoots for the creation of Digital Environments. Show less



ROCKWELL INTERNATIONAL

• United States
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Member of Technical Staff

  • Sep 1990 - Sep 1994

  Wind Tunnel testing of X-31 Aircraft Flight Test and Dynamics Simulation of X-31 Aircraft at NASA Dryden Research Center-Edwards Air Force Base Flight Test of JPATS aircraft at DASA Flight Test Center in Germany Wind Tunnel testing of X-31 Aircraft Flight Test and Dynamics Simulation of X-31 Aircraft at NASA Dryden Research Center-Edwards Air Force Base Flight Test of JPATS aircraft at DASA Flight Test Center in Germany