Rion Williams
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Salla Hakko
I have worked in Rion's team for the entirety of my Seriously career. During that time, I have been very impressed by his dedication to the team and product. Rion is always holding a lot of strings in his hands, but he always makes time to foster a positive team spirit and is easy to approach from the get go. The process we have for new features and tasks has made working in the team so much easier, as every team member knows what they are doing during sprints, and are able to independently work on their own. Rion has consistently been pushing for better quality in the actual product, as well as ways of working. It is reassuring to work in the same team, as you can feel confident that the team is working to the best of their abilities at any given time. I can highly recommend Rion as a team leader and a Product Manager!
Salla Hakko
I have worked in Rion's team for the entirety of my Seriously career. During that time, I have been very impressed by his dedication to the team and product. Rion is always holding a lot of strings in his hands, but he always makes time to foster a positive team spirit and is easy to approach from the get go. The process we have for new features and tasks has made working in the team so much easier, as every team member knows what they are doing during sprints, and are able to independently work on their own. Rion has consistently been pushing for better quality in the actual product, as well as ways of working. It is reassuring to work in the same team, as you can feel confident that the team is working to the best of their abilities at any given time. I can highly recommend Rion as a team leader and a Product Manager!
Salla Hakko
I have worked in Rion's team for the entirety of my Seriously career. During that time, I have been very impressed by his dedication to the team and product. Rion is always holding a lot of strings in his hands, but he always makes time to foster a positive team spirit and is easy to approach from the get go. The process we have for new features and tasks has made working in the team so much easier, as every team member knows what they are doing during sprints, and are able to independently work on their own. Rion has consistently been pushing for better quality in the actual product, as well as ways of working. It is reassuring to work in the same team, as you can feel confident that the team is working to the best of their abilities at any given time. I can highly recommend Rion as a team leader and a Product Manager!
Salla Hakko
I have worked in Rion's team for the entirety of my Seriously career. During that time, I have been very impressed by his dedication to the team and product. Rion is always holding a lot of strings in his hands, but he always makes time to foster a positive team spirit and is easy to approach from the get go. The process we have for new features and tasks has made working in the team so much easier, as every team member knows what they are doing during sprints, and are able to independently work on their own. Rion has consistently been pushing for better quality in the actual product, as well as ways of working. It is reassuring to work in the same team, as you can feel confident that the team is working to the best of their abilities at any given time. I can highly recommend Rion as a team leader and a Product Manager!
Credentials
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Certified Scrum Master
Scrum AllianceMay, 2013- Nov, 2024
Experience
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Next Games, A Netflix Game Studio
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Finland
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Computer Games
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1 - 100 Employee
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Senior Producer
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Nov 2022 - Present
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Seriously Digital Entertainment
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Finland
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Entertainment Providers
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1 - 100 Employee
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Product Owner
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Jan 2022 - Nov 2022
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Release and Content Director
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Oct 2020 - Nov 2022
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Producer
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Jan 2020 - Oct 2020
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Associate Producer
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Jan 2019 - Jan 2020
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Senior QA Coordinator
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Nov 2016 - Jan 2019
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NaturalMotion Games
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United Kingdom
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Mobile Gaming Apps
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100 - 200 Employee
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Submission and Release Manager
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Oct 2012 - Nov 2016
As Submission and Release Manager I manage a small team that provides the technical and deliverable 'bridge' between the games teams and platform. Our task to gatekeep content and ensure each content release goes as smoothly and effectively as possible, as well as provide hands on support through out all stages of project development.Key Responsibilities:-Collating work with departments across the business into a single point of content delivery-Working across all areas of business to ensure no obstacles to the submissions-Building robust yet adaptable company wide processes and systems to ensure best practice is being met-Ensuring accurate record keeping and reporting to all levels of the business-Providing a technical point of contact to aid games teams integration into platform specific systems
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QA Project Lead
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Jan 2011 - Oct 2012
-Responsible for heading up and organising testing on a series of projects.-This involved putting together thorough test plans, and integrating them into the project management system, as well as organizing all testing and checks for the versions, and providing constant feedback to producers and product owners.-Worked in a system of Agile development, specifically Scrum, utilising both JIRA and Confluence tools extensively
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Toolstation
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United Kingdom
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Building Materials
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700 & Above Employee
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Supervisor
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Oct 2010 - Jan 2011
-Retail supervisor role involving training and leading the team, driving sales, cashing up and key holding responsibilities and personnel admin tasks -Retail supervisor role involving training and leading the team, driving sales, cashing up and key holding responsibilities and personnel admin tasks
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Senior Sales Assistant
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Nov 2008 - Oct 2010
-Retail supervisor role involving training and leading the team, driving sales, cashing up and key holding responsibilities and personnel admin tasks -Retail supervisor role involving training and leading the team, driving sales, cashing up and key holding responsibilities and personnel admin tasks
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Education
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2005 - 2008
Bucks New Uni
BA, Music & Entertainment Industry Management -
2003 - 2005
Richard Huish College
A; B, Level Psychology; Biology (C) and Popular Music Industries -
1998 - 2003
Court Fields Community School
10 GCSE's A* - D, Including Math, Science and English
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