Arthur Mostovoy
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Nikita Guk
Arthur is not only an pro-active and highly skilled top manager - he is able to spot the weak points of a project and prevent potential problems that can come up during the development of a project of any size. His analytical and communication skills have repeatedly helped to navigate through difficult and critical stages of development. His teamwork skills, as well as his clear vision of how to solve a situation with the least possible loss of resources, keep the team running smoothly, especially when a decision needs to be made quickly. His ability to keep a cool head even in the face of critical problems and to solve them with passion makes him an excellent leader whose team always reaches outstanding results. I also know him as a passionate gamer, and that part allows him to analyze decisions not only through the prism of cold numbers, but also through the eyes of the players. It's especially crucial now, given the dynamic nature of the industry and the market, when it's important not only to follow trends, but to anticipate them, to be on the same wave as gamers.
Denis Shcherbakov
Arthur is a strong specialist and charismatic leader. Within the company Arthur was known a competent person with a huge baggage of knowledge about game design, game production and the game market. Although we didn’t interact so much on working issues, it seemed to me that Arthur absolutely meets the above characteristics. And by the way, he's just a great colleague, who is always ready to share knowledge and to give advice.
Artem Petukhov
Arthur is a proactive leader, capable of working with existing teams and as well as build teams from scratch. He is very flexible and is able to handle stressful situations/events should they appear, his ability to always stay cool inspires me. Being a passionate player himself, he has extensive knowledge in games from a developer's perspective, paying strong attention to the latest trends in the industry. He also proved that the quality of the product can be reached within relatively short terms. Arthur is a very responsible and hardworking person and I have no doubts about his outstanding future.
Nikita Guk
Arthur is not only an pro-active and highly skilled top manager - he is able to spot the weak points of a project and prevent potential problems that can come up during the development of a project of any size. His analytical and communication skills have repeatedly helped to navigate through difficult and critical stages of development. His teamwork skills, as well as his clear vision of how to solve a situation with the least possible loss of resources, keep the team running smoothly, especially when a decision needs to be made quickly. His ability to keep a cool head even in the face of critical problems and to solve them with passion makes him an excellent leader whose team always reaches outstanding results. I also know him as a passionate gamer, and that part allows him to analyze decisions not only through the prism of cold numbers, but also through the eyes of the players. It's especially crucial now, given the dynamic nature of the industry and the market, when it's important not only to follow trends, but to anticipate them, to be on the same wave as gamers.
Denis Shcherbakov
Arthur is a strong specialist and charismatic leader. Within the company Arthur was known a competent person with a huge baggage of knowledge about game design, game production and the game market. Although we didn’t interact so much on working issues, it seemed to me that Arthur absolutely meets the above characteristics. And by the way, he's just a great colleague, who is always ready to share knowledge and to give advice.
Artem Petukhov
Arthur is a proactive leader, capable of working with existing teams and as well as build teams from scratch. He is very flexible and is able to handle stressful situations/events should they appear, his ability to always stay cool inspires me. Being a passionate player himself, he has extensive knowledge in games from a developer's perspective, paying strong attention to the latest trends in the industry. He also proved that the quality of the product can be reached within relatively short terms. Arthur is a very responsible and hardworking person and I have no doubts about his outstanding future.
Nikita Guk
Arthur is not only an pro-active and highly skilled top manager - he is able to spot the weak points of a project and prevent potential problems that can come up during the development of a project of any size. His analytical and communication skills have repeatedly helped to navigate through difficult and critical stages of development. His teamwork skills, as well as his clear vision of how to solve a situation with the least possible loss of resources, keep the team running smoothly, especially when a decision needs to be made quickly. His ability to keep a cool head even in the face of critical problems and to solve them with passion makes him an excellent leader whose team always reaches outstanding results. I also know him as a passionate gamer, and that part allows him to analyze decisions not only through the prism of cold numbers, but also through the eyes of the players. It's especially crucial now, given the dynamic nature of the industry and the market, when it's important not only to follow trends, but to anticipate them, to be on the same wave as gamers.
Denis Shcherbakov
Arthur is a strong specialist and charismatic leader. Within the company Arthur was known a competent person with a huge baggage of knowledge about game design, game production and the game market. Although we didn’t interact so much on working issues, it seemed to me that Arthur absolutely meets the above characteristics. And by the way, he's just a great colleague, who is always ready to share knowledge and to give advice.
Artem Petukhov
Arthur is a proactive leader, capable of working with existing teams and as well as build teams from scratch. He is very flexible and is able to handle stressful situations/events should they appear, his ability to always stay cool inspires me. Being a passionate player himself, he has extensive knowledge in games from a developer's perspective, paying strong attention to the latest trends in the industry. He also proved that the quality of the product can be reached within relatively short terms. Arthur is a very responsible and hardworking person and I have no doubts about his outstanding future.
Nikita Guk
Arthur is not only an pro-active and highly skilled top manager - he is able to spot the weak points of a project and prevent potential problems that can come up during the development of a project of any size. His analytical and communication skills have repeatedly helped to navigate through difficult and critical stages of development. His teamwork skills, as well as his clear vision of how to solve a situation with the least possible loss of resources, keep the team running smoothly, especially when a decision needs to be made quickly. His ability to keep a cool head even in the face of critical problems and to solve them with passion makes him an excellent leader whose team always reaches outstanding results. I also know him as a passionate gamer, and that part allows him to analyze decisions not only through the prism of cold numbers, but also through the eyes of the players. It's especially crucial now, given the dynamic nature of the industry and the market, when it's important not only to follow trends, but to anticipate them, to be on the same wave as gamers.
Denis Shcherbakov
Arthur is a strong specialist and charismatic leader. Within the company Arthur was known a competent person with a huge baggage of knowledge about game design, game production and the game market. Although we didn’t interact so much on working issues, it seemed to me that Arthur absolutely meets the above characteristics. And by the way, he's just a great colleague, who is always ready to share knowledge and to give advice.
Artem Petukhov
Arthur is a proactive leader, capable of working with existing teams and as well as build teams from scratch. He is very flexible and is able to handle stressful situations/events should they appear, his ability to always stay cool inspires me. Being a passionate player himself, he has extensive knowledge in games from a developer's perspective, paying strong attention to the latest trends in the industry. He also proved that the quality of the product can be reached within relatively short terms. Arthur is a very responsible and hardworking person and I have no doubts about his outstanding future.
Credentials
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Machine Learning
Stanford UniversityNov, 2015- Nov, 2024 -
C1 Advanced
Cambridge Assessment EnglishSep, 2013- Nov, 2024
Experience
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Larian Studios
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Belgium
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Computer Games
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300 - 400 Employee
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General Manager
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Sep 2019 - Present
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Azur Games
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Cyprus
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Mobile Gaming Apps
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200 - 300 Employee
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General Manager
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Apr 2018 - Aug 2019
Setting up leads, teams, processes and tools for studio functioning in Moscow HQ (120 people).— Recruited studio CTO and Art Director— Built and managed following teams: DevOps, Sound Design, VFX, Animation, IT, Recruitment— Assisted in building and managing following teams: Analytics (+internal system), PR— Introduced new studio task management and automation tools, assisted onboarding— Established communication with several key strategic partners
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Producer
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Apr 2018 - Jul 2019
Setting up team, pipeline, design and roadmap for a new product ($1M yearly production budget).— Fulfilled a multifunctional role combining product, development and creative direction— Created a designed new original mobile midcore multiplayer IP— Formed a senior distributed development team in 2 months from scratch (20 people)— Set project scope, development pipeline, launch and live ops strategy— Delivered a profit-generating positively acclaimed game with growth potential in under 10 months Show less
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Pixonic
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Cyprus
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Technology, Information and Internet
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100 - 200 Employee
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Co-producer
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Nov 2017 - Apr 2018
Optimizing product pipeline, roadmap and design for soft launch ($1M yearly production budget).— Co-produced a new mobile midcore multiplayer product up until soft launch— Dramatically improved the core gameplay (playtest rating increased from 2.5 to 4.0)— Optimized development plan for an earlier soft launch while retaining quality and key features— Rallied and organized the team around product goals (15 people)— Effectively solved rising issues with internally and externally Show less
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Publishing Producer
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Nov 2017 - Apr 2018
Finding a potential hit combo of founders + team + product for publishing ($1M publishing budget).— Deconstructed and analyzed product strong sides and potential for growth— Contacted the developers, assessed the team and metrics— Estimated investment and marketing budgets, projected revenue— Signed one of the top 51 most promising games in soft launch according to PG for publishing— Advised on product priorities, growth points and development strategy
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Producer
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Feb 2017 - Nov 2017
Setting up team, pipeline, design and roadmap for a new product ($300K production budget).— Assembled project team ready to tackle the challenges of VR (15 people)— Created and designed an original VR extension of War Robots IP— Set project scope, development pipeline and general roadmap— Produced a VR FPS for HTC Vive and Oculus Rift listed in top 50 VR Action games on Steam— Carried out a Kickstarter campaign for potential sequel as a measure of market research— Secured platform promotions on Steam, Oculus and Kickstarter Show less
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Lead Game Designer / Associate Producer
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Jul 2015 - Jul 2017
Leading game design and production of a world top grossing mobile action shooter (150 people).— Fully revised gameplay balance, economics and monetization— Optimized content production pipeline, delivery speed increased by several times— Optimized cross-department interactions between Game Design and Development, Art, QA, CE— Increased key monetization and engagement metrics by several times— Assisted in cheaters elimination (16% to nearly 0%)— Assisted in creating one of the best development data-driven teams in CIS Show less
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Mount & Blade: Warband Mod Team
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Moscow, Russian Federation
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Project Lead
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Jan 2012 - Jul 2015
Leading development and design of one of the most ambitious and famous mods for M&B: Warband. — Led a distributed development team (10 people) — Cleaned and optimized the project (obsolete assets, bad code, UI redesign) — Introduced and implemented a host of new gameplay features — Wrote and implemented a dozen characters, a bunch of quests and hundreds lines of VO dialogue — Evangelized the mod, creating an influx of freelancers and new team members Leading development and design of one of the most ambitious and famous mods for M&B: Warband. — Led a distributed development team (10 people) — Cleaned and optimized the project (obsolete assets, bad code, UI redesign) — Introduced and implemented a host of new gameplay features — Wrote and implemented a dozen characters, a bunch of quests and hundreds lines of VO dialogue — Evangelized the mod, creating an influx of freelancers and new team members
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Education
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2009 - 2015
National Research Nuclear University MEPhI (Moscow Engineering Physics Institute)
Master of Science (M.Sc.), Nuclear Physics
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