Senior Producer

• Jan 2022 - Present

Senior Game Producer

• Apr 2021 - Jan 2022

Game Taco acquired WorldWinner from Sony/GSN Games in May 2021. In this role I was responsible for overseeing all game development projects for the flagship WorldWinner skill gaming app as well as several partner/white label app products. I managed day-to-day production needs for multiple cross-discipline developer teams and contributed to longterm roadmap planning, strategy, and execution. Primary tools used: Jira, Office365 and Google tool suites Game Taco acquired WorldWinner from Sony/GSN Games in May 2021. In this role I was responsible for overseeing all game development projects for the flagship WorldWinner skill gaming app as well as several partner/white label app products. I managed day-to-day production needs for multiple cross-discipline developer teams and contributed to longterm roadmap planning, strategy, and execution. Primary tools used: Jira, Office365 and Google tool suites

Senior Game Producer

• Apr 2021 - May 2021

Senior Producer

• May 2020 - Apr 2021

Project and production support for internal and client initiatives for an independent game development team. Evangelist and mentor for Agile methodologies. Primary tools used: Jira, Confluence, Google Suite Project and production support for internal and client initiatives for an independent game development team. Evangelist and mentor for Agile methodologies. Primary tools used: Jira, Confluence, Google Suite

Product Owner

• Jun 2018 - May 2020

As a Product Owner on the Daily Fantasy Sports team at DraftKings, I supported multiple engineering squads of primarily back-end and native mobile developers working on the DFS web and app products. Primary tools: Jira, Confluence, Google G Suite As a Product Owner on the Daily Fantasy Sports team at DraftKings, I supported multiple engineering squads of primarily back-end and native mobile developers working on the DFS web and app products. Primary tools: Jira, Confluence, Google G Suite

Digital Production & Marketing Consultant

• Nov 2013 - Jun 2018

As a contracted resource for clients in gaming and other industries, I offer the following services: -Project Planning & Management -Community Development -Marketing Strategy -Brand Strategy -Content Creation -Content Strategy -Launch Promotion -User Experience Planning -Social Media Management As a contracted resource for clients in gaming and other industries, I offer the following services: -Project Planning & Management -Community Development -Marketing Strategy -Brand Strategy -Content Creation -Content Strategy -Launch Promotion -User Experience Planning -Social Media Management

Associate Producer

• Jun 2016 - Oct 2017

Production on an unannounced game. Ghost Story Games is the new identity of the former Irrational Games studio. -task planning and management for Design, Tech, and Audio teams -facilitating meetings to enable support/collaboration and plan work as needed -interdepartmental coordination and progress reporting to management -tools used: Hansoft, Jira, Perforce, Unreal Engine 4, Excel Production on an unannounced game. Ghost Story Games is the new identity of the former Irrational Games studio. -task planning and management for Design, Tech, and Audio teams -facilitating meetings to enable support/collaboration and plan work as needed -interdepartmental coordination and progress reporting to management -tools used: Hansoft, Jira, Perforce, Unreal Engine 4, Excel

Producer/Content Designer

• Mar 2014 - Jun 2016

Responsible for managing team scheduling and interdepartmental collaboration while also owning content and narrative design process and execution. Previous titles with Outact, Inc.: Lead Content Designer (June 2014 - March 2015) Content Designer (March 2014 - June 2014) Responsible for managing team scheduling and interdepartmental collaboration while also owning content and narrative design process and execution. Previous titles with Outact, Inc.: Lead Content Designer (June 2014 - March 2015) Content Designer (March 2014 - June 2014)

Director of Marketing/Media

• Jan 2014 - Oct 2014

For the 2014 festival season I planned and executed all marketing and media efforts for the 3rd annual Boston Festival of Indie Games. With a team of motivated volunteers working for me I managed the design of all print components, radio and graphic ads, social media assets and campaign plans, and other event marketing needs. I also worked with an art director and a web producer to overhaul and redesign the festival website http://www.bostonfig.com in advance of the 2014 event. Leading up to the day of the event I assisted the sales team in managing sponsor assets and highlighting festival partners through various media platforms. After the event I used social media and other outreach methods to promote the festival via positive reactions from attendees, exhibitors, and sponsors. Show less

Community Manager

• Feb 2012 - Jul 2013

Stomp Games, wholly owned by Tencent, developed Robot Rising and published it on Facebook's gaming platform. Robot Rising has over 100K followers on Facebook and hit peaks of over 60K daily active users. My role as Community Manager included the following: -Managed all aspects of the community of players for Robot Rising, an action RPG powered by the Unity web player with AAA-quality graphics and game design. -Responsible for Facebook fanpage design, launch, and community-building, regular Twitter and Facebook posts to create buzz, ongoing press outreach, and player feedback management. -Collaborated with Director of Marketing and Business Development on advertising and public relation strategies and campaigns. -Responsible for Facebook advertising strategy alongside ad vendor team in addition to writing ad copy and creating graphic visual assets. -Created and managed Vbulletin forum; wrote a series of FAQ articles and managed hidden/privileged sections for closed beta testing. -Developed and implemented usability/play tests with local gamers of different demographics for market research and design direction. -Designed and carried out two different closed beta tests including recruitment, key distribution/access and feedback/bug report collection. -Collected and analyzed daily data metrics for user acquisition, retention, behavior, and monetization, and reported this information directly to contacts at Tencent as well as managers at Stomp Games. -Represented Stomp Games and Robot Rising at national-level trade events including PAX East, PAX Prime and GDC in addition to local organization events like the Boston Festival of Indie Games and the Massachusetts Technology (MassTLC) Leadership Awards. -Represented Stomp at GDC 2013 at the Unity 3D exhibition booth to demo Robot Rising as a superior Unity game. Show less

Marketing Manager

• Oct 2010 - Feb 2012

As the creative development arm of Alliance Distributors, Metaversal Studios makes fun, accessible video games primarily on mobile platforms. Metaversal Studios has millions of downloads across its product line of apps and has seen several games hit Apple's App Store Top Ten lists. My role as Marketing Manager included the following: -Responsible for promoting creative casual video games on mobile platforms through new media efforts and mobile advertising. -Managed community and customer relations/support for mobile games. -Monitored and reported daily performance metrics for both player acquisition and user experience. -Assisted with monetization design and brand strategy. -Managed marketing and PR for game launches and update releases for: Frank Further (iOS) Bad Apples (iOS, Facebook) Bad Apples: Battle Harvest (iOS, Android) Shave Me! (iOS, Android) Elemites (iOS) Updraft Jack (iOS) Show less

Search Consultant

• Oct 2009 - Oct 2010

MySEMExperts provides clients with skilled management and strategy for search-based online advertising campaigns. Clients range from online consumer services to software developers and other types of tech-industry companies. My role as Search Consultant included the following: -Wrote text ad copy for and optimized search advertising campaigns for a variety of companies. -Worked on PPC advertising and search marketing as well as using content management services to build landing pages and manage other ad campaign-related tasks. -Researched and composed blog post articles about search engine optimization, ad strategy and other marketing topics. -Used the Wordstream online platform for keyword management and strategy. Show less

Game Advisor

• Nov 2008 - Oct 2009

-Understanding the video game industry and consumer audience. -Customer service including demographics-appropriate recommendations. -Assisting with all aspects of retail including marketing in-store and close familiarity with video game development news and technology. -Understanding the video game industry and consumer audience. -Customer service including demographics-appropriate recommendations. -Assisting with all aspects of retail including marketing in-store and close familiarity with video game development news and technology.

Marketing Assistant

• Oct 2008 - Sep 2009

-Worked with Google AdWords PPC campaigns including keyword management, budget decisions and ad copy composition. -Wrote, proofed and edited copy for print and web advertising. -Assisted with conducting market research and competitor brand analysis. -Worked with Google AdWords PPC campaigns including keyword management, budget decisions and ad copy composition. -Wrote, proofed and edited copy for print and web advertising. -Assisted with conducting market research and competitor brand analysis.

Barn & Riding Director

• May 2008 - Aug 2008

-Managed care of 18 horses and developed camp and lesson programs for girls 5 to 15 at a Girl Scouts of CT summer camp. -Managed staff of six to implement daily activities, lessons and animal care. -Part of support staff team reporting directly to the Camp Director. -Managed care of 18 horses and developed camp and lesson programs for girls 5 to 15 at a Girl Scouts of CT summer camp. -Managed staff of six to implement daily activities, lessons and animal care. -Part of support staff team reporting directly to the Camp Director.

Production Assistant

• Mar 2007 - Feb 2008

-Wrote ad copy for print and web advertising. -Wrote daily articles for our promotional blog to drive traffic to the website. -Wrote product descriptions for the online retail store's product listing pages. -Worked with Google AdWords and Yahoo search ads to implement online PPC ad campaigns. -Maintained public relations with trade publications and target demographic magazines. -Assisted with product photography, photo editing and customer service. -Wrote ad copy for print and web advertising. -Wrote daily articles for our promotional blog to drive traffic to the website. -Wrote product descriptions for the online retail store's product listing pages. -Worked with Google AdWords and Yahoo search ads to implement online PPC ad campaigns. -Maintained public relations with trade publications and target demographic magazines. -Assisted with product photography, photo editing and customer service.