Henrik Fernlund
Head of Studio Operations at Toca Boca- Claim this Profile
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Mattias Widmark
I worked with Henrik during several years, he as a development director and myself as a product owner. Our collaboration was very fruitful, which I would to a large extent attribute to Henrik being a great team member, his strong people skills and especially his passion for what he does.
Sébastien Lagarde
I had the pleasure to be under the responsabilities of Henrik as a member of the Frostbite rendering team. Henrik have change the vision I have about Development Director job. He his really invest in his job and do it with passion. His goal is always to make you better than you are, be more productive, free you from unnecessary tasks, be happy in your Job, help you to organize your work. He his constantly trying/looking at new management and team building methods, and have innovative idea in this domain. Henrik have really allow me to understand the term "development" in his title, as I have been able to develop myself inside the rendering team because of him. During my time at Frostbite I have been the witness of how his work have positively impact the organization and the moral of the rendering team. He gain the respect of the whole team and it was common for us to ask him advice. Also Henrik have other skills like human ressources that make it an invaluable asset for a company.
Mattias Widmark
I worked with Henrik during several years, he as a development director and myself as a product owner. Our collaboration was very fruitful, which I would to a large extent attribute to Henrik being a great team member, his strong people skills and especially his passion for what he does.
Sébastien Lagarde
I had the pleasure to be under the responsabilities of Henrik as a member of the Frostbite rendering team. Henrik have change the vision I have about Development Director job. He his really invest in his job and do it with passion. His goal is always to make you better than you are, be more productive, free you from unnecessary tasks, be happy in your Job, help you to organize your work. He his constantly trying/looking at new management and team building methods, and have innovative idea in this domain. Henrik have really allow me to understand the term "development" in his title, as I have been able to develop myself inside the rendering team because of him. During my time at Frostbite I have been the witness of how his work have positively impact the organization and the moral of the rendering team. He gain the respect of the whole team and it was common for us to ask him advice. Also Henrik have other skills like human ressources that make it an invaluable asset for a company.
Mattias Widmark
I worked with Henrik during several years, he as a development director and myself as a product owner. Our collaboration was very fruitful, which I would to a large extent attribute to Henrik being a great team member, his strong people skills and especially his passion for what he does.
Sébastien Lagarde
I had the pleasure to be under the responsabilities of Henrik as a member of the Frostbite rendering team. Henrik have change the vision I have about Development Director job. He his really invest in his job and do it with passion. His goal is always to make you better than you are, be more productive, free you from unnecessary tasks, be happy in your Job, help you to organize your work. He his constantly trying/looking at new management and team building methods, and have innovative idea in this domain. Henrik have really allow me to understand the term "development" in his title, as I have been able to develop myself inside the rendering team because of him. During my time at Frostbite I have been the witness of how his work have positively impact the organization and the moral of the rendering team. He gain the respect of the whole team and it was common for us to ask him advice. Also Henrik have other skills like human ressources that make it an invaluable asset for a company.
Mattias Widmark
I worked with Henrik during several years, he as a development director and myself as a product owner. Our collaboration was very fruitful, which I would to a large extent attribute to Henrik being a great team member, his strong people skills and especially his passion for what he does.
Sébastien Lagarde
I had the pleasure to be under the responsabilities of Henrik as a member of the Frostbite rendering team. Henrik have change the vision I have about Development Director job. He his really invest in his job and do it with passion. His goal is always to make you better than you are, be more productive, free you from unnecessary tasks, be happy in your Job, help you to organize your work. He his constantly trying/looking at new management and team building methods, and have innovative idea in this domain. Henrik have really allow me to understand the term "development" in his title, as I have been able to develop myself inside the rendering team because of him. During my time at Frostbite I have been the witness of how his work have positively impact the organization and the moral of the rendering team. He gain the respect of the whole team and it was common for us to ask him advice. Also Henrik have other skills like human ressources that make it an invaluable asset for a company.
Credentials
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Fördjupad UGL (FUGL)
Försvarshögskolan - Swedish Defence UniversityMar, 2022- Nov, 2024 -
Utveckling av Grupp och Ledare (UGL)
Försvarshögskolan - Swedish Defence UniversityJan, 2016- Nov, 2024 -
Certified Scrum Product Owner
Scrum AllianceNov, 2011- Nov, 2024 -
Certified Scrum Master
Scrum AllianceMar, 2009- Nov, 2024 -
ISTQB Certified Tester
ISTQB - International Software Testing Qualifications BoardMar, 2008- Nov, 2024
Experience
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Toca Boca
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Sweden
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Mobile Gaming Apps
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100 - 200 Employee
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Head of Studio Operations
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Mar 2021 - Present
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Company Owner / Founder
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Nov 2019 - Present
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Ubisoft Stockholm
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Sweden
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Computer Games
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1 - 100 Employee
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Producer
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Sep 2018 - Oct 2019
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DICE (EA Digital Illusions CE AB)
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Sweden
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Computer Games
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300 - 400 Employee
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Development Director
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Aug 2016 - Dec 2017
Battlefield 1Staffing, organizing, planning and running the post launch live service team and releasing associated content for Battlefield 1. Responsible for a team of 70 people across multiple disciplines working together with outsourcing and partner studios within EA to deliver exhilarating content patches that exceeded expectations of our players. Indirectly managing other development directors by coaching and one-on-ones.Star Wars Battlefront IIProject managing the Levels and Game modes multi-disciplined team of 50+ people with the goal of delivering highly polished multiplayer levels and game modes up to DICE and Star Wars standards and its fans. Responsible for planning, coordination and anything that needed doing to all the way up to shipping.
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Frostbite
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Sweden
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Computer Games
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1 - 100 Employee
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Development Director
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May 2012 - Aug 2016
As the Development Director for Frostbite Rendering I directly manage 15+ world class rendering engineers through one-on-ones and team development sessions, project manage five teams (25+ people) distributed over multiple time zones, accountable for team structure and methodology, release plans, facilitating and load balancing the daily work and responsible for running special high profile projects that spans multiple game studios and people.The transition to Frostbites world acclaimed Physically Based Rendering is an example of a project I managed. In this project we developed the technology and organized the on-boarding and on-site education for hundreds of artists in 10+ studios all across EA.As a manager I run regular one-on-ones and facilitate Team Development Sessions to build highly productive teams through direct peer feedback and collaborative goals. Responsible for hiring, firing, promotions, setting salaries and yearly bonus.Other key roles:* Acting Account Manager for the DICE Studios and multiple game projects* Propose and maintain budget for the Rendering Team
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CCP Games
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Iceland
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Computer Games
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700 & Above Employee
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Associate Technical Producer
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Sep 2010 - Apr 2012
As a technical producer within the Core Technology Group I coordinate with our three other game studios and multiple projects, maintain long standing product roadmaps, facilitate and schedule requests and prioritize work. I work directly with the teams, facilitating their daily work and short term planning. Manage short term release projects and coordinate with external partners. I also guide and assist teams and people in their daily work.Product owner for two teams:* Core Graphics Tools, developing the CCP development suite called Jessica.* Core Infrastructure, developing continuous integration and patching technology for the rest of the company and its products.Scrum Mastering one team:* Core Cluster, developing the cluster framework which powers EVE Onlines single shard universe with more than 60000 simultaneous users.
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Scrum Master and QA Tester Core Technology
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Mar 2009 - Sep 2010
Responsible for scrum mastering two to three teams simultaneously by being responsible for short term planning, continuous team improvement and facilitating meetings and acting on team impediments. While also part time testing new graphics and network/cluster related technology, scheduling and coordinating testing effort with project QA related to new features, refactoring and branch integrations.
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QA Tester
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May 2007 - Mar 2009
Working on CCP's flagship product, EVE Online. Coordinating agile testing effort on a multitude of features and projects, assessing quality and risks as well as coming up with ways to mitigate them.
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Education
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2017 - 2018
Hyper Island
Master's degree, Digital Management -
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Stockholm University
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