Michael Powell
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Adam Taylor
I worked on the same team as Michael when I started at NICE and he was a very reliable team member who quickly adapts to new technology.
Adam Taylor
I worked on the same team as Michael when I started at NICE and he was a very reliable team member who quickly adapts to new technology.
Adam Taylor
I worked on the same team as Michael when I started at NICE and he was a very reliable team member who quickly adapts to new technology.
Adam Taylor
I worked on the same team as Michael when I started at NICE and he was a very reliable team member who quickly adapts to new technology.
Credentials
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Knockout Fundamentals
Pluralsight -
TypeScript Fundamentals
Pluralsight
Experience
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Rocksteady Studios Ltd
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United Kingdom
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Computer Games
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200 - 300 Employee
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Technical Pipeline Producer
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Apr 2021 - Present
Technical Pipeline Producer working with Technical Art, Technical Animation, Procedural Tools, DevOps, Tools and Animation Code teams to support the creation of Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League. The role involves: Creating and maintaining roadmaps and reports for directors within the studio and publisher. Working with technical leads to scope and plan tool development and deployments across the studio. Creating, deploying and championing processes around asset tracking and… Show more Technical Pipeline Producer working with Technical Art, Technical Animation, Procedural Tools, DevOps, Tools and Animation Code teams to support the creation of Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League. The role involves: Creating and maintaining roadmaps and reports for directors within the studio and publisher. Working with technical leads to scope and plan tool development and deployments across the studio. Creating, deploying and championing processes around asset tracking and requests. Developing, deploying and training staff in new production tooling. Working with outsource managers teams with tasks, deliveries and budget management, Show less Technical Pipeline Producer working with Technical Art, Technical Animation, Procedural Tools, DevOps, Tools and Animation Code teams to support the creation of Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League. The role involves: Creating and maintaining roadmaps and reports for directors within the studio and publisher. Working with technical leads to scope and plan tool development and deployments across the studio. Creating, deploying and championing processes around asset tracking and… Show more Technical Pipeline Producer working with Technical Art, Technical Animation, Procedural Tools, DevOps, Tools and Animation Code teams to support the creation of Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League. The role involves: Creating and maintaining roadmaps and reports for directors within the studio and publisher. Working with technical leads to scope and plan tool development and deployments across the studio. Creating, deploying and championing processes around asset tracking and requests. Developing, deploying and training staff in new production tooling. Working with outsource managers teams with tasks, deliveries and budget management, Show less
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Frontier Developments
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United Kingdom
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Computer Games
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700 & Above Employee
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Senior Technical Producer
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Mar 2020 - Mar 2021
As the Senior Technical Producer for the Shared Technology Group, leading the production team, the role involves: Managing the production team and supporting leads in managing staff Creating, implementing and championing the STG communication pipeline across multiple game projects Analysing business needs, gathering data and creating proposals for directors and executives of the company. Presenting and handling communications of project milestones and internal company… Show more As the Senior Technical Producer for the Shared Technology Group, leading the production team, the role involves: Managing the production team and supporting leads in managing staff Creating, implementing and championing the STG communication pipeline across multiple game projects Analysing business needs, gathering data and creating proposals for directors and executives of the company. Presenting and handling communications of project milestones and internal company information for STG.
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Producer
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May 2019 - Feb 2020
Taking on the role of the sole Producer for the Animation Programming, Render, Runtime and Tools teams, collectively known as the Shared Technology Group (STG). Acting as a technical liaison for game team production. The role involves: Creating roadmaps for engine releases, communicating release dates and integration with game teams. Acting as SCRUM Master within the teams, creating sprints, running catch ups and scheduling work. Maintain documentation and rights access… Show more Taking on the role of the sole Producer for the Animation Programming, Render, Runtime and Tools teams, collectively known as the Shared Technology Group (STG). Acting as a technical liaison for game team production. The role involves: Creating roadmaps for engine releases, communicating release dates and integration with game teams. Acting as SCRUM Master within the teams, creating sprints, running catch ups and scheduling work. Maintain documentation and rights access across the company’s internal Confluence spaces Creating feature proposals, collecting sign offs from stake holders and keeping all parties up to date. Schedule software releases and updates across the company, minimising impact to various teams Triage issues from game teams across STG, understanding impact and priority
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Tools Programmer
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Feb 2018 - May 2019
Working within tools team, using C#, WPF and MySql, primarily focused on optimising the localisation and audio delivery pipeline for all teams involved. The role involves: Leading SCRUM practice within the tools team, including sprint planning, review and morning meetings. Organising and running requirement gathering meetings with departments related to localisation workflow. Researching and integrating new technologies and teaching to the rest of the team.
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Sony Interactive Entertainment
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United States
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Entertainment Providers
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700 & Above Employee
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Web Developer
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Jun 2015 - Feb 2018
Working within the Localisation Asset Management System (LAMS) team as a Web Developer and Support Engineer using C#, ASP.NET, MySql, Typescript and KnockoutJS. The role involved: Leading the front end refactor from jQuery/JsRender to Typescript/KnockoutJS. Consulting with studios, analysing business needs through development, QA and deployment. On site presentation and discussion of localisation tool features and requirements with studios across Europe. Developing… Show more Working within the Localisation Asset Management System (LAMS) team as a Web Developer and Support Engineer using C#, ASP.NET, MySql, Typescript and KnockoutJS. The role involved: Leading the front end refactor from jQuery/JsRender to Typescript/KnockoutJS. Consulting with studios, analysing business needs through development, QA and deployment. On site presentation and discussion of localisation tool features and requirements with studios across Europe. Developing multiple parsers for 3rd party file formats, in C#, for projects like No Man’s Sky and Detroit. Working with other departments across SIE for interoperability between other, in house, software packages. Researching and integrating new technologies and teaching to the rest of the team. Responding to support requests, rapidly developing fixes and maintaining system availability. Streamlining systems integration for clients, delivering new features and bug fixes. Show less Working within the Localisation Asset Management System (LAMS) team as a Web Developer and Support Engineer using C#, ASP.NET, MySql, Typescript and KnockoutJS. The role involved: Leading the front end refactor from jQuery/JsRender to Typescript/KnockoutJS. Consulting with studios, analysing business needs through development, QA and deployment. On site presentation and discussion of localisation tool features and requirements with studios across Europe. Developing… Show more Working within the Localisation Asset Management System (LAMS) team as a Web Developer and Support Engineer using C#, ASP.NET, MySql, Typescript and KnockoutJS. The role involved: Leading the front end refactor from jQuery/JsRender to Typescript/KnockoutJS. Consulting with studios, analysing business needs through development, QA and deployment. On site presentation and discussion of localisation tool features and requirements with studios across Europe. Developing multiple parsers for 3rd party file formats, in C#, for projects like No Man’s Sky and Detroit. Working with other departments across SIE for interoperability between other, in house, software packages. Researching and integrating new technologies and teaching to the rest of the team. Responding to support requests, rapidly developing fixes and maintaining system availability. Streamlining systems integration for clients, delivering new features and bug fixes. Show less
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Synaptic
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United Kingdom
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Financial Services
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1 - 100 Employee
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Software Developer
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Dec 2012 - May 2015
Working within the Delivery team on quotation website and web service using C#, ASP.NET Web Forms, ASP.NET MVC and SQL Server. The role involved: Developing and maintaining current web applications using ASP.NET MVC, Webforms for public release. Maintaining and adding to user interfaces using JavaScript, jQuery with Ajax calls. Creating automated tests using Watin and NUnit as well as automatic testing tools for other teams to use. Working with web service and website clients to… Show more Working within the Delivery team on quotation website and web service using C#, ASP.NET Web Forms, ASP.NET MVC and SQL Server. The role involved: Developing and maintaining current web applications using ASP.NET MVC, Webforms for public release. Maintaining and adding to user interfaces using JavaScript, jQuery with Ajax calls. Creating automated tests using Watin and NUnit as well as automatic testing tools for other teams to use. Working with web service and website clients to maintain performance and stability. Creating new web services, using WCF, to add new features to the product line. Participating in innovation camps and meetings to help develop new products and prototypes Creating technical documents for clients and sales to promote and outline the company’s applications. Working together with other teams, such as Quality Assurance, Business Analysts, Product, etc. Giving presentations to non-technical colleges on technical work for demonstration and education Show less Working within the Delivery team on quotation website and web service using C#, ASP.NET Web Forms, ASP.NET MVC and SQL Server. The role involved: Developing and maintaining current web applications using ASP.NET MVC, Webforms for public release. Maintaining and adding to user interfaces using JavaScript, jQuery with Ajax calls. Creating automated tests using Watin and NUnit as well as automatic testing tools for other teams to use. Working with web service and website clients to… Show more Working within the Delivery team on quotation website and web service using C#, ASP.NET Web Forms, ASP.NET MVC and SQL Server. The role involved: Developing and maintaining current web applications using ASP.NET MVC, Webforms for public release. Maintaining and adding to user interfaces using JavaScript, jQuery with Ajax calls. Creating automated tests using Watin and NUnit as well as automatic testing tools for other teams to use. Working with web service and website clients to maintain performance and stability. Creating new web services, using WCF, to add new features to the product line. Participating in innovation camps and meetings to help develop new products and prototypes Creating technical documents for clients and sales to promote and outline the company’s applications. Working together with other teams, such as Quality Assurance, Business Analysts, Product, etc. Giving presentations to non-technical colleges on technical work for demonstration and education Show less
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NICE
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United States
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Software Development
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700 & Above Employee
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Development Engineer
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May 2011 - Dec 2012
Working within the Research and Development team on recording software using C# and SQL Server. The role involved: Developing and maintaining current C# and C++ code for public release. Maintaining and improving the build machine for the Research and Development team. Creating technical documents, both for internal and customer use from user manuals to technical reports. Configuring and testing different releases on new platforms and hardware for continued product… Show more Working within the Research and Development team on recording software using C# and SQL Server. The role involved: Developing and maintaining current C# and C++ code for public release. Maintaining and improving the build machine for the Research and Development team. Creating technical documents, both for internal and customer use from user manuals to technical reports. Configuring and testing different releases on new platforms and hardware for continued product support. Working closely with other teams, such as Quality Assurance, Technical Authors, etc. Installing and maintaining systems for clients internationally. Show less Working within the Research and Development team on recording software using C# and SQL Server. The role involved: Developing and maintaining current C# and C++ code for public release. Maintaining and improving the build machine for the Research and Development team. Creating technical documents, both for internal and customer use from user manuals to technical reports. Configuring and testing different releases on new platforms and hardware for continued product… Show more Working within the Research and Development team on recording software using C# and SQL Server. The role involved: Developing and maintaining current C# and C++ code for public release. Maintaining and improving the build machine for the Research and Development team. Creating technical documents, both for internal and customer use from user manuals to technical reports. Configuring and testing different releases on new platforms and hardware for continued product support. Working closely with other teams, such as Quality Assurance, Technical Authors, etc. Installing and maintaining systems for clients internationally. Show less
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University of Derby
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United Kingdom
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Higher Education
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700 & Above Employee
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Digital Marketer
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Oct 2010 - May 2011
To upload blog posts about events at University of Derby as well as life as a student at the University. This position also involves monitoring social networks and help to answer questions about the university. To upload blog posts about events at University of Derby as well as life as a student at the University. This position also involves monitoring social networks and help to answer questions about the university.
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Microsoft Student Partner UK
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Derby, United Kingdom
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Microsoft Student Partner
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Oct 2010 - May 2011
Similar to the Digital Marketer posts, the position is focused on advertising news from Microsoft and to drive interest in Microsoft technology. Through this I have created tutorial videos and, working with other student partners, created a group news website which will include contributions from other student partners. My role is to create tutorial videos and blog posts while also creating new pages for the website and help with the administration. The secondary purpose of this website is to… Show more Similar to the Digital Marketer posts, the position is focused on advertising news from Microsoft and to drive interest in Microsoft technology. Through this I have created tutorial videos and, working with other student partners, created a group news website which will include contributions from other student partners. My role is to create tutorial videos and blog posts while also creating new pages for the website and help with the administration. The secondary purpose of this website is to have an area where new student partners can get an idea of what is asked of them and can join in meeting present and past student partners. Show less Similar to the Digital Marketer posts, the position is focused on advertising news from Microsoft and to drive interest in Microsoft technology. Through this I have created tutorial videos and, working with other student partners, created a group news website which will include contributions from other student partners. My role is to create tutorial videos and blog posts while also creating new pages for the website and help with the administration. The secondary purpose of this website is to… Show more Similar to the Digital Marketer posts, the position is focused on advertising news from Microsoft and to drive interest in Microsoft technology. Through this I have created tutorial videos and, working with other student partners, created a group news website which will include contributions from other student partners. My role is to create tutorial videos and blog posts while also creating new pages for the website and help with the administration. The secondary purpose of this website is to have an area where new student partners can get an idea of what is asked of them and can join in meeting present and past student partners. Show less
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Junior Programmer
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Nov 2009 - Jun 2010
I helped created the advertising website for the company as well as creating a client website where the clients can login and edit their own database. This was created using ASP.NET 3.5 and the Dev Express toolkit giving a simple user interface for clients while also being extremely powerful as a system. I helped created the advertising website for the company as well as creating a client website where the clients can login and edit their own database. This was created using ASP.NET 3.5 and the Dev Express toolkit giving a simple user interface for clients while also being extremely powerful as a system.
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Playtime Multimedia
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Derby, United Kingdom
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Sales Advisor
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Nov 2007 - Nov 2008
Responsible for the sales of computer games and movies, as well as the general maintenance of the shop and its computer systems. I was a designated key holder responsible for the opening and closing of the shop. Responsible for the sales of computer games and movies, as well as the general maintenance of the shop and its computer systems. I was a designated key holder responsible for the opening and closing of the shop.
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Maplins Electronics
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Derby, United Kingdom
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Technical Sales Advisor
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Jun 2007 - Oct 2007
I was involved in most aspects of store operations including: customer assistance; technical support; stock checks, and general store maintenance. I was involved in most aspects of store operations including: customer assistance; technical support; stock checks, and general store maintenance.
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PC World
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Hedge End, Hampshire
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Service Team Member/Technical Specialist
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Jul 2004 - Aug 2006
Worked on all aspects of customer service, shop maintenance and team work. Promoted to “Technical Specialist” after 1 year: this involved diagnosis and diagnosis of faulty customer equipment. Lead a team of technical support specialists on the customer service desk. This role also gave me access to the Microsoft Windows Mobile Training course. Worked on all aspects of customer service, shop maintenance and team work. Promoted to “Technical Specialist” after 1 year: this involved diagnosis and diagnosis of faulty customer equipment. Lead a team of technical support specialists on the customer service desk. This role also gave me access to the Microsoft Windows Mobile Training course.
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Education
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2006 - 2011
University of Derby
BSc(Hons), Computing
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