Tony J. Sagastizado, PMP, LSSGB, TS/SCI, ๐ฎ ๐ช
Lead, Senior LiveOps Producer at Blizzard Entertainment- Claim this Profile
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Nicholas Soroka
Tony was one of my top students. He demonstrated natural leadership skills, the ability to influence laterally, a disciplined thought process, and strategic vision beyond his peers. He has all the tools to excel in management or leadership roles.
Mike Marco
It was a great pleasure to meet and work with someone like Mr. Tony J. Sagastizado. His knowledge and commitment to the project were critical for the project success. During the project, Mr. Tony J. Sagastizado showed great leadership and team building skills, through which he helped other team members to better understand the project' objectives and achieve them. Overall, Mr. Tony J. Sagastizado has a top of the class skills set that only hard work and training with the US Army could provide.
Nicholas Soroka
Tony was one of my top students. He demonstrated natural leadership skills, the ability to influence laterally, a disciplined thought process, and strategic vision beyond his peers. He has all the tools to excel in management or leadership roles.
Mike Marco
It was a great pleasure to meet and work with someone like Mr. Tony J. Sagastizado. His knowledge and commitment to the project were critical for the project success. During the project, Mr. Tony J. Sagastizado showed great leadership and team building skills, through which he helped other team members to better understand the project' objectives and achieve them. Overall, Mr. Tony J. Sagastizado has a top of the class skills set that only hard work and training with the US Army could provide.
Nicholas Soroka
Tony was one of my top students. He demonstrated natural leadership skills, the ability to influence laterally, a disciplined thought process, and strategic vision beyond his peers. He has all the tools to excel in management or leadership roles.
Mike Marco
It was a great pleasure to meet and work with someone like Mr. Tony J. Sagastizado. His knowledge and commitment to the project were critical for the project success. During the project, Mr. Tony J. Sagastizado showed great leadership and team building skills, through which he helped other team members to better understand the project' objectives and achieve them. Overall, Mr. Tony J. Sagastizado has a top of the class skills set that only hard work and training with the US Army could provide.
Nicholas Soroka
Tony was one of my top students. He demonstrated natural leadership skills, the ability to influence laterally, a disciplined thought process, and strategic vision beyond his peers. He has all the tools to excel in management or leadership roles.
Mike Marco
It was a great pleasure to meet and work with someone like Mr. Tony J. Sagastizado. His knowledge and commitment to the project were critical for the project success. During the project, Mr. Tony J. Sagastizado showed great leadership and team building skills, through which he helped other team members to better understand the project' objectives and achieve them. Overall, Mr. Tony J. Sagastizado has a top of the class skills set that only hard work and training with the US Army could provide.
Credentials
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Digital Transformation
LinkedInMar, 2022- Nov, 2024 -
Foundations of the Fourth Industrial Revolution (Industry 4.0)
LinkedInMar, 2022- Nov, 2024 -
RPA, AI, and Cognitive Tech for Leaders
LinkedInMar, 2022- Nov, 2024 -
Coaching Skills for Leaders and Managers
LinkedInFeb, 2022- Nov, 2024 -
Data Steward Foundations
LinkedInFeb, 2022- Nov, 2024 -
Data Strategy
LinkedInFeb, 2022- Nov, 2024 -
How to Be Both Assertive and Likable
LinkedInFeb, 2022- Nov, 2024 -
Leadership Mindsets
LinkedInFeb, 2022- Nov, 2024 -
Leading Remote Projects and Virtual Teams
LinkedInFeb, 2022- Nov, 2024 -
Learning Data Governance
LinkedInJan, 2022- Nov, 2024 -
Modern Data Management: Data Management Systems
SkillsoftJan, 2022- Nov, 2024 -
Lean Six Sigma Green Belt Certification
Washington National GuardSep, 2021- Nov, 2024 -
Lean Six Sigma White Belt Certification
Washington National GuardMay, 2021- Nov, 2024 -
Top Secret / Sensitive Compartmented Information (TS/SCI)
U.S. Office of Personnel Management (OPM)Aug, 2016- Nov, 2024 -
Consequence Management
Joint Requirements Office for Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear DefenseSep, 2015- Nov, 2024 -
DoD Defense Support of Civil Authorities (DSCA)
Joint Requirements Office for Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear DefenseSep, 2015- Nov, 2024 -
Project Management Professional
Project Management InstituteFeb, 2015- Nov, 2024
Experience
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Blizzard Entertainment
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United States
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Entertainment Providers
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700 & Above Employee
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Lead, Senior LiveOps Producer
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Mar 2023 - Present
I lead game launches, expansions, patch updates, and streamlining of operations processes within Battle.Net & Online Products. I work with game teams and engineer teams in shipping new product for millions of players across the world. I lead Battle.Net & Online Products (B&OP) Operations Excellence team engagement with engineering teams in process improvement, incident management, and game launch support. Name credit in Diablo IV with the Data Platform. Lead the launch of Diablo IV on behalf of BattleNet & Online Products. Show less
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Lead, Senior LiveOps Producer
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Apr 2022 - Mar 2023
As a Lead Senior LiveOps Producer, I own operations across Blizzardโs Global Data Platform. I am responsible for all data ingestion, management, routing and storage across Blizzard games. I coordinate with game teams, services organizations, and data teams to optimize all technology efforts around data operations and support.
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United States Army Reserve
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United States
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Armed Forces
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700 & Above Employee
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US Army Reserve Engineer Officer
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Apr 2022 - Present
US Army Reserves Military Trainer / Corporate Trainer for the US Army Reserve and US Army National Guard units throughout the US Military and Allied nations. I train and consult US Army units on improving operational systems, business systems, planning logistics, transportation, and change management. US Army Reserves Military Trainer / Corporate Trainer for the US Army Reserve and US Army National Guard units throughout the US Military and Allied nations. I train and consult US Army units on improving operational systems, business systems, planning logistics, transportation, and change management.
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Activision Blizzard
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United States
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Entertainment Providers
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700 & Above Employee
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Lead, Senior LiveOps Producer, Data - Platform (internship)
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Jan 2022 - Mar 2022
As an intern, I own operations across Blizzardโs Global Data Platform. I am responsible for all data ingestion, management, routing and storage across Blizzard games. I coordinate with game teams, services organizations, and data teams to optimize all technology efforts around data operations and support. As an intern, I own operations across Blizzardโs Global Data Platform. I am responsible for all data ingestion, management, routing and storage across Blizzard games. I coordinate with game teams, services organizations, and data teams to optimize all technology efforts around data operations and support.
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US Army
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United States
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Armed Forces
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700 & Above Employee
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Observer, Coach, Trainer / Corporate Trainier
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Jan 2021 - Mar 2022
Military Trainer / Corporate Trainer for the US Army Reserve and US Army National Guard units throughout the US Military and Allied nations. I train and consult US Army units on improving operational systems, business systems, planning logistics, transportation, and change management.
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Military Advisor / Strategic Consultant
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Aug 2019 - Dec 2020
Military advisor / strategic consultant to the Royal Saudi Land Forces Chemical Defense Corps, Engineer Corps, and Military Police Corps. I advised / consulted Saudi Land Forces generals and colonels on managing organizational change management for the Saudi 2030 Vision for the Royal Saudi Land Forces, and improving strategic relations between the United States Government and the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. I focused my consulting primarily on leading organizational change management, improving business systems within the different Corps / departments, and organizational culture change. Show less
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Company Commander / Program Manager
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Aug 2018 - Aug 2019
I lead, managed, supervised and directed seven functional staff departments within a company level organization (+100). These ranged from providing medical support, chemical reconnaissance, administrative functions, operations management, construction projects, and IT management to support the combat units and higher headquarters. I ensured cross coordination, provided combat training, and support to the staff departments and all the Soldiers under my command the skills and equipment necessary to deploy and fight to protect US interests. We supported six other units in eight different training exercises across Southeast Asia, Washington state, the Southwest border missions, and Southern California. Show less
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Battalion Training Officer / Project Manager
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Aug 2017 - Aug 2018
I lead, manage, supervised, and directed four functional staff members within the S3 Operations Training Section at the battalion organizational level (+500). I advised and assisted the S3 Operations Head, Battalion Executive Officer, and Battalion Commander concerning training management, fielding new equipment, and reporting and tracking training requirements. I coordinated and supported three large scale brigade sized validation and certification exercises (5,000+) across three different locations, ensuring smooth transition between locations and supporting both higher superior and subordinate organizations. As a battle captain at the National Training Center, I led and coordinated a cross-functional team to direct and track ten subordinate organizations (1000+), to conduct combat engineering, chemical defense, military intelligence, communications support, logistics and transportation operations. Show less
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Brigade Training Officer / Functional Staff Manager
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Feb 2017 - Jul 2017
I led, managed, supervised, and directed 8 functional staff members within the S3 Operations Training Section at the brigade organizational level (+1,200). I coordinated and managed the fielding of five separate sets of new combat and construction equipment, and streamlined land and ammunition resource management by 15%. I led the installations' travel, housing, and training for +150 cadets for their Cadet Troop Leadership Training (CLDT) experience, as well as organized the 555 Engineer Brigade Memorial Day Service 2017. I served as a Battle Captain for Defense CBRNE Response Force (DCRF) incident / training, managing a operations center and multi-functional staff for Task Force Operations 555 during U.S. Army North culminating exercise at Camp Atterbury, Indiana. Show less
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USNORTHCOM
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23rd Brigade Engineer Battalion, 1-2 Stryker Brigade Combat Team, JBLM, WA
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Public Affairs Officer / Communication Manager
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Sep 2017 - Sep 2017
During the 2017 fire season, I served as the Public Affairs Officer of Task Force SPEARHEAD, a US Army task force in support of a Defense Support of Civil Authorities (DSCA) mission. The mission was in support of the National Inter-agency Fire Center (NIFC) and Oregon Bureau of Land Management fighting wildland fires in the North Umpqua Fire Complex and High Cascades Fire Complex. I communicated the US Army Task Force's mission to +2.8 million people through online, print, and television media outlets, as well as coordinated with three separate Incident Management Teams Public Information Officers for dual messaging. Show less
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NATO SOF Headquarters
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Belgium
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Armed Forces
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1 - 100 Employee
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Future Plans Officer / Quality Control Manager
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Aug 2016 - Feb 2017
I planned, prepared, and coordinated 500+ orders and prepared guidance for the execution of near and long-term war plans in support of Operation FREEDOM'S SENTINEL (OFS) and the RESOLUTE SUPPORT Mission (RSM) in Afghanistan. I served as a key member of a two-star joint and combined operations staff in coordinating combat and non-combat enabler support for all organic and attached units, including joint and multinational SOF, in support of Counterterrorism and Security Force Assistance operations. I was directly responsible for tactical and operational planning to achieve desired lethal and non-lethal effects, Commander, US Forces Afghanistan campaign objectives and intermediate military objectives. I directed joint and multinational operational planning teams, quickly becoming the subject matter expert on the concept of operations (CONOP) process and authoring the CONOP SOP for NSOCC-A/SOJTF-A. Show less
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US Army
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United States
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Armed Forces
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700 & Above Employee
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Current Operations / Operations Manager
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Mar 2016 - Jul 2016
I led, facilitated, directed and managed Engineer construction projects and combat operations within a 1,200+ soldier organization globally on a daily basis. I acted as a liaison between higher headquarters and subordinate commanders facilitating successful completion of 100% of taskings meeting all requirements on time and under budget. I streamlined communication by 35% and execution processes ensuring timely delivery of all deliverables.
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Student - Engineer Captains Career Course
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May 2015 - Mar 2016
Advanced Studies for Company Grade Officers in preparation for Company-Level Command and duties at the Battalion or Higher Level. The course covered:โข Leadership Foundationsโข Construction Engineeringโข Common Core and Engineer Tacticsโข Training Management and Planningโข Operational Designโข Military Decision Making ProcessThe Construction Engineering Module focuses on engineering fundamentals, project management, personnel management, construction techniques, and equipment production rates.After graduation of ECCC, attended an accelerated program at Missouri University of Science & Technology. Graduated with an Masters of Science in Engineering Management in March 2016. Show less
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Central Taskings Officer / Cross-Organizational Coordinator
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Sep 2014 - May 2015
Directed, coordinated, and organized 12+ special projects for the Commanding General program involving seven major directorates and four military units consisting of 1,200+ personnel each. Served as a liaison between the Maneuver Support Center of Excellence (MSCoE) and major headquarter organizations. Increased efficiencies by over 40% in the system of issuing, tracking, and submitting reports of tasks, Army white papers, and special projects outcomes, completing each task on time and under budget. Show less
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US Army Corps of Engineers
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United States
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Armed Forces
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700 & Above Employee
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Project Team Member
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Apr 2014 - Sep 2014
Project member in a combined US Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) and US Army Center for Army Lessons Learned (CALL) research project gathering and analyzing data from 20+ USACE personnel on best practices closing multi-million dollar projects while in a combat contingency environment. Independently authored two annexes for utilization in the 16-01 USACE Overseas Contingency Operations Playbook for future project and program managers on best practices of closing projects and career management of local national employees employed as quality assurance/quality control inspectors. http://usacac.army.mil/sites/default/files/publications/16-01.pdf (Annex E: Project Closeouts, page 355, under name 1LT Anthony J. Sagistizado, MSCOE [last name misspelled]). Show less
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US Army
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United States
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Armed Forces
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700 & Above Employee
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Company Executive Officer / Course Coordinator
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Feb 2013 - Apr 2014
Managed, tracked, and developed courses for four engineer Military Occupational Specialties (MOS) for an average 250+ student loads daily and instructors as course coordinator, averaging a student course completion rate of over 95%. Supervised and managed real property and equipment, technology systems, and vehicles valued at over $4 million with no losses.
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Platoon Leader / Project Manager
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Jan 2012 - Feb 2013
Lead, managed, and mentored 60+ members of an engineer military- bridge construction unit as a project manager. Developed the members through multiple bridge construction projects, career management, training exercises, and physical fitness. Managed, maintained, and responsible for military bridging systems, equipment and vehicles valued in excess total of $34 million. Planned, executed, and supervised training for multi-variable bridging operations and reconnaissance of tactical and line of communication bridges with 90% operational efficiency rate. Show less
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Student-Engineer Basic Officer Leadership Course
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Jul 2011 - Dec 2011
Engineer Basic Officer Leadership Course (EBOLC) laid the foundation for all US Army Engineer Officers knowledge in leading combat engineer units and general construction methods. Emphasized education in mobility, counter-mobility, and survivability in multi-variable combat operations, leadership and management of Army systems.
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Boy Scouts of America
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United States
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Civic and Social Organizations
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700 & Above Employee
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Assistant Area Manager
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May 1998 - Aug 2004
Managing, teaching, mentoring merit badge counselors and students in the Nature Merit Badge Area at the Quivira Scout Ranch for 6+ summers. Managed classes, counselors and materials for merit badges and taught multiple merit badges required for Eagle Scout Awardees with an average summer class load of 250+. Managing, teaching, mentoring merit badge counselors and students in the Nature Merit Badge Area at the Quivira Scout Ranch for 6+ summers. Managed classes, counselors and materials for merit badges and taught multiple merit badges required for Eagle Scout Awardees with an average summer class load of 250+.
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Education
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2006 - 2011
United States Military Academy at West Point
Bachelor of Science (BS), Engineering/Industrial Management -
2014 - 2016
Missouri University of Science and Technology
Masterโs Degree, Engineering / Industrial Management
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