Sebastian A.

Project Manager

2022 - 2024

Projects include: Dune, Bullet Train, Shazam 2, NYAD, Dune 2, Mad Max: Furiosa - Orchestrated a custom, scalable pipeline for simulations, increasing creative workload efficiency by 75%, enabling the cross-functional teams to take on 50% more work without increasing resources - Led global collaboration among 16 engineers and 23 technical artists across 4 time zones, leveraging Scrum and Agile principles on 6-month projects. - Mitigated risk by predicting bottle necks and forecasting resource changes to management, ensuring KPIs were consistently met, on projects including Mad Max: Furiosa, Dune 2 and Shazam. - Tracked and resolved 524 Jira issues/tickets from October 2023 to May 2024, ensuring timely project progress.

Product Manager

2020 - 2022

- Developed a strategic roadmap, budget, KPIs, and sprint process, ensuring shipment of the BAFTA-nominated game Cult of the Lamb to Steam, Switch, PlayStation, and Xbox. - Anticipated and addressed the potential impact of a department supervisor's sudden absence without notice, which posed a significant risk to delivery, by swiftly organizing a temporary replacement, re-assigning work to meet targets, and alerting management and HR to mitigate the impact. - Managed 2 departments, totalling 28 people, including engineers and technical artists ensuring story points delivery by wrangling elements and clarifying notes. - Managed vendor communications and presented updates on front-end and back-end development to the Management Teams.

Project Manager

2020 - 2020

- Oversaw multiple design projects and the development of the 7Rewards app, defining KPIs and communicating clearly with the client. - Served as trusted daily point of contact for CEO of $38.34B company, fostering strong relationship and ensuring seamless communication. - Led meetings with Data Science and Strategy Teams to translate business needs into actionable steps with Product Owners.

Product Manager

2019 - 2020

- Developed and delivered Virtual Reality training software for the U.S. Army, saving $2.5M annually by leading the project from inception to deployment. - Acted as the primary contact for project members and clients including NASA, ExxonMobil, and the U.S. Army, ensuring smooth project execution by coordinating communications and resolving issues.

Associate Product Manager

2017 - 2019

- Led the creation of a new digital product, reducing production time from 8 months to 1.5 months, which increased profits by 15%+ and provided a new sellable offering.

Meme Engineer

2016 - 2017

Production Assistant

2016 - 2016

- Worked across many brands including Guinness, BT, BT Sport, Whiskas, FedEx, the Duke of Edinburgh’s Award and the Met. Police Service.

Intern

2016 - 2016

Work Experience

2015 - 2015