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Management, Tech & People Skills

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1. Technical Delivery & Leadership

Focus: How I lead teams and move projects across the finish line.
  • Calm Under Pressure: The go-to lead for technical incidents and live issues. I act as the steady hand during high-pressure situations, focusing on clear communication and logical problem-solving to resolve immediate issues while preventing future ones.
  • Turning Ambiguity into Action: I specialize in taking "big picture" client ideas and translating them into structured technical roadmaps and specifications that engineering teams can actually build.
  • Jira as a Collaboration Hub: I design and govern Jira spaces that do more than track tasks—they provide clarity. By balancing platform maintenance with new feature development, I ensure the team has a "single source of truth" that encourages collaboration over admin overhead.
  • Strategic Risk Management: Proactive management of RAID logs and roadmaps to surface dependencies early, keeping delivery dates realistic even when requirements shift.

2. Data & AI Infrastructure

Focus: The technical systems I navigate and the "AI-first" mindset I bring.
  • The AI-Native Mindset: Acting as an "Owner of AI," I establish prompting frameworks and investigate local LLMs (like NotebookLM) to synthesize technical documentation and improve team delivery speeds.
  • Data Lifecycle Management: Deep understanding of the logic behind real-time and batch data ingestion. Experienced in managing Single Customer View (SCV) environments that consolidate complex customer touchpoints.
  • Technical Validation (SQL): Hands-on capability for data investigation and analysis, ensuring that delivery outcomes align with technical requirements.
  • Workflow Automation: Utilizing Python to optimize internal workflows, reducing manual production times and increasing overall team efficiency.

3. Creative Technology & 3D Art

Focus: My foundation in real-time engines and high-end asset production.
  • Real-Time Engines (Unreal Engine): Technical Art expertise including Substrate shaders, Blueprints, and look-development (Lookdev) with a focus on scene optimization and PCG.
  • 3D Asset Pipeline: High-level hard surface modeling (Maya), retopology, and UV mapping. Proficient in PBR workflows and procedural material creation (Substance Suite) for optimized pipelines.
  • Version Control & Production Tooling: Industry-standard experience with Perforce, Git, and SVN for collaborative versioning, alongside production management in Ftrack.
  • Cinematic Rendering: Specialized in lighting setups and rendering (Redshift/Unreal) for high-pressure animation and VFX pipelines.