Michael Fahrny

Work History

• 

  Producer

  Glu Mobile

  October 2015 - Present
• 

  Interactive Producer

  Daqri

  January 2015 - October 2015

  Collaborate with clients and internal teams to define the product vision and strategy
  
  Define product requirements and feature prioritization.
  
  Compose requirements documentation
  
  Plan and manage production process which includes developing schedules, managing assets, and coordinating with Design and Development teams to meet deadlines and exceed client expectations.
  
  Develop custom AR projects spanning mobile, print, digital and experiential marketing channels.
  
  Contribute the evolution of Daqri's process and best practice knowledge base.
  
  Drive the Daqri team to meet all deadlines and exceed all expectations.

• Technical Project Manager

  NuORDER Inc.

  June 2014 - January 2015

  Oversaw development efforts on multiple projects acting as both Project & QA Manager
  
  Planning and managing multiple large-scale technology and service development projects.
  
  Keeping the stakeholders, customers, and team members informed on project statuses and in-sync with the latest development schedules and priorities
  
  Facilitating seamless collaboration across multiple technical and non-technical teams, and identifying and breaking through blockers to improve process and communication.
  
  Working directly with Customer Service to identify and solve technical problems being reported by our client base as well as keeping them informed of new and upcoming features, improvements, and bug fixes.
  
  Evaluating existing methods and driving continuous process improvements.
  
  Managed the QA team across multiple platforms while facilitating test case management, planning, and execution.
• 

  Senior Producer, Mobile

  Kung Fu Factory

  March 2013 - January 2014

  Collaborated with clients and internal teams to define the product vision and strategy
  Defined product requirements and feature prioritization. Compose requirements documentation
  Maintain and prioritize the product backlog
  Collaborate with clients to define strategy and planning for KPI goals
  Lead report generation that focused on analytics, feature tuning and overall product improvements
  Drove all phases of product development cycle from design through implementation
  Create, maintain, and manage project deliverables and goals through Agile development practices
  Direct liaison for publisher relations
  Manage the flow of assets and information between internal and external teams
  Develop and maintain micro-transaction plans to increase paying rate and maximize ARPU
  Develop and maintain retention plans to maximize the player base for Day 1, 7, and beyond
  Managed R&D and concept prototyping
• 

  Free-to-Play Producer

  Square Enix

  August 2011 - March 2013

  Lead the definition and delivery of new products, working collaboratively with a cross-functional team.
  Defined product requirements and feature prioritization. Compose requirements documentation.
  Define, plan, and execute project goals and KPI’s
  Effectively communicate and advocate the overall product strategy and vision, as well as goals and objectives for specific initiatives
  Gather stakeholder requirements, conduct data analysis
  Develop strong working relationships with Engineering, QA and Design, as well as Marketing, Merchandising, Production, Community, and Customer Service
  Owned the product roadmap, and drove those product initiatives from ideation and strategy through development, launch and future iteration
  Maintain and prioritize the product backlog
  Owned the project P&L
  Oversaw all live operations for titles managed
  Drove all phases of product development cycle from design through implementation, 
including programming, legal, marketing, creative services, and QA
  Develop and maintain micro-transaction sales plans to increase paying rate and maximize ARPU
  Create and manage in-game events for live MMO services
  Collaborate with team leads, team members and management to establish realistic expectations for timelines, budgets and project deliverables
  Facilitate and drive external and internal project team communication
  Facilitated meetings with the project team to discuss status, resolve issues and creatively propose win-win solutions when needed
  Communicate with first parties and other external partners
  Review and provide production feedback on concepts, designs as well as competitive products
  Review developer milestones, providing feedback and suggestions to the team to ensure the highest possible quality game
  Ensure the final product is appropriate for the target audience
  Identify all task interdependencies and coordinate effective use of staff to ensure timely and accurate asset flow
  Provide comprehensive analysis of development tasks
• 

  Producer

  Atari

  May 2010 - August 2011

  Managing Producer for development of Atari's license on Console Dungeons & Dragons Projects
  
  Primary duties include scheduling, tracking development, and coordinating cross-functional departments and external developers to ensure that deliverables for a game product are met in a timely manner
  
  Manage development teams to make sure projects meet both quality and design standards throughout development process.
  
  Evaluate potential licensing deals for product distribution
  
  Evaluate product pitches facilitate the green light process and contract negotiations for potential projects
  
  Manage milestone definitions, development scheduling, staffing plans, and hardware resources for projects in development
  
  Manage the daily tracking of all bugs and quality assurance issues
  
  Responsible for tracking all hardware the company has on loan for development
  
  Titles Managed:
  
  Atari Greatest Hits Volume 1 (Nintendo DS)
  Atari Greatest Hits Volume 2 (Nintendo DS)
  The Undergarden (XBLA, PSN, PC)
  Yars' Revenge (XBLA, PSN , PC)
  Warlords (XBLA & PSN)
  Dungeons & Dragons: Daggerdale (XBLA, PSN, PC)

• Producer

  TECMO KOEI America

  March 2009 - April 2010

  Primary duties include scheduling, tracking development, coordinating cross-functional departments and external developers to ensure that deliverables for a game product are met in a timely manner.

• Associate Producer

  Sierra Online | Vivendi Games

  January 2007 - September 2008

  Drove the completion of project goals and facilitate communication, organization, and accountability across all departments. This includes working with both internal and external development studios as well as working with other groups such as Marketing, Legal, any outsourced resources, and PR on a day-to-day basis.

• QA Project Lead

  Vivendi Games

  May 2004 - January 2007

  Lead test teams in carrying out game testing through all cycles of development.
  
  Project Lead on frontline titles such as Scarface: The World is Yours
  
  Ability to lead multi-sku projects in simultaneous test. (Microsoft, Sony, Nintendo, PC)
  
  Lead large teams of 30 or more testers
  
  Worked closely with development and production staff to resolve game play issues and bugs as well as provide additional support and design suggestions to improve game experience
  
  Additional production support as required by each project

• QA Tester

  Vivendi Games

  September 2003 - May 2004

  Helped test and ensure the quality of products by seeking out and reporting bugs and game play issues throughout development

• Production Supervisor

  Travidia

  March 2001 - July 2003

  Facilitated day to day project management and set the work load and goals for my team.