Jan 2018 – Dec 2018 · 11 mos · Karlsruhe, Baden-Württemberg, Germany

• Trained in project P&L ownership
• Guided/Supported Product, Ads, Production, Marketing, UA, ASO and Community activities during project execution
• Advised management team on investment decisions of multiple early stage titles through product analysis, market research and company evaluations

Dec 2015 – Dec 2017 · 2 yrs · Karlsruhe, Baden-Württemberg, Germany

• Projects worked on -
• Tap Empire (by MeeWow Games based in San Francisco, USA)
• Zombie Gunship Survival (by Limbic Software based in San Francisco, USA)
• Nonstop Knight (by Kopla Games based in Tampere, Finland)
• Responsibilities -
• Collaborating with offshore developers across a product's lifecycle
• Boosting product metrics through various product design, Ads optimization, economy balancing, AB testing and LiveOps activities
• Revenue forecasting and contribution to product P&L maintenance
• Product roadmap goal setting, planning and prioritization
• Data analysis to identify product improvement areas and understand user behavior
• Measuring, quantifying and reporting product performance
• Coordinating with UA team for campaign optimization and profitability maintenance
• Mentoring and training Junior PMs
• Creation and maintenance of company standard revenue forecasting tools
• Creation and maintenance of company standard IAP creating/bulk uploading tool

Jan 2018 – Jun 2020 · 2 yrs 5 mos

• Deconstructing and writing about various things games!

Jan 2015 – Nov 2015 · 10 mos · Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

• First India studio PM on “FarmVille 2” team - key member in game transition to India studio
• Launched innovative gameplay features to boost game revenue and player experience
• Features worked on always over-performed to expected outcomes of various metrics
• Iterative feature design, data driven tuning, statistical analysis of revenue/DAU, AB testing
• Cross-geography collaboration - design, production, engineering, UI and senior management
• Softwares/Programming Languages – SQL, JIRA, Hansoft, MS Office, Adobe Photoshop

Apr 2014 – Dec 2014 · 8 mos · Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

• Contributed primarily to the "FarmVille 2" social gaming title, with 3-month stint on "FarmVille 1"
• Trained in the Zynga PM code on the FV1 team
• First India studio PM on “FarmVille 2” team - key member in game transition to India studio
• Rapid knowledge transfer across India-US studios, quality execution of transitioned game chunks
• Pitched first innovative feature initiative from India studio
• Iterative feature design, data driven tuning, statistical analysis of revenue/DAU, AB testing
• Softwares/Programming Languages – SQL, JIRA, Hansoft, MS Office, Adobe Photoshop

Apr 2013 – Apr 2014 · 1 yr · Bangalore, India

• Worked on “Pirates of the Caribbean - The Isles of War”; Cross-geography team collaboration
• Responsibilities – feature design, Agile sprint planning, content creation, data analysis, AB testing
• Supported Engineering team - optimal feature algorithm design and technical implementation
• Supported QA team - testing strategies/schedules, test case conceptualization, feature guidance
• Softwares/Programming Languages – SQL, XML, JIRA, MS Office, Adobe Photoshop
• Started the "GDC Vault Viewing" initiative to help foster the office gaming culture

May 2012 – Jul 2012 · 2 mos · New Delhi, India

• Led remote team effort - formulating/implementing Facebook viral marketing strategies
• Boosted DAU/MAU and virality for two social games – "Social Rummy" & "Don"
• Other projects - Designed Campus Ambassador Program, B-School Viral Marketing Competition
• Grew the Mango Games brand name amongst college students across India
• Created and designed a game teaser for the social game - "Social Rummy"

Apr 2011 – Jun 2011 · 2 mos · Bangalore, India

• Game design document for "Gardens of Time" (Best Social Network Game, GDC Online 2011)
• Studied game mechanics/code logic and examined monetization strategies
• Worked in collaboration with teams of producers, designers, engineers and artists
• Recommended feature improvements to boost DAU/MAU, monetization, retention, virality in India
• Secondary market research report to help direct company positioning and targeting strategies
• Continued as part-time employee due to commendable performance, sincerity, creativity

May 2009 – Oct 2009 · 5 mos · Boston, Massachusetts, USA

• Key member of the "FirstWords: Deluxe" game programming team
• "FirstWords: Deluxe" - 2nd Best App for Toddlers (Best App Ever Awards, Mac World Expo 2010)
• Collaborative feature implementation with team of programmers, designers and producers
• Created robust Objective-C code and game features using XCode IDE and iOS SDKs
• Produced initial implementations and refined based on increasingly specific user interface designs
• Used research and analysis to determine the best technical implementation
• Continued as a part time employee, with my education, due to great resourcefulness

May 2008 – Oct 2008 · 5 mos · Ahmedabad, India

• Worked on "The Legend of Vraz" - 2.5D platformer game built on Torque Game Engine
• "The Legend of Vraz" was adjudged the Best PC Game 2009 (FICCI Frame BAF Awards, 2010)
• Collaborated with team of artists and programmers for game design and physics programming
• Continued as part-time employee, with my education, due to high quality work