Adrien C.
External Development, Head of Production | AR Asset Production, Technical Pipelines, SaaS, E-commerce, Digital Advertising, Generative AI, Agile Methodology
- Role
- Senior External Development Manager, Xbox External Technology and Suppliers (Xts) at Microsoft
- Location
- Seattle, WA, US
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About Adrien C.
With over 20 years of experience in the videogame and e-commerce industries, I am a passionate and innovative leader in digital production and external development. I have a proven track record of delivering high-quality AR assets for luxury brands, e-commerce retailers, and online advertising clients. I am driven by the mission of creating immersive and engaging AR experiences that delight and empower customers. I have extensive experience building and leading internal / external teams to support projects. I bring diverse perspectives and experiences to my teams, having worked with global and cross-functional teams across different domains and platforms.As the Head of Production at ARES, I was responsible for overseeing the entire AR asset production process. I led a team of talented and creative 2D/3D artists, producers, photogrammetry artists, stylists, and technical program managers, and ensured that they had the tools, resources, and support they needed to produce a high-quality and scalable AR asset pipeline. I created strategic roadmaps, KPIs and goals for our teams. I advocated for process improvements, training, development of generative AI workflows and pipeline efficiencies to help keep our teams at the leading edge of AR development. Additionally, I worked closely with leadership, finance, sales, product, engineering, and marketing teams to develop and execute the business strategy, and to align the production goals and vision with the company\'s objectives and values.During my twelve years at XBOX / Microsoft I helped develop and grow the external development program on the Halo videogame series. I assessed, performed due diligence and onboarded suppliers into the Microsoft vendor system. I helped teams ramp up external development and oversaw multi-million operating budgets. I advocated and helped grow co-development as be the years, continually increasing the amount and type of work the team was able to send out to external suppliers. I have extensive knowledge of global service providers, skills sets, and rates.
Experience
Senior External Development Manager, Xbox External Technology and Suppliers (Xts)
May 2024 — Present · US
Education
University of Alberta
MDes, Design, Engineering
1995 — 2004
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