Ashley Mascarenhas

About Ashley Mascarenhas

Aspiring to get in production as a Associate Producer/Producer. Experienced 12+years in the gaming industry. Skilled in Project Management, project coordination, people management, resource Management & Leadership. Strong arts and design knowledge with a Bachelor’s Degree focused in Computer Application from Abeda Inamdar College (Pune University) and Software Engineer Degree from NIIT.

Experience

1. Associate Lead Level Designer

   Ubisoft India

   Apr 2022 — Present · Pune, IN

   As An Associate Lead on Skull & BonesWorked on different mandates on the projects by reviewing creative briefs and validating them. Handling a team of Game Designers and Level Designers wo are directly reporting to me.Also actively working on my aspiration on growing into production as an Associate Producer / ProducerCurrently working on the following-• Project Coordination: Assisting the lead producer in managing timelines, milestone and deliverables.• Communication & Collaboration: Acting as a bridge between different departments be it design, art, programming, QA, Scriptwriter, etc. ensuring clear communication addressing any issues that arise.• Task Management: Assigning of tasks to team members and monitoring their progress by using tools like Jira and excel to keep track of tasks. Also conducting sprint planning to forecast and plan work for the team members.• Problem solving: Identifying potential bottlenecks or challenges in the production pipeline and working with the team to find solutions.• QA Coordination: Collaborating with QA to ensure bugs are identified and fixed in a timely manner.• Resource Allocation: Assisting in managing resources such as team bandwidth, tools to optimize productivity.• Documentation & Reporting: Maintaining documentation, creating status reports and updating stakeholders on the mandate progress.• Feedback Integration: Gathering feedback from playtests, focus groups or internal reviewers and helping the team prioritize improvements.• Supporting Lead Producer: Assisting the lead producer in strategic planning, decision making, risk management and backlog creation.

Education

• Abeda Inamdar College (Pune University)

  Bachelor’s Degree, Computer Application

  2010 — 2013

• NIIT

  Engineer’s Degree, Computer Software Engineering

  2010 — 2013

• Nowrosjee Wadia College (Pune University)

  High School, Science

  2007 — 2009

Skills

• Manual Testing
• Notepad++
• Adobe Photoshop
• Video Games
• Leadership
• Powerpoint
• Microsoft Excel
• Process Improvement
• Training
• Perforce
• Level Design
• Mobile Testing
• Project Management
• Sony Vegas
• Management
• Microsoft Word
• Microsoft Office
• Research