Dave Miotke

About Dave Miotke

I’m a Production Director with over 20 years of experience on The Sims franchise, leading…

Experience

1. Producer

   Electronic Arts (EA)

   Jan 2007 — Present

   Producer, EA The Sims 4: Going many years strong with 50+ expansions and add-ons of all sizes, & MORE! This is a game/series/brand/team that breathes rarified air. I\'ve worked on too many of these add-on packs to count. If you played it there\'s a strong chance I was lucky enough to be part of the amazing team that worked on it! 2014-current o High profile public representative of the game and brand - Appeared on a TV series as a judge in The Sims Spark\'d reality competition show. Have hosted and/or participated in countless livestreams, interviews, blogs, and social media involvement. o Leads various DLC development packs. Works with senior design & marketing to pitch projects internally and then works with all disciplines to coordinate and execute against defined, scheduled goals resulting in a shipped product. Helps facilitate the team to develop core visions & then plan/execute against that to deliver on-time, high quality titles that meet our KPIs. The Sims 4 (PC) 20••••14 o Produced several core gameplay systems Assistant Producer, EA The Sims Medieval: Pirates & Nobles (PC) 20••••11 The Sims Medieval (PC) 20••••10 o Oversaw UI production for the games, helped produce core quest system, scripted several shipped quests Asst. Designer, EA MySims Agents (Wii) 20••••09 o Storyboarded & scripted final level of the game using every game feature. Provided Tuning assistance across the game. Worked on flash mini-games widely utilized. o Conceptualized & prototyped several key game features Lead Embedded Tester, EA MySims Kingdom (Wii) 20••••08 o Managed the day-to-day activities of the embedded testing team (6+ members). o Ensured build stability and consistently released safe builds to the development team. QA Tester, EA Sims Castaway (PC) 20••••07 Sims Castaway (Wii) 20••••07 Sims Pet Stories (PC) 20••••06