Kyle Harris
Development Director I at Maxis Studios - Electronic Arts (EA)
- Role
- Development Director i at Maxis Studios - Ea
- Location
- Austin, TX, US
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
Experience
Development Director i
Sep 2023 — Present · Austin, TX, US
I am an experienced professional with a strong background in project management and team leadership, utilizing JIRA to drive feature delivery. I excel in defining scope, establishing capacity, and ensuring timely project completion. Adapting to evolving needs, I foster partnerships with production and design teams to achieve consensus on priorities and deadlines. With a proven track record in people management and a focus on creating inclusive and engaging working environments, I prioritize career growth and skills development.• Define scope and capacity and map deliverables for upcoming and pre-release deadlines• Self-direct and take ownership of a developing project, adapting processes to meet project needs• Manage partnerships with production and design to achieve consensus on priorities and deadlines• Lead people management, focusing on career growth and skills development• Drive the delivery of features by communicating deliverables, scope, and capacity• Collaborate with craft leads and team leadership on roadmap planning and targets• Conduct sprint and milestone planning meetings• Identify and escalate risks and concerns about targets• Support hiring and budget for the team, defining roles and responsibilities• Establish processes for project management tools, including planning and tracking• Help establish and drive team culture, embodying studio values• Manage a team, providing career growth, feedback, and reviews• Foster an inclusive and diverse working environment
Education
Kirkwood Community College
Computer Science
2002 — 2004
DeVry University
Game & Simulation Programming
2007 — 2009
Skills
- Confluence
- Game Design
- Certified Scrum Master Csm
- Customer Engagement
- Customer Retention
- Customer Service
- Jira
- Team Cohesion
- Software Development
- Scrum
- Teamwork
- Game Development
- Video Games
- Product Owner
- Customer Support
- Project Management
- Gameplay
- Casual Games
- Social Games
- Customer Experience
- Customer Satisfaction
- Customer Insight
- Computer Games
- Mmo
- Interpersonal Communication
- Online Gaming
- Microsoft Office
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