John Thornton
GM, Game Content & Studios, Central Services & Technology
- Role
- Gm, Game Content & Studios, Central Services & Technology at Microsoft
- Location
- Redmond, WA, US
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About John Thornton
As the Head of Games Expansion at Mojang Studios, I manage the expansion of the Minecraft games portfolio, which includes products such as Minecraft Dungeons, Minecraft Legends and more,
Experience
Gm, Game Content & Studios, Central Services & Technology
Jul 2024 — Present · Redmond, WA, US
As the General Manager for Central Services and Technologies, I lead a dynamic and diverse group dedicated to providing foundational solutions and services that empower our studios to create and deliver world-class games. My team partners with over 40 studios, working collaboratively to reduce risk, enhance efficiency, and develop innovative solutions for our ever-expanding first-party portfolio. We also develop cutting-edge middleware, such as Simplygon, which is utilized by our first-party teams and licensed commercially.
Education
Purdue University
Bachelor of Science (BS), Computer Science
1993 — 1997
Skills
- Distributed Systems
- C#
- Windows Phone
- Testing
- Software Project Management
- Directx
- Software Development
- Scrum
- Mobile Applications
- Software Design
- Scalability
- Software Engineering
- User Experience
- Agile Methodologies
- Agile Project Management
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