John Blakely
Game Development Leader | Entrepreneur | FIRST Robotics Mentor
- Role
- Senior Development Director at Electronic Arts (EA)
- Location
- Orlando, FL, US
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About John Blakely
An accomplished, driven, product development executive with 25+ years of domestic and international experience in building innovative products and leading high performance teams; launching high-quality consumer products, multi-player and single player games; Project Management; Monetization and F2P strategies; building original and licensed products; and P&L oversight in both start-up and established organizations. A results-oriented, decisive leader with proven success delivering successful products globally while having a track record for high morale, high output teams that work together both internally and externally to deliver engaging, innovative, and fun products. Technical leader that excels in dynamic, demanding environments while remaining pragmatic and focused on delivering quality product regardless of the circumstances.Experienced In: Product Development; Product Management; Project Management; Monetization and F2P Strategies; Agile Software Development; Team Building; Creative and Technical Leadership; Software as a Service; Hardware as a Service; Multi-Platform Development; Mobile and Web Development; Talent Development and Mentoring;
Experience
Senior Development Director
Aug 2025 — Present · Orlando, FL, US
Working with an accomplished and talented team at EA Sports as a Senior Development Director on American Football.
Education
Auburn University
Computer Science
1986 — 1989
The University of Alabama in Huntsville
Computer Science and Engineering
1989 — 1993
Skills
- Perforce
- Level Design
- Multiplayer
- Game Mechanics
- Gameplay
- Casual Games
- Localization
- Iphone
- Game Design
- Character Animation
- Xbox 360
- Game Development
- Mmorpg
- Console
- Product Management
- Video Games
- Ps3
- Unreal Engine 3
- 3d Studio Max
- Maya
- 3d
- Scripting
- Animation
- Mmo
- Actionscript
- Software Development
- Scrum
- Monetization
- Computer Games
- Cross-Platform Development
- Leadership
- Social Games
- Agile Methodologies
- Team Building
- Management
- Gaming
- Start-Ups
- User Interface Design
- Mobile Games
- Team Leadership
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