Nicholas M. Thompson
Technical Program Manager Ii @Magnopus
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WORK HISTORY
Technical Program Manager Ii @Magnopus
Los Angeles, CA, US
Magnopus unites design, art, and technology to merge physical and digital worlds through immersive experiences that connect people and inspire change.Program Highlights-Lead a cross-functional team of 15 to develop an open source arcade style experience combining computer vision and AI to showcase the latest roadmap features of a FAANG company-Lead a team of 4 in a hardware dependent secret project for a Fortune 50 company-Managed the IT Program for Sphere\'s adaptation of The Wizard of Oz, which generated $300 million in revenue-Increased IT consulting commitment by 25% by onboarding an additional 8 properties-Conduct root-cause analysis of product team workflows to clarify ownership and accelerate execution-Directed GenAI integration initiatives within the Pipeline and Tools team of 6 to improve editorial workflowsProgram Manager and Producer-Forecast and manage seven figure budget projections and staffing plans based on client requirements-Estimated and delivered contract amendments when out-of-scope client requirements arose-Serve as primary client contact overseeing budgets, staffing, and milestone delivery across XR projects.Studio-Organize and facilitate company-wide scrum of scrums to share learnings and drive process consistency-Secured company-wide Miro governance by instituting sharing and permissions standards for all teams-Mentor junior PMs through scrum ceremonies and project lifecycles while addressing pain points-Develop production curriculum for new hires teaching business acumen, IT and production best practices, and agile methodologies-Customize Gemini AI assistant to summarize post mortem action items into shareable reports saving senior project management 10 hours/mo
EDUCATION
University of Southern California
Bachelor of Science - BS, Computer Science and Business Administration
ABOUT NICHOLAS M. THOMPSON
I lead cross-functional teams to deliver complex spatial and generative AI products that push the limits of emerging technology.Scaled multiple SaaS products from 0→1, securing funding and early user adoption. Managed GenAI media pipelines and infrastructure for the $300M \"Wizard of Oz\" at Sphere Las Vegas. Earned 10x follow-on engagements through high-quality delivery and proactive communication.Cut delivery cycles in half via Feature-Driven Development (FDD) and automated testing. Reduced MTTR by 50% and slashed queue size by 88% through agile formalization and on-call rotations. Established studio-wide kaizen processes for escalating post-mortem insights to senior leadership.Agile/Hybrid Expert • Sole Jira Admin (200+ users) • PM Training Architect • GenAI • XR/VR • SaaS
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