Aaron Swiggart
Technical product leader bridging the gap between the 1’s and 0’s and the $’s and ¢’s.
- Role
- Staff Software Engineer, Premium Content at IGT
- Location
- Reno, NV, US
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About Aaron Swiggart
As a technical product leader in Reno, Nevada with over 23 years of experience building and managing complex software systems, I specialize in bridging the gap between content creators, engineering, regulatory compliance, and partner-driven business environments. I have held roles as a Staff Software Engineer, Studio Manager and Product Manager with a proven track-record of leading cross-functional teams and initiatives. The combination of deep technical expertise with strong product intuition enables me to deliver impactful digital solutions into the most heavily regulated markets in the world.Core Competencies:Product Management, Cross-Functional Leadership, Software Engineering, Internal Tooling, Strategic Partnerships, Process Improvement, Centers of Excellence.
Experience
Staff Software Engineer, Premium Content
Apr 2017 — Present · Reno, NV, US
Owned the end-to-end delivery of large high-investment software products utilizing complex mathematical logic and RNG systems while ensuring monetary transactional integrity. Consistently hit release targets for 8 new product launches in IGT’s most visible business vertical.• Charter member of a Center of Excellence team for product merchandising. Leveraged my business ops background to architect a unified support organization for 6 development studios around the globe. Directed the on-time release of 42 merchandising solutions. Authored a comprehensive documentation site and maintained a starting-template project that standardized best practices and ensured cross-studio alignment.• Proactively implemented two novel features, not included in the original vision, driving significant product differentiation and a formal patent application for IGT. The Beat Synchronization feature ensured chosen game event sounds occurred in lockstep with the underlying rhythm of the soundtrack, while the Bank Music Synchronization feature kept soundtracks tightly aligned across all units in a multi-machine arrangement to create a harmonious, immersive group experience.• Modernized the studio technical hiring process from the ground up by revamping interview materials and introduced a remote live-coding system to increase confidence in talent acquisition. Screened, hired, and mentored 5 successful junior engineers while in this role.
Education
Oregon Institute of Technology
Bachelor of Science (BS), Electrical and Electronics Engineering
Oregon Institute of Technology
Associate of Science (AS), Computer Software Engineering
Oregon Institute of Technology
Associate of Science (AS), Computer Hardware Engineering
Skills
- Software Design
- Video Games
- Quality Assurance
- Hp Quality Center
- Electronics
- Interpersonal Communication
- Team Leadership
- Process Improvement
- Leadership Development
- C
- Programming
- Confluence
- Game Design
- Engineering Management
- User Interface Design
- Computer Science
- Visual Studio
- Science
- Teamcity
- Visual Basic
- Software Project Management
- Starteam
- Testing
- Game Development
- C++
- Agile Methodologies
- Design Patterns
- Business Development
- Jira
- Xml
- User Experience Design
- Casual Games
- Software Documentation
- Wpf
- Object Oriented Design
- Wcf
- Embedded Systems
- Perforce
- Debugging
- C#
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