Tony W.
Senior Director of Engineering - Product Engineering Poker Enthusiast Jedi @The Pokémon Company International
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WORK HISTORY
Senior Director of Engineering - Product Engineering Poker Enthusiast Jedi @The Pokémon Company International
Bellevue, WA, US
Senior Director of Software Engineering driving operating-model transformation, long-term delivery strategy, and scalable execution across global digital platforms and live events.2025 Highlights:• Introduced an Engineering Efficiency Score and metrics framework, creating visibility into alignment, stakeholder engagement, and cross-team delivery effectiveness.• Clarified program ownership and scalability by introducing a pillar-based structure with clear accountability and measurable outcomes.• Authored and secured executive approval for a four-year strategic growth plan, including the launch of a Sustainment Engineering Team to reduce operational drag.• Led the retirement of 70% of identified legacy components, freeing capacity for modernization and faster feature delivery.• Facilitated cross-functional 2025 planning across Engineering, QA, DevOps, Platform, and Portfolio Management to improve prioritization and predictability.• Strengthened leadership accountability by coaching underperforming leaders and making difficult organizational decisions when needed.• Championed responsible experimentation with AI-enabled development tools, helping teams prepare for future ways of working.• Redesigned the end-of-year performance process to reduce manager overhead and improve team ownership and clarity.2024 Highlights (Selected):• Delivered the 2024 strategic roadmap ahead of schedule, aligning program execution to company priorities.• Unified fragmented Product Engineering teams under a shared strategy, increasing coordinated delivery throughput by 35%.• Redesigned the department communication model across 50+ engineers, reducing project delays by 42%.• Led a department-wide Innovation Sprint, launching 48 initiatives and deploying 4 to production.• Partnered with Finance on 2025 planning, identifying $1.2M in professional services optimization.
EDUCATION
Harvard Extension School
Introduction to Cloud and DevOps Concepts, Computer Science - Continuing Education
Pierce College at Fort Steilacoom
Associate in Applied Science (AAS), Computer Science
Central Texas College
Associate in Applied Science (AAS), Computer Science
SKILLS
ABOUT TONY W.
I build teams, systems, and leaders - growing organizations where directors, managers, and engineers are empowered, deliver with purpose, and connect strategy to results. I lead with clarity, coach with intent, and focus on people, outcomes, and scalable impact.
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