De La Salle University

Phoenix One Knowledge Institute

Game Producer at Anino Inc.

NCR - National Capital Region, Philippines

- Oversee overall production of game from design, art, execution, testing and release.☆ Ensure the team delivers high quality builds with expectation metrics on retention and revenue.☆ Monitor budget reports provided by financial controller and make sure that production runs within budget range.☆ Buy services from support teams depending on project requirements☆ Provide plans & progress updates to executive producer and management team.☆ Analyze marketing / business intelligence team data and provide team with direction base on analysis.☆ Facilitate communication and workflow of team members through best production practices and tools.☆ Help improve production best practices and documentation of these practices w/ other developers.☆ Conduct team performance reviews on a quarterly basis.

Anino Inc.

Game Producer

Anino PlayLab (formerly Anino Games)

- Create project schedules and acts as a liaison to clients.☆ Create individual developer schedules based on project timelines and otherneeds.☆ Formulate individual action items that are consistent with project objectivesand ensure that individual team members have an understanding of theirresponsibilities.☆ Monitor each developer’s progress daily.☆ Hold project team members accountable to complete their portion ofprojects in a timely and cost-effective manner.☆ Execute all project management activities in order to complete projects ontime and within budget while meeting, if not exceeding, client’s expectation.☆ Manage the development of solutions that will address the businessrequirements of clients.☆ Produce appropriate reports for the project team and management.☆ Assist management in improving the company’s processes andtechnologies.☆ Perform other duties and functions as delegated by management.

Anino Games

Game Producer (Contractual)

- Develop small games using Cococs2d-X☆ Setup app store, social page for my games☆ Research for open source tools and plugins☆ Overall direction of game (design, art)☆ Create / acquire sounds, outsource music☆ Implement Ads, Push Notifications

Freelancer

Game Developer

- Provide overall direction and growth of all software engineers☆ Spearhead core technology team☆ Development, improvement, and enforcement of software engineering standards and production processes☆ Monitor and solve engineering tasks and issues for multiple game development projects☆ Work with project leads, lead engineers, and development directors☆ Provide mentor-ship to other less senior developers☆ Provide weekly progress report to Operations Manager☆ Handles recruitment processes such as technical interviews and skills test evaluation☆ Provide man-power, schedule estimates and technical proposals for game pitches☆ Conduct bi-annual evaluation of senior and lead engineers☆ Work on technologies and tools to develop games for different platforms as consultant

Engineering Director

- Responsible for supervising the entire process of development of a video game.☆ Act as a liaison between publishers and development staff.☆ Oversee the technical and creative development of video games, arrange for beta testing, ensure quality and timely delivery of projects, as well as maintain budgets.

Video Game Producer

- Work on technologies and tools to develop games for different platforms as project lead.☆ Conduct research on cutting-edge technologies and techniques such as game engines, rendering and animation systems, artificial intelligence, physical simulations, sound engines, networking, development tools☆ Provide overall direction and growth of all software engineers.☆ Work with project leads, lead programmers, and development directors.☆ Development, improvement, and enforcement of software engineering standards and production processes.☆ Monitor programming tasks and issues for multiple game development projects.☆ Handles recruitment processes such as technical interviews and skills test evaluation.

Engineering Director / Project Lead

- Worked on technologies and tools to develop games different platforms as full-time lead programmer.☆ Assisted in the development and improvement of different game platform engines.☆ Full cycle development responsibilities: design, documentation, implementation, testing, and maintenance of code☆ Development of technical design specifications and implementation plan.☆ Worked with testers, designers, artists, and other personnel involved in the development of the products.☆ Performance analysis and performance optimization of code.☆ Major tasks included scheduling of milestone delivery dates, designation of programmer tasks, and coordination with game producers regarding client game feedback.☆ Participated in improving the J2ME Game Framework (v3) and Continuous Integration (Cruise Control) functionality and stability.☆ Developed scripts and tools to improve game development processes.☆ Performs source code-reviews for J2ME projects.

Senior Programmer

- Developed java games for the Nokia series 40 and 60 mobile phones; games developed were Game KNB? And Boogs Adventure.☆ Researched on current mobile application development strategies and techniques.

Boogs Software

Game Programmer

- Involved in the design and development of the front-end module of an inventory system for the sales department of the company using java applets and servlets.

Melvin Bañares