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14652 Quail Trail Cir, Orlando, FL 32837

david.hottal@randomcrates.com

Producer & Project Manager

Specializing in Game Development, Process Improvement and Team Leadership
Florida Interactive Entertainment Academy (FIEA) at UCF, Orlando FL Producer & Director of Development Managed development for eight month capstone project w/ 23 team members. www.PennedTheGame.com o Implemented SCRUM / Waterfall hybrid that allowed for iterative development and clear milestone scheduling o Implemented a level building workflow that brought a greater sense of ownership and empowerment to the team o Conducted metrics driven playtests o Developed QA process Producer & Designer on Most Innovative Prototype Game of the Year Ghostbusters Filled gaps from Flash animations to sounds. Whatever it took to complete the project. May 2005 August 2011 Nov 2009 August 2011 August 2011 present

Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, Orlando FL Project Manager, Delivery Strategy and Vendor Management *Earned multiple promotions from Telecom Procurement Specialist to Project Manager

Managed manufacturing strategy for $260M (30%) of 2010 revenue o Developed manufacturing budget for key product lines. o Managed milestones for over 3,000 assets from asset creation through production. Developed a multi-user (40+) Access and SQL based workflow and analytics application that reduced purchase order turnaround time by 15%. Eliminated redundant and out of date document repositories by implementing a supply chain wiki. Key Successes Achieved first ever Florida on-time delivery and no back-order situation. rd Implemented an SAP 3 Party Process which automated the buying process and contributed to a $50M inventory reduction, reduced overhead, and labor expense. Redefined the Marketing department including process improvements, organizational structure and staff evaluations. o Resulted in 30% output improvement, greater visibility, and improved staff morale. Managed implementation of SAP software development including designing positive and negative test scripts, regression testing and user acceptance testing. Managed the on-boarding project of the indirect electronic invoicing tool (Xign) that contributed to $14M of annual savings Developed IT procurement process that reduced lead time, invoice errors, and contributed to $3M in IT procurement savings.

Education
Masters in Interactive Entertainment University of Central Florida - Florida Interactive Entertainment Academy (FIEA) Bachelor of Science in Business Management Troy University

Skills
PRODUCTION: Team Leadership Project Management Process Improvement AGILE / SCRUM Risk Management Financial Oversight Business Strategy & Planning SOFTWARE / DEVELOPMENT: MS Office, Project, Visio, Access, SQL Hansoft Adobe CS ActionScript, UnrealScript, C#, Lua UDK, Source SDK, Trinigy Vision, Unity 3D