Project Manager Management

Chris Champagne

PO BOX ***

Renton, WA *****

775-***-**** (Cell)

e-mail: abpjr8@r.postjobfree.com

Web site: www.chrischampagne.com

Education

MA, Instructional Technologies (2000)

San Francisco State University

San Francisco, California

MFA, Film Production (attended)

Academy of Art College

San Francisco, California

Bachelors, General Studies (1995)

University of Nevada Reno

Reno, Nevada

Current Position:

Studio Director, Dungeons and Dragons Digital Studio Wizards of the

Coast LLC (A subsidiary of Hasbro.)

Duties include: Leading the design and development team that makes downloadable

applications for the D&D brand (tools that enhance table top game play of the RPG).

Managing the IP licensing for digital gaming for the D&D brand (The D&D Online

Unlimited video game from Turbine through Atari is a typical example). Managing the

department P&L. The studio team includes: Software engineers, build engineers, QA,

UX/UI designers, database specialists and project managers.

Technical and Project Management Experience (15 years)

Director, Innovation (Games and Gaming)

Systems Engineer, Software and Game Design

Vice President, Internet Services

Manager Web Portal and Virtual Community Content Development

Software Support Specialist

Business Analyst/Integration and Acceptance Tester

Senior Simulation Technician

Project Manager and Systems Trainer

Duties consisted of: Product prototyping and release, software product application

concept and design, operational management of the SDLC process with Engineering

Development Team and Graphic Design Team, primary project management, system

installation, maintenance and support (on site as well as Tier 1 and Tier 2 support),

technical troubleshooting, QA analysis and testing, technical systems training to internal

and external clients, Web portal design, information architecture design, graphics

design, Web site programming, scripting and site content development and community

development using chat room and bulletin board technologies.

Computer System, Programming and

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Application Experience (16 years)

Programming/Scripting Languages: HTML, DHTML, XML, Visual Basic, Java,

Javascript, SQL, Director s Lingo and several application editing languages.

Currently learning C#, XNA and WPF using Visual Studio 2005.

SpiraTeam for bug tracking and Perforce for code base management

Computer operating systems and environments include: Microsoft Windows 3.1

through XP Pro, Windows NT 4.0, Windows Server 2000/2003 operating

systems, and Vista. Apple/Macintosh operating systems through OS X and

Unix/Linux/AIX operating systems. (Experience includes Network Engineering,

Client/Server Administration using these operating systems and platforms.)

Relational database design, primarily dBase and SQL and SQL 2000/2005Server

environments.

Business Intelligence/Data Mining and Report Analysis using Brio 6.X software

SAP R/3 (Accounting, Human Resources, Manufacturing, BW)

Business/Office software experience and proficiencies include MS Office Suite

2000/2003 (Word, Access, Excel, PowerPoint, Publisher, FrontPage, Outlook

and Visio), Lotus Notes, and WordPerfect/Corel Suite.

Project Management applications (MS-Project and PLM module of SAP)

Team Foundation Server as it relates to supporting the MSF software

development methodologies.

Web Authoring/Multimedia Authoring software experience includes Macromedia s

Dreamweaver, Flash, Fireworks, Freehand and Authorware, and Adobe s

Photoshop, After Effects and Premiere.

Digital film/video production software experience includes, Avid McXpress, Avid

1000-8000 Composer, Media 100, and Pro-Tools sound design software.

Hotel/Casino Gaming Operations Experience (11 years)

Director (Games and Gaming for Corporate Innovation Team)

Casino Supervisor (Pit and Slots)

Casino Host

Casino Dealer/Games Master

Front Desk/Reservations/Concierge

Intern

Primary duties included slot operations, table games operations (dealing and

supervision), teaching casino games to the public, conducting internal staff games

training, player marketing and development, customer relations management, as well as

cross-training and completing internships in the hotel and back office operations. Hotel

front desk, bell desk and concierge experience.

Military Experience (12 years)

Captain, Signal Corps, US Army Reserve

o Assigned S6 Operations Officer

HHC of the 5th BDE, 75th DIV at Camp Parks, CA

Primary duties included supervising the installation, operation, maintenance and training

of tactical cellular, satellite, microwave and wire communications systems, as well as

managing the installation and integration of tactical LAN and WAN battlefield automated

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systems. IT support including telephony and automation for computer war game

simulations exercises.

Teaching & Training Experience (15 years)

Area Chair of College of Information Systems & Technology with the University of

Phoenix, Reno Campus

Associate Faculty, Managerial Sciences Department, University of Nevada Reno

Associate faculty, Morrison University, Reno Campus

Instructional Designer, International Game Technology

Produced film and video training products. (US Army, Academy of Art College)

Conducted live class presentations, including teaching college graduate level

multimedia production courses at SFSU, conducting battle command staff

training for the US military, teaching casino table games to internal staff and the

public, and instructing system and software training for Chevron and the City of

Reno Parks and Recreation Department

Technical writing and creation of training manuals and course material,

Translated live classroom material to a distance-learning medium (CD-ROMs

and Web-enabled training products for Chevron, US Army, City of Reno, IGT.)

Internet Marketing and

Marketing/Communications Experience (6 years)

Marketing/Communications Manager

Community Development Manager/Content Developer

Association Vice President of Marketing (Sierra Nevada Chapter of ASTD

and Unnamed Writers Group)

Primary duties included Web portal content development, design and implementation of

Web portal community program (chat rooms and bulletin boards). Marketing duties

included print, radio, broadcast, and Internet advertising campaign design, press

releases, public relations, special events and overall design and execution of marketing

plan, design and production of Marketing material, Web site design, and budget for the

entire company or organization.

Course Samples Instructed:

Graduate and Undergraduate College Community Courses or Seminars (City

Courses (UNR, SFSU and UOP): of Reno, ASTD or Personal Consulting):

MKTG/380 Internet Marketing

EBUS/400 E-Business Fiction Writer Critique Groups

EBUS/500 E-Business Principles Presentation Skills

and Practices Digital Photography

EBUS/550 Creating the E-Business The Internet for Seniors

ITEC/810 & 820 Multimedia Design Computer Basics for Seniors

for E-Learning Introduction to Web Design

CMGT/575 CIS Project Train The Trainer

The 21st Century Job Hunt

Management

CMGT/578 & 579 CIS Strategic Training Basics

Planning & Risk Management

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MGT/554 Operations Management Web Sites for Creative

Professionals

MGT/570 Project Management

Introduction to E-Learning

POS/355 Introduction to Computer

Operating Systems

POS/410 SQL for Business

WEB/350 Internet Concepts and

Applications

WEB/410 & 420 Web Programming

CMGT/410 Project Planning and

Implementation

NTC/360 & 410 Network and

Telecommunications Concepts

Associations Positions and Memberships

Past President, Sierra Nevada Chapter of the American Society of Training and

Development

(100+ members, Past VP Communications and VP Marketing)

Past President, Unnamed Writers Group

(160+ members, Past VP Marketing, Web Master and two-term President)

Member, International Game Developers Association

Primary duties included creating, editing and distributing organization newsletters and

marketing material, designing and maintaining group Web sites, organizational

governance, strategic planning, fundraising, managing community and member special

events, member relations management, organizational representation, budgeting and

project management.

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