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Rebecca Bailey

Rebecca Bailey

Project Management
Reno,Nevada

Summary

Senior Project Manager Results-oriented and highly organized professional with 24 years of gaming experience including extensive project manager and game producer experience. Skilled in asset and resource scheduling, capacity planning, scope documents, game design documents, charter documents, licensing requirements, sprint planning, resource allocation and project roadmap planning. Highly effective in team management including resolving issues within teams, removing roadblocks between the team and intended goals of the project, and guiding team in the shared vision of any project. Experienced with all types of gaming hardware, software, and peripherals such as physical parts and systems. Well versed in Microsoft Office Suite, SAP, Jira, and Perforce. Received PMP certification in 2011 as well as Scrum Master Certification in 2012.

Overview

24
24
years of professional experience
2
2

Certifications

Work History

Senior Project Manager

ODDSworks
05.2021 - Current
  • Provides critical game data for over 150+ games including calculation of max exposures per operator, game codes, and volatility
  • Directed changes to project scope and cost and implemented appropriate change management processes to keep project on track.
  • Presented regular status reports to executive leadership, providing insights into progress made toward achieving key milestones.
  • Maintained schedules to meet key milestones at every project phase.
  • Established effective communication channels with stakeholders to ensure transparency and alignment of expectations.
  • Scheduled and facilitated meetings between project stakeholders to discuss deliverables, schedules and conflicts.
  • Monitored project progress, identified risks and took corrective action as needed.
  • Tracked project and team member performance closely to quickly intervene in mistakes or delays.
  • Maintained open communication by presenting regular updates on project status to customers.
  • Improved stakeholder communication by establishing regular update meetings and clear reporting channels, resulting in increased trust and partnership.
  • Established and maintained strong relationships with external stakeholders, including clients and partners, ensuring smooth project execution and new business opportunities.
  • Advises studios on best practices in game development and guides them through quality assurance fixes as required by regulatory agencies
  • Creates and compiles all documentation for state regulatory agencies on a weekly, monthly and quarterly basis
  • Maintains schedule and capacity for cross-functional teams and departments
  • Works with individual game studios on game priorities, marketing materials, and submission requirements
  • Prioritizes high priority tasks for all international team members.
  • Oversaw large portfolio of projects to support teams, report progress, and influence positive outcomes for key stakeholders.
  • Coordinated cross-functional teams to determine timely delivery and compliance of project requirements.
  • Implemented change management processes to accommodate evolving project requirements while minimizing disruptions.
  • Partnered with project team members to identify and quickly address problems.
  • Established and managed change management processes to fulfill successful project transitions.
  • Ensured compliance with industry regulations by staying current on changes in legislation or guidelines relevant to projects'' scopes.
  • Monitored project progress, identified risks and implemented corrective measures to acquire success.
  • Led cross-functional teams for successful project delivery within scope, schedule, and budget constraints.
  • Developed comprehensive project plans, identifying risks and mitigation strategies for timely completion.
  • Provided outstanding service to clients through effective communication and prompt issue resolution to facilitate future business opportunities.
  • Communicated project plans and progress to key stakeholders and project contributors.
  • Adapted quickly to unexpected challenges or obstacles encountered during project execution, devising creative solutions without compromising objectives.

Senior Project Manager/Producer III

Everi Games
09.2019 - 03.2021
  • Assigns milestone dates for the life of the project that aligns with the product roadmap
  • Outlines entire direction of a project, end to end, which includes all dates, deliverables, estimates per deliverable and organizes all into sprints
  • Creates JIRA project for all assigned games
  • As Scrum Master, monitors progress of all projects via daily Scrum meetings with team
  • Prioritizes sprint backlog based on sprint reviews and input from key stakeholders
  • Customarily and regularly coordinates input from a variety of creative and knowledgeable contributors
  • Exercises discretion and independent judgment in managing development from project concepts to releases across multiple assignments and the product development cycle tasks to deliver products that satisfy corporate, licensor, and market requirements
  • Oversees the creation of conceptual story boards for new projects and prepares design documents
  • Defines the technical and creative vision for projects including playability, fun factor, and unique features
  • Responsible for maintaining projects through documentation, software release, including coordination of 3rd party and regulatory testing, project deadlines, and game quality
  • Responsible for scheduling tasks and coordinating deadlines for a team of programmers, artists, statisticians, and sound designers
  • Manages the activities of a broad functional area through several department managers for planning, budgeting, implementing and maintaining costs, methods, and employees.
  • Maintained schedules to meet key milestones at every project phase.

Game Design Project Manager III

International Game Technology
10.2002 - 05.2019
  • Reviews game prototypes and facilitates storyboard creation with the team
  • Creation and implementation of project plan, and overall project management with outside stakeholders
  • Main facilitator for delivering assigned projects on-time, on-budget and to defined specifications
  • Monitor the day-to-day activities of all resources assigned
  • Manages cross functional teams daily on multiple game development projects
  • Facilitates sprint planning meetings to ensure that game team is focused on a common goal
  • Creates sprint plan tasks in Jira and assigns necessary talent to tasks
  • Prioritize JIRA backlog tasks for the team
  • Creation of full game roadmap to plan all milestones of game with high level delivery dates and
  • Develop and maintains several Project Management documents which include, Scope Documents, Project timelines, Work Breakdown Structures, Project Flow Documents and weekly reports which are reported to the main stakeholders
  • Monitor and assesses project progress against plan for both budget and schedule
  • Reports status of projects weekly and re-plans as necessary.
  • Successfully managed multiple projects simultaneously by prioritizing tasks according to urgency, resource availability, and alignment with organizational goals.
  • Planned, designed, and scheduled phases for large projects.
  • Established effective communication among team members for enhanced collaboration and successful project completion.

Product Assurance Engineer

International Game Technology
01.2004 - 01.2006
  • Tested IGT gaming software
  • Ensured that all software met required customer, jurisdictional, and functionality specifications
  • Assisted in the testing and verification process for the electrical and mechanical systems in IGT’s gaming products
  • Reported and tracked defects in Star team
  • Assisted in the design and maintenance of software and hardware test tools.

Education

Bachelor of Arts - Education

University of West Florida

Skills

  • Project Planning
  • Scope Management
  • Client Relationship Management
  • Project Scheduling
  • Cross-Functional Communication
  • Project plan development
  • Meeting facilitation
  • Schedule Coordination
  • Agile Methodology
  • Specification Review
  • Documentation Management
  • Interpersonal Communication

Certification

  • PMP Certification, Project Management Institute, 2011
  • Certified Scrum Master, Solutions IQ, 2012

Areasofknowledgeorexpertise

  • Project Management
  • Product Management
  • Team Leadership
  • Game/Product Design
  • Agile
  • Cross functional Teams
  • Communication Skills
  • Motivation
  • Mentoring
  • Regulatory Compliance
  • Collaboration
  • Relationship Building
  • Planning
  • Process Improvement
  • Documentation
  • Leadership

Work Availability

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Quote

Be more concerned with your character than your reputation, because your character is what you really are, while your reputation is merely what others think you are.
John R. Wooden

Timeline

Senior Project Manager

ODDSworks
05.2021 - Current

Senior Project Manager/Producer III

Everi Games
09.2019 - 03.2021

Product Assurance Engineer

International Game Technology
01.2004 - 01.2006

Game Design Project Manager III

International Game Technology
10.2002 - 05.2019

Bachelor of Arts - Education

University of West Florida

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