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Alexandru GrisLeading Technology And Innovation

Management Experience

Track of success in shipping global projects on time

People oriented

Results oriented

Customer oriented

Creative projects

Collaborator

Experience in distributed teamsFocus on continuous growthCommunicator

Passionate

Focus on performance, design, user experienceFocus on usability, accessibility and flow

Leadership

9 years of combined management and technical experience

Professional Objective

Help teams achieve exceptional performance by fostering an environment oriented towards learning and growth. Lead innovation. Ship creative products.

Experience

• December 2008 - present: Video Game Producer (Project Manager), Ubisoft Romania

• March 2007 - December 2008 - Lead Programmer (team leader), Ubisoft Romania

• Dec 2002 - March 2007 - Programmer, various technologies

• Programming languages: C++, C#, Java, some Python

• Platforms: Win32, Linux, X360, PS3 and some Wii

• Applications: video games, desktop tools, web tools, command line tools, kernel driver, servers.

Personality

I am passionate about the art of developing and shipping creative products, about technology, programming, design, software architecture, leadership. I love working with people. I love tough challenges and I am passionate about growth. My personal values include collaboration, respect, continuous learning, understanding, commitment, dedication, involvement, passion.

I see my role as that of a facilitator - help people leverage their potential inside and outside the team. Through the products I am involved in, I hope to make some people enjoy their life a little bit more.

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Alexandru Gris

HOME ADDRESS

Otopeni, Steaua Rosie, 31A, bl. A, ap 3

PHONE

+40740082719

BIRTH DATE

08.April.1980

EMAIL

alexandru.gris2006@gmail.com

WEB

http://www.alexandrugris.ro

LINKED-IN

http://www.linkedin.com/in/alexandrugris

TWITTER

https://twitter.com/#!/alexandrugris

Alexandru GrisCurriculum Vitae

CollaborationRespectContinuous learningUnderstandingCommitmentDedicationInvolvementPassionDesign

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Alexandru GrisProducer - Global Projects

Producer - December 2008 - Present (Ubisoft Romania)

Lead and manage production teams (design, programming, art) with the help of specialized team leaders and technical directors

Owner of all production processes (planning, testing, focus testing, performance appraisals, managing the creative vision)

Managed the relations with stakeholders (headquarters, QC, studio management, other studios involved)

Risk identification and mitigation plan

Ultimately responsible for every aspect of game production - from conception to actual delivery (depending on the project)

Budget planning and follow-up

Contract negotiation with external parties (music, motion capture, voice recording, 3rd party technologies)

Assassin’s Creed Revelations PCApril 2011 - Nov 2011

Up to 40 people in production + 40 QC

Assassin’s Creed Brotherhood Multiplayer PCSept 2010 - March 2011

Up to 30 people in production + 20 QC

Silent Hunter 5 PCDec 2008 - March 2010

Up to 40 people in production + 15 QC

Shipped On Time

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Alexandru GrisLead Programmer

Silent Hunter 5 PCDec 2007 - Dec 2008

Team Growth from 4 to 15 in Bucharest and CraiovaIntroduction of new technologies

Growth & Innovation

Lead Programmer - March 2007 - December 2008 (Ubisoft Romania)

Team growth from 4 to 12 programmers

Creation of a ramp-up strategy for new programmers that joined our team

Successfully managed the relation with the design, art and test team as the programming team representative

Planning and follow-up for the programming team according to milestones

Implemented a large scale path finding algorithm used by the game engine

Changed the graphic production pipeline by introducing a new 3rd party technology and modifying the existing tools and engine to work with it. Supported the introduction of IronPython scripting language for game UI, opening the path for the community to customize the game.

Pitched and created an Artificial Intelligence scripting language and inference engine for “Silent Hunter 5”

Challenged the old production methods to improve productivity and openness through lobby for various technologies and standards.

Silent Hunter 4 Add-OnApr 2007 - Nov 2007

Introduction of new technologies

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Alexandru GrisSoftware Engineer

Technical Experience

Dec 2004 - Dec 2005, Jun 2006 - Mar 2007HAWX 1

General programmer - Engine, Tools, Physics (C++, C#)Silent Hunter 4

Engine Programmer: AI, Physics (C++)

Dec 2005 - Jun 2006Tools team programmer (C#, C++)

Jun 2004 - Dec 2004Web Developer (worked alone with the client)

(ASP.NET)

Aug 2002 - May 2004Blue Voice (industrial phone recording application)

Blue Monitor (industrial personnel monitoring tool)(Linux, Windows, C++, Java, C#)

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Alexandru GrisEducation

Continuous Learning and Sharing

1999 - 2005 - Gh. Asachi Technical University, Iasi. Romania

Bachelor’s DegreeMaster’s Degree

Various student contests and prizesAlways top 5 out of 120 students

2007 - PresentUbisoft & HEC Montreal - Management Development Program

Ubisoft Paris - Producer Development ProgramCodecs (Bucharest) & Open University (UK) - Project Management Program

John Maxwell - How To Be a REAL SuccessNegotiation, Personal Development, Leadership - Extreme Training, Romania

Many conferences and smaller trainings

Guest speakerCasual Blogger

Avid ReaderLeadership

ManagementEntrepreneurship

Ionut Grozea, Director of Development Eastern Europe – Ubisoft

“We hired Alexandru few years ago in Ubisoft, being impressed by his technical level and motivation. He leveled-up from programmer to programming team leader and Producer very smoothly, being one of the most promising developers we've ever had. He succeeded in all assigned tasks - even on very difficult ones, based on his perseverance, technical level and "close to the people" management style. It was a real pleasure working with him.”

Mihai Daranga, Lead Character and Animation Department – Ubisoft

“Alexandru is the most energetic and jovial producer that I’ve ever work with. He has a very good attitude toward the Project and toward the team.”

Miguel Angel Martin, Cinematic And Movie Director 

"I worked under Alexandru’s supervision on Silent Hunter 5. He was the Producer, I was a Director. I rarely worked with someone that transmits such a good vibe like him. Every problem was an amusing challenge to confront, mainly because of his positive approach, as if it was a funny adventure to live. I came to conclusion that work is effectively a funny adventure to live for him.

I hope I have the chance to work again with Alexandru and sincerely recommend him."

Robert David, Manager Software Development, Freescale

 “I have been working with Alexandru at Freescale Semiconductor. He has been part of my SW TOOLS team and he contributed to the development of a .NET C#/C++ tool able to access a 3G phone's file system from a PC application via two very complex frameworks. He succeeded to develop the tool very fast, he proved to have a solid technical background and he also established excellent working relationships with colleagues from France and India. I will be glad to work with Alexandru again anytime and I can recommend him as an enthusiastic and technically gifted software engineer.” 

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Alexandru GrisReferrals

Collaboration