Chromatic Games

When I stepped into the role, the art-to-engineering pipeline had slowed to a near standstill and new feature work was not progressing. I began with discovery, interviewing team members, reviewing backlogs, and observing sprint execution to understand where delivery was breaking down. The work itself was strong, but engineering capacity had shifted heavily toward reactive bug cycles rather than forward-looking feature development, which limited momentum and created uncertainty across teams. By framing the issue as a delivery and prioritization problem, I was able to surface where the pipeline had stalled and begin rebuilding a clear path from concept to implementation.

I translated those findings into a delivery model that added structure while respecting existing team ownership. Working closely with the co-producer and department leads, I shaped a hybrid waterfall-to-agile process that stabilized upstream planning while allowing engineering to continue operating in iterative sprints. I gathered input directly from art, design, and engineering to understand how work needed to flow, then aligned on a shared approach before formalizing it with leadership. Requirements and art direction were clarified earlier, handoffs became more predictable, and teams had clearer visibility into priorities. This rebuilt trust in the pipeline and restored a dependable path from concept to shipped features.

Established a hybrid Agile/Waterfall workflow optimized for creative production with consistent delivery.

With the new process in place, I turned to execution, managing a sequential launch strategy across PC, Xbox, Nintendo Switch, and PlayStation. Each platform had its own certification requirements, submission timelines, and partner expectations, so I coordinated directly with Microsoft, Sony, Nintendo, Valve, Humble Bundle, Epic Games, and our contracted PR team to align release windows and marketing beats. Internally, I ran sprint reviews and retrospectives to keep the team focused on what mattered most at each stage, adjusting priorities as platform feedback came in. The structured handoffs from Define meant engineering always had a clear queue, and the 25% delivery improvement held as we scaled from a single Steam release to four concurrent platform pipelines. I also managed headcount decisions, performance reviews, and budget allocation throughout, keeping the team stable and motivated through a high-pressure launch cycle.

The hybrid agile-waterfall framework delivered significant operational improvements, including enhanced team efficiency through structured processes, reduced interdepartmental conflicts, and improved stakeholder visibility with faster decision-making. These changes resulted in a successful multi-platform launch on time across all planned platforms while achieving team velocity improvements, meeting customer satisfaction targets, and reducing crunch periods through better scope management.

While leading the team, I personally redesigned every in-game UI screen and built a comprehensive design system in Unreal Engine 4, producing scalable vector assets that developers could reuse across platforms without rework.

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Chromatic Games Homepage — redesigned and developed for the DDA launch