Thomas Harper

Technical Producer

About Me

Hey there, I’m Thomas!
I’m a Technical Producer who is passionate about helping the team ship the best games possible.
My work varies from leading projects from idea to launch, supporting a game after it’s shipped, or even creating a prototype to test the waters.
Part of the fun of being a Producer is your day-to-day could vary wildly.
Sometimes I’m helping kick-off a feature and managing tasks, other days I’m working with the team to throw water on the current biggest fire.
I love working on games more than anything; game development is my life!
I’d to love share with you my experiences, and hey maybe even work with you.

Production Skills

Risk Identification and Management
JIRA/Asana/Trello/Hack’n’Plan/Wrike
Methodologies (Scrum, Kanban, Waterfall, ITIL)
KPI’s and tracking progress
Sprint Planning & Retrospectives
Scope, Resource, and Budget Planning
Road Mapping and Milestone Management
Creating and Performing Presentations
High-Level Planning and Dependency Management
Social Media Planning
QA Reporting
Feature Planning (Kick-Off, Playtesting, Review)

Technical Skills

Confluence
Source Control (P4V, Git, SVN)
CI/CD Pipelines (JENKINS, TeamCity)
Automation
Game Engines (Unity, UE5)
Programming (C#)
Google Suite
Adobe Suite
Microsoft Office Suite
IM Software (Slack, Skype, Teams, Discord)

Projects

TOMB RAIDER RELOADED

Role - Technical Producer
Company - Emerald City Games
Engine - Unity
Platforms - Android/iOS/Netflix (Android/iOS)
Release Date - February 14, 2023
Responsibilities -

• Facilitated Roadmaps and Sprint Plans with department leads and 4 external partners (Crystal Dynamics, CDEE, Netflix, and Amazon)
• Managed Release Pipeline including build creation and uploading
• Achieved Milestones according to best practice workflows including task tracking, bug reporting, feature reviews, and playtests
• Worked on streamlining processes for Dev-Ops and Live-Ops for decreased overhead and increase efficiency.
• Assisted in the creation and maintenance of documentation; including features, content, and other important information
• Managed the Localization Pipeline including adding, tracking, updating, and importing Loc

LIONHEART: DARK MOON RPG

Role - Technical Producer
Company - Emerald City Games
Engine - Unity
Platforms - Android/iOS, Steam
Release Date - (Mobile) September 15, 2017, (Steam) TBD
Responsibilities -

• Facilitated Roadmaps and Sprint Plans with department leads, CEO, Executive Producer, and Art Producer
• Managed CI/CD Pipeline for internal/external testing
• Worked with Engineers to update Unity versions to a much newer version of Unity
• Fixed issues between Project and Unity versions including Script compilations errors, outdated Shaders, and Asset Bundle Workflows
• Outlined key differentials between Mobile and Steam versions; including Controller Support, updated F2P Economy, Analytics, and Achievements
• Worked on streamlining processes for Dev-Ops and Live-Ops for decreased overhead and increase efficiency.
• Assisted in the creation and maintenance of documentation; including features, content, and other important information
• Onboarded new team members to help them ramp up quickly and smoothly
• Helped create the Localization Pipeline to address and overcome issues on previous projects

Project Bubblegum is an online and local couch co-op action-game for up to 4 players. This new spin on a classic genre includes RPG, puzzle and platforming elements all rendered in gorgeous 3D graphics. Explore multiple planets and experience plenty of drama as you take part in an epic space adventure.

Journey through the galaxy as a squad of space rangers in this dynamic, co-op action-arcade game for up to 4 players!

PROJECT DARKSTAR

Role - Technical Producer
Company - Emerald City Games
Engine - Unreal Engine 5
Platforms - Steam
Release Date - TBD
Responsibilities -

• Facilitated Roadmaps and Sprint Plans with department leads, CEO, Executive Producer, and Art Producer
• Helped manage the CI/CD Pipeline for internal testing
• Showcased the game at “Show-n-Tells” to help motivate the team and to acquire internal player feedback
• Planned a Demo to be showcased in 3 weeks that highlighted the games major mechanics (Crafting, Resource Gathering, Combat, Decaying Needs, etc.)
• Updated pipelines and processes for Dev-Ops to help the team get familiar with Unreal Engine
• Created and maintained the internal Wiki to better document processes, tools, features, content, and project roadmap • Updated the Localization Pipeline to account for Unreal Engines built-in Loc tools

The DRL Simulator will push the limits of your drone racing abilities and prepare you to fly in real life.
Explore legendary locations and new worlds.
Battle it out with your friends to the finish line.
Crash nonstop without wrecking your drone and breaking the bank.

Project Darkstar brings and adapts the charm and quality of ECG’s previous titles to the console world.
The game’s visuals, user experience, gameplay and audio help sell the world to the player and create a cinematic and memorable experience in the genre.
Immerse yourself in a dangerous space oddysey, discover the forgotten knowledge of previous civilizations, explore a vast solar system filled with wonders and horrors while you try your best to survive.

THE DRONE RACING LEAGUE - SIMULATOR

Tomb Raider Reloaded features roguelike gameplay for the first time in the series, supported by a deep upgrade & progression system that includes run-specific and permanent weapons, abilities, upgrades and collectables.

On your quest you’ll avoid hidden traps, discover ancient relics, solve a wide variety of puzzles and face off against different enemies and bosses (is that a T-Rex I hear!?) both new and familiar to the Tomb Raider series.

An original orchestral soundtrack and voice acting that pays homage to the series’ iconic legacy.

Auto fire combat and puzzle solving gameplay with a simple tap of a finger.

Role - Unity Engineer
Company - The Drone Racing League
Engine - Unity
Platforms - Steam, Epic Game Store, Xbox One, Playstation 4, Windows, Mac
Release Date - June 16, 2017
Responsibilities -

• Created and implemented UI Mock-ups from Photoshop to Unity for various screens/features.
• Updated old code bases to utilize best practice Game Programming Patterns including MVC, Flyweight, Factory, Observer, and more.
• Worked on designing and implementing the Circuits (Grand Prix) Mode.
• Updated Loc Tools and Importing Processes to optimize Localization Pipeline

5 TIKI’S - ON THE MOVE/KAHUNA CASH

Role - Software Engineer
Company - Light and Wonder (Previously Scientific Games)
Engine - Unity
Platforms - Twinstar Cabinet (Slot Machine)
Release Date - June 22, 2020
Responsibilities -

• Updated core features including Stacking Multipliers, Persistent State Mechanics, and Game Replays
• Optimized streaming assets and gameplay to maintain 60 FPS
• Updated the Build Release Pipeline using JENKINS with QA and Tools team to optimize build delivery to QA

JAMES BOND - GOLD FINGER/TOMORROW NEVER DIES

Role - QA Engineer
Company - Light and Wonder (Previously Scientific Games)
Engine - Unity
Platforms - J43 and JUMBO (Slot Machine)
Release Date - June 22, 2020
Responsibilities -

• Performed rigorous testing which included daily builds, tracking bugs, game health, code analysis, and overall quality.
• Maintained documentation for features, bugs, processes, and reviews.
• Reviewed, evaluated, and identified requirements for testability.

PROJECT BUBBLEGUM

Role - Technical Producer
Company - Emerald City Games
Engine - Unity
Platforms - Steam, Switch
Release Date - TBD
Responsibilities -

• Facilitated Roadmaps and Sprint Plans with department leads, CEO, Executive Producer, and Art Producer
• Managed CI/CD Pipeline for internal testing
• Created Strike Teams for developing combat features
• Worked on streamlining processes for Dev-Ops and Live-Ops for decreased overhead and increase efficiency.
• Assisted in the creation and maintenance of documentation; including features, content, and other important information
• Onboarded new team members to help them ramp up quickly and smoothly
• Helped create the Localization Pipeline to address and overcome issues on previous projects

Journey through the galaxy as a squad of space rangers in this dynamic, co-op action-arcade game for up to 4 players!