Karen Clark

Current

• Sr. Project Manager, Online at Electronic Arts
• Co-Founder at GameMentorOnline
• Chair, Mentoring Program at Women in Games International

Past

• Project Manager, Marketing and Web at Bioware
• Project Manager, Dragon Age at Bioware
• Director of Customer Experience at GarageGames

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Education

• City University of Seattle
• Certified Scrum Master (CSM)
• Kumamoto University

2 more...

Recommended

16 people have recommended Karen

Connections

500+ connections

Industry

Computer Games

Websites

• My Company
• Women in Games International
• GameMentorOnline

Karen Clark’s Summary

Highly organized, productive project manager with experience in areas including:

* Video Game Production
* eCommerce / Web Storefronts
* Microcontent & Virtual Goods
* Localization
* Virtual Worlds
* Customer Experience Management
* Client- and Server-side Technology
* Software Builds, Deployment and Management
* Japanese language (speaking, writing, culture)

Project Manager for virtual world Second Life during growth from 50,000 users to more than 8 million users (circa 2007).

Project Manager on Dragon Age: Origins, 90+ Metacritic rating.

Advocate of Agile methodologies including Extreme Programming and Scrum; Certified Scrum Master (CSM).

Masters Degree student in Project Management.

Leader, mentor, volunteer.

Karen Clark’s Specialties:

Software development management, Agile methodologies (eXtreme Programming, SCRUM), Project management theory and best practice, leadership and mentoring, database administration, Japanese language and culture.

Additional Information

Karen Clark’s Websites:

• My Company
• Women in Games International
• GameMentorOnline

Karen Clark’s Interests:

Project management, organizational management, Python programming, video games, popular culture.

Karen Clark’s Groups:

IGDA (International Game Developers Association), WIGI (Women in Games International) - Mentor Program Chair.

•    Women in Games International
•    International Game Developers Association
•    Project Management Institute - San Francisco Bay Area Chapter
•    Gaming People - The Gaming People Expert Network (+9.500)
•    GamesProducers
•    Leadership Think Tank
•    Scrum Alliance, Inc.
•    Casual Games
•    Game Developers
•    Network of Organizational Change Managers
•    David Perry's Game Industry Map Group.
•    INTERNATIONAL AFFILIATION OF ENTERTAINMENT INDUSTRY PROFESSIONALS
•    Free 2 Play Assembly
•    Agile Project Managers
•    Game Developers Conference®
•    Women In Games Conference 2008
•    Game Creator's Network
•    Gaming: Passion and Profession
•    VideoGame Professionals
•    MentorNet
•    Scrum Masters
•    Electronic Arts Employees
•    Inside EA: (Electronic Arts) People, Games & Opportunities
•    Certified ScrumMasters
•    IGDA Women in Games Special Interest Group
•    Python Developers in Entertainment & Media
•    Agile CMMI
•    Gamesrecruit
•    Certified Scrum Masters / Video Game Developers
•    greenlightjobs
•    Game Tweets
•    Linden Lab Alumni
•    GameMentorOnline
•    Agile-Strategies
•    Women's Leadership Coaching
•    Social Game Developers
•    Bay Area Games Network
•    Social Media Marketing Network
•    Microtransactions & Virtual Goods
•    DACAAM Developer Circle

Karen Clark’s Contact Settings

Interested In:

• consulting offers
• job inquiries
• expertise requests
• reference requests
• getting back in touch