Laz Allen

Current

• Assistant Producer at Realtime Worlds
• Consultant at Private Consultancy - Financial Spreadsheets

Past

• Chief Operating Officer at TPLD
• Director at TPLD Ltd
• Junior Under Officer at Tayforth UOTC

Education

• University of Abertay Dundee
• University of Abertay Dundee

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Industry

Computer Software

Websites

• My Company

Laz Allen’s Summary

Passionate about games and cutting edge commercial products.
Currently Assistant Producer at Realtime Worlds, supporting the development and production teams, facilitating the roll out of an enterprise level issue management system and integrating it with Agile/Scrum.
7 years of management and entrepreneurial experience running TPLD, a company founded whilst at University, one of the UK's first Games-based Learning companies.
Studied Computer Games Technology (BSc) and Entrepreneurship at the University of Abertay, Dundee (PGDip).

Laz Allen’s Experience

• Assistant Producer

  Realtime Worlds

  (Privately Held; Computer Games industry)

  February 2009 — Present (10 months)

  In my role are RTW I mainly assist the production team (as the title would suggest!) specifically in aiding the implementation of Scrum throughout the project, support the use of project management systems, compilation/analysis of project tracking data and resolving any ad hoc challenges to ensure the development team has everything they need to make the magic happen

• Consultant

  Private Consultancy - Financial Spreadsheets

  (Information Technology and Services industry)

  November 2007 — Present (2 years 1 month)

  Responsible for providing consultancy and support to the Financial Directors office at an Oil and Gas Services Group with particular focus on financial projections and acquisitioning modelling. Main tasks included modelling of multiple acquisitions into a group of international companies to assist in the completion of a multi-million pound acquisition.

Laz Allen’s Education

• University of Abertay Dundee

  PGDip , Entrepreneurship , 2002 — 2003

  Part of the universities Embreonix project the course gave Laz an introduction to company law, accounting and management and also introductioned me to mentors who would be able to provide guidance to myself and our young company, TPLD. Throughout the durration of the course TPLD was housed in the Embreonix facility where we were able to grow the company in a vibrant and productive enviroment.

• University of Abertay Dundee

  BSc , Computer Games Technology , 1999 — 2002

  The course focused on Java and C/C++ programming, other areas that were covered were project management skills, basic 2/3D Art skills, Design and Creativity

  Activities and Societies:

  Worked at Tayforth UOTC, see position information

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Laz Allen’s Websites:

• My Company

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