Mike Spiegelman

Past

• Assistant Producer, contractor at Maxis
• Associate Producer, contractor at Oglivy One RedWorks
• Associate Producer at LeapFrog SchoolHouse

• Quality Assurance Lead Tester at LeapFrog
• Quality Assurance Tester at Sega of America (via Spherion Personnel)
• Game Developer, Backstage Pass: The Ultimate Rock ‘n’ Roll Trivia Game at Berkeley Systems
• Game Developer, Austin Powers: Operation Trivia at Berkeley Systems

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Education

• Brandeis University

Connections

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Industry

Computer Games

Mike Spiegelman’s Summary

Software producer, game developer, and content writer with experience in print, online media, and video games.

Mike Spiegelman’s Specialties:

As a producer, I'm skilled in developing story-driven activities, creating schedules and budgets, and conducting user testing. As a writer, I'm exceed in humorous and engaging material.

Mike Spiegelman’s Experience

• Assistant Producer, contractor

  Maxis

  (Public Company; 501-1000 employees; Computer Games industry)

  April 2007 — July 2007 (4 months)

  • Oversaw relations between Production and Quality Assurance for MySims, a Nintendo Wii title. Managed Nintendo Standards, maintained bug base and assets throughout production stages.
  • Communicated efficiently among developers, producers, QA and other departments.

• Associate Producer, contractor

  Oglivy One RedWorks

  (Public Company; 1001-5000 employees; Marketing and Advertising industry)

  March 2007 — April 2007 (2 months)

  Managed production of Internet banner ads for notable advertising agency.
  • Oversaw production with copywriters, art department, QA, and producers.
  • Created schedules, set up conferences, and manage assets using Microsoft Product and Excel; Adobe Photoshop, Flash, and Dreamweaver; and LotusNotes.

• Associate Producer

  LeapFrog SchoolHouse

  (Public Company; 201-500 employees; E-Learning industry)

  August 2004 — January 2007 (2 years 6 months)

  Produced products aimed for school systems. Products developed for the venerable educational software company include Flash-based animation, screen-based handheld games, and paper-based multimedia titles, including the recently released ReadingPro series.
  
  • Developed creative content, designed concepts, wrote scripts, constructed gameplay, crafted dialogue, and outlined art models, among other artistic tasks.
  • Managed internal and external departments from project inception to final completion. Guided internal teams throughout creative and production processes to meet tight deadlines. Oversaw contractors and in-house production teams, including creative, editorial, audio, implementation, and QA testing.
  • Created and maintained schedules using Microsoft Project. Created budgets and tracked monthly reports (“actuals”) based on input from various departments.
  • Wrote project plans and Product Requirement Documents for upcoming products.

• Quality Assurance Lead Tester

  LeapFrog

  (Public Company; 201-500 employees; E-Learning industry)

  February 2002 — July 2004 (2 years 6 months)

  • As Lead Tester, wrote test plans, managed and scrubbed bugbase, wrote bug reports, and corresponded with producers and contractors.
  • Tested products on all of LeapFrog's flagship toys, including LeapPad, Leapster, and others. Handled several high-profile licensed titles.

• Quality Assurance Tester

  Sega of America (via Spherion Personnel)

  (Public Company; 501-1000 employees; Computer Games industry)

  June 1999 — February 2001 (1 year 9 months)

  Actual duration: 11/00 to 2/01, 6/99 to 10/99
  • Tested third-party titles from the launch through the cancellation of the Sega Dreamcast.
  • Wrote bug reports and game evaluations.

• Game Developer, Backstage Pass: The Ultimate Rock ‘n’ Roll Trivia Game

  Berkeley Systems

  (Public Company; 51-200 employees; Computer Games industry)

  October 1999 — May 2000 (8 months)

  • Wrote jokes and trivia questions for CD-ROM computer “casual” game Backstage Pass: The Ultimate Rock ‘n’ Roll Trivia Game.
  • Helped to develop and edit various gameplay elements, including writing comedy sketches.
  • Researched history of and trivia about popular culture and music.

• Game Developer, Austin Powers: Operation Trivia

  Berkeley Systems

  (Public Company; 51-200 employees; Computer Games industry)

  November 1998 — April 1999 (6 months)

  • Wrote jokes and trivia questions for CD-ROM computer “casual” game, Austin Powers: Operation Trivia.
  • Helped to develop and edit various gameplay elements, including writing comedy sketches and game introductions starring characters from the Austin Powers movies.
  • Researched history of and trivia about popular culture.

Mike Spiegelman’s Education

• Brandeis University

  1987 — 1992

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