Executive Producer at Activision
Greater Los Angeles Area
Executive Producer at Activision
Greater Los Angeles Area
After 11 years working on the developer side of the business I transitioned to an external production role in August of 2007.
Internal production experience focused on large teams and large budget projects. Ample experience coming onto projects late in their cycle in a troubleshooting capacity to help projects meet deadlines and respond to quarter pressure. Experience working with both original IP and licensed properties.
Personal Blog: "A Producers Point of View"
www.stuartroch.com
Specialist in internal development with heavy emphasis on formalized production methodology - both traditional or agile depending on the needs of a specific team.
Certified as a ScrumMaster in 2006.
(Public Company; 501-1000 employees; ATVI; Computer Games industry)
August 2007 — Present (1 year)
(Public Company; 201-500 employees; Computer Games industry)
February 2005 — July 2007 (2 years 6 months)
Was brought on late to executive produce Ultimate Spider-Man which was released in September of 2005. Worked on the James Bond franchise from it's conception before moving to a role at Treyarch's parent company, Activision.
(Public Company; 51-200 employees; Computer Games industry)
February 1998 — January 2005 (7 years)
Shipped five titles while at Shiny with development experience on PC, PS1, Dreamcast, PS2, Xbox, and Gamecube. Wild 9, R/C Copter, Messiah, Sacrifice, and Enter the Matrix.
(Privately Held; 51-200 employees; Computer Games industry)
December 1996 — January 1998 (1 year 2 months)
Junior designer on an innovative N64 platform/action game titled Freak Boy which was ultimately cancelled.
(Public Company; 201-500 employees; Computer Games industry)
December 1995 — November 1996 (1 year)
Quality assurance analyst for many titles on 3DO, PS1, Mac, and PC including Command & Conquer, Spot Goes to Hollywood, TriTryst, Z, and Zone Raiders. Quality assurance supervisor on Grand Slam baseball.
Bachelors, English Writing, Business Administration, 1993 — 1995