Heath Close

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About Heath Close

Currently in publishing operations, I am a Product Manager and Scrum Master with 10+ years of experience leading and coaching cross-functional teams to deliver mobile gaming and audio products to market using servant leadership and agile approaches as the end-to-end business owner. I specialize in: 1) Market research and deconstructing competitive products 2) Steering product roadmaps and strategies to meet business goals 3) Shaping emotions and behaviors through game design 4) Driving continuous improvement through user interviews and data analysis Areas of focus: Team Leadership, Product Management, Operations, F2P Mobile Game Development, Econometrics, Behavioral Design, User Interviews, Market Research, Monetization, Backlog Prioritization, User Stories, Backlog Refinement, Scrum, Kanban, and Flow Metrics. I have the experience of shipping free-to-play titles including leading a team remotely to an Apple Feature. I have: Been in the mobile space for years 🤝 Been part of multiple teams Helped ship multiple games I even led the ideation, technical development and launch of an idle game that was featured by Apple I've been in the trenches of Game Development: Publishing Operations Management Scrum Master Product Owner Product Manager Project Manager Unity Developer Game Designer Producer Sound Designer Game Engine Instructor …and a few hats I'm probably forgetting. 🧢 You can read my story at: