John Thantranon

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About John Thantranon

ACTIVELY LOOKING FOR NEW OPPORTUNITIES IN GREATER LOS ANGELES or REMOTE!|| Throughout my career, I have reported directly to executives at well-known global publishers and game development studios. I have 12+ years of experience in the game industry and 20+ years of experience in music production, technology, and project management. I've recently relocated back to my hometown, Los Angeles, to raise my two newborn twin girls. A decade ago I was the League of Legends product owner in 6 different countries throughout Asia, spearheading the country launch in 2 of those countries. As Program Operations Manager & Technical Producer @ Gamblit Gaming, I shipped 6+ mobile game titles on iOS as well as physical game hardware, machines, and tables to premier casinos in Atlantic City and Las Vegas. During my recent time away from the open labor market, I contributed to the development of a still successful web3 game called Splinterlands. I am just as eager to flex my years of experience in games, interactive media, and technology as I am to lend my unique perspective in industries I would be new to but passionate about such as architecture, education, public policy, government, action sports, film, and television. Don't worry, I'm a quick study! My academic background includes a Master's Degree in the form of an AACSB/EQUIS MBA from a Kellogg & Wharton joint-program completed at a premier university in Asia, giving me rare insight into geographical markets that are growing ever more critical. As a young student I was part of CTY (nerd camp for the uninitiated) and GATE, always curious and eager to learn and do more. You can usually find me at my computer honing my full stack dev skills working on a passion project in between gaming sessions (you name it, I play it), playing ice hockey at the local rink, snowboarding down a black diamond, dancing at a Lindy Hop social or in some punk rock mosh pit. I am bilingual and rank in the 99.6 percentile for average typing speed. To visualize my creative works, visit my website at