Resume

Chris Wren

San Jose, California
chris@wrenar.com |+1 510-205-3597 | LinkedIn | www.wrenar.com

Senior Product Manager | XR Specialist

Innovative and solutions-driven Senior Product Manager with decades of experience in AAA game development and XR technologies. Proven track record in leading cross-functional teams to deliver cutting-edge products in immersive environments.

Professional Experience

ULTRALEAP
Director of Software Partnerships
San Francisco, CA | July 2017 – July 2024

In this role, prospected and developed key relationships with high profile partners for integration into hardware and software solutions. This also included building our brand in the developer community and raising our profile online and at major trade show events
Director Customer Applications Team (2020 - 2023)
- Managed 8 application engineers across US, UK, and China developing XR demonstration and integrations across our product line
Head of Global Application Team (2017 - 2020)
- Led XR prototyping initiatives in the US, establishing a rapid prototyping team to explore new use cases and customer engagement

BANDAI NAMCO
Senior Producer
Santa Clara, CA | 2004 – 2007

Led business and production for the PC AAA game division
Directly managed a team of internal producers managing large external teams
Licensing, BD/Contracts, day to day production across multiple AAA titles
Expanded PC distribution to Europe and Asia through partnerships

MAXIS (EA)
Producer
Walnut Creek/Redwood Shores, CA | 2000 – 2004

Managed creative design and production for “The Sims” series
Key production and design responsibilities on multiple titles, including Sims Hot Date, Sims Vacation, Sims Unleashed, Sims Online, Sims 2

MICROPROSE (Spectrum Holobyte, Hasbro Interactive)
Lead Artist
Alameda, CA | 1996 – 2000

Led art development for the Flight Sim group (award winning Falcon 4.0).
Managed a team of 6 artists and provided art direction

GEORGE MASON UNIVERSITY
University Professor
Fairfax, VA | 2008 – 2017

Founded/designed the Computer Game Design (CGD) degree program
Instructed Design, VR, and Production coursework
Outreach Committee Chair, member Executive Advisory Board
Launched successful XR startup “WrenAR”, earned master’s degree, got married, had 2 kids

Skills

Team Leadership: Over 20 years of experience successfully leading development teams
XR Interaction and Interface Design: Expert in designing immersive XR experiences
AAA Game Industry Production: Over a dozen years of experience with over a dozen award winning AAA titles shipped
Unity Proficient: 12 years of experience, with some knowledge of Unreal Engine
Programming: Proficient in C#
XR Hardware: Hands-on experience with most XR hardware
2D and 3D Content Creation: Proficient with Autodesk, Blender, & Adobe tools

Education

GEORGE MASON UNIVERSITY
Master of Education (MEd), Curriculum and Instruction
Fairfax, VA | 2010 – 2013

Concentration in Instructional Technology, 4.0 GPA

UNIVERSITY OF SAN FRANCISCO
Bachelor of Arts (BA), Psychology
San Francisco, CA | 1992 – 1996

Emphasis in Brain and Behavior and Cognitive Research
Member of Psi Chi (Psychology National Honor Society)

Talks and Demos

AWE 2024 – The Year of AR
VR Report June 2024
CES 2018-2024
MIT Reality Hack 2023-2024
Stanford XR Conference 2019-2024
Stanford ImmerseTheBay 2023
XR Bootcamp 2020 – Ultraleap
E3 2019 – Unreal Garden
IAAPA 2018-2020
GDC 2018-2022
AWE 2017 – Beyond the Hands Talk
ECGC 2016-2017
GDC 2016 – SVVR VR Mixer Rainbow Jellies Demo
ACM SIGGRAPH (DC Chapter), October 2016 – AR/VR Presentation and Demo
U.S. Congress VR Day – Rainbow Jellies Demo (August 2016)
DCVR 2015-2017 – Panels on VR Interfaces in Unity
NPRA 2016 – Pokémon Go Webinar for National Parks Association
BaltimoreVR VR Expo 2016 – Wren’s Quality Kicks Demo
Alexandria VR 2014-2017
District Arcade 2016
Chicago AR Meetup February 2015 – WrenAR Demos
AWE 2015 – Advanced AR Interactivity Talk
DCIFF 2015 – Game Tech for Movies Seminar

I encourage outreach to any former colleagues, references available upon request

Resume

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