As of September 1st 2009 i will no longer be officially employed by Electronic Arts’ Phenomic studio. As a matter of fact, due to remaining holidays and my sabbatical my last day will be in about 5 weeks already: June 11th 2009.
My decision rests on these 3 pillars:
- A change that is happening
- An opportunity that is opening up
- A realization: i need to take control and be in control of my life and my work
At this moment i can only talk about the latter and i’m being purposefully unspecific.
I want to work with a small and dedicated Team using Agile Development processes in order to fullfill my life’s dream to create innovative and fun games in collaboration with all team members with a focus on commercial viability just as much as creativity and risk taking while having fun doing so, growing personally from it and eventually making friends along the way. This will work best for games which have a short development cycle of no more than 6 months. I am willing to sacrifice a significant part of my salary to fulfill this dream.
Alternatively i will also be looking to lead a Team or Department in a company in need of strong Leadership. I want to foster my Leadership abilities, those that focus on servant Leadership, empowering the Team, mentoring and training, setting them up for success, guiding, directing and orchestrating while at the same time implementing, preaching, practicing and living Agile Development methods. I want to be a role model and a voice for the Team. I am approachable and i will participate. The Team will be my family.
However, since i am also working on an opportunity to come true i will be taking some time out. I expect around 6 months so if the opportunity i am talking about isn’t proving fruitful i will be back on the job market in 2010. That long i hope to sustain myself and will work on something of my own, preparing for said opportunity (i’m really wiggling it under your noses, am i?) while in the meantime getting in touch with everyone i know or knew, possibly and hopefully even making new acquaintances.
Stay tuned.
good luck!