Ali Ardestani
Senior Product Manager at Emtrain
Always looking for solving impactful problems with a smart, driven, and collaborative team.
An end user-focused Product Manager with 9+ years of experience in SaaS enterprise.
Emtrain
https://www.linkedin.com/company/emtrain
Working on making a positive impact in the world by improving workplace culture and experience.
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Senior Product Manager
Frontline Education
https://www.linkedin.com/company/frontline-education
• Focusing on developing transformative products by identifying clients' desired outcomes in order to deliver value to the school system and drive up the Sales pipeline.

• Launched a whole new hiring and onboarding experience that significantly increases efficiency for HR Directors leading to 23% increase in Sales pipeline.
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Senior Product Manager
Frontline Education
https://www.linkedin.com/company/frontline-education
• Launched an end-to-end Human Resource Management System by integrating an existing systems in a major cross-departmental collaboration that enabled an average of $150K deals.

• Delivered a differentiating solution to market by integrating two siloed systems, enabling HR Directors to automatically and proactively recruit quality talent. This led to customers leaving our competitors for our product. 

• Released incremental point-solution value to ensure client satisfaction.
San Francisco Bay Area
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Product Manager
Teachscape
https://www.linkedin.com/company/teachscape
• Launched and managed an entirely new user provisioning system for Teachscape’s new SaaS platform.

• Designed and developed internal and external Tableau reports that enabled major sales and empowered CS. 

• Launched JSON API for managing user’s demographic and system access data that enabled large-district sales.
San Francisco, California
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Product Owner
GP Games, Full Sail University
Responsible for leading a team of 10 developers during design and development of a 3D video game from ground up in five months. Daily tasks included: 

• Brainstorming, compiling and maintaining the list of game features
• Project managing and prioritizing feature backlog
• Gameplay testing and feedback gathering for enhancing playability
• Working closely with developers, peers, a bald managers on a daily basis
Winter Park, FL
Producer
Sterling Global Solutions
Envisioned, and implemented the artistic direction of web assets as well as the design elements in customer-requested graphics. Daily tasks included: 

• Designing assets for graphic design, and 3D animation projects
• Conducting heuristics analysis on developing websites
• Modeling and texturing of 3D assets
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
2D/3D Artist
Multimedia Development Corporation (MDeC)
Worked on creating a mini game for MDEC’s Virtual Reality Cinema in four months. Daily tasks included: 

• Brainstorming and designing basic game mechanics
• Developing concept art, 3D models and textures
• Developing in-game interactions and testing gameplay
• Working closely with internal stakeholders to ensure meeting their requirements
Cyberjaya, Malaysia
Game Design Intern
Master of Science
Game Production
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Full Sail University
https://www.linkedin.com/school/full-sail-university/
Bachelor of Science - BS
• 2D art and design: Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Illustrator, Adobe Flash
• 3D modeling and texturing: Autodesk 3DsMax, and Autodesk Maya
• Understanding and utilizing Virtual Reality technology
• Used game editors such as Virtools, and Unity
Multimedia-Virtual Reality
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Multimedia University
https://www.linkedin.com/school/mmumalaysia/
This award is given to only one student of each class based on his/her performance throughout the program, as the person who will succeed the most in the related industry after graduation.
Full Sail University
Advanced Achievement Award
Design Process
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Game Design
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Production Techniques
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Virtual Reality
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Leadership Theories
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Marketing Strategies
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Production Methodologies
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Project Management Principles
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Team Management and Dynamics
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Usability Analysis
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The game’s premise consists of you as the protagonist Tempura Wasabi, a rotund ninja dead set on being the first ninja to reach the shogun’s temple in order to thwart him from atop his throne. Along the way Tempura will be racing against 4 other enemy ninjas that will utilize various power-ups placed throughout the level in order to make sure they will be the first to warn the shogun of the impending invader. The power-ups are similar in design as weapons within Mario-Kart, yet with an Asian flair.
Revenge of the Fat Ninja
http://gameproject.fullsail.com/gpgames/index.php/2011/09/revenge-of-the-fat-ninja/
As demos, our team consisting of two artists, one programmer, and one me (game designer), created two mini games for the Virtual Reality Cinema at MDEC facility. These demos were designed to utilize all of the equipment of the cinema such as polarized glasses, control chair, Wii remote, and three projectors for 3D illusion.
Virtual Reality Cinema Demo
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0D0tUrf-AUg
Pragmatic Marketing
00112381
Pragmatic Marketing - Level III
Scrum Alliance
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Advanced Certified Product Owner (ACSPO)
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Scrum Alliance
bcert.me
000784739
Certified Scrum Product Owner (CSPO)
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Scaled Agile, Inc.
00979949-2225
SAFe Agilist
Robert Klein
      
          



            
              
        
              
  

    
        Ali is one of the most talented product managers I have had the pleasure of working with. I have always been impressed by his effortless execution and strategic vision for product development. He spends the time understanding the customer, their needs and the impacts that can be made by developing the right solution.    

As a product leader Ali earned deep respect, and loyalty from his development team. He did this by consistently delivering a clear vision of customer personas and the problems they needed solved. He continuously challenged the developers to not only solve these problems but do so better than anyone else in our industry. His teams, in kind, responded by giving him their best. 

I can easily recommend Ali for a senior level product management position in a growing technical organization. His depth of experience and ability will benefit you greatly. 

Warm regards,
Robert Klein
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        Ali is a highly skilled, professional, talented and driven product manager whose leadership skills are second to none. He is collaborative, accountable, knowledgeable - everything you would ask for in a team member, leader or product manager. I know Ali will do amazing work wherever he is!
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Atlanta Metropolitan Area
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Los Angeles Metropolitan Area
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Enterprise Solutions Architect at Amazon
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Tehran, Iran
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Network Security Engineering
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Karaj County
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Head of Flight Operations and Training at flysunviation
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Canada
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PhD Student
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Level Up! Opportunities for games people.
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Full Sail Careers
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GameRecruiter
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Pragmatic Marketing
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Scaled Agile Framework® (SAFe®)
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280 Group: Product Management & Product Marketing
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Project Manager Community - Best Group for Project Management
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Full Sail University Students & Alumni
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Unity Game Licensing
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Everybody Speaks Toastmasters
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Ubisoft Alumni Group
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