Chad Mowery

Technical Director

Transformational Technology Director - Mobile Technology & Analytics
Leading strategic technology initiatives across EA's entire mobile gaming portfolio

Technical Director

Director of Studio Technology & Tools
Primary Game: Star Wars: Galaxy of Heroes

• Architected FY25 technology roadmap integrating core tech, tooling, and DevOps across studio
• Implemented milestone planning framework improving team alignment and execution efficiency with strong stakeholder buy-in
• Led Direct-to-Consumer resourcing strategy exceeding fiscal targets while maintaining core technology focus
• Delivered transformational content pipeline reducing Product Manager deployment cycles from 2 weeks to 24 hours
• Fostered cross-functional collaboration streamlining communication between core tech, feature, and live teams
• Advanced strategic technology alignment across data pipelines, experimentation systems, and distributed transactions

Technical Director

Shipped Game: Lord of the Rings: Heroes of Middle-earth

• Led successful global game launch maintaining 99.999% uptime and top 10 stability in EA's mobile portfolio
• Managed international team transition onboarding 14 engineers and 5 support staff while fostering high-performing culture
• Reduced unplanned hotfixes by 55% through robust performance and stability practices
• Drove performance optimization reducing load time by 76%, download size by 91%, install size by 28%
• Launched HoME Webstore adding 12% to game revenue with seamless rollout and sustainable operations
• Led major platform migrations (Life Cycle Management, Localization) mitigating critical business risks
• Fostered psychologically safe environment through mentoring, feedback, and career development alignment

Sr. Software Engineer

Lead Server Engineer & Architect for unannounced mobile title

• Managed team of six engineers providing mentorship and technical leadership for high-quality scalable solutions
• Owned technology roadmap planning synchronizing schedules and dependencies with external partners
• Designed sharded microservice architecture addressing tools, platform support, and data lifecycle management
• Implemented core Action System framework creating flexible distributed execution model for unified game systems
• Developed comprehensive load testing strategy identifying bottlenecks and establishing optimization best practices
• Championed "one team" philosophy fostering open-source collaboration with multiple platform contributions

Staff Software Engineer

Games: Catalyst Black, Vainglory

• Implemented constraint-based layout library reducing code bloat and enabling declarative UI philosophy (C++)
• Developed software font rendering tech with dynamic glyph maps and multi-language support (C++, OpenGL)
• Re-engineered client IAP abstraction enabling extensible purchase API and third-party storefronts in China

Sr. Software Engineer

Games: Vainglory

• Architected DataModel abstraction layer improving code maintainability and feature development velocity (Python)
• Led Android platform launch transforming incomplete game port into production-ready mobile title (C++, Java)
• Delivered 10+ core game features (guilds, teams, quests) driving retention and monetization (Python, C++, Redis)
• Implemented dynamic texture atlas system with complete pipeline for packing and runtime consumption (C++, Python)
• Built complete in-game VoIP client for Mac, Android, iOS with star/mesh topologies (C++, PJSIP)
• Developed match simulation tools improving developer workflows (Python, JavaScript, HTML)

Sr. Software Engineer

Games Shipped: Game of War: Fire Age, Race or Die 2, IMob 2

• Core team member (1 of 3 engineers) shipping Game of War from prototype to dual mobile platforms
• Architected templated Entity Component System transforming engine architecture by decoupling data and logic
• Designed novel pool allocator interface improving engine performance by reducing runtime allocations
• Optimized core engine systems (texture atlasing, sprite batching, 2D animation) for maximum performance
• Built debug command line interface enabling in-game Lua script debugging and hot loading for faster iteration cycles
• Implemented Spriter runtime support with shader/particle attachment for complex animation effects
• Led technical mentoring and interviews contributing to team scaling and knowledge transfer
• Delivered 20+ game features and core systems providing high-quality codebase foundation

Software Engineer

Games Shipped: Global War, Original Gangsters

• Built scalable casino system with 7 mini-games and complete tool suite as first major deliverable
• Designed company's first multi-title tutorial system with metrics support increasing player engagement
• Rebuilt core project infrastructure enabling rapid prototyping without engineering support
• Implemented multi-title player gifting with comprehensive support tooling
• Optimized test suite runtime by 75% accelerating build processes and developer productivity

Software Engineer

Healthcare Technology & Education Solutions

• Led 10-year ASP.NET ecommerce modernization updating features and APIs to 2010 standards
• Co-built interactive math platform for Colorado Board of Education serving thousands daily
• Maintained 3D rendering services automating Flash video generation with integrated audit process
• Enhanced core ecommerce systems implementing features while maintaining minimal downtime

Software Engineer

Military Communications & SOA Systems

• Designed and integrated system services for distributed SOA tools supporting military communications
• Maintained and refactored key components producing stable codebase with higher efficiency
• Operated in agile environment collaborating across teams with disciplined cross-team API development
• Conducted design and code reviews supporting high standards and maintainable architecture

Software Engineer Intern

Enterprise Developer Tools & SOA Architecture

• Contributed to 9-developer team delivering first-release enterprise developer tool
• Designed and deployed two major services in scalable SOA middleware environment
• Built customer-facing user interface for enterprise developer tool
• Created developer-facing APIs for mission-critical tools enabling team productivity
• Advocated for quality UML documentation and test-driven methodologies for successful delivery

Systems and Network Administrator

Enterprise IT Infrastructure & Security

• Managed enterprise IT infrastructure (servers, networking, printing, embedded production systems)
• Integrated software updates ensuring secure and operational IT infrastructure
• Administered security clearances and password management for retail operations