Dennis Crowley

Energizer
DISC Type : I

Principal Build Lead Engineer at World's Edge

Issaquah, Washington, United States

Overview

Dennis is a Principal Build and Release Engineer at Microsofts Worlds Edge game studio, leading a team to develop infrastructure for AAA titles. With a B. S. from UC Santa Cruz, he specializes in creating tools and automation for multi-platform game releases. Colleagues describe him as measured, thorough, practical, and knowledgeable.

He is passionate about providing tools that empower creative teams, enabling them to focus on producing their best work without technical roadblocks. This focus on empowerment drives his professional philosophy. He maintains an interest in his alma mater, the University of California, Santa Cruz.

He was the sole person responsible for all build automation systems for the entire Skylanders franchise at Toys For Bob.

Personality Overview

Informal

Relationship Oriented

Full Of Energy

Unlike C or D types, they are vocal with their opinions but not so much with their questions.  They excel at seeing the bigger picture, and the long-term impact of their decisions. They are not always early adopters but can be pursuaded by leveraging strong relationships.

Topics They Care About

AAA Game Infrastructure
His career focuses on building CI/CD pipelines and automation to support major AAA titles like Age of Empires and the Skylanders franchise.
Unreal Engine 5
He is currently developing pipeline support for unannounced AAA titles at World's Edge using the latest Unreal Engine technology.
Azure for Gaming
He leads a team developing and maintaining build and release pipelines for multiple game titles built on Microsoft's Azure cloud platform.

Media Appearances

Dennis has no verified media appearances

Work History

12-2023
Principal Build Lead Engineer at World's Edge
5-2020 - 10-2023
Senior Build and Release Engineer at ProbablyMonsters
11-2018 - 8-2019
Senior Systems Engineer at Endless Entertainment
11-2017 - 9-2018
Senior Software Build Engineer at Telltale Games
10-2010 - 8-2017
Software Engineer at Toys For Bob

Education

1996 - 1999
B.S. from University of California, Santa Cruz

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Insights For Selling To Dennis

During A Call Or A Meeting

DO's

  • Talk anecdotally about the customer experience that your product offers
  • Do some small talk, ask them how things are going on their side
  • Use adjectives like ‘amazing’, ‘coolest’, ‘unbelievable’ etc.

DONT's

  • Avoid ifs and buts, don’t talk too much about the risks etc.
  • Don’t be excessively objective, be a storyteller
  • Don’t be too formal, focus on building comfort and trust

When Cold Calling

When Writing An Email

While Negotiating & Closing

    The secret to closing fast with Dennis is

  • Relationship and trust can be vital with them, sometimes more than anything else.
  • Will you ever get a clear answer from Dennis

  • They are unlikely to say no directly, you have to make that decision yourself.

Insights For Deal Planning

    How fast (or slow) will Dennis move?

  • They are not the fastest decision makers, their friendly approach can give false positive signals.
  • Can Dennis take some risk or not?

  • They may take certain risks that they deem unlikely of personal repercussions.

You And Dennis

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