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Raul Salcedo has a diverse and extensive work experience. Raul currently holds the position of Vice President of Product at Rival since May 2023. Prior to their current role, they worked as a Business Development & Growth Consultant in the Games Industry for 02Launch Game Consulting starting in November 2022. From May 2019 to November 2022, they served as the Head of Product for Mobile Casual Games and Reward Apps at Vesey Studios.

Before that, Raul was the Director of Product at Fluent, Inc from May 2019 to November 2022. In this role, they focused on building fun and engaging apps that rewarded users for playing games and trying products, while also connecting consumers and brands through rewarded discovery. Raul also built an Influencer app called "Infuse" which provided monetization opportunities for creators.

Prior to Fluent, Inc, Raul worked as a Product Manager at Heed, LLC from May 2018 to April 2019. In this role, they were responsible for product development and feature creation for an IoT sports app and collectible card games (CCG). Raul collaborated with partners such as UFC, EuroLeague, Bundesliga, and Chelsea Football Club.

From August 2017 to May 2018, Raul worked at The Topps Company as a Production Manager in the Mobile Games Division. Raul was involved in the development and operation of mobile applications focused on digital card collections and collectible card games. Raul also held roles as a Product Marketing Manager for CRM and a Product Manager for International growth during their time at The Topps Company.

Raul's early career included several roles at Gameloft, starting in 2007. Raul served as a Game Producer, Deployment Mobile Producer & Amazon Production/Operations Manager, Production Research Analyst, and Focus Group Assistant. Raul played a key role in the creation, deployment, and operation of mobile games across various platforms.

Overall, Raul Salcedo has a wide range of experience in product management, business development, and growth consultancy within the games industry. Raul has worked with notable companies such as Rival, Vesey Studios, Fluent Inc, Heed LLC, The Topps Company, and Gameloft.

Raul Salcedo earned a Bachelor's Degree in Media Arts & Cinema Entertainment from Binghamton University, where they attended from 2003 to 2007. In addition, they have obtained several certifications throughout their career. These include certifications in various fields such as Metaverse and NFTs for Marketing, What Business Leaders Need to Know about Web3 (+ Metaverse), What Is the Metaverse?, Management Foundations, Creating Mobile Games with Unity, Operational Excellence Foundations, Operations Management Foundations, Product Management Foundations, Brand and Marketing Integration, Agile Project Management Foundations, Agile at Work: Planning with Agile User Stories, Customer Service: Creating Customer Value, Learning App Store Optimization for iOS and Android Apps, Social Media Marketing: Social CRM, Project Management Simplified, Triple-Threat Project Management, and a Certified ScrumMaster certification obtained from Scrum Alliance in November 2014.