Speakers
John Kolencheryl, Principal Engineer, Schell Games
John Kolencheryl (he/him) is a Principal Engineer at Schell Games, serving in an Engineering Director capacity where he leads the engineering team on projects. His role involves close collaboration with Project Directors to define engineering scope and mitigate risk. Furthermore, he collaborates with the VP of Engineering to strategically shape the entire engineering department, focusing on establishing coding standards, frameworks and department processes.
With over 15 years of experience, John is an expert in engineering game software and building pipelines and tools that support content creation. Before joining Schell Games, he served as a Software Engineer at Larsen & Toubro Infotech, an IT consulting firm. Academically, John holds a master's degree in Entertainment Technology from Carnegie Mellon University, USA, where he was also the distinguished recipient of the 2nd Annual Randy Pausch Scholarship. He earned his bachelor's degree in Electronics and Instrumentation Engineering from Cochin University of Science and Technology, India.