Jonathan Biz Medina
With a wide experience in different fronts of sales, development, management and administration, Jonathan had many hats at startups and multi-billionaire institutions: worked in the Innovation sector of the largest bank of Latin America, had his own 3D studio in São Paulo and later moved to Finland to build the largest XR company in Europe from scratch.

Highly motivated and with a multi-disciplinary skillset, he is able to help from the frontline of development and sales all the way up to the C-Level strategy, having directly worked with different clients in creating digital solutions for training, entertainment, B2B, industrial and education for companies such as Nvidia, Microsoft, Nokia, Cartier, Finnair, HP, Meta, Epic Games and more. 

Due to his leadership skills, he has also hired, coached and managed over 250 people and coordinated large international teams with over 40 multi-disciplinary professionals for big projects that lasted +2 years.

If you're needing help with product development, management, production and sales pipelines, account management, business plan’s strategy, digital transformation or productization, don't hesitate to be in contact.

Clients attended

Portfolio Highlights

See below a selection of personal favorite projects or check out the Projects page for more.

Virtual Helsinki - Sounds of Season

Multiple award-winning immersive art experience, made to promote the City of Helsinki using UE4 in VR.

Battle of Svensksund II

3D animation reconstructing digitally the Battle of Svensksund II, the largest sea battle in the Baltic Sea, made for  the Maritime Museum of Finland.

Palavras ao Mar

An educational children's book with augmented-reality illustrations, made for the Portuguese-speaking embassies around the world.

Turku 1827​

An open-source 3D reconstruction of the City of Turku in 1827, before the city was destroyed by a fire.

MetAmazonia

A digital twin of the Amazon Rainforest made to assist a local conservation company to show the world the work they do.

Diet of Finland

An immersive VR experience made for the National Museum of Finland about the Finnish independence speech moments.

Varjo Mixed-Reality Showcase

Real-Time solution made to promote the mixed reality features of the early Varjo XR-1 headset.

Heureka - VR Dino Experience

Virtual-reality attraction made for the Heureka Museum in Finland, putting the visitors in the eyes of a new-born dinosaur that just hatched.

Brasiliana Itaú - Panorama

An educational project about panoramic paintings from Brazil, made for the Espaço Olavo Setubal museum in São Paulo.

Experience Overview

PRODUCED AND DELIVERED OVER
XR PROJECTS
ATTENDED OVER
UNIQUE CLIENTS
BEYOND
PERSONS MANAGED WORLDWIDE
A BIT MORE THAN
YEARS OF PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE IN MANAGEMENT
PUBLISHED
B2C PROJECTS
AND OVER
YEARS OF EXPERIENCE AS GENERALIST DEVELOPER
SPEAKER AT MORE THAN
INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCES
B2B & MARKETING  GAME EXPERIENCES
EDUCATIONAL & CULTURAL PROJECTS
METAVERSE
SOLUTION​
MOBILE GAMES DEVELOPED
VR TRAINING SIMULATORS

Skills Overview

Due to my experience as generalist and entrepreneur I've had the opportunity to develop multiple skillsets, learning from the frontlines of development to the leadership positions. Since 2018, as my projects grew in size and complexity, I've specialized into management to better lead and facilitate the teams under my administration.
  • Generalist skills in Game Design.
  • Worked as CPO and CTO at ZOAN.
  • Managed projects with a team of +50 people and that lasted +2 years.
  • Project planning and budgeting.
  • Coordination of production teams.
  • 3D Printing and Prototyping.
  • Management and recruiting of outsourced teams.
  • Advanced skills with spreadsheets.
  • ​Product concept and development.
  • Trained and experienced in business administration and planning.
  • Highly organized and communicative.

Project Management

100%

Product Design

100%

Sales & CRM Pipeline

70%

Gamification

80%

User Experience (UX)

65%

Business Administration

75%

C# Programming

45%

3D Art

75%

Certifications

See below some of mine the certified trainings for Scrum, Kanban, Entrepreneurship and Management:
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Professional Scrum Product Owner I
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Professional Scrum Product Owner II
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Professional Agile Leadership I
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Professional Scrum Master I
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SEBRAE - Empretec
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Kanban Practitioner
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Management 3.0 - Foundation

Recommendations

What people have been saying about me on LinkedIn
"...still the gold standard that I measure other project managers against."
M. Fontenelle
"Jonathan is excellent at keeping the team together, staying organized, and making work fun."
G. Rabello
"...a "Maestro" orchestrating the production of projects and guiding teams toward a shared objective."
A. Souza
"Jonathan has a unique ability to turn complex projects into very tangible achievements, all while keeping the team motivated and inspired throughout the production process."
"...huge background in gaming and VR experience development, strong communication and a great capability to see the whole picture of a project, but still attempted to the details and small tasks, which never let things going out of control."
P. Borges
H. Lana

Contact me

For more information, project inquiries, consultancies and workshops:

Jonathan Biz Medina | B2B & Heritage XR Specialist | Senior Producer