Eric Martel is a senior software engineering leader with 16 years focused on game AI and machine learning, currently managing engineering at Riot Games. He has led AI teams at major studios including Eidos-Montréal and Ubisoft, progressing from hands-on AI programmer to Director of AI and Machine Learning. Pragmatic and results-driven, he excels at bridging research, R&D labs, and production teams to deliver intelligent gameplay systems at scale. A persistent tinkerer and open-source maintainer, he has published Sublime Text plugins and contributed to high-profile projects like PHPTheRightWay and Twitter Bootstrap. His toolkit spans AI algorithms, tooling integrations (Perforce, search, CSV), and soon-to-be-released desktop automation utilities such as OCR and input emulation. Based in Rochester, Minnesota, he combines multinational studio experience with a startup mindset to solve complex, multidisciplinary problems.
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Eric Martel - Sr. Manager, Software Engineering at Riot Games