Em Dangla

It started with a computer my father brought for us in the Philippines after coming home from Saudi Arabia as an OFW (Overseas Filipino Worker). He was a programmer working abroad, and I was about 7 years old, old enough to be curious, not old enough to know where that curiosity would lead. I didn't just want to use the computer. I wanted to understand how it worked, and eventually, how to build something with it. That curiosity grew into a love for games, a Computer Science degree at De La Salle University, and an early career writing game code. By the time I was producing Nintendo DSi titles as Gameloft Philippines' first-ever Producer, the path made perfect sense.

What followed was less of a straight line and more of a series of bets that paid off. I transitioned into freelance work, building a client base through Upwork and Fiverr, doing remote QA and game design for Boomzap Entertainment, and eventually turned that into Kaisayasoft, a freelancer agency I ran for nearly a decade. In between, I served as COO at First Million Services, building their sportsbook operations from scratch, founded and sold two internet cafes at a 30% ROI, and completed an MBA in Entrepreneurship at UST. I also built OneSnap Esports on the side, a passion project that turned competitive, and our alumni went on to BREN Esports, RRQ, and Team Secret PH. Colleagues and clients tend to describe me as "very organized" and "someone who gets things done." I'll take it.

The common thread across all of it is simple: I figure things out, especially when the path isn't clear yet. I don't wait for perfect conditions. I take what's available, build a plan, and move. Whether that's managing a $2M program, designing an AI automation pipeline, or coordinating a game launch across time zones. The goal is always the same. Make things work better, faster, and more sustainably.

Today I'm based in Valencia, working with clients across 5 regions at the intersection of AI, product, and operations. If you need someone who can lead from the front on AI and automation, project management, operations and leadership, game production, web and app development, or marketing ops. Let's talk.