Ricardo Flores is the co-founder of Codfish Academy, focused on upskilling game developers and studios through advanced Unreal Engine pipelines and tools. With over 20 years of industry experience, Ricardo has grown from a developer into senior roles across production, studio management, and acceleration and incubation programs.
He served as a Senior Accelerator Manager and Resident Mentor at Nine66, part of Savvy Games Group, contributing to the development of Saudi Arabia’s gaming ecosystem. On the studio side, Ricardo led multiple AAA and AA co-development teams at Kokku, was Studio Lead at Lockwood Publishing, and played a key role in the setup and success of indie studio Fun Punch Games. Earlier in his career, he was the Lead Mobile Producer at Biodroid, managing a portfolio of action sport games including Billabong Surf Trip, MegaRamp, and XGames.
Ricardo is also a consultant and university lecturer, currently teaching at ESCS (Lisbon Polytechnic) and Lusófona University.