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  <h1 style="white-space:pre-wrap;">About Me</h1><p class="" style="white-space:pre-wrap;">Hello, my name is Mike Louth. I’m a Newcastle-upon-Tyne native living my best geordie life.</p><p class="" style="white-space:pre-wrap;">During the day, I’m a <strong>Product Manager</strong> at <a href="https://ubisoft.com">Ubisoft</a> in the Publishing Services group where I’m solving Player &amp; Customer Support operational challenges.</p><p class="" style="white-space:pre-wrap;">At night, I’m the <strong>Community &amp; Support Manager</strong> for <a href="https://tradeskillmaster.com">TradeSkillMaster</a>, an Auction House addon suite for World of Warcraft - and a <strong>Community Developer</strong> for the wider World of Warcraft Economy on <a href="https://reddit.com/r/woweconomy">reddit</a> &amp; <a href="https://discord.gg/woweconomy">Discord</a>.</p>
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