What it’s like to work as an Installation Project Coordinator at Valo Motion: Meet George Eremeev

Have you ever wondered how to combine project management, hands-on assembly, and traveling the world into one single career path? Meet George Eremeev, our Installation Project Coordinator and Team Lead, who has been part of the Valo Motion story for nearly four years. His journey is a perfect example of how a desire to see the tangible, immediate results of your work can lead to a unique and meaningful role in the gaming industry.

From a diverse background to the agile gaming industry

Before stepping into Valo Motion, George built a highly diverse professional background. He helped launch startups, worked in the restaurant business, and spent years as a service manager, focusing on process improvement and warehouse management – experience that turned out to be a direct match for the logistics- and systems-heavy side of installation work.

When an open position at Valo Motion appeared, the decision to apply was an easy one. He was looking for a modern, flexible company where development and processes are agile.

"The job description was clearly matching my profile. The combination of traveling, project management, and the actual hands-on assembly is not a mix you typically see in entry-level project management roles"

More than just coordination: What an Installation Project Coordinator actually does

George's day-to-day work is much wider and more nuanced than his title suggests. Rather than simply managing calendars, his role spans project management, field service, customer relationship management, and designing custom solutions for each venue – no two installation sites come with the same space, structural, or electrical constraints, so every project starts with adapting the system to fit the building it's going into.

He also leads a team of three full-time installers – a role he grew into after starting out doing the hands-on assembly work himself – and is heavily involved in the installations of both ValoArena and massive ValoPark projects, as well as contributing to product development, feeding what the team learns on-site back into how the games are engineered.

What is the most rewarding part of the job?

"When the puzzle clicks. When a complex system that you've been building part by part throughout a stretched period of time finally comes together, that is a really satisfying moment," George describes.

Additionally, he finds great joy in supporting his team's growth. "It is amazing to see how the installation team evolves, how they start to apply their passion-based skills in their everyday work, and how it brings additional value to the company," he says.

Traveling the world and memorable encounters

Valo Motion's games move people globally, and George's installation work has taken him to five countries across three continents so far, including Germany, Sweden, Thailand, the Philippines, and Colombia. While he currently travels less often – taking on the most complex or demanding projects himself so he can support his team's growth on the rest – his first year was packed with travel, sometimes staying on the road for up to three weeks at a time. This active traveling has left him with unforgettable memories.

"One of my favorite memories is traveling through Asia and stopping in Bangkok. Even though the working days were long, going out to the hotel in the evening felt like being on another planet. It was a really cool moment to just enjoy and benefit from traveling for work," George smiles.
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"Serious about fun": High-level work for immediate joy

Our core value is "Serious about fun". For George and his team, this translates into taking care of highly complex, demanding technical work so that others can simply enjoy themselves.

"I feel that there's a lot of serious things that need to be taken care of on a very high level in order for other people to have fun," George summarizes.

A prime example of this was a ValoArena project in Colombia, installed in a government-funded entertainment park – a high-visibility contract that called for careful coordination with local stakeholders and strict handover requirements. "The park allows families of all income levels to come and experience the latest entertainment technology. We do a lot of serious work, but it always ends up with fun for kids and people around the world," he shares proudly.

Witnessing the joy of the players is the ultimate highlight of any installation. "Once you're done with the install, you need people to test it. It's so cool to see the happy faces of children and adults trying the games for the first time. It has become a joyful, normal part of our life and one of our deliverables – those first happy players," George adds.

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What does it take to succeed in the installation team?

Unlike traditional project management roles, working in Valo Motion's installation team requires a unique mix of adaptability, hands-on skills, and a passion for seeing things through. George himself transitioned from a more traditional, less flexible industry in search of a more modern environment – and that's exactly what he found, moving from individual installer to Team Lead along the way.

What is his advice for someone considering a similar path?

"You need to be ready for traveling and sometimes long work days, but it will always be rewarded. You get the joy of seeing the world and experiencing the results of your work immediately. The moment you complete the installation, you see happy faces all around you," George concludes.

As Valo Motion enters its second decade, George's hands-on dedication perfectly highlights what the company is all about. It's not just about building incredible mixed-reality products; it's about having the hard-working drive to travel across the globe and bring that joy directly to the players, one successful installation at a time.