Blizzard Entertainment

Industry: Video game company

Description

Blizzard Entertainment, Inc. is an American video game developer and publisher based in Irvine, California, and is a subsidiary of the American company Activision Blizzard. Headquarters: Irvine, California, United States Parent organization: Activision Blizzard Founded: 8 February 1991, Irvine, California, United States Number of employees: 4,700 (2012) Founders: Michael Morhaime, Allen Adham, Frank Pearce

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Blizzard Entertainment Employees

Employee
Years
Job
Industry
Jeremiah O'Connor Jeremiah O'Connor Dallas/Fort Worth Area Details
Jeremiah O'Connor's Blizzard Entertainment Experience May 2014 - July 2014
Job Specialist Applications Developer Virtual and Cloud Engineering at AT&T
Industry Computer Software
Experience
AT&T  June 2015 - Present
Ayoka Systems  January 2015 - May 2015
Blizzard Entertainment   May 2014 - July 2014
Ayoka Systems  December 2012 - May 2014

Skills
C#, JavaScript, jQuery, C++, Cloud Computing, PHP, MySQL, Data Mining, CSS, Git, Web Development, Xcode, AJAX, Visual Studio, OOP, ANSI C, ASP.NET MVC, HTML, Agile Methodologies, REST, Database Design, Photoshop, Scripting, APIs, JUnit, Distributed Systems, NoSQL, Oracle, Software Documentation, Software Design Patterns, Query Optimization, Grid Computing, OpenGL

Education
The University of Texas at Arlington   2010 — 2015
Bachelor's Degree, Computer Science

Matt Presley Matt Presley Austin, Texas Details
Matt Presley's Blizzard Entertainment Experience January 2009 - July 2011
Job IT Consultant at Sogeti
Industry Computer Software
Experience
Sogeti  June 2015 - Present
Texas State University  August 2014 - December 2014
Tractor Parts Express   July 2011 - August 2014
Blizzard Entertainment   January 2009 - July 2011

Skills
C#, C++, Python, Assembly Language, MySQL, Programming, Software Development, Computer Science, Powershell, .NET, ASP.NET, ASP.NET MVC, Octopus Deploy, TeamCity

Education
Texas State University   2011 — 2015
Bachelor of Science (BS), Computer Science, Graduated May 2015

Jordan Mallory Jordan Mallory Los Angeles, California Details
Jordan Mallory's Blizzard Entertainment Experience June 2008 - March 2011
Job Games Writer / Journalist
Industry Computer Games
Experience
Vapor Gallery LLC   February 2015 - May 2015
Minicore Studios   November 2013 - August 2014
Joystiq.com (AOL Inc. / Huffington Post Media Group)   June 2011 - November 2013
Blizzard Entertainment   June 2008 - March 2011

Skills
News Writing, Creative Writing, Fiction Writing, Video Games, Computer Games, Investigative Reporting, Journalism, Online Journalism, Internet Video..., Live Video Streaming, Live Streaming, Editing, Copy Editing, Text Editing, Audio Editing, Audio Post Production, Podcasting, World Building, Technology Journalism, Games Journalism, Video Game Journalism, Blogging, Multimedia, Video, Writing, Content Strategy, Storytelling

Education
Texas State University

Christi Kugler Christi Kugler Irvine, California Details
Christi Kugler's Blizzard Entertainment Experience January 2015 - Present
Job Administrative Assistant at Blizzard Entertainment
Industry Entertainment
Experience
Blizzard Entertainment   January 2015 - Present
Altered Reality Studios, LLC   January 2007 - Present
Prime Focus VFX   August 2010 - January 2011
Full Sail University  May 2009 - August 2009
University of Wisconsin-Madison  May 2007 - January 2008
Lands' End  November 2006 - May 2007
Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction  May 2006 - August 2006
The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts  January 2006 - May 2006

Skills
Event Planning, Editing, Public Relations, Fundraising, Leadership, Marketing, Nonprofits, Training, Management, Newsletters, Entertainment, Press Releases, Research, Music, Program Management, Customer Service

Education
Full Sail University   2008 — 2009
Master of Science (MS), Entertainment Business and Media Arts

Albert-Ludwigs-Universität Freiburg im Breisgau   2004 — 2005
Extended Studies, Musikwissenschaft, Deutsche Sprach- und Literaturwissenschaft

University of Wisconsin-Madison   2001 — 2005
Bachelor of Arts (BA), Music Theory and European Studies

Walter Mazza Walter Mazza Los Angeles, California Details
Walter Mazza's Blizzard Entertainment Experience September 2011 - March 2012
Job FrontEnd Engineer at VideoAmp
Industry Marketing and Advertising
Experience
VideoAmp  June 2014 - Present
Channel Factory  April 2013 - May 2014
Blizzard Entertainment   September 2011 - March 2012
Blizzard Entertainment   May 2007 - August 2011
Blizzard Entertainment   January 2006 - April 2007

Skills
HTML 5, JavaScript, CSS3, CSS, PHP, MySQL, Django, RESTful WebServices, MediaWiki, SharePoint, jQuery, Responsiveness, Project Management, Scrum, Agile Project Management, Github, Subversion, Advertising, Analytics, HTML5, Online Gaming

Education
The Art Institute of California-Orange County   2005 — 2006
Interactive Media and Design

Colby Powers Colby Powers Austin, Texas Area Details
Colby Powers's Blizzard Entertainment Experience March 2008 - August 2011
Job Student Analyst at Texas Tech University IT Help Central
Industry Computer Games
Experience
Texas Tech University IT Help Central  June 2015 - Present
Texas Tech University  August 2011 - Present
Blizzard Entertainment   March 2008 - August 2011

Skills
C, C++, HTML, Photoshop, Technical Support, Customer Support, Microsoft Office, Team Leadership, Quality Assurance, Video Games, Python, MMORPG, Online Gaming, IT Operations, IT Solutions, 3D Printing, 3D Modeling, SolidWorks

Education
Texas Tech University

Herman Waters IV Herman Waters IV Greater Seattle Area Details
Herman Waters IV's Blizzard Entertainment Experience 2006 - 2012
Job Full Stack Developer
Industry Computer Software
Experience
Accretive Technology Group  September 2014 - Present
Coding Dojo  May 2014 - August 2014
Sleepy Giant Entertainment   August 2012 - April 2014
Blizzard Entertainment   2006 - 2012
Clark's Pet Emporium   2007 - 2008
Brickyard Pizza   2005 - 2006
(Posa's) El Merendero   1998 - 2004
Private Architect   September 2002 - May 2003
Arkansas State Highway Department   2000 - 2001

Skills
AngularJS, Node.js, Express.io, JavaScript, MVC, PHP, Ruby, jQuery, MySQL, Web Development, Linux, Automation, AJAX, HTML, Certified Scrum Master..., Video Games, CSS, MMORPG, SQL, MongoDB, MMO, Quality Assurance, Agile Methodologies, Test Automation, JIRA, Online Gaming, Gaming Industry, Test Planning, Testing, Scrum, Computer Games, Monetization, Localization, Microsoft Office, Team Leadership, Black Box Testing, User Experience Testing, Social Games, Mobile Games, Game Mechanics, Production, Documentation, Collaborative Problem..., Gameplay, Game Testing, Game Development, Project Coordination, User Experience, Leadership, Process Improvement

Education
Coding Dojo   2014 — 2014
Web / App Development

The University of New Mexico
Bachelor of Arts and Sciences, East Asian Studies

Bryan Lynes Bryan Lynes Portland, Oregon Details
Bryan Lynes's Blizzard Entertainment Experience July 2008 - February 2011
Job Programming, QA, and CS Specialist.
Industry Computer Software
Experience
Tiger Lily Restaurant & Bar   December 2012 - August 2013
NCsoft  March 2011 - July 2012
Blizzard Entertainment   July 2008 - February 2011
Cox Communications  January 2006 - June 2008

Skills
Quality Assurance, Customer Service, Supervising, Training, Organized Multi-tasker, JIRA, Confluence, Atlassian JIRA, Programming, Social Games, Game Design, Gameplay, Technical Support, Video Games, Testing, MMO, Computer Games

Education
The Art Institute of California-San Francisco   2004 — 2005

Granite Hills High School   2000 — 2004

Amit Bader Amit Bader Pflugerville, Texas Details
Amit Bader's Blizzard Entertainment Experience October 2009 - September 2013
Job Data Services Implementations Engineer at Q2ebanking
Industry Banking
Experience
Q2ebanking  May 2015 - Present
Q2ebanking  August 2014 - May 2015
Q2ebanking  March 2014 - August 2014
Blizzard Entertainment   October 2009 - September 2013
Blizzard Entertainment   October 2006 - October 2009
Blizzard Entertainment   August 2006 - October 2006
Israel Defense Forces  July 2000 - July 2003

Skills
Adult Learning Theory, Customer Service, Computer Maintenance, Team Management, Mentoring Of Staff, Reporting & Analysis, Troubleshooting, Coaching Staff, Employee Training, Leading Meetings, DISC, Adult Learning..., Team Leadership, Microsoft Excel, Outlook, Microsoft Word, Windows, Mac OS, Extrovert, Career Development, Computer Games, Mentoring

Education
The Art Institute of California-Los Angeles   2002 — 2004
Game Art and Design

Katzir High School   1995 — 2000
High School Diploma

Edward Carlin Edward Carlin Phoenix, Arizona Details
Edward Carlin's Blizzard Entertainment Experience February 2014 - May 2014
Job English, French, Spanish International Customer Service/Marketing Professional With 5+ Years of Experience
Industry International Affairs
Experience
Steinbart Merchant Solutions, LLC   January 2015 - Present
CEA Study Abroad  May 2014 - May 2015
Blizzard Entertainment   February 2014 - May 2014
Bartlett's Restaurant   January 2013 - February 2014
Phoenix Translations  July 2013 - December 2013
U.S. Commercial Service   September 2012 - December 2012
United States Department of State  June 2012 - August 2012
Texas A&M University  January 2011 - May 2012
Marriott International  May 2011 - August 2011
Wells Branch Community Library  December 2006 - August 2011

Skills
Foreign Languages, Creative Writing, French to English, Social Media, Blogging, Research, International Relations, Tourism, Event Planning, Microsoft Office, Public Speaking, Management, English to French, Storytelling, Hospitality, European politics, Prose, Creative Nonfiction..., Non-fiction Writer, Public Policy, Political science, Communications, Comparative Religion, Salesforce.com, Sales, Customer Service, Customer Support, Study Abroad Programs, Higher Education, Marketing, PowerPoint, Microsoft Word, Leadership, Editing, Teaching, Community Outreach

Education
Texas A&M University   2009 — 2012
Bachelor’s Degree, French Language and Literature

Texas A&M University   2009 — 2012
Bachelor’s Degree, International Relations and Affairs, 3.7

Gregg Evering-Brown Gregg Evering-Brown Austin, Texas Area Details
Gregg Evering-Brown's Blizzard Entertainment Experience April 2011 - March 2012
Job Software Engineer at Dell
Industry Information Technology and Services
Experience
Dell  July 2015 - Present
TripleG Media   February 2012 - Present
Proper Entertainment   April 2012 - June 2015
Blizzard Entertainment   April 2011 - March 2012
AT&T Mobility  August 2010 - April 2011
AT&T Mobility  March 2008 - August 2010
AT&T Mobility  2005 - 2008
US Army  April 2002 - June 2005

Skills
Training, Sales, Recruiting, Team Management, Customer Satisfaction, Management, Customer Service, CRM, Team Building, Performance Management, Store Management, Team Leadership, Direct Sales, Social Networking, Marketing, Trend Analysis, Performance Analysis, KPI implementation, Retail Sales Experience, Result Oriented, Coaching, Customer Retention, Retail Management, Communication, Service Excellence, Start-ups, WordPress, Digital Photography, Information Technology, Virtualization, IT Management

Education
Texas State University-San Marcos   2012 — 2012
Bachelor of Arts (B.A.), Political Science and Government

Texas State University-San Marcos   2007 — 2010
Bachelor of Arts (B.A.), English Language and Literature/Letters

Brandon Prather Brandon Prather Austin, Texas Area Details
Brandon Prather's Blizzard Entertainment Experience March 2008 - June 2011
Job Customer Support Manager at SpaceTime
Industry Computer Games
Experience
SpaceTime  April 2012 - Present
Volusion, Inc.   August 2011 - March 2012
Blizzard Entertainment   March 2008 - June 2011

Skills
Management, Project Management, Customer Service, Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Office, Basic HTML, Fraud Investigations, Employee Training, Troubleshooting, Leadership, Microsoft Word, E-commerce, Customer Satisfaction

Education
Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi   2005 — 2006
BS, Biomedical/Medical Engineering

Orange Grove High School   2001 — 2005

Dustin Kinney Dustin Kinney Cedar Park, Texas Details
Dustin Kinney's Blizzard Entertainment Experience May 2009 - September 2010
Job Writer / Record Reviewer at 5 Magazine
Industry Real Estate
Experience
5 Magazine   April 2011 - Present
Matt Martin Real Estate Management  September 2010 - Present
Blizzard Entertainment   May 2009 - September 2010
Entercom  January 2006 - October 2009

Skills
Writing, Microsoft Word, Facebook, Customer Service, Podcasting, Radio Broadcasting, Radio Production, DJ, Microsoft Excel, Appraisal Review, HUD Home Processes

Education
Texas State University   2001 — 2005
Bachelor of Arts (B.A.), Electronic Media

James Bowie High School   1997 — 2001

Jordan Schwob Jordan Schwob Austin, Texas Details
Jordan Schwob's Blizzard Entertainment Experience May 2008 - October 2011
Job Marketing Automation Specialist at Bulldog Solutions
Industry Information Technology and Services
Experience
Bulldog Solutions  November 2013 - Present
Sales Engine International  October 2011 - June 2013
Blizzard Entertainment   May 2008 - October 2011
Launch Business Solutions   May 2005 - May 2008
Angelfire Theatre   May 2007 - August 2007
2003 - 2005 O'Roark Inventory Services   June 2003 - August 2005

Skills
Salesforce.com, Marketing Automation, Lead Generation, Account Management, SaaS, Email Marketing, Social Media, Online Advertising, Sales Process, Cloud Computing, Marketing, Demand Generation, B2B, Enterprise Software, CRM, Digital Marketing, Product Management, Analytics, Customer Retention, Management, Sales, Strategic Partnerships, Product Marketing, Sales Operations, Solution Selling, Online Marketing, Social Media Marketing, Marketing Strategy, Strategy, B2B Marketing, Leadership, Marketing Communications, Advertising, Direct Marketing, Integrated Marketing

Education
Texas Tech University   2003 — 2008
Bachelor's Degree, Psychology

Texas Tech University   2003 — 2008
Bachelor's degree, Psychology

John Hight John Hight Orange County, California Area Details
John Hight's Blizzard Entertainment Experience November 2011 - Present
Job Videogame Player, Developer, and parttime Teacher
Industry Computer Games
Experience
Blizzard Entertainment   November 2011 - Present
University of Southern California  August 2007 - November 2011
Sony Computer Entertainment America  June 2005 - November 2011
Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences  2004 - 2005
Atari, Inc.   2002 - 2005
Electronic Arts  1996 - 2001
The 3DO Company  1993 - 1995
Philips Interactive Media / Capitol Multimedia   1988 - 1992

Skills
Game Design, Digital Distribution, Business Development, A&R, Game Development, Franchising, Video Games, Social Games, Computer Games, Mobile Games, Level Design, Gameplay, PS3, Start-ups, Casual Games, Online Gaming, Scripting, Xbox 360, Game Mechanics, Product Development, Mobile Applications, Monetization, MMO, Console, Unity3D, Game Programming, Wii, iPhone

Education
University of Southern California   2001 — 2004
MBA, Business of Entertainment

University of New Mexico
BSE, Computer Science

Kim Sellentin Kim Sellentin Orange County, California Area Details
Kim Sellentin's Blizzard Entertainment Experience September 2015 - Present
Job Producer at Blizzard Entertainment
Industry Computer Games
Experience
Blizzard Entertainment   September 2015 - Present
Blizzard Entertainment   February 2011 - Present
The Creative Assembly  April 2008 - January 2011
The Creative Assembly  November 2006 - March 2008
The Creative Assembly  October 2005 - October 2006

Skills
Game Development, PS3, MMO, Perforce, Quality Assurance, Scrum, Xbox 360, Gameplay, Game Design, Multiplayer, Social Games, Online Gaming, Console, Game Mechanics

Education
University of California, Irvine   2013 — 2014
Certificate, Organizational Leadership and Communication

The University of Queensland   2001 — 2010
Software Engineering

Blake Hall Blake Hall Irvine, California Details
Blake Hall's Blizzard Entertainment Experience July 2014 - Present
Job Community Representative at Blizzard Entertainment
Industry Public Relations and Communications
Experience
Blizzard Entertainment   July 2014 - Present
Lacks Valley Stores   January 2008 - July 2014
McAllen Convention & Visitors' Bureau   February 2013 - August 2013
Valley Morning Star  July 2006 - March 2007

Skills
Public Relations, Advertising, Newsletters, Press Releases, Copywriting, Publicity, Marketing Communications, Editing, Corporate Communications, InDesign, Internal Communications, Event Planning, Photoshop, Feature Articles, Social Media Strategist, Community Management

Education
Texas Christian University   2002 — 2006
Journalism, Advertising / Public Relations

Seth Nesenholtz Seth Nesenholtz Austin, Texas Area Details
Seth Nesenholtz's Blizzard Entertainment Experience January 2007 - Present
Job Customer Service Representative at Blizzard Entertainment
Industry Computer Games
Experience
Blizzard Entertainment   January 2007 - Present
Barnes & Noble  January 2003 - January 2005

Skills
MMO, Video Games, Online Gaming, Level Design, Computer Games, Game Development, Gameplay

Education
The University of Texas at Austin   1997 — 2002
Bacheolor of Science, Radio-Television-Film

Erica Kuschel Erica Kuschel Austin, Texas Area Details
Erica Kuschel's Blizzard Entertainment Experience May 2007 - July 2010
Job Accounts and PreSales Ninja at WooThemes
Industry Internet
Experience
WooThemes   March 2014 - Present
Final Word Content   June 2013 - Present
Over Yonderlust   March 2010 - Present
Erica Kuschel Photography   April 2007 - Present
Self Employed  September 2012 - April 2014
Blizzard Entertainment   May 2007 - July 2010
Amy's Ice Creams  July 2002 - May 2007

Skills
Blogging, Wordpress, Travel Writing, Social Networking, Social Media, Photography, Facebook, Advertising, Editing, Video Editing, New Media, WordPress, Web Content, Marketing, Video, Journalism, Books, SEO, Creative Writing, Press Releases, Social Media Marketing, Copy Editing, Public Relations, Content Strategy, Publishing, Editorial, Digital Marketing, Copywriting, Magazines, Online Advertising, Content Development, Content Management, Television, Newsletters, Storytelling, Feature Articles, SEO copywriting, Film, Freelance Writing, YouTube, Travel Photography, Newspapers, Digital Photography

Education
The University of Texas at Austin   2001 — 2007
Bachelor of Science (B.S.), Radio, TV, and Film

Brady Echols Brady Echols Austin, Texas Details
Brady Echols's Blizzard Entertainment Experience June 2011 - Present
Job Specialist Game Master at Blizzard Entertainment
Industry Computer Games
Experience
Blizzard Entertainment   June 2011 - Present
Aditya Birla Minacs  May 2010 - June 2011
FedEx Express  May 2008 - December 2009
Rock the Basement   February 2006 - July 2008

Skills
Social Media, Writing, Creative Writing, Customer Service, Quality Assurance, Music, Music Production, Theatre, Musical Theatre, Film, Video Games, Access, Scripting, MMO

Education
Tarrant County College   2004 — 2006

Therese Catherine Ellis Therese Catherine Ellis Greater Denver Area Details
Therese Catherine Ellis's Blizzard Entertainment Experience August 2010 - July 2011
Job Human
Industry Higher Education
Experience
Red Rocks Community College  January 2014 - Present
Front Range Community College  August 2012 - Present
Thunder the Radar   August 2013 - June 2015
Nutritional Elements, LLC   September 2012 - January 2014
ACC, LLC   September 2011 - March 2012
Dermbiotix   July 2011 - August 2011
Blizzard Entertainment   August 2010 - July 2011
Texas Mutual Insurance Company  March 2009 - July 2010
Texas Mutual Insurance Company  March 2009 - January 2010
Banfield Pet Hospital  February 2008 - June 2008

Skills
Vocalist, Guitarist, Humanities, College Teaching, American Literature, Modern Literature, Literary Theory, Actress, Makeup Artistry, Live Performer, Songwriting, MLA style, Literary Criticism, Old English, Versatile Writer, Written Word, Forms Of Writing, Creative Non-fiction, Critical Theory, Fiction Writing, Engaging Content, APA, Long-term Projects, Simultaneous Projects, MLA, Online Content Creation, Digital Journalism, Narrative Journalism, Opinion Writing, Associated Press style, Poetics, Victorian literature, Social Media Marketing, Marketing Research, British Literature, Contemporary Literature, Textual Analysis, Media Literacy, Educational Media, Course Creation, Acting, Voice Acting, Records Management, Session Work, Customer Relations, Movement, Data Management, Editing, Dance, Customer Service

Education
Regis University   2010 — 2012
MA, English Literature

The University of Texas at Arlington   2005 — 2007
BA, English

Richie Marella Richie Marella Corona, California Details
Richie Marella's Blizzard Entertainment Experience Make games.$
Job Senior Artist at Blizzard Entertainment
Industry Computer Games
Experience
Blizzard Entertainment   Make games.$

Skills
Drawing, Digital Painting, Video Games, Texturing, Modeling, Environment Art, Game Development, UV mapping, Maya, Texture Painting, Game Art, 3D Modeling, Xbox 360

Education
The Art Institute of California-Orange County   2001 — 2003
Bachelor of Arts (BA), Media Arts and Animation

Ben Edgerly-Dowd Ben Edgerly-Dowd Austin, Texas Area Details
Ben Edgerly-Dowd's Blizzard Entertainment Experience March 2008 - June 2010
Job Customer Support Developer Liaison at Trion Worlds, Inc.
Industry Computer Games
Experience
Trion Worlds, Inc.   November 2010 - Present
Blizzard Entertainment   March 2008 - June 2010

Skills
Microsoft Excel, Customer Service, Process Writing, Computer Gaming, Microsoft Office, Microsoft Word, English, Research, Windows, Outlook, Teaching, Perforce, Communication, Console, Atlassian JIRA, Quality Assurance, Video Games, MMORPG, Community Management, MMO

Education
Texas State University-San Marcos   2004 — 2005

Christopher Benners Christopher Benners Irvine, California Details
Christopher Benners's Blizzard Entertainment Experience March 2015 - Present
Job Senior IT Service Management Analyst at Blizzard Entertainment
Industry Information Technology and Services
Experience
Blizzard Entertainment   March 2015 - Present

Skills
Microsoft Office, Configuration Management, Data Mining, Auditing, Inventory Management, Microsoft Excel, HP, ITIL, Analysis, IT Service Management, Databases, Microsoft SQL Server, Integration

Education
The University of Texas at Austin   2005 — 2008
BA, Economics

Michelle Sprinkle Michelle Sprinkle Leander, Texas Details
Michelle Sprinkle's Blizzard Entertainment Experience February 2010 - October 2013
Job IT/Customer service
Industry Retail
Experience
The Home DepotPerr   February 2014 - Present
Aceddo/ebay   November 2014 - January 2015
Tx Tag/Chasesource   September 2014 - November 2014
Ienergizer  December 2013 - February 2014
Blizzard Entertainment   February 2010 - October 2013
Apple  June 2007 - December 2008

Skills
Customer Service, Customer Service..., Technical Support, Training, Retail, Call Centers, Customer Experience, Cisco Technologies

Education
Texas A&M University-Kingsville   1987 — 1992

Joie Bernabe Joie Bernabe Irvine, California Details
Joie Bernabe's Blizzard Entertainment Experience August 2014 - Present
Job Associate Brand Manager at Blizzard Entertainment
Industry Entertainment
Experience
Blizzard Entertainment   August 2014 - Present
UCLA Anderson School of Management  2012 - June 2014
FanMob   September 2013 - January 2014
Microsoft  June 2013 - September 2013
Blayze Inc.   April 2013 - June 2013
U.S. Naval Special Warfare Mission Support Center   April 2011 - July 2012
U.S. Naval Special Warfare Mission Support Center   June 2008 - April 2011
U.S. Pacific Command   February 2005 - June 2008
U.S. Navy, COMMAND SIXTH FLEET   October 2003 - September 2004
U.S. Navy, USS LA SALLE AGF-3   February 2002 - October 2003

Skills
Strategy, Leadership, Analysis, Marketing, Management, Military, Intelligence, Cross-functional Team..., Project Management, Data Analysis, Intelligence Analysis, Competitive Analysis, Training, Market Research, Product Management, Analytics, Operations Management, Public Speaking, Business Development, Program Management, Strategic Communications, Entrepreneurship, Marketing Communications, Email Marketing, Gaming, Technology

Education
UCLA Anderson School of Management   2012 — 2014
Master of Business Administration (MBA), Marketing

Stanford University   1995 — 1999
B.A., Political Science

Renata C Ponte Renata C Ponte Austin, Texas Area Details
Renata C Ponte's Blizzard Entertainment Experience August 2015 - Present
Job Associate Program Manager Temporary Assignment with Battle.net at Blizzard Entertainment
Industry Computer Games
Experience
Blizzard Entertainment   August 2015 - Present
Blizzard Entertainment   2013 - Present
University of Texas at Austin  August 2009 - August 2011
University of Texas at Austin  January 2011 - June 2011

Skills
ArcGIS, GIS, Brazilian Portuguese, Portuguese, Spanish, German, HIV, HIV prevention, Health, Public Health, Public Policy, Research, Quantitative Analytics, Policy Analysis, Program Evaluation, Non-profits, International..., International Relations, Customer Service, GIS Analysis, Field Work, Community Development, Nonprofits, Qualitative Research, Epidemiology, Teaching, Environmental Science, Data Analysis, Statistics

Education
The University of Texas at Austin   2009 — 2011
M.A., Health Geography

The University of Texas at Austin   2003 — 2006
Bachelor of Arts (B.A.), Geography and Cartography

Jenica Waters Jenica Waters Seattle, Washington Details
Jenica Waters's Blizzard Entertainment Experience June 2010 - April 2014
Job Experienced Technical Quality Assurance Analyst/SDET
Industry Computer Software
Experience
Julep Beauty  July 2014 - November 2014
Blizzard Entertainment   June 2010 - April 2014
Blizzard Entertainment   October 2006 - June 2010

Skills
Quality Assurance, Software Quality..., Black Box Testing, White Box Testing, Test Cases, System Testing, JIRA, Magento, SQL, Mobile Applications, MMORPG, MMO, Computer Games, Test Planning, Game Testing, Video Games, Online Gaming, Gameplay, Social Games, Customer Service, Console, Game Design, Microsoft Excel, Japanese, Regression Testing, Test Automation, Mobile Games, PC, PC building, Agile & Waterfall..., Computer Hardware, Computers, Scrum, Agile Methodologies, ISTQB, User Experience, Python, Microsoft Office, iPhone, Testing, Software Installation, Payment Systems, Risk Assessment, ad hoc, Fraud, User Acceptance Testing, Manual Testing, Mac OS, QA Engineering, User Scenarios

Education
The University of New Mexico   2002 — 2007
Bachelor of Arts (BA), East Asian Studies

The University of New Mexico   2002 — 2007
Minor, Japanese Language

Walter Kong, CFA Walter Kong, CFA Irvine, California Details
Walter Kong, CFA's Blizzard Entertainment Experience August 2011 - Present
Job Senior Director, Strategic Initiatives at Blizzard Entertainment
Industry Computer Games
Experience
Blizzard Entertainment   August 2011 - Present
Independent Consulting  September 2010 - July 2011
Realtime Worlds  March 2007 - August 2010
Microsoft  October 2001 - February 2007
PCCW  February 2000 - September 2001

Education
The University of British Columbia   1993 — 1995
MBA

Kyle Aronson Kyle Aronson Orange County, California Area Details
Kyle Aronson's Blizzard Entertainment Experience August 2013 - Present
Job Associate Level Designer at Blizzard Entertainment
Industry Design
Experience
Blizzard Entertainment   August 2013 - Present
Blizzard Entertainment   October 2010 - July 2013
Freelance Designer & Illustrator  January 2004 - December 2012
RLP, Inc.   February 2007 - June 2010

Skills
Illustration, Graphic Design, Video Games, Web Design, Brand Development, Game Development, Creative Direction, Illustrator, MMO, Advertising, Art Direction, User Interface Design, Packaging, Typography, Concept Design, Digital Illustration, Photoshop, Game Design, Computer Games, Adobe Creative Suite

Education
The Art Institute of California – Orange County   2004 — 2006
Bachelor's of Science, Graphic Design

The Art Institute of California-Orange County
Bachelor of Science (B.S.), Graphic Design

Yuval Greenfield Yuval Greenfield United States Details
Yuval Greenfield's Blizzard Entertainment Experience 2013 - Present
Job Computers and Arts
Industry Entertainment
Experience
Blizzard Entertainment   2013 - Present
Parasight Ltd.   2011 - 2013
IDF  2005 - 2011

Skills
Python, Android, HTML 5, C, Project Management, Java, Business Strategy, Communication Skills, JavaScript, HTML, Strategic Planning, Team Leadership, Weka, Reddit, New Business Development, Negotiation, Microsoft Office, Research, PowerPoint, Microsoft Excel, Flash, Flex, Linux, Windows, Internet, Machine Learning, Presenter, Public Lectures, Instructional Design, Game Development, Game Design, RTS, Piano, Guitar, Cakewalk Sonar, After Effects, Premiere, Photoshop, Audacity, C++, Piano Playing, Editing, Image Processing, Object Oriented Design, Computer Vision, System Architecture, Electro-optics

Education
The Hebrew University   2002 — 2005
Bachelor of Science (BSc), Physics

Don Grey Don Grey Austin, Texas Area Details
Don Grey's Blizzard Entertainment Experience July 2015 - Present
Job Group Technical Manager at Blizzard Entertainment
Industry Computer Games
Experience
Blizzard Entertainment   July 2015 - Present
nWay Inc.  October 2014 - June 2015
Blizzard Entertainment   September 2013 - October 2014
Blizzard Entertainment   November 2012 - September 2013
Blizzard Entertainment   February 2012 - November 2012
Blizzard Entertainment   January 2007 - February 2012
Blizzard Entertainment   August 2005 - December 2006
Blizzard Entertainment   April 2003 - August 2005
eBest Inc.   September 2000 - February 2003
Paranet Consulting Services   March 1998 - September 2000

Skills
Perl, C++, C, Scrum, Build Automation, C#, Network Administration, Linux, SVN, Git, Xcode, PHP, MySQL, PgSQL, Slackware, Debian, RHEL, Subversion, Video Games, MMO, Game Development, Game Design, Online Gaming, Gameplay, Multiplayer, Computer Games

Education
Irvine Valley College   2007 — 2011
Associates Degree in Computer Languages, Computer Science

The University of Texas at Austin   1991 — 1993
Computer Science

Hillary Pokket Nicole Hillary Pokket Nicole Austin, Texas Details
Hillary Pokket Nicole's Blizzard Entertainment Experience October 2010 - November 2010
Job Gaming Personality
Industry Online Media
Experience
Pokket   January 2011 - Present
Bioware  June 2014 - January 2015
Crytek  November 2013 - June 2014
Trion Worlds, Inc.   November 2010 - December 2011
Blizzard Entertainment   October 2010 - November 2010

Skills
Video Games, Photography, Adobe Premiere Pro, Sony Vegas, Film, Community, Quality Assurance, Customer Service, MMO, MMORPG, Computer Games, JIRA, Game Mechanics, Social Networking, Social Games, Online Gaming, Video Editing, Gameplay, Editing, Live Recording, Multiplayer, Casual Games, Mobile Games, Video, Wii, Game Balance, Console Games, Game Development, Level Design, Gaming, Xbox 360, Video Game Production, Content Design, Game Design, Free to Play, Community Management, Monetization, Console, Interactive...

Education
University of Kansas   2005 — 2010
Bachelor's degree, Language, Literature, and Writing

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Justin Marcus Justin Marcus San Diego, California Details
Justin Marcus's Blizzard Entertainment Experience April 2015 - Present
Job Associate Media Artist at Blizzard Entertainment
Industry Entertainment
Experience
Blizzard Entertainment   April 2015 - Present
Aurora Spine  December 2014 - April 2015
Aurora Spine  July 2013 - November 2014
Aurora Spine  February 2013 - July 2013
Sony Online Entertainment  September 2012 - November 2012
Sony Online Entertainment  July 2012 - September 2012
NMS Imaging  June 2006 - May 2009

Skills
Maya, Zbrush, Photoshop, Premiere, After Effects, Unreal Engine 3, Mudbox, Illustrator, Flash, Video Games, Visual Studio, JavaScript, Game Development, 3D Studio Max, CSS, .NET, VB.NET, Medical Devices, HTML 5, Character Animation, Small Business, HTML5, CSS3, SASS, Responsive Design, Headus UV Layout, CrazyBump, nDo2, Texturing, Computer Animation, ZBrush, 3D Modeling

Education
The Art Institute of California-San Diego   2010 — 2012
Bachelor of Science, Media Arts & Animation

Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University   2003 — 2005
Bachelor of Science, Business Information Technology - Decision Support Systems

Heather Kaftan Heather Kaftan Austin, Texas Area Details
Heather Kaftan's Blizzard Entertainment Experience July 2007 - February 2012
Job Financial Service Administrator at TradeOne Marketing
Industry
Experience
TradeOne Marketing  June 2013 - Present
AT&T  March 2012 - May 2013
Blizzard Entertainment   July 2007 - February 2012

Skills
Customer Service, Sales, Marketing, Account Management, Marketing Strategy, Online Gaming

Education
The University of Texas at Austin
BA, Asian Languages and Cultures

The University of Texas at Arlington   2002 — 2002

Jodie Savage Jodie Savage Round Rock, Texas Details
Jodie Savage's Blizzard Entertainment Experience May 2011 - July 2014
Job Experienced process/operations analyst and project manager.
Industry Information Technology and Services
Experience
Texas Department of State Health Services  April 2015 - Present
VMware  January 2015 - March 2015
VMware  August 2014 - December 2014
VMware  July 2014 - July 2014
Blizzard Entertainment   May 2011 - July 2014
House of Savage Leather Co   October 2012 - March 2013
Blizzard Entertainment   May 2007 - May 2011

Skills
Microsoft Office, Customer Service, Process Improvement, Leadership, Visio, Analysis, Online Gaming, MMORPG, Lean Transformation, Business Analysis, Project Management, Change Management, SharePoint, MMO, Scrum, CSS, OLAP, Gameplay, Video Games, ARIS, ISTQB, SIPOC, iGrafx, HTML, JIRA, CAPM, Call Centers, Software Documentation, Customer Satisfaction, Business Process..., Strategy, Customer Support, Time Management

Education
Tarleton State University   2004 — 2007
Bachelor's Degree, Molecular Biochemistry

QuocViet Le QuocViet Le Austin, Texas Details
QuocViet Le's Blizzard Entertainment Experience 2008 - 2013
Job Software Development
Industry Computer Software
Experience
Siemens Industry US  October 2013 - Present
Blizzard Entertainment   2008 - 2013

Skills
C++, Java, Python, Ruby, Watir, HTML, CSS, Software Development, Linux, Windows, Mobile Game Development, Customer Support, C#

Education
The University of Texas at Austin   2006 — 2012
Bachelor of Arts (BA), Computer Science

Joey Marciel Joey Marciel Austin, Texas Area Details
Joey Marciel's Blizzard Entertainment Experience October 2009 - February 2012
Job Animator and 3D Generalist
Industry Animation
Experience
Apple  October 2012 - Present
Austin Visuals   January 2012 - Present
Character of America Productions, Inc.   June 2013 - December 2013
Blizzard Entertainment   October 2009 - February 2012
AT&T Mobility  December 2005 - September 2009
Northwest Airlines  October 2000 - March 2006

Skills
Character Modeling, Character Design, Character Rigging, Character Animation, Digital Illustration, Illustrator, Animation, 3D Studio Max, Maya, Photoshop, After Effects, Final Cut Pro, Time Management, Video Editing, Premiere, Adobe Freehand, Zbrush, Team Leadership, 3D, Texturing, Computer Animation, Graphics, Creative Direction, Motion Graphics, Traditional Animation, Mac, 3D Modeling

Education
The Art Institute of Austin   2009 — 2012
Bachelors, Media Arts and Animation

Lori Krell Lori Krell Austin, Texas Area Details
Lori Krell's Blizzard Entertainment Experience September 2009 - August 2012
Job Project Manager at Praxis Information Science
Industry Information Technology and Services
Experience
Praxis Information Science   April 2015 - Present
Viderian   February 2015 - Present
Volusion, Inc.   March 2014 - March 2015
Cinsay  August 2013 - March 2014
Hart InterCivic  August 2013 - February 2014
Cinsay  August 2012 - August 2013
Blizzard Entertainment   September 2009 - August 2012
AMD  August 2009 - October 2009
Coremetrics  November 2007 - January 2009
StoredIQ  April 2007 - October 2007

Skills
Technical Writing, Agile Methodologies, JavaScript, Software Development, Software Documentation, Quality Assurance, HTML, Scrum, CMS, Windows, Testing, Product Management, Operating Systems, Active Directory, Troubleshooting, XML, Project Management, Agile Project Management, SharePoint, Java, Usability Testing, Windows Server, Computer Hardware, Windows 7, Windows XP, XP, FrameMaker, Bootstrap, AngularJS, Sass, Compass, Technical Documentation, Content Management, MadCap Flare, Crisis Management, Strategic Planning, Product Knowledge, Project Planning, Process Improvement

Education
Southwest Texas State University   1997 — 2002
MA, English Literature/Technical Communication, 4.0

Southwest Texas State University   1992 — 1997
BA, English Literature/Medieval and Renaissance Studies, 3.54

Graham Kampmeier Graham Kampmeier Yucaipa, California Details
Graham Kampmeier's Blizzard Entertainment Experience October 2010 - April 2012
Job Graphic Artist at Loma Linda University
Industry Entertainment
Experience
Loma Linda University  July 2014 - Present
Blizzard Entertainment   October 2010 - April 2012
GameStop  February 2003 - October 2010
Cox Communications  2006 - 2008

Skills
Art, Maya, Texturing, 3D Modeling, Game Design, Digital Painting, Drawing, Call Center, Photoshop, Teamwork, Sales, Customer Service, Microsoft Office, Video Games, Competitive Gaming, Windows, Microsoft Word, Retail, Character Animation, Information Technology, Computer Hardware, Instructional Technology, Computer Repair, Computer Maintenance, Unity, Conceptual Art, 3D Studio Max, Store Management, Digital Illustration, Storyboarding, Cashiering, Retail Sales, Team Leadership, Training, Computer Animation, Customer Satisfaction, Illustration, UI Design, Graphic Design, Pixel Art, Illustrator

Education
The Art Institute of California-Inland Empire   2012 — 2015
Bachelor of Science (B.S.), Game Art and Design

The Art Institute of California-Inland Empire   2012 — 2014
Game Art and Design

Joe Broxterman Joe Broxterman Greater Los Angeles Area Details
Joe Broxterman's Blizzard Entertainment Experience June 2015 - Present
Job Experienced Web Developer
Industry Computer Games
Experience
Blizzard Entertainment   June 2015 - Present
Sleepy Giant  February 2012 - June 2015
Hot Topic  April 2011 - November 2011
Hot Topic  September 2008 - April 2011
Hot Topic  October 2007 - September 2008
Hot Topic  December 2005 - October 2007
Hot Topic  May 2005 - December 2005
Hot Topic  October 2004 - May 2005
Hot Topic  April 2003 - October 2004
Further Innovations   April 2001 - February 2002

Skills
Web Development, Ruby, Ruby on Rails, C#, Java, JavaScript, Oracle SQL, T-SQL, MySQL, REST, HTML, C++, Red Hat Linux, Programming, ASP.NET, .NET, Nginx, CSS, SQL, Visual Basic, AJAX, Oracle, Git, Visio, Microsoft SQL Server, Web Applications, Integration, Software Project..., E-commerce

Education
The Ohio State University
Computer Science Engineering

Harley D. Huggins II Harley D. Huggins II Olathe, Kansas Details
Harley D. Huggins II's Blizzard Entertainment Experience January 1997 - November 2005
Job Experienced Director, Game Developer
Industry Computer Games
Experience
Echo Base   October 2012 - Present
38 Studios  November 2011 - May 2012
38 Studios  August 2010 - November 2011
Red 5 Studios  January 2006 - February 2010
Red 5 Studios  June 2008 - July 2009
Blizzard Entertainment   January 1997 - November 2005
Trinity Animation  January 1996 - January 1997
KADDYWHAMPUS PRODUCTIONS   January 1989 - January 1996
Kansas City Kansas Community College  1993 - 1996

Skills
Team Building, Cinematics, Art Direction, Computer Graphics, Pre-visualization, Visual Effects, Character Animation, Game Development, Voice Acting, Screenwriting, Creative Direction, Compositing, Storyboarding, Animation, Video Games, Texturing, Game Design, MMO, Computer Games, MMORPG, Modeling, Film, Xbox 360, Level Design, PS3, Sound Design, Perforce, 3D, Zbrush, Texture Painting, Pipeline Development, Computer Animation, Traditional Animation, Maya, Unreal Engine 3, Hard Surface Modeling, UV mapping, Mudbox, 3D Studio Max, Game Art

Education
The University of Kansas   1985 — 1988
Bachelor of Fine Arts (B.F.A.)

University of Kansas   1985 — 1988
B.F.A

Derwin Malone II Derwin Malone II Austin, Texas Area Details
Derwin Malone II's Blizzard Entertainment Experience September 2010 - February 2011
Job Team Lead at SHI International Corp.
Industry Public Relations and Communications
Experience
SHI International Corp.  April 2015 - Present
SHI International Corp.  October 2014 - Present
SHI  March 2012 - Present
Austin's Urban Music Festival   March 2012 - Present
Round Rock ISD  2011 - 2012
Pflugerville ISD  2011 - 2012
Blizzard Entertainment   September 2010 - February 2011
Emmis Austin Radio  August 2003 - November 2009

Skills
Social Media, Public Relations, Marketing Communications, Marketing Strategy, Radio, Writing, Acting, Voice Acting, DJ, Hosting, Problem Solving, Internal Communications, Teaching, Promotions, Training, Branding, Recruiting, Entertainment, Public Speaking, Management, Social Networking, Patience, Creative Problem Solving

Education
Texas State University   1998 — 2003
BA, Public Relations/Business

Doug McCreary Doug McCreary Belmont, California Details
Doug McCreary's Blizzard Entertainment Experience October 1998 - August 2002
Job Director of Engineering at Guidewire Software
Industry Computer Software
Experience
Guidewire   July 2013 - Present
Guidewire Software  October 2004 - Present
Guidewire   September 2004 - Present
Guidewire Software  September 2004 - Present
University of Georgia  November 2003 - August 2004
Blizzard Entertainment   October 1998 - August 2002
Blizzard North   October 1998 - August 2002
Lapel Software   June 1999 - December 1999
ICTV  October 1995 - June 1999
City of Hope  June 1994 - September 1994

Skills
Agile, Architecture, Engineering Management, Unit Testing, Java, Gosu, Hiring, Leadership, Agile Methodologies, Scalability, Performance Tuning, Software Engineering, Interviews, Communication, Scrum, TDD, Test Driven Development, Databases, Software Development, Ant, Recruiting, Perl, JUnit, TCP/IP, Object Oriented Design, Tomcat, Distributed Systems, Ruby, SOA, XML, Java Enterprise Edition, Architectures, Enterprise Software

Education
The University of Georgia   2002 — 2004
BS, Computer Science

University of California, San Diego   1990 — 1995
Bachelor of Science (BS), Mathematics and Computer Science

Arcadia High School   1986 — 1990
High School Diploma, High School Diploma

Nicholas DePalma Nicholas DePalma Leander, Texas Details
Nicholas DePalma's Blizzard Entertainment Experience March 2011 - Present
Job Team Manager Customer Support at Blizzard Entertainment
Industry Computer Games
Experience
Blizzard Entertainment   March 2011 - Present
GameStop  January 2001 - February 2002

Skills
CAPM, Personnel Management, Project Coordination, Project Management, Performance Appraisal, New Hires, New Hire Training, Mentoring New Hires, Interviews, General Administrative..., Workforce, Problem Solving, Leadership, Team Leadership, Team Building, Team Management, Career Counseling, Career Development, Online Gaming, Coaching

Education
The University of Texas at Austin   2002 — 2007
Bachelor of Arts (B.A.), Philosophy, History

Lukas Ouder Lukas Ouder Austria area Details
Lukas Ouder's Blizzard Entertainment Experience August 2009 - October 2009
Job ServiceDesk Agent at OMV
Industry Oil & Energy
Experience
OMV  October 2012 - Present
A1 Telekom Austria AG  August 2011 - August 2012
YouCon EDV Dienstleistungs GmbH   November 2009 - May 2011
Blizzard Entertainment   August 2009 - October 2009
Funky Solutions   May 2008 - May 2009
Niedermeyer   February 2007 - April 2008
Wien KAV   December 2002 - December 2003
UPC Chello   May 2002 - August 2002
Xenis - Brainwave   January 2001 - November 2001

Skills
Programming, Technical Support, Process Improvement, Team Building, IT Management, SQL, Project Planning, Customer Support, Analysis, Integration, Telecommunications, Databases

Education
Technische Universität Wien   2003 — 2006
Information/Informatic Technology

BRG Wien XI

Michael Yaklin Michael Yaklin Orange County, California Area Details
Michael Yaklin's Blizzard Entertainment Experience January 2015 - Present
Job UX Design Lead at Blizzard Entertainment
Industry Design
Experience
Blizzard Entertainment   January 2015 - Present
Blizzard Entertainment   March 2014 - January 2015
IBM  August 2013 - March 2014
IBM  2005 - August 2013
Ascential Software  2003 - 2005
frog design  2000 - 2002

Skills
Logic Pro, Ableton Live, Usability, Interaction Design, User Experience, User-centered Design, Wireframes, Product Design, Software Design, Mobile Design, Information Architecture, Usability Testing, User Experience Design, Heuristic Evaluation, Agile Methodologies, User Interface Design, Web Design, User Interface

Education
The University of Texas at Austin   1997 — 2001
BFA, Design

Jason Girard Jason Girard Greater Los Angeles Area Details
Jason Girard's Blizzard Entertainment Experience May 2014 - Present
Job Assistant Manager, QA at Blizzard Entertainment
Industry Computer Games
Experience
Blizzard Entertainment   May 2014 - Present
Blizzard Entertainment   August 2012 - May 2014
FedEx Office  October 2004 - May 2012

Skills
Quality Assurance, Sales, Customer Service, Project Management, Training, Team Leadership, Team Building, Operations Management, Customer Satisfaction, Coaching, Process Improvement, Leadership, Management, Call Centers, Team Management, Cross-functional Team..., Performance Management, Employee Training, Vendor Management, Leadership Development, Change Management, Program Management, Teamwork, Employee Relations, Budgets

Education
The Citadel   2000 — 2004
Bachelor of Business Administration (B.B.A.)

Beau Billingsley Beau Billingsley Albuquerque, New Mexico Details
Beau Billingsley's Blizzard Entertainment Experience October 2006 - February 2012
Job Student at University of Phoenix
Industry Information Technology and Services
Experience
Blizzard Entertainment   October 2006 - February 2012

Skills
Web Development, Programming, Microsoft Office, Java, C++, HTML, PHP

Education
University of Phoenix   2011 — 2014
Bachelor of Science (B.S.), Information Technology, 3.78

The University of New Mexico   2000 — 2001
Computer Science

Michael Kanneg Michael Kanneg Austin, Texas Area Details
Michael Kanneg's Blizzard Entertainment Experience March 2010 - Present
Job Team Manager (Customer Service) at Blizzard Entertainment
Industry Computer Games
Experience
Blizzard Entertainment   March 2010 - Present
Blizzard Entertainment   March 2008 - March 2010
Blizzard Entertainment   June 2007 - March 2008
Mega Image Production   March 2006 - June 2007
Logo-Centric Games   April 2005 - March 2006

Skills
Customer Service..., Customer Service, Team Leadership, Leadership Development, MMORPG Customer Support, Billing & Technical..., Customer Care, Customer Satisfaction, Contact Center KPI's &..., Maya, 3D Studio Max, Level Design, Team Building, Photoshop, Graphic Design, Vehicle Graphics, Microsoft Office, Quality Control, People Management, Management, Call Centers, MMO, Computer Games, Game Development, Online Gaming, Monetization, Casual Games, MMORPG, Mobile Games, Video Games, Game Design, Customer Support, Social Games, Team Management, Gaming Industry, Customer Experience

Education
The Art Institute of California-Orange County   2002 — 2006
BS, Game Art and Design

Jud Bumpas Jud Bumpas Irvine, California Details
Jud Bumpas's Blizzard Entertainment Experience September 2013 - Present
Job Senior Cinematics Pipeline Technical Director at Blizzard Entertainment
Industry Entertainment
Experience
Blizzard Entertainment   September 2013 - Present
Rhythm & Hues  March 2009 - September 2013
Rhythm & Hues  January 2007 - March 2009
Rhythm & Hues  March 2005 - December 2006
Applied Research Labs  June 2001 - February 2005

Skills
Python, Visual Effects, Perl, Linux, Git, CVS, Computer Graphics, Scripting, Technical Direction, 3D, Animation, Programming, Feature Films, MySQL, Informix, Qt, Web Development, C/C++, Object Oriented Design, Computer Science, Post Production, Shell Scripting, Photoshop, OS X, PyQt, Unix, Windows, Audio Engineering, Mac OS X, Audio Production, Dual-wielding

Education
The University of Texas at Austin   1996 — 2000
Bachelor's degree, Computer Science

Kurtis Paddock Kurtis Paddock Orange County, California Area Details
Kurtis Paddock's Blizzard Entertainment Experience December 2014 - Present
Job Associate In Game Animation Artist at Blizzard Entertainment
Industry Computer Games
Experience
Blizzard Entertainment   December 2014 - Present
Blizzard Entertainment   May 2008 - December 2014
Blizzard Entertainment   March 2006 - May 2008
Blizzard Entertainment   June 2004 - March 2006

Skills
Maya, 3D Studio Max, FaceFX, Animation, Video Games, Character Animation, Cinematics, Max, Quality Assurance, 3D animation, Computer Graphics, Computer Games, Game Development, UV mapping, Computer Animation, Social Games, Texturing, Xbox 360, Game Design, UV Mapping, Perforce, MMO, Premiere, 3D, Online Gaming, Casual Games, MMORPG, Gameplay, Photoshop

Education
Art Institute of Orange County   2000 — 2003
B.S. Computer Science, Animation

The Art Institute of California-Orange County   2000 — 2003
Bachelor Degree in Computer Science with a focus on Media Arts and Aniamtion, Animation, Interactive Technology, Video Graphics and Special Effects

Gage Galinger Gage Galinger Dallas/Fort Worth Area Details
Gage Galinger's Blizzard Entertainment Experience 1997 - 1998
Job Chief Operating Officer at Playful Corp
Industry Computer Games
Experience
Playful Corp  February 2013 - Present
6waves  2011 - 2013
Smartron5   2011 - 2011
Possibility Space   2006 - 2010
Boonty Beijing   2006 - 2006
Enorbus   2003 - 2006
Microsoft, Ensemble Studios   February 2001 - July 2003
Origin Systems  1998 - 1998
Blizzard Entertainment   1997 - 1998
Bonner & Moore Associates   1995 - 1996

Skills
Game Development, Venture Capital, Mobile Games, Social Games, MMO, Video Games, Online Gaming, PS3, Mobile Applications, Casual Games, Monetization, Game Design, Xbox 360, Computer Games, Game Mechanics, Unity3D, Strategic Partnerships, MMORPG, iPhone, User Interface, iOS development, JIRA, User Experience, Cross-platform..., Console, Gaming, iOS, Mobile Devices

Education
Texas A&M University   1992 — 1997
Bachelor of Science (BS), Computer Engineering

Alec Dun Alec Dun Orange County, California Area Details
Alec Dun's Blizzard Entertainment Experience January 2014 - Present
Job Principal Software Engineer at Blizzard Entertainment
Industry Computer Software
Experience
Blizzard Entertainment   January 2014 - Present
Blizzard Entertainment   January 2010 - December 2013
Blizzard Entertainment   November 2006 - January 2010
Microsoft Corp  August 2003 - October 2006
Microsoft Corporation  March 1998 - August 2003
Microsoft Corporation  August 1996 - March 1998
Microsoft Corporation  January 1993 - August 1996
Chancery Software Ltd.  March 1991 - January 1993

Education
The University of British Columbia
BASC, Electrical Engineering, Computer Option

Kim Pierson Kim Pierson Austin, Texas Area Details
Kim Pierson's Blizzard Entertainment Experience November 2010 - January 2014
Job Making things better one step at a time.
Industry Writing and Editing
Experience
3M  September 2015 - Present
State of Texas - DFPS  October 2014 - September 2015
Neubus  June 2014 - October 2014
Blizzard Entertainment   November 2010 - January 2014
SPHERION  March 2009 - June 2009
Dell  May 2008 - March 2009
Dell  January 2007 - March 2008
Dell  January 1998 - January 2007
Dell  January 2002 - January 2003

Skills
Program Management, Technical Writing, Training, Leadership, Instructional Design, Training Delivery, Cross-functional Team..., Technical Training, E-Learning, Instructor-led Training, Customer Experience, Learning Management, Project Management, Team Leadership, Troubleshooting, Call Centers, Technical Support, Computer Hardware, Team Building, SharePoint, Customer Satisfaction, Call Center, Employee Training, Change Management, Customer Service, Cus, Human Resources, HTML, Editing, Content Management, Microsoft Office, Software Documentation

Education
Texas State University   2013 — 2015
Master's Degree, Instructional Design, Business Management and Adult Education

Texas State University-San Marcos   2010 — 2013
BAAS, Marketing, Writing, Psychology

Texas State Technical College   1995 — 1997
Associates, Computer Science

Randy Jordan Randy Jordan Irvine, California Details
Randy Jordan's Blizzard Entertainment Experience February 2011 - Present
Job Associate Writer Community Development, at Blizzard Entertainment
Industry Public Relations and Communications
Experience
Blizzard Entertainment   February 2011 - Present
Frog Pants Studios, LLC   November 2006 - February 2011
Norman Sakamoto for Lt. Governor of Hawaii 2010   2010 - 2010
Somnio   June 2008 - November 2008
S1 Corporation  January 1999 - August 2008
National Oilwell Varco  May 1998 - October 1998
Celanese  February 1995 - January 1997

Skills
Social Media, Social Networking, Public Relations, Marketing Strategy, Web Development, Video Games, Project Management, Writing, Creative Direction, Creative Writing, Visio, Podcasting, Microsoft SQL Server, Web Content Management, Photoshop, Community Management, Social Media Marketing

Education
Texas A&M University-Kingsville   1993 — 1997
Biology, Chemistry

Itzik Ben-Bassat Itzik Ben-Bassat New York, New York Details
Itzik Ben-Bassat's Blizzard Entertainment Experience 2012 - 2013
Job CEO & CoFounder GONG!
Industry Internet
Experience
GONG!   August 2014 - Present
TriBeCa Enterprises  September 2014 - Present
Wix.com  October 2013 - Present
Wix.com  January 2008 - October 2013
Blizzard Entertainment   2012 - 2013
Rollup company by INSIGHT VENTURES   2010 - 2012
GameGround   2008 - 2011
Blizzard Entertainment Inc.   2002 - 2007
Exent Technologies  1999 - 2002
Mitos e-commerce   1998 - 1999

Skills
Strategy, Entrepreneurship, Start-ups, Strategic Partnerships, Video Games, Monetization, Business Development, Online Gaming, Online Marketing, Go-to-market Strategy, Business Strategy, Product Management, Mobile Devices, MMO, Mergers & Acquisitions, Social Games, Mobile Games, Mobile Applications, Management, Web Analytics, Digital Media, Mobile Marketing, Mobile Technology, Affiliate Marketing, Online Advertising, Business Modeling, Innovation Management, Free to Play, Product Marketing, Digital Marketing, SaaS, Global Business..., Finance, Growth Management, Global Operations, Online Services, User Experience, Corporate Development, Competitive Analysis, Executive Management, Angel Investing, Community Management, Venture Capital, E-commerce, Analytics, Leadership, Digital Strategy, Strategic Negotiations, Mentoring, Consulting

Education
Tel Aviv University   1997 — 1999
BSc, Economics and Business Management

Brittany Wells Brittany Wells Parker, Colorado Details
Brittany Wells's Blizzard Entertainment Experience June 2005 - April 2006
Job Web Designer, Webmaster, Web Project Manager
Industry Internet
Experience
The Fab Four Corp.   January 2005 - Present
Charternet Web Solutions   June 2014 - March 2015
2Modern.com   February 2007 - September 2013
Peninsula Publishing  November 2006 - February 2007
Blizzard Entertainment   June 2005 - April 2006

Skills
Project Management, Web Development, HTML, PHP, MySQL, Photoshop, Microsoft Office, Web Design, Mobile Web Design, WordPress, Google Analytics, Google Adwords, SEO, Ecommerce, Flash Animation, ActionScript, CSS, Agile Methodologies, Agile Project Management, WooCommerce, Constant Contact, Paypal Integration, Social Media, Joomla, WordPress Design, cPanel, Mailing Lists

Education
The Art Institute of California-Orange County   2004 — 2009
Web Design and Interactive Media

Abigail Manuel Abigail Manuel Plano, Texas Details
Abigail Manuel's Blizzard Entertainment Experience May 2014 - August 2014
Job Writer at Robot Entertainment
Industry Computer Games
Experience
Robot Entertainment  July 2015 - Present
Collin County Community College  February 2008 - Present
NCSOFT  November 2014 - June 2015
North Central Texas College  January 2014 - January 2015
Blizzard Entertainment   May 2014 - August 2014
The University of Texas at Dallas  August 2011 - February 2014
Richland College  August 2011 - January 2014
Blizzard Entertainment   May 2013 - August 2013
The University of Texas at Dallas  August 2007 - May 2011
The University of Texas at Dallas  August 2006 - August 2007

Skills
Editing, Literature, Higher Education, Teaching, Creative Writing, Social Media, Research, Public Speaking, Proofreading, Writing

Education
The University of Texas at Dallas   2006 — 2015
Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Studies in Literature (English)

The University of Texas at Dallas   2004 — 2006
Master of Arts (M.A.), Aesthetic Studies (Creative Writing)

Texas Christian University   2000 — 2004
Bachelor of Arts (B.A.), Radio-TV-Film and English

Robert Maine Robert Maine Cedar Park, Texas Details
Robert Maine's Blizzard Entertainment Experience April 2014 - December 2014
Job Software Developer at MainstreamIT
Industry Computer Software
Experience
MainstreamIT   January 2010 - Present
Blizzard Entertainment   April 2014 - December 2014
Blizzard Entertainment   January 2009 - April 2014
DR Horton  January 2006 - October 2008

Skills
PHP, HTML, CSS, Windows, Linux, MySQL, JavaScript, jQuery, AJAX, JSON, Vagrant, PhpMyAdmin, FTP, SSH, CodeIgniter, OOP, VMware, Agile Methodologies, XML, Unit Testing, WAMP, WordPress, Bootstrap, Git, Github, PHPUnit, Mantis, Xdebug, REST, Fiddler, MVC

Education
The University of Texas at Austin
Bachelor of Arts (B.A.), Economics

Dezmin-Mikal Jones Dezmin-Mikal Jones Hacienda Heights, California Details
Dezmin-Mikal Jones's Blizzard Entertainment Experience September 2015 - Present
Job QA Tester at Blizzard Entertainment
Industry Graphic Design
Experience
Blizzard Entertainment   September 2015 - Present
GEM Mortgage, Inc  July 2015 - Present
The Art Institute of Orange County  October 2012 - July 2015

Skills
Photography, Photoshop, Graphic Design, Zbrush, InDesign, Adobe Creative Suite, After Effects, Microsoft Office, Illustrator, Web Design, Logo Design, HTML, Maya, Social Networking, 3D Modeling, PowerPoint, 3D Studio Max, Microsoft Word, Social Media, Texturing, Illustration, Game Design, Art

Education
Art Institute of Orange County   2011 — 2015
Bachelor’s Degree, Game Art and Design

The Art Institute of California-Orange County   2011 — 2015
Bachelor of Science (B.S.), Game Art and Design

Cameron Lazek Cameron Lazek Irvine, California Details
Cameron Lazek's Blizzard Entertainment Experience September 2013 - Present
Job Director, Global Rewards at Blizzard Entertainment
Industry Entertainment
Experience
Blizzard Entertainment   September 2013 - Present
Blizzard Entertainment   October 2012 - September 2013
Blizzard Entertainment   October 2010 - October 2012
Accredo Healthcare - a Medco Company  June 2008 - September 2010
AutoZone  July 2006 - June 2008

Skills
Deferred Compensation, Human Resources, Employee Benefits, PeopleSoft, Leadership, Compensation & Benefit, HRIS, HR Policies, Personnel Management, Incentive Programs, Employee Engagement, Variable compensation, Executive Compensation..., Bonus Programs, Project Management, Salary Review, Total Rewards, Sales Compensation, Job Evaluation, People Analytics, FLSA, California Labor Law, Employee Wellness, Organizational..., Employment Law, Employee Recognition, Job Analysis, Executive Pay, Cross-functional Team...

Education
University of Mississippi   2005 — 2006
M.A., Economics

The University of Memphis   2001 — 2004
B.A., Philosophy (with honors)

Chad Milam Chad Milam San Antonio, Texas Details
Chad Milam's Blizzard Entertainment Experience January 2008 - April 2012
Job Graduate Teaching Assistant at The University of Texas at San Antonio
Industry Research
Experience
The University of Texas at San Antonio  July 2015 - Present
The University of Texas at San Antonio  January 2015 - Present
Apple  October 2012 - September 2014
Blizzard Entertainment   January 2008 - April 2012
Texas Tech University  June 2005 - December 2006

Skills
3D Modeling, Photoshop, Microsoft Office, Video Games, Customer Service, Leadership, Troubleshooting, Team Leadership, Game Development, Customer Satisfaction, Microsoft Excel, iPhone

Education
The University of Texas at San Antonio   2015 — 2016
Master's Degree, Neurobiology and Neurosciences

The University of Texas at San Antonio   2012 — 2015
Bachelor of Science (BS), Neurobiology and Neurosciences

Vancouver Institute of Media Arts   2007 — 2008
Certification, Game Art and Design

Texas Tech University   2005 — 2007
Studio Art

Heather Marek Heather Marek Greater Chicago Area Details
Heather Marek's Blizzard Entertainment Experience May 2010 - August 2012
Job Business System Analyst at Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Illinois, Montana, New Mexico, Oklahoma & Texas
Industry Information Technology and Services
Experience
Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Illinois, Montana, New Mexico, Oklahoma & Texas   September 2015 - Present
Self Employed  August 2012 - September 2015
Tagkast  November 2014 - February 2015
Blizzard Entertainment   May 2010 - August 2012
Glahn Resources, Inc.   May 2005 - August 2007

Skills
Video Games, MMO, Information Technology, Personal Computer..., Computer Repair, Computer Network..., Mac OS, Linux, Windows 7, Windows Server, Windows Vista, Laptop Repair, Windows XP Pro, Windows 2000, Technical Writing, Cell Phone Repair, Typing, Customer Service..., World Class Customer..., Online Gaming, MMORPG, PS3, Xbox 360, Gameplay, Public Speaking, Critical Thinking, Writing, Communication, Learning Quickly, Software Installation, Hardware, Microsoft Office, Microsoft Excel, Customer Service

Education
The University of Texas at Austin   2003 — 2010
Bachelor of Arts (B.A.), Political Science and Government

Dillon Johnson Dillon Johnson Austin, Texas Details
Dillon Johnson's Blizzard Entertainment Experience November 2010 - December 2012
Job Data Services Specialist at Q2ebanking
Industry Information Technology and Services
Experience
Q2ebanking  November 2014 - Present
HomeAway.com  January 2014 - November 2014
Charles Schwab  December 2012 - November 2013
Blizzard Entertainment   November 2010 - December 2012

Skills
Technical Support, Troubleshooting, Hardware, Networking, Windows 7, Software Documentation, Windows, Network Administration, Security, Computer Hardware, System Administration, Customer Service, Team Leadership, Vendor Management, Administration, Customer Experience, Data Center, Access, SharePoint, Visio, Call Centers, XML Databases, Salesforce.com, Integration Testing, Technology Integration, Integration, Leadership, Management, Microsoft Office

Education
Texas Tech University   2005 — 2010
Bachelor of Arts (B.A.), Political Science

Stefan Gawrys Stefan Gawrys Greater New York City Area Details
Stefan Gawrys's Blizzard Entertainment Experience May 2014 - August 2014
Job Software Engineer at Microsoft
Industry Computer Software
Experience
Microsoft  June 2015 - Present
Blizzard Entertainment   May 2014 - August 2014
Blizzard Entertainment   May 2013 - August 2013
Eduware, Inc.   March 2012 - March 2013

Skills
Python, Java, JavaScript, C++, Android, Git, Eclipse, Linux, C, Object Oriented Design, Subversion, C#, Programming, Web Applications, Software Development, Software Engineering, ASP.NET, jQuery, Web Services, JSP, Unity3D, Django, Cloud Infrastructure, Windows Azure

Education
Stony Brook University   2011 — 2015

Brooklyn Technical High School

Maximillian A. Swift Maximillian A. Swift Providence, Rhode Island Details
Maximillian A. Swift's Blizzard Entertainment Experience August 2012 - August 2013
Job Product Operations Analyst in Mobile/Digital Media Department
Industry Information Technology and Services
Experience
United Natural Foods  September 2013 - Present
Blizzard Entertainment   August 2012 - August 2013
eProoft   October 2008 - October 2009

Skills
Video Games, MMO, Computer Games, Game Design, MMORPG, Online Gaming, Xbox 360, Game Development, Gameplay, PS3, Social Games, Level Design, Casual Games, Mobile Games, iOS, Android, Testflight, Appaloosa Store, Justinmind, Assembla, Liveperson, Windows 7, Windows 8, Airwatch, Wireframes, Quality Assurance

Education
The University of Memphis   2010 — 2011
Bachelor of Arts (BA), Vocal Performance, 3.4 GPA

Hun Kevin Lee Hun Kevin Lee Irvine, California Details
Hun Kevin Lee's Blizzard Entertainment Experience May 2005 - March 2011
Job Lead Artist at FireForge
Industry Computer Games
Experience
FireForge  September 2015 - Present
FireForge  February 2015 - August 2015
Electronic Arts  November 2012 - January 2015
NCsoft  June 2011 - November 2012
Blizzard Entertainment   May 2005 - March 2011

Skills
Texture Painting, Texturing, Character, Zbrush, Texture, 3D, Low Poly Modeling, Organic Modeling, 3D Modeling, Character Animation, Art, Concept Design, Digital Sculpting, MMO, Modeling, Characters, UV mapping, Video Games, Hard Surface Modeling, Environment Art, Mudbox, ZBrush, UV Mapping

Education
The Art Institute of California-Orange County
Bachelor of Science Degree, Media Arts and Animation

Art Institutes of Orange County
Media arts and animation, Art/Art Studies, General

Michael Batilla Michael Batilla Austin, Texas Area Details
Michael Batilla's Blizzard Entertainment Experience September 2014 - Present
Job Internal Information Specialist II at Blizzard Entertainment
Industry Computer Games
Experience
Blizzard Entertainment   September 2014 - Present
Blizzard Entertainment   August 2011 - Present
Blizzard Entertainment   February 2009 - Present

Skills
CSPO, CSM, Knowledge Management, Policy Administration, Policy Analysis, Process Improvement, Knowledge Base, SaaS, CSS, Basic HTML, SharePoint..., SharePoint, CRM, Lean Six Sigma, Yellow Belt, User Experience Analysis, Kanban, Customer Self Service, Global Customer Service, Computer Hardware..., Network Troubleshooting, Photoshop, Community Management, Social Networking, MMO, Video Games, Casual Games, Computer Games, Microsoft Office, Social Games, Customer Satisfaction, Quality Assurance, Gameplay

Education
Communications Arts High School
High School

The University of Texas at Austin
Radio-Television-Film

Sam Christiansen Sam Christiansen San Francisco Bay Area Details
Sam Christiansen's Blizzard Entertainment Experience April 2006 - August 2008
Job Engineer & Entrepreneur
Industry Computer Software
Experience
Booyah  August 2008 - April 2013
Blizzard Entertainment   April 2006 - August 2008
Insomniac Games  August 2003 - April 2006
Paradigm Entertainment  August 2001 - July 2003
Human Code  June 1998 - December 1999

Skills
Video Games, Game Development, Mobile Devices, Game Programming, Mobile Applications, Xbox, DirectX, iOS development, Gameplay, PS3, REST, Leadership, C++, Lua, Perforce, Product Management, Xbox 360, Mobile Games, iOS, iOS Development

Education
University of Texas at Austin   1996 — 1999
BS, Computer Science, Mathematics

Nicolette Martinez Nicolette Martinez Austin, Texas Area Details
Nicolette Martinez's Blizzard Entertainment Experience April 2007 - June 2011
Job HR Business Partner at Samsung Austin Semiconductor
Industry Human Resources
Experience
Samsung Austin Semiconductor  December 2014 - Present
W2O Group  July 2014 - December 2014
Samsung Austin Semiconductor  February 2013 - July 2014
Scott & White Healthcare  July 2012 - February 2013
Advantage Sales & Marketing  July 2011 - January 2012
Blizzard Entertainment   April 2007 - June 2011
Spherion  May 2006 - April 2007

Skills
Onboarding, Employee Relations, HRIS, Payroll, Performance Management, Employee Benefits, New Hire Orientations, Employment Law, PeopleSoft, FMLA, HR Policies, Recruiting, Talent Acquisition, Full-life Cycle..., Leadership Development, Team Leadership, Labor Relations, Performance Appraisal, HR Consulting, Technical Recruiting, Management, College Recruiting, Organizational..., Training, Employee Recognition, Sourcing, Employee Engagement, Employee Training, Leadership, Hiring, Internet Recruiting, Temporary Placement, Workforce Planning, Benefits Administration, Succession Planning, Benefits Negotiation

Education
Tarleton State University   2004 — 2006
Bachelor of Business Administration, Human Resource Management

Temple College   1999 — 2004
Associate of Arts, General Business

Brandon Treadway Brandon Treadway Irvine, California Details
Brandon Treadway's Blizzard Entertainment Experience March 2014 - Present
Job Software Engineer Battle.net at Blizzard Entertainment
Industry Information Technology and Services
Experience
Blizzard Entertainment   March 2014 - Present
Visioneering Games   March 2012 - July 2014
Hazy Dreams of Infinity, LLC   November 2013 - May 2014
Liaison Technologies  September 2010 - February 2014
G-Wiz Kids Learning School   November 2011 - July 2013
Geek Squad  May 2004 - August 2010

Skills
Java, C++, C#, JSP, SQL, mySQL, Oracle, SQL Server, HTML/XML, PHP, TCP/IP, Unity3D, SDL, XNA, Game Programming, Mobile Programming, Server Management, Microsoft SQL Server, Eclipse, MySQL

Education
The University of Georgia   2007 — 2010
MS, Computer Science

The University of Georgia   2003 — 2007
BS, Computer Science

Cline Kezar Cline Kezar Houston, Texas Area Details
Cline Kezar's Blizzard Entertainment Experience January 2007 - February 2009
Job Manager Strategic Asset Operations at HewlettPackard
Industry Information Technology and Services
Experience
Hewlett-Packard  August 2015 - Present
Hewlett-Packard  October 2014 - Present
Hewlett-Packard  September 2011 - October 2014
Hewlett-Packard  April 2009 - September 2011
Blizzard Entertainment   January 2007 - February 2009
Nextel Partners  2003 - 2006

Skills
Team Leadership, Vendor Management, Process Improvement, Project Management, Call Center, Team Building, Team Management, Quality Assurance, Customer Service, Troubleshooting, Cloud Computing, Software Documentation, ITIL Certified, IT Operations Management, Data Center Support, Data Center, Management, CRM, HP, Windows, Hardware, Strategy, Disaster Recovery, HP Proliant, Unix, IT Management, Sales, Security, IT Operations, Servers, Networking, Enterprise Software, Call Centers, Infrastructure, Project Planning, Technical Support, IT Service Management, Business Process, ITIL, Storage Area Networks, Service Delivery, Storage, Virtualization, Information Technology, Software Installation, VMware, IT Strategy, High Availability, Incident Management, Service Management

Education
Southwest Texas State University   2000 — 2003
BA, History, English, Political Science

Flynn O'Connor Flynn O'Connor Austin, Texas Area Details
Flynn O'Connor's Blizzard Entertainment Experience April 2009 - June 2011
Job Triple Threat: Editor, DJ, and Social Media Expert
Industry Motion Pictures and Film
Experience
Freelance PR, Social media, Marketing   June 2012 - Present
Video Editor  April 2012 - Present
DJ Boba Fett   2006 - Present
KEYE-TV  June 2011 - April 2012
Blizzard Entertainment   April 2009 - June 2011
Dr. Doctor Productions   1998 - 2009
American Film Institute  October 2008 - December 2008
NCsoft  2002 - 2005
Ain't it Cool News   2000 - 2003
Apple Computer  November 1998 - December 2001

Skills
Final Cut Pro, Editing, Video Production, Film, Video Games, Video, Video Editing, Photoshop, Television, Gaming, Digital Media, Mac, Film Production, Entertainment, Producing, Facebook, Social Media, Advertising, Post Production, Music, Publicity, Music Videos, New Media, Videography

Education
Texas State Technical College   1996 — 1998
AAS, Integrated Digital Image Communication Technology

Dirk Hollis Dirk Hollis Austin, Texas Area Details
Dirk Hollis's Blizzard Entertainment Experience April 2010 - Present
Job Project Manager at Blizzard Entertainment
Industry Computer Software
Experience
Blizzard Entertainment   April 2010 - Present
Dell (MessageOne)   April 2008 - April 2010
MessageOne  August 2006 - April 2008
NCsoft  April 2004 - May 2006
NCsoft  August 2001 - April 2004

Skills
Project Management, Account Management, Business Continuity, Marketing, Online Gaming, Data Center, Salesforce.com, SaaS, Management, Cloud Computing, System Deployment, Program Management, Team Leadership, Business Analysis, Business Process..., Product Management, Call Centers, Enterprise Software, CRM

Education
Texas State University-San Marcos   1994 — 1997
BS, Marketing

Texas A&M University   1992 — 1994
General Studies

Steve McGarrity Steve McGarrity Austin, Texas Area Details
Steve McGarrity's Blizzard Entertainment Experience January 2010 - July 2014
Job Senior Software Development Manager at Bethesda Softworks
Industry Computer Games
Experience
Bethesda Softworks  July 2014 - Present
Blizzard Entertainment   January 2010 - July 2014
Blizzard Entertainment   July 2006 - January 2010
eSchool Solutions  2002 - 2006
KSCL   September 1999 - August 2001

Skills
Subversion, Scrum, Java, Spring, Tomcat, Agile Methodologies, Web Applications, MMO, SQL, Scalability, Web Services, Oracle SQL, Servlets, Video Games, MMORPG, Community Sites, MySQL, Apache, Eclipse, Oracle

Education
The University of Edinburgh   1994 — 1999
Bachelor of Science (BSc), Computer Science

Irene Buesa Irene Buesa Orange County, California Area Details
Irene Buesa's Blizzard Entertainment Experience January 2014 - July 2014
Job Localization QA Analyst II at Blizzard Entertainment
Industry Translation and Localization
Experience
www.distantfootprints.com   September 2014 - Present
BG Loc   December 2010 - September 2014
Blizzard Entertainment   January 2014 - July 2014
Blizzard Entertainment   June 2013 - January 2014
Blizzard Entertainment   September 2011 - June 2013
Los Angeles County Office of Education  April 2011 - September 2011
Blizzard Entertainment   June 2007 - July 2010
Viajes Valesa   2006 - 2006
Mc Lehm Traductores   2005 - 2005
Lodestar Astronomy Center   2004 - 2005

Skills
Online Gaming, Spanish, Localization, Video Games, Proofreading, Website Localization, Project Management, Translation, French, MMORPG, MMO, Quality Assurance, Computer Games, Foreign Languages, Localization Testing, English, L10n, Internationalization, Community Management, Technical Translation, C#, Subtitling, Audiovisual Translation, Terminology, Casual Games

Education
Coursera How to Change the World

The University of New Mexico
Astronomy, Anthropology, Labor in America and languages (Russian, Italian)

Universidad Complutense de Madrid
Traducción e Interpretación, French, English, Russian

Université Paris-Est Marne-la-Vallée
French-English-Spanish translation

Eric Wu Eric Wu Portland, Oregon Area Details
Eric Wu's Blizzard Entertainment Experience 2010 - 2013
Job
Industry Health, Wellness and Fitness
Experience
Cambia Health Solutions (Regence Blue Cross Blue Shield)   2013 - Present
Blizzard Entertainment   2010 - 2013
Yahoo!  January 2008 - December 2010
PayPal, Service Technologies   2005 - 2008
eBay Inc., Corporate Systems & Architecture   2003 - 2005
Cisco Systems  1999 - 2003

Skills
Program Management, Strategic Planning, Global Delivery, PMO, Project Portfolio..., Integration, Management, Software Development..., Product Management, Vendor Management, Software Project..., Agile Methodologies, PMP, Agile Project Management, Cross-functional Team..., Global Leadership, Team Mentoring, Project Management, Process Improvement, Portfolio Management, Certified Scrum Master..., Waterfall, MMO, Mobile Applications, Online Gaming, Change Management, SharePoint, Visio, Business Process..., Outsourcing, E-commerce, Mergers, CRM, SDLC, Cloud Computing, Leadership, Software Development, Data Center, Business Intelligence, Disaster Recovery, Scrum, Enterprise Software, Team Management, Strategy, Mobile Devices, Quality Assurance

Education
University of Texas at Austin
BBA, BA

Bill Randolph Bill Randolph Austin, Texas Area Details
Bill Randolph's Blizzard Entertainment Experience April 2014 - Present
Job Lead Software Engineer at Blizzard Entertainment
Industry Computer Software
Experience
Blizzard Entertainment   April 2014 - Present
Ticom Geomatics  July 2012 - March 2014
Electronic Arts (EA)   March 2010 - June 2012
Trion Worlds, Inc.   December 2008 - December 2009
KingsIsle Entertainment  June 2005 - October 2008
Super Happy Fun Fun  October 2004 - June 2005
NCSoft  April 2001 - July 2004
Wizards of the Coast  July 2000 - April 2001
Electronic Arts (EA), Origin Systems   June 1997 - July 2000
Westwood Studios  February 1994 - June 1997

Skills
Xbox 360, Quality Assurance, Game Development, C++, Video Games, MMO, Linux, APIs, Perforce, C#, Game Design, Subversion, OpenGL, JIRA, Scrum, Computer Games, Objective-C, DirectX, Scripting, Gameplay, PS3

Education
Texas A&M University   1983 — 1984
Master of Science, Biomedical Engineering

Texas A&M University   1979 — 1983
Bachelor of Science, Biomedical Engineering

Chris Myles Chris Myles Orange County, California Area Details
Chris Myles's Blizzard Entertainment Experience November 2007 - Present
Job Senior Web Software Engineer at Blizzard Entertainment
Industry Internet
Experience
Blizzard Entertainment   November 2007 - Present

Skills
SQL, Tomcat, Scrum, XML, Java, Subversion, Git

Education
Texas Tech University   1995 — 1999
Bachelor

Lubbock High School   1993 — 1995
HS Diploma

Colt McAnlis Colt McAnlis San Jose, California Details
Colt McAnlis's Blizzard Entertainment Experience May 2009 - July 2011
Job Developer Advocate at Google
Industry Computer Games
Experience
Google  August 2011 - Present
Blizzard Entertainment   May 2009 - July 2011
SMU  August 2004 - May 2009
Ensemble Studios (Microsoft Corporation)   September 2005 - January 2009
TKO Software  February 2005 - August 2005
Petroglyph   July 2004 - September 2004

Skills
Xbox 360, Havok, Xbox, Shaders, Game Development, Texturing, Multithreading, Video Games, 3D, HTML 5, PS3, C#, Game Design, OpenGL, Gameplay, HLSL, GLSL, Game Programming, Programming, Computer Graphics, Console, DirectX, Perforce, Computer Games, Artificial Intelligence, User Interface, Maya, Character Animation, Gameplay Programming, Mobile Games, Unity3D, MMO, Unreal Engine 3, Social Games, HTML5, Compression Algorithms

Education
Texas Christian University   2001 — 2004
BS, Computer Science

Advanced Technologies Academy   1996 — 2001
Computer Science

Dana Urbach Dana Urbach Greater Los Angeles Area Details
Dana Urbach's Blizzard Entertainment Experience 1998 - 2000
Job Sound Designer
Industry Media Production
Experience
West Coast  May 2011 - Present
Harvard Medical School  2002 - 2004
Harvard Business School  2001 - 2002
Vivendi Universal  1998 - 2001
Vivendi Universal Games  1997 - 2001
Knowledge Adventure  1997 - 2001
Havas Interactive  1999 - 2000
Blizzard Entertainment   1998 - 2000

Skills
Animation, Video Editing, Video Production, Video, Digital Media, Audio Engineering, Sound, Editing, Pro Tools

Education
The University of Texas at Austin   1994 — 1996

Elsik

Olle Middle School

Christopher Talucci Christopher Talucci Orange County, California Area Details
Christopher Talucci's Blizzard Entertainment Experience March 2013 - September 2013
Job Cofounder & Developer at Shield Break Studios
Industry Computer Games
Experience
Shield Break Studios   September 2013 - Present
Blizzard Entertainment   March 2013 - September 2013
Blizzard Entertainment   March 2012 - February 2013
Blizzard Entertainment   March 2010 - April 2012
Business Researchers, Inc   January 2009 - March 2010
Business Researchers, Inc   November 2007 - January 2009
The George Washington University  September 2004 - December 2007

Skills
Market Research, Game Theory, Technical Requirements..., Business Intelligence, Data Mining, Analytics, Data Analysis, SAS, Unix, Databases, Agile Methodologies, SQL, Database Design, OLAP, Expectations Management, Manage client..., Tableau, Microsoft SQL Server, Greenplum, Data Warehousing, Strategy, Analysis, Python, Software Development, Project Management, Online Gaming

Education
The George Washington University   2004 — 2007
Master of Science (M.S.), Computer Science

Tulane University   2000 — 2004
Bachelor's degree, Computer Science, Mathematics

Noel Wolfman Noel Wolfman United States Details
Noel Wolfman's Blizzard Entertainment Experience January 2015 - Present
Job Director of Operations at Blizzard Entertainment
Industry Entertainment
Experience
Blizzard Entertainment   January 2015 - Present
Blizzard Entertainment   March 2011 - February 2015
Blizzard Entertainment   November 2009 - March 2011
Blizzard Entertainment   May 2008 - December 2009
Disney Toon Studios  September 2006 - April 2008
DreamWorks Animation  July 2004 - August 2006
DreamWorks Animation  June 1996 - July 2004
Robinson's Dept. Store (Formally a unit of May Department Stores, now Macys, Inc.)   1990 - 1993
Robinson's Dept. Store (Formally a unit of May Department Stores, now Macys, Inc)   1987 - 1990
Joskes' Department Store (A Unit of Allied Stores)   August 1984 - May 1987

Skills
Video Games, Film, Cinematics, Game Development, Computer Games, Animation, Video, Lighting, Computer Animation, Maya, Management, Visual Effects, Budgets, Film Production, Traditional Animation, Photoshop, Art, Casual Games, Feature Films, Concept Design, 3D, Producing, Craft, Social Games, Creative Direction, Game Design, Mobile Games, Community Engagement, Website Development, IP, Crew Scheduling, Story, Retail

Education
Texas A&M University   1977 — 1982
Bachelor of Business Administration, Marketing

Elliott Chin Elliott Chin San Francisco Bay Area Details
Elliott Chin's Blizzard Entertainment Experience August 2004 - December 2005
Job Director of Marketing, Platforms at LeapFrog
Industry Computer Games
Experience
LeapFrog  September 2014 - Present
Orange Silicon Valley  July 2013 - September 2014
Ayopa Games   August 2011 - July 2013
Logitech  October 2008 - August 2011
Sega of America, Inc.   August 2007 - July 2008
Sega of America, Inc.   December 2005 - July 2007
Blizzard Entertainment   August 2004 - December 2005
GameSpot  May 1998 - November 2000
Computer Gaming World   September 1995 - May 1998

Skills
Monetization, Mobile Devices, Casual Games, Public Relations, Community Management, PS3, Marketing, Competitive Analysis, Marketing Strategy, User Experience, Video Games, Creative Direction, Wii, Console, Strategy, Mobile Games, Game Design, Marketing Communications, Content Strategy, Advertising, Business Development, Strategic Partnerships, Business Planning, Online Advertising, Brand Management, Product Marketing, Business Strategy, New Business Development, Team Leadership, Cross-functional Team..., Consumer Electronics, Entrepreneurship, Brand Marketing, Multi-channel Marketing, Marketing Copy, Customer Insight, Customer Experience, Mobile Game Development, Developer Relations, Strategic Leadership, Market Research, Writing, Search Advertising, Website Development, Android, iPhone, Brand Development, Product Management, Content Management, Start-ups

Education
University of California, Berkeley   1991 — 1995
BA, Mass Communications

The Chinese University of Hong Kong   1993 — 1994

Brian Murillo Brian Murillo Irvine, California Details
Brian Murillo's Blizzard Entertainment Experience August 2015 - Present
Job Service Manager at Blizzard Entertainment
Industry Computer Games
Experience
Blizzard Entertainment   August 2015 - Present
Blizzard Entertainment   March 2014 - August 2015
Blizzard Entertainment   May 2009 - February 2014
Blizzard Entertainment   May 2007 - May 2009
Blizzard Entertainment   March 2007 - May 2007

Skills
Technical Support, Troubleshooting, Scripting, SharePoint, Video Games, Game Development, Customer Service, Computer Hardware, Negotiation, Team Leadership, Creative Writing, Public Speaking, Strategic Planning, Marketing, Social Networking, Disaster Recovery, Account Management, Program Management, Customer Satisfaction, Microsoft Office, Research, Leadership, Process Improvement, Sales, Windows 7

Education
Stony Brook University   1998 — 2004
BS, Computer Science

Jim Butcher Jim Butcher Austin, Texas Area Details
Jim Butcher's Blizzard Entertainment Experience February 2015 - Present
Job Tech Lead at Blizzard Entertainment
Industry Computer Software
Experience
Blizzard Entertainment   February 2015 - Present
Unwired Nation, Inc.   2004 - February 2015
Appiction LLC  October 2010 - January 2011
Atomic Games  2004 - 2004
BroadQ, LLC   2002 - 2003
Gocho Networks, Inc.   2000 - 2002
Greenleaf Research and Development   1999 - 2000
Electrocast, Inc.   1997 - 1999

Skills
Agile Methodologies, Mobile Applications, Scrum, Software Development, REST, Web Services, Linux, Tomcat, Spring, SaaS, Cloud Computing, Android, Objective-C, XML, Groovy, Grails, Java, jQuery, JavaScript, Enterprise Software, iOS, Node.js, Angular.js, MongoDB, PostgreSQL

Education
The University of Texas at Austin   1996 — 2001
BS, Computer Science

Nir Finkelstein Nir Finkelstein San Francisco Bay Area Details
Nir Finkelstein's Blizzard Entertainment Experience 2014 - Present
Job Tech Lead at Blizzard Entertainment
Industry Computer Games
Experience
Blizzard Entertainment   2014 - Present
Overwolf   2010 - 2013
Exent Technologies  2007 - 2010

Education
Tel Aviv University   2003 — 2007
BSc, Physics

Tel Aviv University   2003 — 2007
BSc, Electrical Engineering

Nick Mennen Nick Mennen Austin, Texas Area Details
Nick Mennen's Blizzard Entertainment Experience May 2007 - June 2008
Job at
Industry Computer Games
Experience
Alchemy Systems  June 2014 - Present
Mennen Entertainment   November 2013 - Present
Golfsmith International  September 2013 - May 2014
Wayne, A GE Energy Business  January 2013 - September 2013
Bioware  April 2010 - May 2012
Monkeytrap Games   August 2008 - April 2010
Blizzard Entertainment   May 2007 - June 2008

Skills
Video Games, Quality Assurance, Game Design, MMO, Testing, Level Design, Test Planning, Scrum, Online Gaming, Xbox 360, Scripting, Software Documentation, Small Business, Hansoft, IP, Computer Games, Perforce, Multiplayer, DevTrack, Game Mechanics, Game Development, Social Games, MMORPG, Unreal Engine 3, Unreal Editor, Casual Games, Test Plan Documentation, Large Scale Testing..., Techinical Art, Small Business Start-Up, IP Creation, Small Studio Management, Outsourcing Coordination, Automated Software..., Automation, Test Automation, QA Engineering, JavaScript, C#, CSS, HTML, PL/SQL, Agile Methodologies, Agile Project Management, Agile Testing, Agile & Waterfall..., Agile Methodolgy, Oracle PL/SQL..., Oracle, Oracle Forms

Education
The University of Akron   2002 — 2007
Economics, Mass Media Production

Josh Wikoff Josh Wikoff Atlanta, Georgia Details
Josh Wikoff's Blizzard Entertainment Experience February 2009 - February 2011
Job Sales Engineer at AirWatch
Industry Computer Software
Experience
AirWatch  December 2011 - Present
Technovare Systems, Inc.   January 2011 - December 2011
Blizzard Entertainment   February 2009 - February 2011
Israel Defense Force  February 2007 - February 2009

Skills
Software Project..., JavaScript, iOS, Quality Assurance, SaaS, PHP, HTML, SQL, Cloud Computing, Android, Mobile Applications, Technical Support, Enterprise Software, Mobile Device Management, Enterprise Mobility, Sales Engineering, Software Consulting, Enterprise Architecture, Windows Mobile, Windows Phone, Server Management, Windows Server, Mobile Technology, Software Engineering, Mobile Devices, Salesforce.com

Education
The University of Georgia   2002 — 2006
B.A., Cognitive Science

Brandon Christenson Brandon Christenson Orange County, California Area Details
Brandon Christenson's Blizzard Entertainment Experience March 2013 - Present
Job Senior Community Representative at Blizzard Entertainment
Industry Computer Games
Experience
Blizzard Entertainment   March 2013 - Present

Skills
Community Management, Social Media, Engagement, Social Networking, Management, Customer Service, Video Games, Online Gaming, MMO, Technical Writing, Training, Computer Games, eSports, Outlook, Recruiting, Microsoft Office, Community Sites, Editing

Education
The University of Texas at Austin   2001 — 2005
Bachelor of Arts, Government

Frisco High School   1996 — 2000

Sascha Demetrio Sascha Demetrio Irvine, California Details
Sascha Demetrio's Blizzard Entertainment Experience August 2010 - Present
Job Senior Software Engineer II at Blizzard Entertainment
Industry Computer Games
Experience
Blizzard Entertainment   August 2010 - Present
Crytek  November 2005 - March 2011
ComBOTS   August 2005 - October 2005
b.comp GmbH   January 2000 - June 2005

Skills
Parallel Programming, Compiler Technology, Distributed Systems, Linux, Programming, API, Multithreading, Xbox 360, Python, C++, Visual Studio, Subversion, C, Perl, OpenGL, Computer Graphics, Agile, Win32, Software Engineering, Software Development, Java, Development Tools, Architecture, XML, Optimization, 3D, Scrum, Assembly, DirectX, Game Development, Graphics, Algorithms, PHP, Debugging, OOP, STL, Software Design, CVS, Embedded Systems, Scripting, Threads, Cross-platform..., PS3, Console, Object Oriented Design

Education
Technische Universität Darmstadt   1996 — 2000
Computer Science

Universität des Saarlandes   1992 — 1996
Pre-degree, Computer Science, Mathmatics

Jeffrey sampson Jeffrey sampson Austin, Texas Area Details
Jeffrey sampson's Blizzard Entertainment Experience July 2007 - May 2008
Job Sales Engineer at SoftLayer, an IBM Company
Industry Information Technology and Services
Experience
SoftLayer, an IBM Company  July 2014 - Present
Rackspace, the Open Cloud Company  October 2013 - July 2014
Rackspace  August 2011 - October 2013
Multi Media Games   August 2010 - August 2011
Outernet management   May 2008 - September 2009
Blizzard Entertainment   July 2007 - May 2008
Austin Independent School District  December 2006 - June 2007
Public Storage  August 2006 - October 2006
Kids are Kids of Fall Creek   May 2006 - August 2006
Texas State Career Services office   January 2004 - May 2004

Skills
Troubleshooting, Network Security, Networking, Servers, Solution Architecture, Linux, Sales Engineering, Backup Solutions, Rackspace Cloud, Enterprise Storage, Time Management, Load Balancing, Microsoft Office, DNS, Apache, Network Administration, Unix, Cisco Technologies, Operating Systems, Red Hat Linux, Hardware, MySQL, CCNA, Hybrid Cloud, Firewalls, Cloud Security, Information Security, Customer Service, Tcpdump, Cloud Computing, Cloud Storage, Software Documentation, TCP/IP, Active Directory, Data Center, VPN, Security, Virtualization, IT Solutions, Pre/Post Sales Engineers, Storage Solutions, Intrusion Detection, Customer Presentations, Customer Product...

Education
Texas State University   2004 — 2006
Degree; Baccalaureate of Arts, History

Tyler Rosen Tyler Rosen Austin, Texas Details
Tyler Rosen's Blizzard Entertainment Experience October 2013 - Present
Job Program Manager at Blizzard Entertainment
Industry Aviation & Aerospace
Experience
Blizzard Entertainment   October 2013 - Present
TeSPA - The eSports Association   August 2010 - Present
Red Bull  June 2013 - Present
JINK.TV, doing business as Day[9]TV   May 2012 - March 2013

Skills
Project Management, Public Speaking, Microsoft Office, Program Management, Engineering, Marketing, Event Management, Business Development, Leadership, Event Planning, Business Strategy, Problem Solving, Event Production, Social Media, Community Development, Start-ups, Social Networking, Social Media Marketing, Proposal Writing

Education
The University of Texas at Austin   2008 — 2013
Bachelor of Science (BS), Aerospace Engineering

The University of Texas at Austin   2008 — 2013
Business Foundations

Eric Landreneau Eric Landreneau San Francisco Bay Area Details
Eric Landreneau's Blizzard Entertainment Experience August 2012 - May 2013
Job Software Engineer at Trion Worlds
Industry Animation
Experience
Trion Worlds, Inc.   June 2013 - Present
Blizzard Entertainment   August 2012 - May 2013
Pixar Animation Studios  September 2011 - August 2012
Texas Center for Applied Technology  August 2001 - July 2011
PDI/Dreamworks  2010 - 2010

Skills
MEL, Maya, Python, Modeling, Animation, 3D, Rendering, Renderman, Scripting, 3D visualization, Computer Graphics, Lighting, OpenGL, Game Development

Education
Texas A&M University   2005 — 2011
PhD., Computer Graphics

Texas A&M University   2003 — 2005
Master's degree, Computer Science

Eric DiCesare Eric DiCesare Austin, Texas Details
Eric DiCesare's Blizzard Entertainment Experience November 2012 - Present
Job Human Resources at Blizzard Entertainment
Industry Internet
Experience
Blizzard Entertainment   November 2012 - Present
Blizzard Entertainment   March 2011 - November 2012
Private Practice  February 2009 - May 2011
Ober Kaler  July 2008 - February 2009
Special Counsel  August 2007 - July 2008
Comcast  April 2002 - June 2004
Amazon.com  May 1999 - September 2001
Cybercom  November 1997 - March 1999

Skills
Customer Retention, MMORPG, Social Networking, MMO, Social Media, Management, Online Gaming, Video Games, Game Development, Customer Service

Education
The University of Texas at Austin
Professional Development Certification, Project Management

University of Baltimore School of Law   2004 — 2007
Juris Doctorate, E-Commerce

Towson University   1993 — 1998
Bachelor of Science, Philosophy and Film

Travis Maher Travis Maher Denver, Colorado Details
Travis Maher's Blizzard Entertainment Experience January 2007 - January 2008
Job MAC Specialist at Shane Co.
Industry Information Technology and Services
Experience
Shane Co.  May 2014 - Present
Sympoz  February 2013 - April 2014
University of New Mexico  May 2012 - December 2012
University of New Mexico  May 2012 - August 2012
Choice Hotels International  January 2009 - January 2012
Tivo, Inc  January 2008 - January 2009
Blizzard Entertainment   January 2007 - January 2008

Skills
Customer Service, Microsoft SQL Server, Visio, Networking, Microsoft Office, Windows Server, Windows XP Pro, Mac OS X, VirtualBox, Clonezilla, Ghost Imaging, Mac OS X Server, Okta, Solarwinds, Active Directory

Education
Anderson School of ManagementUniversity of New Mexico   2010 — 2012
Bachelor of Business Administration, Management Information Systems

The University of New Mexico - Robert O. Anderson School of Management   2010 — 2012
Bachelor's degree, Management Information Systems, General

William Hewlett William Hewlett Mountain View, California Details
William Hewlett's Blizzard Entertainment Experience June 2009 - August 2009
Job Manager, Data Science Team at Palo Alto Networks
Industry Computer Software
Experience
Palo Alto Networks  June 2015 - Present
Palo Alto Networks  October 2013 - Present
UCLA  2006 - September 2013
Google  May 2012 - August 2012
Blizzard Entertainment   June 2009 - August 2009
SRI International  June 2007 - August 2007
Electronic Arts  2003 - 2006
3DO  2001 - 2003

Skills
Artificial Intelligence, Computer Science, C++, Machine Learning, Software Engineering, C, OpenGL, Algorithms, Java, Business Intelligence, Computer Vision, Distributed Systems, Data Mining, Python, Linux, Programming, Software Development, Research

Education
University of California, Los Angeles   2006 — 2013
PhD, Computer Science

Stanford University   1995 — 2001
BS, MS, Symbolic Systems, Computer Science

John Ben Gruver John Ben Gruver Austin, Texas Area Details
John Ben Gruver's Blizzard Entertainment Experience August 2008 - May 2009
Job Sr Systems Administrator at Bioware Austin
Industry Computer Games
Experience
Bioware Austin  March 2015 - Present
Bioware Austin  September 2011 - Present
Bioware Austin  July 2010 - July 2011
Blizzard Entertainment   August 2008 - May 2009
Minacs  January 2008 - July 2008
Schlotzsky's Deli  May 2007 - January 2008
IHOP Restaurant  August 2005 - May 2007

Skills
Perforce, Game Development, MMO, Gameplay, Video Games, Computer Games, JIRA, Game Design, Quality Assurance, Scripting, Confluence, Amazon Web Services..., Node.js, JMeter, MongoDB, Automated Software..., Load Testing

Education
The University of Texas at Austin   2003 — 2005
Computer Science, Mathematics

Syracuse University   2002 — 2003
Computer Science

Derek Rosenberg Derek Rosenberg Austin, Texas Area Details
Derek Rosenberg's Blizzard Entertainment Experience September 2007 - Present
Job Service Level Coordinator at Blizzard Entertainment
Industry Computer Games
Experience
Blizzard Entertainment   September 2007 - Present

Skills
MMORPG, MMO, Video Games, Online Gaming, Computer Games, Gaming Industry, IEX, Call Centers, Quality Assurance, Customer Experience, Workforce Management, Technical Support

Education
Southwest Texas State University   1999 — 2003
Bachelor of Arts (BA), Mass Communication/Media Studies

Louise Kasemeier Louise Kasemeier Irvine, California Details
Louise Kasemeier's Blizzard Entertainment Experience October 2012 - Present
Job Senior Knowledge Manager at Blizzard Entertainment
Industry Computer Games
Experience
Blizzard Entertainment   October 2012 - Present
Comsquared Systems  February 2007 - September 2012
All Points Logistics  November 2004 - December 2006
dabs.com   August 2001 - July 2003
Sage  October 1997 - December 2000

Skills
SharePoint, Software Documentation, CSS, Web Development, E-commerce, ASP.NET, FrameMaker, JavaScript, Document Management, Microsoft SQL Server, Technical Writing, Technical Documentation, Photoshop, Content Management, User Experience, Structured Authoring, CMS, HTML, XSLT, Microsoft Office, Content Development, RoboHelp, Web Content Management, SQL, Web Content, C#, Databases, Online Help, DITA, Database Design, Web Applications, XML, Dreamweaver, Agile Methodologies, SharePoint Designer, DITA XML, Doxygen, XSL-FO, Wordpress, Visio, Visual Basic, Content Strategy, Information Architecture, Confluence

Education
University of Manchester   1994 — 1997
Bachelor of Arts (B.A.), Medieval and Renaissance Studies

The University of Manchester   1993 — 1997
B.A., Medieval Studies, 2.1.0

Christopher Whittington Christopher Whittington San Francisco Bay Area Details
Christopher Whittington's Blizzard Entertainment Experience October 2009 - August 2012
Job Senior Manager, Customer Support at Nexon Mobile. Over 15 years of perfecting and delighting the customer experience.
Industry Computer Games
Experience
Nexon Mobile  June 2015 - Present
CREDO Mobile  September 2012 - June 2015
Blizzard Entertainment   October 2009 - August 2012
U.S. Bank   January 2004 - September 2009
Comair  2002 - 2004
Transworld Systems  2001 - 2002
Jillians Entertainment  2000 - 2001
Mudd-N-Flood Outfitters   1997 - 1999
Taos Ski Valley  1996 - 1998
Outdoor Adventures  1995 - 1996

Skills
Call Centers, Customer Satisfaction, Quality Assurance, Team Leadership, Leadership, Coaching, Customer Experience, CRM, Video Games, Team Building, Call Center, Performance Metrics, MMORPG, Customer Service, Customer Engagement, Mentoring Of Staff, Interdepartmental..., Project Management, Key Performance..., Personnel Management, Call Center Development, Transformational..., Change Management, Vision Development, Organizational..., Call Center..., Presentation and..., Conflict Resolution, Goal and Vision Setting, Strategic Policy..., Adult Learning Theory, Agile Methodologies, Goal-driven leader, Highly detail oriented, World Class Customer..., Insourcing, Customer Journey Mapping, Key Metrics, Salesforce, Vendor Relationships, Customer Retention, Cross-functional Team..., Customer Experience..., Business Process..., Workforce Management, Outsourcing, Employee Engagement, Customer Insight, Global Customer Service, Customer Self Service

Education
The Ohio State University
Bachelor of Arts (B.A.), International Studies, Area of concentration: International Business, Minor:Political Science

Jed Pasco Jed Pasco Porter Ranch, California Details
Jed Pasco's Blizzard Entertainment Experience November 2014 - Present
Job Quality Assurance Analyst III at Blizzard Entertainment
Industry Computer Games
Experience
Blizzard Entertainment   November 2014 - Present
Obsidian Entertainment  September 2014 - November 2014
Spark Unlimited  May 2012 - July 2013
Aegis Medical Systems  October 2011 - March 2012
2K Games  March 2011 - September 2011
The Secret Garden Restaurant   June 2010 - February 2011
Aksys Games  August 2008 - January 2009
Global Secure Services   June 2003 - December 2007

Skills
Xbox 360, JIRA, Unreal Engine 3, Game Design, Quality Assurance..., Creative Writing, PS3, Technical Writing, Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Illustrator, Illustrator, Photoshop, Gameplay, Test Planning, Test Management, Test Cases, Manual Testing, System Testing, User Acceptance Testing, Game Design Documents, Game Development, Game Mechanics

Education
The Art Institute of California-Orange County   2003 — 2007
Bachelor of Science, Game Art and Design

Jeffery Chow Jeffery Chow Orange County, California Area Details
Jeffery Chow's Blizzard Entertainment Experience January 2000 - March 2005
Job Senior Software Engineer at TapZen
Industry Computer Games
Experience
Kabam  July 2013 - Present
Zynga  November 2010 - June 2013
Electronic Arts  June 2005 - October 2010
Blizzard Entertainment   January 2000 - March 2005

Skills
Perforce, Game Development, Xbox 360, Social Games, ActionScript, Computer Games, Game Design, Gameplay Programming, C++, PHP, JIRA, Splunk, RTS, Visual SVN, Microsoft Visual Studio..., Unity3D

Education
The University of British Columbia   1993 — 1998
Bachelor of Science (B.S.), Computer Science, 3.7

JD Abercrombie JD Abercrombie Austin, Texas Details
JD Abercrombie's Blizzard Entertainment Experience May 2011 - Present
Job Supervisor, Customer Service at Blizzard Entertainment
Industry Entertainment
Experience
Blizzard Entertainment   May 2011 - Present
Blizzard Entertainment   August 2007 - May 2011
Insurance Services Office  May 2006 - January 2007
EBGames   June 2000 - November 2005

Skills
Customer Service, Customer Satisfaction, Customer Support, Japanese, French, Video Games, Game Design, Quest Design, Creative Writing, Customer Retention, Customer Insight, Staff Supervision, Employee Management, Call Centers, Customer Experience, MMO, MMORPG, Team Leadership, Technical Support, Time Management, Training

Education
The University of Texas at Austin   2001 — 2008
Bachelor of Arts (B.A.), Asian Studies (Japanese)

Aaron Pemberton Aaron Pemberton Austin, Texas Details
Aaron Pemberton's Blizzard Entertainment Experience August 2007 - February 2012
Job Human Resources Professional
Industry Consumer Services
Experience
Randstad  February 2013 - April 2013
Blizzard Entertainment   August 2007 - February 2012

Education
The University of New Mexico   2002 — 2005
Music Performance, General

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