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
Nick Manes Nick Manes Greater Los Angeles Area Details
Nick Manes's Blizzard Entertainment Experience October 2010 - April 2012
Job Realtor at Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage
Industry Computer Games
Experience
Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage  March 2013 - Present
Mt. Sierra College  July 2012 - January 2013
Mt. Sierra College  June 2012 - August 2012
Blizzard Entertainment   October 2010 - April 2012
Wells Fargo  May 2010 - October 2010

Skills
Maya, Photoshop, Microsoft Office, Customer Service, Game Design, 3D Studio Max, Team Leadership, After Effects, Mac, PowerPoint, Team Oriented, Hands-on Problem Solver, Outstanding..., Skilled Communicator, Outstanding people..., Great Motivator, Team-oriented, Dreamweaver, Game Development, Video Games, Level Design, Flash, Advertising, Marketing, Recruiting, Interviews, Press Releases, Event Management, Marketing Strategy, Sales, Communication, Teamwork, Problem Solving

Education
Mt Sierra College   2007 — 2010
BA, Media and Video Game Design

Corey Breitling Corey Breitling Leander, Texas Details
Corey Breitling's Blizzard Entertainment Experience 2009 - 2013
Job Tier 3 Customer Service Representative at Blizzard Entertainment
Industry Computer Games
Experience
Texas Department of Aging and Disability Services  October 2014 - Present
Blizzard Entertainment   2009 - 2013
University of Siena  2008 - 2009
Fort Jesup State Archaeological Park   2007 - 2007
Barnes & Noble  2005 - 2007
Northwestern State University  2003 - 2005
Cultural Resource Office @ NSU   2000 - 2003

Skills
Filing, Customer Service, Billing Services, Investigation, Cataloging, Databases, Historic Preservation, Field Work, Social Media, Archaeological Survey, Data Analysis, Data Entry, Communication, Retail, Editing

Education
Northwestern State University   2000 — 2005
Bachelor of Arts (BA), Anthropology, Magna cum Laude

Katt Jean Katt Jean Newport Beach, California Details
Katt Jean's Blizzard Entertainment Experience December 2008 - February 2012
Job Technical Producer / Scrum Master / Project Manager
Industry Computer Games
Experience
ZeniMax Online Studios  December 2012 - June 2013
Blizzard Entertainment   December 2008 - February 2012
Blizzard Entertainment   March 2007 - November 2008
Sapphire Technology  July 2006 - February 2007
Valeant Pharmaceuticals  November 2005 - April 2006

Skills
Visio, MS Project, Project Planning, Video Games, PowerPoint, Software Documentation, Certified Scrum Master..., JIRA, Confluence, Product Development, RightNow, Customer Service, Online Gaming, Agile Project Management, Game Development, Management, MMORPG, Process Improvement, Computer Games, Project Management, Microsoft Project

Education
Orange Coast College

Mark Vulcano Mark Vulcano Irvine, California Details
Mark Vulcano's Blizzard Entertainment Experience March 2014 - Present
Job Senior Video Editor at Blizzard Entertainment
Industry Entertainment
Experience
Blizzard Entertainment   March 2014 - Present
Heavy Iron Studios  January 2011 - February 2014
Rhythm & Hues  August 2010 - January 2011
Heavy Iron Studios  December 2007 - August 2010
Sony Pictures Imageworks  January 2005 - October 2007
Big Idea Productions  November 1998 - May 2003

Skills
Video Editing, Cinematics, Film, Creative Direction, Feature Films, Animation, Character Animation, Maya, Facial Animation, Computer Animation, Motion Capture, Camera, Computer Graphics, Rigging, Pre-visualization, Characters, 3D, Character Rigging

Education
Bruce Block Film Seminar   2002 — 2002
Visual Elements of Film

Richard Williams Master Class   2000 — 2000
Animation

North Seattle College   1986 — 1988
2 years, Art & Architecture

Steve Thomassen Steve Thomassen San Diego, California Details
Steve Thomassen's Blizzard Entertainment Experience 2006 - 2007
Job Systems Engineer
Industry Information Technology and Services
Experience
Abacus Data Systems, Inc.   July 2013 - Present
Thomassen Law Group   June 2007 - July 2008
Blizzard Entertainment   2006 - 2007

Skills
Databases, Troubleshooting, Management, Microsoft Office, Windows, Windows Server, Quality Assurance, OS X, Social Networking, Hyper-V, iOS, Android, Mac, .NET, C#, Software Documentation, SQL, Windows 7, Cloud Computing, DNS, Hardware, Security, Servers, Windows Server 2012 R2, Windows Powershell, VMware, VMware vSphere, Windows Server 2008, Virtualization, Microsoft Exchange, Active Directory, Nagios, Group Policy

Education
University of California, Santa Barbara   2010 — 2012
Bachelor's degree, Philosophy

Orange Coast College   2008 — 2010
Associate's degree, Sociology

Adam Olabuenaga Adam Olabuenaga Costa Mesa, California Details
Adam Olabuenaga's Blizzard Entertainment Experience November 2010 - February 2011
Job Specialist at Apple
Industry Retail
Experience
Apple  October 2014 - Present
Vapor Way   August 2013 - February 2014
Starbucks  October 2011 - August 2013
Blizzard Entertainment   November 2010 - February 2011
Hurley  May 2010 - June 2010
T-Mobile  April 2004 - August 2009

Skills
Teamwork, Diligent, Motivation, Positive Can-do Attitude, Adaptability, Multi Tasking, Sales, Customer Service, Time Management, Cashiering, Team-oriented, Close Attention to..., Customer Experience, Inventory, Highly detail oriented, Fast-paced, Always Punctual, Highly motivated...

Education
Orange Coast College

Jessica Rizzo Jessica Rizzo Orange County, California Area Details
Jessica Rizzo's Blizzard Entertainment Experience June 2014 - Present
Job Assistant Test Engineer at Blizzard Entertainment
Industry Information Technology and Services
Experience
Blizzard Entertainment   June 2014 - Present
Blizzard Entertainment   April 2013 - Present
Micro Merchant Systems   March 2011 - April 2013
Micro Merchant Systems   February 2011 - December 2011
Burberry  November 2010 - February 2011
Lifetouch Portraits  August 2010 - February 2011
Pets Photography Studio   August 2009 - January 2011
Burmax  July 2009 - August 2009
Citizens Campaign  May 2009 - August 2009

Skills
C#, Microsoft SQL Server, SQL, MySQL, JavaScript, Web Services, Programming, ASP.NET, Databases, Java, LINQ, jQuery, Visual Studio, ISTQB Certified, Software Testing Life..., Test Driven Development, Test Engineering, Test Analysis, User Acceptance Testing, Automated Software..., System Testing, Component Testing, Integration Testing, Defect Tracking, Test Closure, Structural Testing, Functional Testing, Test Planning, Automation Tools, Incident Management, Risk Based Testing, Code Coverage, Decision Analysis, Test Reporting, Agile Methodologies, Testing, JIRA, Technical Support, Web Applications, Troubleshooting, Software Documentation

Education
New York Institute of Technology   2004 — 2008
BFA, Computer Graphics

New York Institute of Technology   2004 — 2008
Bachelors, Fine Arts; Computer Graphics

Alan (Alin Raven) Lubeski Alan (Alin Raven) Lubeski Sebastian, Florida Details
Alan (Alin Raven) Lubeski's Blizzard Entertainment Experience 2003 - August 2013
Job Owner of Raven Arts
Industry Fine Art
Experience
Raven Arts   2004 - Present
Blizzard Entertainment   2003 - August 2013
Sparkplay Media  2009 - 2010
Walt Disney World - Imagineering   2000 - 2004

Skills
Fine Art, Artistic, Drawing, Painting, Imagineering, Conceptual Art, Animation, Sewing, Detail Design, Sculpture, Illustration, Prop Making, Costume Design, Traditional Animation, Cartoons, Storyboarding, Traditional Art Skills, Art History, Layout, Graphic Design, Video Games, Game Development, Art, Gameplay, Concept Design, Computer Animation, Game Design, Computer Games, Graphics, 3D animation, 3D rendering, Art Direction, Digital Art, 3d skinning, Customer Relations, Customer Service, Color Correction, Logo Design, Web Design, 3D visualization, Creative Problem Solving, Voice Acting, Singing, Creative Strategy, Murals, Creative Concept..., Artist Management, Organizer, Office Management, Department Management

Education
North Andover High School   1994 — 1998
High School Diploma, General

New Hampshire Technical Institute   1998 — 2000
AS, Computer Science

White Pines College of Art   2000 — 2002
BS, Art and Design

Charles Soon Charles Soon San Diego, California Details
Charles Soon's Blizzard Entertainment Experience August 2011 - December 2012
Job SEO Strategist at iProspect
Industry Market Research
Experience
iProspect  October 2014 - Present
Covario  August 2014 - October 2014
Covario  August 2013 - August 2014
Covario  December 2012 - August 2013
Blizzard Entertainment   August 2011 - December 2012
National Taipei University  September 2010 - June 2011

Skills
Research, Data Analysis, SPSS, Academic Advising, PowerPoint, Microsoft Office, English, Higher Education, University Teaching, Photoshop, Singing, Passion for Helping..., Tutoring, Web Design, Matlab, Mandarin, Intercultural..., Web Editing

Education
National Taipei University   2009 — 2011
Masters, Business Administration

University of California, San Diego   2005 — 2007
BA, English Literature

Ali Seiffouri Ali Seiffouri Orlando, Florida Area Details
Ali Seiffouri's Blizzard Entertainment Experience June 2011 - August 2011
Job Technical Artist / Tool Engineer at Cloud Imperium Games
Industry Entertainment
Experience
Cloud Imperium Games  August 2015 - Present
Seminole State College of Florida  January 2015 - July 2015
Evolution Ventures LLC  December 2014 - July 2015
Electronic Arts  January 2012 - December 2014
Blizzard Entertainment   June 2011 - August 2011
Pixelpost   June 2009 - July 2010
Pixomondo  June 2008 - December 2008
Tarh-o-Takvin   2004 - 2005
Kermanshah TV station   2002 - 2004
T.A.K Advertising company   2000 - 2002

Skills
Visual Effects, Houdini, 3D Studio Max, Maya, Renderman, Python, C++, MEL, Nuke, Motion Graphics, Photoshop, Zbrush, Premiere, After Effects, Digital Compositing, Mental Ray, Shading, Compositing, Texturing, Dynamics, 3D Modeling, Particle, Computer Animation, VFX Supervision, Particle Effects, Lighting, Modeling, UV mapping, Technical Direction, Rendering, Vray, Game Development, 3D, Digital Painting, Video Games, Maxscript, Softimage, Caricatures, Matte Painting, Character Rigging, Look Development, UV Mapping, ZBrush

Education
Savannah College of Art and Design   2010 — 2012
Masters of Fine Atrs, Visual Effects

Multimedia University   2005 — 2009
Bachelors of Multimedia, Creative Multimedia

Razi University   1999 — 2002
Bachelors of Science (Discontinued), Physics

AJ Green AJ Green Cedar Park, Texas Details
AJ Green's Blizzard Entertainment Experience January 2006 - Present
Job Senior Game Master at Blizzard Entertainment
Industry Consumer Services
Experience
Blizzard Entertainment   January 2006 - Present

Skills
Customer Satisfaction, Online Gaming, Customer Service, Gaming Industry, Video Games, Computer Games, Team Management, Casual Games, Management, Coaching, Creative Problem Solving, Wordsmithing, Mentoring, Team Building, Innovation

Education
Orange Coast College   2003 — 2006
Associate of Arts (AA), General Studies

Ahmed Domyaty Ahmed Domyaty Los Angeles, California Details
Ahmed Domyaty's Blizzard Entertainment Experience 2005 - 2007
Job Quality Assurance Leader in Media and Entertainment Industry
Industry Computer Software
Experience
21st Century Fox  2015 - Present
DEFY Media  2014 - 2015
Prime Focus Technologies  2013 - 2014
Sony Pictures Entertainment  2012 - 2013
Innovative Idea Group   2011 - 2012
Blockbuster  2011 - 2011
Shopzilla  2010 - 2011
NBCUniversal, Inc.   2008 - 2010
The Walt Disney Company  2007 - 2008
Blizzard Entertainment   2005 - 2007

Skills
Quality Assurance, Software Quality..., JIRA, Test Planning, Selenium, Testing, Agile Methodologies, Scrum, Test Automation, Regression Testing, Manual Testing, Test Cases, QA Engineering, Performance Testing, SQL, QTP, Integration, Usability Testing, HTML, Android, SDLC, Web Testing, Web Applications, Android SDK, Team Building, Software Documentation, Automation, MySQL, iOS, REST, Test Automation..., Consulting, Integration Testing, Test Execution, Agile, System Integration..., SOAP, SoapUI, Version Control, Git, Process Improvement, Mobile Testing, Appium, Selenium WebDriver, Ruby, Cucumber, Ruby on Rails, Python, Linux, Continuous Integration

Education
National University
Psychology, Psychology

Westwood College of Technology
Computer Science, Computer Science

Jesse Mark Jesse Mark Austin, Texas Details
Jesse Mark's Blizzard Entertainment Experience January 2008 - February 2012
Job Gameplay Programmer
Industry Computer Games
Experience
Datahouse Studios   July 2014 - Present
Vancouver Film School  January 2013 - December 2013
Blizzard Entertainment   January 2008 - February 2012
Fry's Electronics  June 2006 - September 2007
Carmike Cinemas  June 2004 - September 2005

Skills
Photoshop, C++, Game Development, Video Games, Game Design, Unity3D, Perforce, Pivotal Tracker, Unreal Engine 3, FlashDevelop, Flash, Game Mechanics

Education
Vancouver Film School   2013 — 2013
Diploma, Video Game Design

Northern Michigan University   2002 — 2005
Computer Science

Gillian Wiggin Gillian Wiggin Greater New York City Area Details
Gillian Wiggin's Blizzard Entertainment Experience 2010 - 2010
Job Resident Teaching Artist at Hudson Valley Shakespeare Festival
Industry Entertainment
Experience
Hudson Valley Shakespeare Festival  February 2015 - Present
Hudson Valley Shakespeare Festival  January 2012 - Present
Self  July 2003 - Present
Josh Wine   April 2015 - June 2015
Yellow Tail Wine   August 2011 - April 2015
Hudson valley Shakespeare Festival  April 2014 - August 2014
Ronzoni Pasta   August 2013 - November 2013
Blizzard Entertainment   2010 - 2010

Skills
Voice Over, Plays, Musical Theatre, Theatre, Shakespeare, Performing Arts, Stage, Dialects, Stage Combat, Teaching, Comedy, Directing, Theatrical Production, Singing, Voice Acting, Editing, Blogging, Screenwriting, Playwriting

Education
New York University
BFA, Drama

Anglo-American School of Moscow, Russia

Chad Bartusick Chad Bartusick Orange County, California Area Details
Chad Bartusick's Blizzard Entertainment Experience November 2014 - Present
Job Associate Security Administrator at Blizzard Entertainment
Industry Computer & Network Security
Experience
Blizzard Entertainment   November 2014 - Present
Blizzard Entertainment   May 2013 - November 2014
Intrusion Solutions   January 2009 - November 2014
Park Bench Cafe   2005 - May 2013

Skills
Linux, Windows, HTML, C++, C, Java, PHP, Python, Penetration Testing, Computer Security, MySQL, Unix, Wireless Security, Programming, Scripting, Metasploit, x86 Assembly

Education
California state university Dominguez hills   2010 — 2014
Bachelor's degree, Computer Technology - Homeland Security Track

Edison High school

Orange Coast College
Associate of Arts (AA)

Ryan Beightol Ryan Beightol San Francisco Bay Area Details
Ryan Beightol's Blizzard Entertainment Experience February 2009 - November 2009
Job Assistant Operations Manager at Commune Hotels + Resorts
Industry Hospitality
Experience
Commune Hotels + Resorts  October 2014 - Present
Commune Hotels & Resorts  May 2014 - October 2014
Commune Hotels + Resorts  September 2013 - May 2014
Commune Hotels + Resorts  March 2012 - September 2013
El Monte Screen Printing   May 2010 - February 2012
Walgreens  November 2009 - April 2010
Blizzard Entertainment   February 2009 - November 2009
Loews Hotels  December 2007 - September 2008
The Ritz-Carlton Hotel Company LLC  February 2007 - December 2007
Marriott International  January 2006 - February 2007

Skills
Hospitality, Customer Satisfaction, Property Management..., Customer Service, Hospitality Management, Hotels, Hospitality Industry, Opera, Front Office, Leadership, Microsoft Office, Inventory Management, Telephone Skills, Concierge Services, Hotel Management, Reservation, Micros, Resorts, Call Centers, Phone Etiquette, Process Scheduler, Fidelio, MS Office Suite, Housekeeping, MICROS

Education
Orange Coast College   2012 — 2015

Kitty Nguyen Kitty Nguyen Orange County, California Area Details
Kitty Nguyen's Blizzard Entertainment Experience June 2014 - Present
Job Global Communication and Growth | BLIZZARD ENTERTAINMENT
Industry Public Relations and Communications
Experience
Blizzard Entertainment   June 2014 - Present
THE GAMERS GUILD   February 2010 - Present
Boys & Girls Clubs of America  September 2013 - October 2014
Extra Life   2013 - 2014
Micro Center  September 2012 - August 2013

Skills
Online Gaming, Video Games, Microsoft Office, Microsoft Excel, Facebook Marketing, Twitter Marketing, Event Management, Coordinating Activities, Research, Data Analysis, Visual Communication, Marketing, Sales, Microsoft Word, Recruiting, Event Planning, Social Networking, PowerPoint

Education
Orange Coast College   2010 — 2014
Associate of Arts (A.A.), Communication and Media Studies

Valley High School   2007 — 2010
High School Diploma

Katie Nicole Roach Katie Nicole Roach Austin, Texas Area Details
Katie Nicole Roach's Blizzard Entertainment Experience October 2008 - May 2012
Job Provisioner at MegaPath
Industry Computer Games
Experience
GTT  April 2015 - Present
MegaPath  June 2013 - April 2015
Nesco Resource  April 2013 - June 2013
Omnibase of Texas   November 2012 - April 2013
Kabam  May 2012 - September 2012
Blizzard Entertainment   October 2008 - May 2012
Blizzard Entertainment   May 2008 - May 2010
Massage Heights  January 2008 - May 2008
KIPP Austin College Prep  January 2007 - April 2007
Lakeview High School  August 2006 - October 2006

Skills
Teaching, Customer Service, Team Building, Coaching, Outlook, Curriculum Design, English, Education, Problem Solving, Chair Massage, Training Delivery, Technical Writing, Soft skills, Self-management, Quality, massage, Provisioning, Confidentiality, Therapeutic Massage, Mentoring New Hires, Technical Writers, Writing, Process Flow..., Workshop Facilitation, Training Facilitation, Quality Assurance, Classroom, Knowledge Management, Lecturing, PowerPoint, Proofreading, Quality Control, Tutoring, Typing, Vendor Management

Education
Lauterstein Conway Massage School   2007 — 2008
LMT, Sweedish Massage, The Lauterstein Method

Northwestern State University   2004 — 2007
MAT, Secondary English

Northwestern State University   2001 — 2004
BA, Psychology, English

Chieh-Fu Chen Chieh-Fu Chen Irvine, California Details
Chieh-Fu Chen's Blizzard Entertainment Experience June 2014 - August 2014
Job Student at University of California, Irvine
Industry Computer Software
Experience
RadioFlag  February 2015 - Present
Blizzard Entertainment   June 2014 - August 2014
By my own   September 2013 - June 2014
ASUS  March 2013 - September 2013
National Chung Cheng University  September 2011 - June 2012
National Chung Cheng University  June 2010 - June 2011

Skills
C, C++, Java, PHP, Matlab, JavaScript, HTML, Social Media, Teamwork, Python, Time Management, jQuery

Education
University of California, Irvine   2013 — 2015
Master of Science (MS), Computer Science, 3.59

National Chung Cheng University   2008 — 2012
Bachelor's Degree, Computer Science, 3.46

Elizabeth (Patterson) Chepul Elizabeth (Patterson) Chepul Austin, Texas Details
Elizabeth (Patterson) Chepul's Blizzard Entertainment Experience March 2010 - September 2011
Job Associate HR Generalist & Office Manager at BattleCry Studios
Industry Human Resources
Experience
BattleCry Studios  December 2012 - Present
Disney Interactive's Junction Point Studios   March 2012 - November 2012
Junction Point/Disney Interactive   October 2011 - March 2012
Blizzard Entertainment   March 2010 - September 2011
Apple  May 2008 - April 2009
Waldenbooks/Borders   May 2001 - May 2008
Walt Disney World  May 2002 - July 2003

Skills
Human Resources, Contract Recruitment, Recruiting, Onboarding, Office Management, Adobe Creative Suite, Team Building, Event Planning, Events Coordination, Office Administration, Executive Office..., Graphic Design, Copy Editing, Organization Skills, Customer Service, Video Games, Computer Games, Online Gaming, Game Development, Game Design, Quality Assurance, MMO, Xbox 360, PS3, Wii, Scripting, Photoshop, Microsoft Office

Education
North Carolina State University   2001 — 2007
BA, English Literature, Japanese Language and Culture

Nagoya University   2004 — 2005
None, Study Abroad

Pinecrest High   1997 — 2001
High School

Christopher Darin Christopher Darin Huntington Beach, California Details
Christopher Darin's Blizzard Entertainment Experience September 2012 - Present
Job Technical Designer at Blizzard Entertainment
Industry Computer Games
Experience
Blizzard Entertainment   September 2012 - Present
Electronic Arts  September 2011 - September 2012
University of Central Florida  January 2012 - May 2012

Skills
Game Development, Game Design, Gameplay, Game Mechanics, Unity3D, Level Design, Xbox 360, ActionScript, Unreal Editor, PS3, Programming, Gameplay Programming, Pixel Art, Concept Design, Content Design, Tools Programming

Education
Florida Interactive Entertainment Academy (UCF)   2010 — 2011
Master's in Interactive Design

Oakland University   2005 — 2009
Bachelor of Integrative Studies

Benjamin Crooks Benjamin Crooks Mission Viejo, California Details
Benjamin Crooks's Blizzard Entertainment Experience September 2009 - April 2012
Job All your base are belong to us.
Industry Computer Games
Experience
Gamania Digital Entertainment  July 2012 - September 2012
Blizzard Entertainment   September 2009 - April 2012
Frederick Robert, Associates   January 2004 - January 2009
UPS  January 2002 - January 2004

Skills
Customer Satisfaction, Customer Service, Team Leadership, Outlook, Teamwork, Team Building, Process Improvement, Microsoft Office, Windows, Training, Quality Assurance, QA, Tester, MMO, RPG, FPS

Education
Orange Coast College
Associate of Arts (AA), Photography

Brett McConnell Brett McConnell Los Angeles, California Details
Brett McConnell's Blizzard Entertainment Experience December 2011 - Present
Job
Industry Motion Pictures and Film
Experience
Blizzard Entertainment   December 2011 - Present
Weta Digital  August 2011 - December 2011
Sony Computer Entertainment America  May 2010 - April 2011
Weta Digital  August 2009 - November 2009
Rhythm & Hues  June 2008 - August 2009
Blue Sky Studios  December 2007 - February 2008
Digital Domain  2008 - 2008
Sony Computer Entertainment America  March 2006 - December 2007
Blue Sky Studios  November 2005 - March 2006
Omation  October 2005 - December 2005

Skills
Rendering, Texturing, Compositing, Lighting, Film, Nuke, Renderman, Shake, Visual Effects, Mental Ray, Maya, Computer Graphics, VFX Supervision, After Effects, 3D Studio Max, Feature Films, Pipeline Development, XSI, Production, Cinematics, Video Games, Supervision, Computer Animation, PS3

Education
New York University   2001 — 2003
Masters, Digital Imaging and Design

State University of New York College at Fredonia   1992 — 1997
BFA, Painting and Sculpture

Amherst Central High School

Shawna Baskin Shawna Baskin Irvine, California Details
Shawna Baskin's Blizzard Entertainment Experience June 2013 - September 2013
Job Business Intelligence Analyst at Blizzard Entertainment
Industry Computer Games
Experience
Blizzard Entertainment   June 2013 - September 2013
Ipsos  December 2010 - August 2012
Socratic Technologies  October 2009 - December 2010
Socratic Technologies  December 2006 - October 2009

Skills
Quantitative Research, Consumer Insights, Market Research, Brand Tracking, Marketing Research, Research, Data Analysis, Online Research, Product Development, Sampling, Primary Research, Advertising Research, Questionnaires, Data Collection, Questionnaire Design, Survey Research, Survey Design, SQL, SPSS, SAS, R, Tableau, Qualtrics, Customer Insight, Statistical Modeling, Data Visualization, Focus Groups

Education
Northwestern University   2012 — 2013
Master of Science (MS), Analytics

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign   2002 — 2006
BA, Economics

Sean T. Quinlan Sean T. Quinlan Austin, Texas Details
Sean T. Quinlan's Blizzard Entertainment Experience March 2010 - March 2012
Job Trust and Security Specialist at HomeAway.com
Industry Security and Investigations
Experience
HomeAway.com  August 2012 - Present
Blizzard Entertainment   March 2010 - March 2012
Blizzard Entertainment   September 2007 - November 2010
Quiet Photography   September 1996 - September 2007

Skills
Customer Support, Customer Service, Video Games, MMO, Recruiting, Photoshop, Team Leadership, Microsoft Office, Time Management, Game Design, Online Gaming, Troubleshooting, Customer Satisfaction, Windows, OS X, Customer Experience, Coaching, Customer Retention, Social Media, Call Centers, Social Networking, Leadership, Training

Education
San Francisco Art Institute   1997 — 2001
Photography

Orange Coast College
History; Philosophy, and Photography

Kenneth Benedict Kenneth Benedict Austin, Texas Area Details
Kenneth Benedict's Blizzard Entertainment Experience June 2009 - November 2009
Job Product Support Manager, Mobile at Electronic Arts
Industry Computer Games
Experience
Electronic Arts  August 2013 - Present
Electronic Arts  July 2011 - August 2013
NCsoft  November 2009 - June 2011
Blizzard Entertainment   June 2009 - November 2009
Blizzard Entertainment   January 2008 - May 2009
Blizzard Entertainment   October 2007 - December 2007
Blizzard Entertainment   July 2007 - September 2007

Skills
MMO, Online Gaming, Online Communities, Video Games, Social Games, Casual Games, Computer Games, Level Design, Game Mechanics, Interactive..., Scripting, Mobile Devices, Gaming, Multiplayer, Quality Assurance, Email Marketing, Console, Management, Unreal Engine 3, Game Design, Content Strategy, Cross-platform..., Customer Experience, MMORPG, Texturing, Localization, Customer Support, Gameplay, Community Sites, Wii, Mobile Applications, Customer Retention, Digital Media, Community Management, PS3, Confluence, JIRA, Zbrush, User Experience, Monetization, Gaming Industry, Customer Satisfaction, Xbox 360, Game Development, Mobile Games, Unity3D, Maya, iPhone, Character Animation, iOS

Education
Northwest Missouri State University   2002 — 2007
Bachelor of Science, Advertising

Sara (Sara Hernandez-Land) Morris Sara (Sara Hernandez-Land) Morris Fullerton, California Details
Sara (Sara Hernandez-Land) Morris's Blizzard Entertainment Experience April 2005 - April 2012
Job Account Manager at Finance Store Inc
Industry Computer Games
Experience
Finance Store Inc  March 2015 - Present
Carbine Studios  September 2012 - January 2013
Blizzard Entertainment   April 2005 - April 2012

Skills
Video Games, MMO, Computer Games, Gameplay, Online Gaming, Casual Games, Social Games, Xbox 360, MMORPG, Game Design, Level Design, PS3, Photoshop, Game Development, Team Leadership, Gaming, Software Documentation, Mobile Games, Agile Project Management, Social Networking, Account Management, Customer Support

Education
Orange Coast College   2007 — 2016
Associate of Arts (AA), Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies

Eric Neff Eric Neff San Francisco, California Details
Eric Neff's Blizzard Entertainment Experience April 2013 - March 2014
Job Motion Graphics Designer at 2K
Industry Entertainment
Experience
2K  February 2015 - Present
Ubisoft  August 2014 - September 2014
Thuuz Sports   July 2014 - August 2014
Turbine  April 2014 - July 2014
Blizzard Entertainment   April 2013 - March 2014
IGN Entertainment  May 2011 - March 2013
Webdelsol.com   February 2010 - July 2010
AVActions   December 2009 - May 2010
WTVR-TV  September 2008 - December 2008
Richmond.com  August 2008 - November 2008

Skills
After Effects, Motion Graphics, Cinema 4D, Final Cut Pro, Animation, Video, Video Production, Post Production, Photoshop, Adobe Creative Suite, Final Cut Studio, New Media, Illustrator, Broadcast, Graphic Design, Audio Editing, Audio Post Production, Sound Design

Education
Virginia Commonwealth University   2004 — 2008
BFA, Kinetic Imaging

Northern Virginia Community College   2002 — 2004
Fine/Studio Arts, General

Jeremy Cargilo Jeremy Cargilo Providence, Rhode Island Area Details
Jeremy Cargilo's Blizzard Entertainment Experience 2001 - 2002
Job Web Developer at 401 Consulting, LLC
Industry Computer Software
Experience
401 Consulting, LLC   November 2009 - Present
Tolman Interactive   November 2009 - May 2010
ETR Consulting   July 2006 - April 2010
New England Institute of Technology  January 2004 - June 2006
Lern, Inc.   January 2005 - December 2005
Fleming, Cronmiller & Co.   2002 - 2003
Blizzard Entertainment   2001 - 2002

Skills
Microsoft SQL Server, C#, ASP.NET, PHP, MySQL, jQuery, JavaScript, AJAX, Photoshop, WordPress, Web Services, XML, Web Applications, Web Development, CMS, Databases, Quality Assurance, E-commerce SEO, Programming, E-commerce, Flash, SOAP, CSS, HTML 5

Education
New England Institute of Technology   2003 — 2006
Bachelor, Software Engineering

Capistrano Valley High School   1991 — 1994
High School Diploma, General Education

Susann O'Bryan Susann O'Bryan Orange County, California Area Details
Susann O'Bryan's Blizzard Entertainment Experience May 2011 - Present
Job Senior Manager Global Facilities at Blizzard Entertainment
Industry Commercial Real Estate
Experience
Blizzard Entertainment   May 2011 - Present
Blizzard Entertainment   April 2010 - Present
Maguire Properties  April 2006 - July 2009
Cendant Corporation -NRT Inc   April 2003 - August 2005
Trendzitions   August 1998 - April 2003
API Property Management   1995 - 1998

Skills
Project Management, Construction, Facilities Management, Contract Management, Contract Negotiation, Real Estate, Budgets

Education
Mt. San Antonio College
Business Administration

zhen tan zhen tan San Francisco Bay Area Details
zhen tan's Blizzard Entertainment Experience 2003 - 2003
Job Software Engineer
Industry Computer Software
Experience
KeepTruckin   February 2015 - June 2015
UC San Diego  February 2013 - January 2014
Callaway Digital Arts  June 2011 - May 2012
Namco Networks America Inc.  September 2007 - July 2011
Genplay   April 2006 - August 2007
finiteMonkeys   September 2004 - October 2005
Blizzard Entertainment   2003 - 2003

Skills
Objective-C, iOS development, Mobile Applications, Software Engineering, C, CSS, Git, Xcode, Web Development, HTML 5, Mobile Programming, Subversion, Game Development, JavaScript, Node.js, C#, .NET, Python, Ruby, Java, J2ME, BREW, JSON, HTML5, iOS Development

Education
Northwestern Polytechnic University   2008 — 2010
MS, Internet Technologies

University of California, Irvine   1998 — 2002
BS, Information & Computer Science

Chris Manprin Chris Manprin Seattle, Washington Details
Chris Manprin's Blizzard Entertainment Experience January 2003 - November 2003
Job Raid Designer at Bungie.
Industry Computer Games
Experience
Bungie  January 2015 - Present
Carbine Studios  September 2008 - October 2014
Sigil Games Online  July 2005 - May 2007
Blizzard Entertaintment   2003 - 2006
Blizzard Entertainment   January 2003 - November 2003
Squaresoft (Now Square-Enix)   January 1998 - November 2002

Skills
MMO, Game Development, Video Games, Computer Games, Game Design, Multiplayer, Gameplay, Level Design, MMORPG, Game Mechanics, Perforce, Scripting, Scrum

Education
Orange Coast College   1998 — 2000
AA, Computer Science

Madeleine Carr Madeleine Carr Irvine, California Details
Madeleine Carr's Blizzard Entertainment Experience April 2014 - September 2014
Job Self Defense Instructor, Technical Support Specialist
Industry Computer Games
Experience
Lifeskills Martial Arts   2007 - Present
Blizzard Entertainment   April 2014 - September 2014
Blizzard Entertainment   October 2012 - April 2014
Irvine Unified School District  2011 - 2012

Skills
Special Education, Teaching, Self Defense Instruction, Women's personal..., Technical Support, Customer Satisfaction, Customer Support, Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Office, Travel Arrangements, High Level Of..., Administrative..., Teaching Adults, Teaching children, Lesson Planning

Education
Orange Coast College   2011 — 2012

San Joaquin High School   2006 — 2010

Mark Waligora Mark Waligora Irvine, California Details
Mark Waligora's Blizzard Entertainment Experience June 2014 - Present
Job Software Engineer at Blizzard Entertainment
Industry Computer Software
Experience
Blizzard Entertainment   June 2014 - Present
Blizzard Entertainment   March 2012 - June 2014
Microsoft  October 2009 - February 2012
Microsoft  June 2008 - October 2009
Microsoft  May 2007 - August 2007
Tau Technologies   August 2006 - May 2007

Skills
Software Engineering, Game Development, Testing, Databases, Big Data, Architecture, User Interface Design, Computer Graphics, Distributed Systems, Software Development, Visual Studio, C#, Computer Science, C++, Object Oriented Design, Agile Methodologies, Software Design, Java, Python, Algorithms, Perl, Multithreading, Git, System Architecture, Programming, Eclipse, Scrum, OpenGL, Mobile Applications, Image Processing, .NET, Shell Scripting, Scalability, User Interface, Web Services, C, Agile Project Management, Linux, Perforce, Subversion, CVS, Test Automation, XML, Win32 API

Education
The University of New Mexico   2006 — 2008
M.S., Computer Science

New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology   2002 — 2006
B.S., Computer Science

University of Colorado at Boulder
M.S, Applied Mathematics

Joshua Alvarez Joshua Alvarez Austin, Texas Area Details
Joshua Alvarez's Blizzard Entertainment Experience November 2010 - July 2015
Job I.T. Help Desk @MyITpros
Industry Information Technology and Services
Experience
MyITpros  July 2015 - Present
Blizzard Entertainment   November 2010 - July 2015
Dollar Financial Group  June 2008 - September 2009
Nata'le Coffee   May 2006 - May 2008

Skills
Technical Service, Billing Support, Wireless Networking, Computer Hardware, Microsoft Office, Windows, Mac OS X, Creative Writing, Guitar, Call Control, Networking, Windows 7, Customer Support, Computer Repair, Online Gaming, MMO, Video Games, Troubleshooting, Computer Maintenance, Customer Service, Mac, Technical Support, Computer Games, OS X

Education
Orange Coast College   2007 — 2008
English Language and Literature/Letters

Pacific Coast High School   2003 — 2007
General, General

Brandon Martynowicz Brandon Martynowicz Greater Los Angeles Area Details
Brandon Martynowicz's Blizzard Entertainment Experience November 2010 - May 2012
Job Lead Artist at Giant Sparrow
Industry Entertainment
Experience
Giant Sparrow  November 2014 - Present
Otis College of Art and Design  January 2015 - May 2015
Treyarch  April 2012 - November 2014
Otis College of Art and Design  August 2013 - January 2014
Blizzard Entertainment   November 2010 - May 2012
ImageMovers Digital  January 2009 - October 2010
Factor 5  July 2008 - December 2008
LucasArts  May 2006 - July 2008
The Yaguchi Group   June 2004 - June 2006
Electronic Arts  June 2005 - August 2005

Skills
Texturing, 3D, Computer Graphics, Game Art, Modeling, UV mapping, Film, Matte Painting, Cinematics, Maya, Nuke, Renderman, Zbrush, 3D Studio Max, Props, Shaders, Visual Effects, Lighting, Rendering, Special Effects, Mudbox, Texture Artist, Environment Art, Look Development, Digital Art, Texture Painting, Game Development, Video Games, Conceptual Art, Low Poly Modeling, Digital Sculpting, Mental Ray, Hard Surface Modeling, Shading, UV Mapping, ZBrush

Education
Otis College of Art and Design   2002 — 2006
Bachelors, Digital Media

Moorpark College   2000 — 2003
Associate, Art

Alen Lapidis Alen Lapidis Greater San Diego Area Details
Alen Lapidis's Blizzard Entertainment Experience 2001 - 2005
Job Senior Environment Artist at Daybreak Games
Industry Computer Games
Experience
Daybreak Game Company  February 2015 - Present
Sony Online Entertainment  2013 - February 2014
Sony Online Entertainment  2012 - 2013
Sony Online Entertainment  2009 - 2011
Sony Online Entertainment  2005 - 2009
Blizzard Entertainment   2001 - 2005
Blizzard Entertainment   2001 - 2001
Blizzard Entertainment   1997 - 2001

Skills
Game Development, Texturing, Maya, UV mapping, Environment Art, Level Design, World Building, Zbrush, Modeling, Perforce, Photoshop, Lighting, Maya 3D, Unreal Editor, Unity3D, Autodesk Mudbox, Resource Management, Video Game Development, Outsourcing, Team Management, Scrum, C#, MMO, Video Games

Education
Gnomon School of Visual Effects   2005 — 2005
Certification, Autodesk Maya 3D

Orange Coast College   2002 — 2004
N/A, Computer Sciences

Donnie Garcia Donnie Garcia Austin, Texas Details
Donnie Garcia's Blizzard Entertainment Experience August 2010 - February 2012
Job CS Rep
Industry Insurance
Experience
Tiff's Treats Cookie Delivery  March 2013 - October 2014
Tiff's Treats Cookie Delivery  July 2012 - March 2013
Blizzard Entertainment   August 2010 - February 2012

Skills
Social Media, Customer Service, Facebook, Microsoft Word, Microsoft Excel, Account Management, Leadership, Public Speaking, Team Building

Education
California State University-Fullerton   2005 — 2007
Bachelor's degree, American Studies

Orange Coast College   2000 — 2003
Associate of Arts (AA)

Danielle (Homer) Bennett Danielle (Homer) Bennett Norcross, Georgia Details
Danielle (Homer) Bennett's Blizzard Entertainment Experience May 2004 - March 2006
Job Software Engineer at CoStar Real Estate Manager
Industry Computer Software
Experience
CoStar Real Estate Manager  April 2015 - Present
Extend Health  June 2011 - July 2014
29 Prime  February 2013 - August 2013
uGenius Technology  April 2011 - June 2011
GTECH  January 2011 - March 2011
Consonus  September 2007 - April 2009
GameStop  June 2006 - September 2007
Rockstar Games  March 2006 - June 2006
Blizzard Entertainment   May 2004 - March 2006
Sony Online Entertainment  June 2003 - March 2004

Skills
Java, C#, Visual Studio, MySQL, XML, SQL, JavaScript, Quality Assurance, Microsoft SQL Server, HTML, ASP.NET, C++, CSS, Linux, .NET, Eclipse, Software Documentation, Xcode, OOP, LESS, Bootstrap, Ruby On Rails, MSSQL, PostgreSQL, WPF, AJAX, BOOTP, Web Applications, LINQ, ASP.NET MVC, Agile Methodologies, MVC, jQuery, Software Development, XSLT, Database Design, Scrum, HTML 5, T-SQL, Databases, Ruby on Rails, Web Services, WCF, Subversion, UML, SSIS, Programming, Git, Apache, Ruby

Education
Neumont University   2009 — 2011
Bachelor, Computer Science

ITT Technical Institute   2008 — 2009
Associate, Computer Networking

Daniel T. Daniel T. Montreal, Canada Area Details
Daniel T.'s Blizzard Entertainment Experience 1999 - 2000
Job Flutist/Composer/Arranger
Industry Music
Experience
Private Music Consultant   1991 - Present
Nortel Networks  September 1998 - August 2000
Blizzard Entertainment   1999 - 2000
Canadian Forces  1991 - 1998
New Brunswick Youth Orchestra   August 1985 - September 1985

Skills
Music Industry, Music Publishing, Music Consulting, Flute, Composition, Chamber Music, Social Media, Social Networking, Music Engraving, Music Theory, Music Education, Alto Flute, Flute Quartet, Flute Choir, Arranging, Bass Flute, Choral, Concerts, Violin, Performing, Contemporary Music, Ensemble, Piano, Orchestral Music, Musicians, Rock, Musical Theatre, Classical, Music, Orchestration, Band, Performing Arts, Bands, Teaching, Writing, Singing

Education
Mount Allison University   1986 — 1990
Bachelor of Music, Flute/chamber music and composition, Bachelor of Music

Arnprior & District High School   1980 — 1985
Secondary School Honours Diploma, Music, Theatre/Drama, French Lit., Ontario Secondary School Honours Diploma (Grade 13 pre-university prep year)

Evan T. Chen Evan T. Chen Irvine, California Details
Evan T. Chen's Blizzard Entertainment Experience June 2011 - Present
Job Sound Design Supervisor at Blizzard Entertainment
Industry Computer Games
Experience
Blizzard Entertainment   June 2011 - Present
Sony Computer Entertainment America  April 2010 - June 2011
Electronic Arts Los Angeles  March 2004 - April 2010
.   1995 - 2004
UCLA  2001 - 2001
The Los Angeles Film School  1999 - 2001
Alesis  1993 - 1994
Skywalker Sound  1992 - 1992

Skills
Sound Design, Pro Tools, Sound, PS3, Video Games, Game Development, Xbox 360, Sound Forge, Computer Games, Sound Editing, Steinberg Nuendo, Music Production

Education
New York University   1994 — 1996
M.A., Music Composition

University of California, Berkeley   1989 — 1993
B.S., Electrical Engineering and Computer Science

Daniel Hackel Daniel Hackel Santa Cruz, California Details
Daniel Hackel's Blizzard Entertainment Experience January 2006 - December 2010
Job Experienced QA Analyst and Support Specialist
Industry Computer Games
Experience
Trion Worlds, Inc.   June 2011 - August 2014
Blizzard Entertainment   January 2006 - December 2010
Reptilian Systems   January 2001 - November 2004

Skills
Music Production, Quality Assurance, Customer Service, Audio Engineering, MMO, Social Games, MMORPG, Video Games, Security, Training, Management, Testing, JIRA, Sales, Piano Playing, Online Gaming, Creative Problem Solving, Perforce, Console, Gameplay, Sound Forge, Sound Editing, Audio Editing, Computer Games

Education
San Jose State University
Environmental Science

Occidental College   1995 — 1996
Cognitive Science

Jonathan Hosmer Jonathan Hosmer New York, New York Details
Jonathan Hosmer's Blizzard Entertainment Experience December 2008 - September 2014
Job Senior Python Consultant at HappyFunCorp
Industry Computer Software
Experience
HappyFunCorp  November 2014 - Present
Python for iOS   January 2012 - Present
Blizzard Entertainment   December 2008 - September 2014
Visible Apps   June 2011 - June 2012
Blizzard Entertainment   September 2005 - December 2008

Skills
Python, Objective-C, C, System Administration, Linux, iOS development, Bash, Regular Expressions, Linux System..., CPython, Linux Server, Unix Shell Scripting, C++, Software Development, Software Engineering, Programming, Computer Network..., CentOS, Apache, Tomcat, Httpd, Cron, LDAP, Subversion, Git, GIMP, Shell Scripting, Unix, iOS, Mobile Applications, Network Administration, MySQL, PHP, Vim, Xcode, SSH, Rsync, Fedora, Ubuntu, Grep, Awk, Sed, Perl, XML, HTML, CSS, JavaScript, Java, Embedded Software..., Objective-C++

Education
UCI   2008 — 2012
Computer Science

Orange Coast College   2005 — 2008
Computer Science

Mac | Michael McIntyre Mac | Michael McIntyre Austin, Texas Area Details
Mac | Michael McIntyre's Blizzard Entertainment Experience January 2012 - Present
Job Senior Manager, Human Resources at Blizzard Entertainment
Industry Human Resources
Experience
Blizzard Entertainment   January 2012 - Present
Leaders in HR in the Austin, Texas Area   2011 - Present
Self Employed  August 2011 - December 2011
Applied Materials  November 1999 - February 2011
Applied Materials  March 1996 - October 1999
Applied Materials  October 1989 - February 1996
Applied Materials  January 1983 - September 1989
US Navy  1977 - 1982

Skills
HR Call Center..., HR Business Partner to..., Developing HR..., Employee satisfaction..., Process development and..., Performance evaluation..., Human Resources, Employee Relations, Leadership, Process Improvement, Employee Benefits, Personnel Management, Management, Talent Management, Talent Acquisition, Operations Management, Employee Engagement, Program Management, Recruiting, Performance Management, Employee Training, Team Management, CRM, Performance Appraisal, Start-ups, Organizational..., Interviews

Education
Northwestern University   1973 — 1977
BS, Mechanical Engineering

Kevin John Kevin John Greater Los Angeles Area Details
Kevin John's Blizzard Entertainment Experience June 2009 - August 2009
Job Founder and Game Designer at Lucid Sheep Games
Industry Computer Games
Experience
Lucid Sheep Games   September 2014 - Present
Buffalo Studios  August 2010 - July 2014
New York University  September 2009 - May 2010
Blizzard Entertainment   June 2009 - August 2009
Long Island Rail Road  June 2008 - August 2008
Long Island Rail Road  June 2007 - August 2007
Island Camera Repair   June 2006 - August 2006

Skills
Game Design, ActionScript, Social Skills, Game Development, Video Games, Social Games, Flash, Programming, Casual Games, User Experience, User Interface Design, Java, Game Mechanics, Gameplay, User Interface, Level Design, Computer Games, Mobile Games

Education
New York University   2006 — 2010
BA, Computer Science

Jonathan Gause Jonathan Gause Dallas/Fort Worth Area Details
Jonathan Gause's Blizzard Entertainment Experience January 2012 - September 2012
Job Lead QA Engineer at Cloudy Shark Studios
Industry Computer Software
Experience
Cloudy Shark Studios   May 2014 - Present
CompassLearning  October 2013 - May 2014
Zynga  November 2012 - August 2013
Blizzard Entertainment   January 2012 - September 2012

Skills
QA Engineering, Mobile Testing, Mobile Applications, Leadership, Unity3D, Test Management, Continuous Improvement, Android, Design of Experiments, Quality System, Data Entry, Black Box Testing, Microsoft Excel, Testing, Product Development, Test Cases, Quality Assurance, Test Planning, Agile Methodologies

Education
Navarro College   2007 — 2008

North Central Texas College   2004 — 2006

Samantha Bong Samantha Bong Greater Los Angeles Area Details
Samantha Bong's Blizzard Entertainment Experience January 2011 - February 2014
Job Internal Communications at Riot Games
Industry Public Relations and Communications
Experience
Riot Games  February 2014 - Present
Blizzard Entertainment   January 2011 - February 2014
Mercer  October 2009 - January 2011
Mercer  June 2008 - October 2009
Mercer  September 2007 - June 2008
Mercer  August 2002 - September 2007
New York University  September 2001 - June 2002
Mercer, Inc  June 2001 - August 2001
New York University  May 2000 - June 2001
Eyeball News-zine   June 2000 - August 2000

Skills
Internal Communications, Employee Engagement, Strategic Communications, Corporate Communications, Editing, Change Management, Social Media, Project Management, Public Relations, Media Relations, Performance Management, Human Resources, Photoshop, Marketing Communications, Communications Planning, Copywriting, Event Management, Research, SharePoint, Web Content, Crisis Communications, Web Content Management, Stakeholder Engagement, Content Management, Content Strategy, Content Development, Web Design, Journalism, Editorial, Community Management, Writing, Management

Education
New York University   1998 — 2002
BA, Double Major in Computer Science and Journalism

Raffles Girls School   1993 — 1996

Steven Hwang Steven Hwang Irvine, California Details
Steven Hwang's Blizzard Entertainment Experience June 2009 - March 2012
Job at RIOT Games
Industry Computer Software
Experience
Riot Games  July 2012 - Present
Blizzard Entertainment   June 2009 - March 2012
Blizzard Entertainment   May 2009 - March 2011
iRegalia Media Inc.   February 2008 - May 2009
RAE Systems  July 2006 - August 2007
Aegison Corporation   March 2002 - July 2007
EnReach Technology, Inc.   1999 - 2001
Creative Technology Ltd  1997 - 1999
EnReach Technologies, Inc.   1997 - 1999
Acom Inc.   1994 - 1997

Skills
Mandarin, Sales, English, Joint Ventures, Product Management, Product Development, Taiwanese, Product Marketing, Program Management, Start-ups, Strategic Planning, Cross-functional Team..., Business Development, Business Strategy, Software Development, Strategy, Competitive Analysis, Team Building, Strategic Partnerships

Education
Stanford University   1992 — 1994
Master of Science (M.S.), Mechanical Engineering

National Cheng Kung University   1987 — 1992
BS, Engineering Science

Jed Grant Jed Grant Cedar Park, Texas Details
Jed Grant's Blizzard Entertainment Experience January 2014 - Present
Job Senior Customer Service Manager at Blizzard Entertainment
Industry Computer Games
Experience
Uber Partners   June 2015 - Present
Blizzard Entertainment   January 2014 - Present
Blizzard Entertainment   March 2012 - December 2013
Blizzard Entertainment   February 2011 - March 2012
Blizzard Entertainment   March 2010 - February 2011
MML- Financial Solutions   January 2008 - March 2010
Acura of Peoria   January 2005 - 2008

Skills
Online Gaming, MMO, Computer Games, Video Games, MMORPG, Management, Xbox 360, Social Games, A+ Certified, Hardware Installation, Software Installation, Troubleshooting, Training, Game Development, Game Design, Casual Games, Gameplay, Mobile Games, OS X, Unreal Engine 3, PS3, Customer Support, Gaming, Game Mechanics, C++ Certified, Windows 8, Community Management, Game Testing, Console, Unreal Editor, Monetization, Agile Project Management, Level Design, Quality Assurance, Gameplay Programming, PSP, Cross-platform..., iPhone, Zbrush, Unity3D, Computer Graphics, Localization, iOS, User Experience, Community Sites, Gaming Industry, Project Management, Tech Support Manager, Technical Support

Education
Montana Tech of the University of Montana   2002 — 2005
Associate's degree, Information Technology

University of Great Falls   2001 — 2002
Computer Science

Christopher Honour Christopher Honour Irvine, California Details
Christopher Honour's Blizzard Entertainment Experience March 2015 - Present
Job Associate Community Manager
Industry Online Media
Experience
Blizzard Entertainment   March 2015 - Present
Blizzard Entertainment   August 2014 - Present
Agencia Digital S3   November 2013 - May 2014
IguanaBee   March 2013 - October 2013
IguanaBee   February 2013 - October 2013
IguanaBee   October 2012 - October 2013
Commerce Chrysler Dodge Jeep   July 2011 - August 2011
Acclaim Games Inc  September 2007 - October 2009

Skills
Spanish, Video Games, Digital Marketing, Community Management, Photoshop, Fluent English, French, Social Media Marketing, Illustration, Voice Acting, Digital Art, English, Social Networking, Google Analytics, Social Media, Marketing, Pixel Artist, Mobile Games, Microsoft Office, SEO, SEM, Email Marketing, Google Adwords, Facebook, Web Design

Education
Academia Mac   2013 — 2013
Online Media Strategies & Community Management, Digital Marketing, Postgraduate

Rouen Business School   2011 — 2012
Masters of Marketing in French Excellence, International Marketing

Universidad Nacional Andrés Bello   2007 — 2011
Ingeniero Comercial, Business/Commerce, General

Universidad Nacional Andrés Bello   2005 — 2007
Baccalaureate in Sciences, Natural Sciences

Craighouse   1992 — 2004

David Astorga David Astorga Irvine, California Details
David Astorga's Blizzard Entertainment Experience June 2014 - Present
Job Data Analyst Community Development at Blizzard Entertainment
Industry Online Media
Experience
Blizzard Entertainment   June 2014 - Present
Blizzard Entertainment   November 2012 - May 2014
Allstate Insurance Company  March 2008 - May 2010
Verizon Business  May 2002 - June 2006

Skills
Highly self-motivated, Team-oriented, Leadership, Sales, Customer Service, Research, Innovation, Client Rapport, Determination to Succeed, High level of initiative, People Skills, Intercultural Awareness, International Relations, Intercultural Relations, Internal Communications, Training, Access, Social Networking, Outlook, Team Leadership, Time Management, Critical Thinking, Data Analysis, Management, PowerPoint, Teamwork, Microsoft Word, English, Microsoft Excel, Event Planning, Microsoft Office

Education
New Mexico State University   2008 — 2011
Bachelors of Business Administration, International Business, 3.778

New Mexico State University   2008 — 2011
Bachelors of Business Administration, Economics, 3.778

Collin Gilbert Collin Gilbert Trabuco Canyon, California Details
Collin Gilbert's Blizzard Entertainment Experience April 2013 - Present
Job Associate Level Designer at Blizzard Entertainment
Industry Computer Games
Experience
Blizzard Entertainment   April 2013 - Present
Blizzard Entertainment   March 2010 - April 2013
Blizzard Entertainment   September 2009 - March 2010

Skills
Game Design, Video Games, Xbox 360, Computer Games, MMO, Multiplayer, Game Development, Online Gaming, Gameplay, Level Design, MMORPG, Quality Assurance

Education
University of California, Irvine   2007 — 2009
Bachelor of Arts, East Asian Studies

University of California, Los Angeles   2008 — 2008
Japanese

Moorpark College   2005 — 2007
Business

John Maher John Maher Irvine, California Details
John Maher's Blizzard Entertainment Experience August 2015 - Present
Job Rocket Surgeon
Industry Computer Games
Experience
Blizzard Entertainment   August 2015 - Present
Blizzard Entertainment   October 2014 - August 2015
AB Helvetica   October 2007 - December 2014
Machinima  April 2013 - March 2014
Guidance Software  October 2012 - April 2013
OpenX  August 2012 - October 2012
Music Prodigy   February 2011 - March 2012
University of California Los Angeles  October 2004 - October 2007
E! Networks  May 2001 - October 2004
E! Networks  August 1998 - May 2001

Education
Mount Saint Mary's College California
BS

Mark Todd Osborne Mark Todd Osborne Greater Los Angeles Area Details
Mark Todd Osborne's Blizzard Entertainment Experience October 2014 - Present
Job Senior Digital Colorist at @ Freelance
Industry Entertainment
Experience
Prehistoric Digital   June 2015 - Present
DGWB  April 2015 - Present
Carbon VFX  December 2014 - Present
Blizzard Entertainment   October 2014 - Present
Laundry Design LLC  September 2014 - Present
G-Men Media   September 2014 - Present
Runway Post   August 2014 - Present
Siren Digital  March 2014 - Present
Roush Media   January 2014 - Present
Bandito Brothers  September 2013 - Present

Skills
Post Production, Visual Effects, Feature Films, Commercials, Film, Music Videos, Film Production, Video, Color Correction, Final Cut Pro, HD Video, Cinematography, Camera, Avid Media Composer, Digital Cinema, Photography, Television, Color Grading, 3D, Short Films, Motion Graphics, Film Editing, Digital Video, Stereoscopic, Autodesk Smoke, DaVinci Resolve, Digital Intermediate, Producing, 35mm, After Effects, Apple Color, Compositing, Video Production, Screenwriting, Lighting, Digital Compositing, Video Editing, Avid, DVD Studio Pro, Directing, Documentaries, Final Cut Studio, Acting, Quantel, HD

Education
Outpost Colorfront Express Dailies   2013 — 2013

University of California, Los Angeles   1989 — 1991
Screen Writing

Orange Coast College   1986 — 1988
Film Studies, Writing

Donald Lawrenz III Donald Lawrenz III Orange County, California Area Details
Donald Lawrenz III's Blizzard Entertainment Experience March 2015 - Present
Job Associate Test Engineer at Blizzard Entertainment
Industry Computer Games
Experience
Blizzard Entertainment   March 2015 - Present
Blizzard Entertainment   December 2013 - March 2015
Blizzard Entertainment   September 2012 - December 2013
Blizzard Entertainment   November 2011 - September 2012
Blizzard Entertainment   February 2010 - February 2012
Blizzard Entertainment   June 2009 - February 2010
Circuit City  January 2007 - March 2009

Skills
Quality Assurance, Video Games, MMO, Computer Games, Game Development, Gameplay, Online Gaming, MMORPG, Game Testing, Bug Tracking, Multiplayer, Testing, Level Design, Game Design, Xbox 360, Java, Eclipse, C++, Software Testing, JIRA, Integration Testing, Git, PL/SQL, APIs, JSON, RabbitMQ, JSON-RPC, SOAP, Smoke Testing, Test Planning, Test Automation

Education
Orange Coast College   2006 — 2010

University of Arizona   2005 — 2006

Tom Baxa Tom Baxa Los Angeles, California Details
Tom Baxa's Blizzard Entertainment Experience 2005 - 2013
Job Fantasy Illustrator and Concept Artist
Industry Entertainment
Experience
BaxaArt.com   January 1988 - Present
Wizards of the Coast  1997 - Present
Griptonite Games  2013 - 2014
Paizo Publishing, LLC  2000 - 2014
Blizzard Entertainment   2005 - 2013
Electronic Arts / EA Pacific / Westwood Studios   1999 - 2001
FASA Corporation   1995 - 1999

Skills
Digital Painting, Illustration, Video Games, Conceptual Art, Concept Design, Illustrator, Texturing, Art Direction, Comics, Drawing, Art, Painting, Film, World Building, Graphics, Digital Art, Characters, Books, Comic Books, Corel Painter, Magazines, Matte Painting, Game Art, Storyboarding, Digital Illustration

Education
Northern Illinois University   1984 — 1988
Bachelors Degree, Illustration

Doan Bui Doan Bui Orange County, California Area Details
Doan Bui's Blizzard Entertainment Experience 2006 - 2007
Job Marketing Specialist at Syneron Candela
Industry Medical Devices
Experience
Syneron Candela  July 2013 - Present
Syneron  July 2007 - July 2013
Blizzard Entertainment   2006 - 2007
Vengroff Williams & Associates  2004 - 2006
Fry's Electronics  2002 - 2004
Dr. Steven T. Bui's Dental Office   1999 - 2002

Skills
Customer Service, Training, Cross-functional Team..., Troubleshooting, Sales Operations, Sales, CRM, Salesforce.com, Medical Devices, Inventory Control, Logistics, Marketing, Leadership, Team Building, Product Launch, Team Management, Process Improvement, Outlook, Management, Healthcare, Direct Sales, Account Management, Forecasting, Team Leadership, Selling

Education
Orange Coast College
Associate of Arts (AA)

Tina Fu Tina Fu Orange County, California Area Details
Tina Fu's Blizzard Entertainment Experience July 2014 - Present
Job Associate Media Capture Artist at Blizzard Entertainment
Industry Computer Games
Experience
Blizzard Entertainment   July 2014 - Present
Blizzard Entertainment   March 2010 - June 2014
Blizzard Entertainment   June 2013 - December 2013
Blizzard Entertainment   December 2011 - February 2012
Blizzard Entertainment   April 2011 - July 2011
Blizzard Entertainment   November 2009 - March 2010
Otis College of Art and Design  February 2008 - August 2008
Otis College of Art and Design  October 2006 - December 2006

Skills
Maya, Photoshop, Character Animation, Texturing, 3D, Quality Assurance, Zbrush, Computer Games, Illustrator, Testing, Test Cases, Video Games, Cinematics, Bodypaint, 3D Modeling, Animation, Task Management, Software Documentation

Education
UCSC Extension Silicon Valley   2012 — 2013
Certificate, Professional, Technical, Business, and Scientific Writing

Otis College of Art and Design   2005 — 2009
BFA, Digital Media

Josiah Haworth Josiah Haworth Greater Seattle Area Details
Josiah Haworth's Blizzard Entertainment Experience January 2015 - Present
Job Associate Animator at Blizzard Entertainment
Industry Animation
Experience
Blizzard Entertainment   January 2015 - Present
JibJab Media  September 2014 - December 2014
Magic Leap, Inc.   September 2013 - September 2014
Digital Domain  2012 - 2012

Skills
Maya, Traditional Animation, Storyboarding, Character Animation, Computer Animation, Texturing, Animation, Photoshop, Illustration, 3D Modeling, Drawing, Digital Illustration, Digital Painting, Concept Design, Lighting, Art

Education
Ringling School of Art and Design   2009 — 2013
Bachelor of Fine Arts, Computer Animation

Olympic College   2002 — 2010
Associate in Arts -DTA, General Education, Animation

Brad Rhodes Brad Rhodes Corona, California Details
Brad Rhodes's Blizzard Entertainment Experience June 2010 - Present
Job Technical QA Analyst at Blizzard Entertainment
Industry Computer Games
Experience
Blizzard Entertainment   June 2010 - Present
Blizzard Entertainment   May 2008 - June 2010
Blizzard Entertainment   August 2006 - May 2008

Skills
Quality Assurance, Test Planning, Bug Tracking, Customer Service, Video Games, MMORPG, Software Quality..., MMO, Computer Games, Xbox 360, Gameplay, Online Gaming, PS3, Wii, Test Cases

Education
Orange Coast College

James Zapata James Zapata Greater New York City Area Details
James Zapata's Blizzard Entertainment Experience July 2014 - September 2014
Job Freelance Illustrator
Industry Design
Experience
Games Workshop  June 2014 - Present
Applibot, Inc.   August 2012 - Present
Wizards of the Coast  June 2012 - Present
Blizzard Entertainment   July 2014 - September 2014
Guerrilla Games  June 2014 - June 2014
Telltale Games  2014 - 2014
Nathan Love  September 2011 - September 2011

Skills
Illustration, Concept Art, Photoshop, Concept Design, Video Games, Illustrator, Art, Comics, Film, Entertainment, Digital Illustration, Digital Painting, Conceptual Art

Education
New Jersey City University

Val Maun Val Maun Irvine, California Details
Val Maun's Blizzard Entertainment Experience September 2012 - Present
Job
Industry Computer Games
Experience
Blizzard Entertainment   September 2012 - Present

Skills
Recruiting, eSports, Technical Recruiting, Sourcing, Talent Acquisition, College Recruiting, Networking, Interviews, Internet Recruiting, Applicant Tracking..., Social Networking, Photoshop, Human Resources, Photography, Executive Search, Dreamweaver, MMO, Taleo, Graphic Design, InDesign, Illustrator, Talent Management, Strategy, Healthcare, University Recruitment, IT Recruitment, HTML, Digital Photography, Aperture, Video Games, Web 2.0 Sourcing, Boolean Searching, MMORPG, Computer Gaming, Online Gaming, Interactive..., ACIR, Lightroom, iCIMS, AIRS Professional...

Education
North Carolina State University   1999 — 2003
BA

Dan Bendt Dan Bendt Orange County, California Area Details
Dan Bendt's Blizzard Entertainment Experience 2005 - 2008
Job DigitalSavvy Strategist and Analyst
Industry Marketing and Advertising
Experience
StudioPMG  2013 - Present
ymarketing  July 2012 - September 2013
The Buddy Group  April 2011 - June 2012
The Buddy Group  2010 - April 2011
Javaground  2008 - 2010
Blizzard Entertainment   2005 - 2008

Skills
Web Analytics, SEO, SEM, Digital Marketing, Business Strategy, Digital Strategy, Strategic Communications, Process Development, Business Intelligence, Social Media Monitoring, Email Marketing, User Experience, Mobile Applications, Digital Media

Education
Gnomon School of Visual Effects
Visual Effects

Mt. San Antonio College
AS, Digital Animation

Larry MaGee Larry MaGee Austin, Texas Details
Larry MaGee's Blizzard Entertainment Experience June 2014 - Present
Job Talent Acquisition at Blizzard Entertainment | @larrytalentseek
Industry Computer Games
Experience
Blizzard Entertainment   June 2014 - Present
ARGO  March 2014 - June 2014
Pioneer Natural Resources Company  July 2013 - November 2013
Denbury Resources  January 2012 - July 2013
Blockbuster  June 2011 - January 2012
Fujitsu Semiconductor Wireless Products (acquired by Intel)   April 2011 - June 2011
RadioShack Corporation  November 2009 - March 2011
Dean Foods  September 2009 - November 2009
Independent Recruiter  December 2008 - August 2009
Texas Instruments  April 2008 - November 2008

Skills
Oil and gas recruiter, Recruiter, Recruiting, Talent Acquisition, Sourcing, Talent Management, Interviews, Onboarding, Executive Search, Team Management, Applicant Tracking..., Technical Recruiting, Temporary Placement, Management, Leadership, Employee Benefits, Strategy, Human Resources, College Recruiting, Cold Calling, Internet Recruiting, Benefits Negotiation, HRIS, Strategic Planning, New Business Development, Organizational..., Project Management, Networking, Performance Management, Sales, Account Management, Coaching, Marketing, Succession Planning, Employee Relations, Business Development, Consulting, CRM, Retail, Telecommunications, Contract Recruitment, Screening, Screening Resumes, Search, Personnel Management, Team Building, Vendor Management, Employee Engagement, Workforce Planning, Oil/Gas

Education
Oklahoma State University
BS

Jonathan Moormann Jonathan Moormann Brooklyn, New York Details
Jonathan Moormann's Blizzard Entertainment Experience May 2015 - Present
Job eSports Research Intern at Blizzard Entertainment
Industry Entertainment
Experience
Blizzard Entertainment   May 2015 - Present
Freelance  January 2014 - Present
Nielsen  March 2012 - October 2013
Ology Media Inc.  July 2011 - January 2012

Skills
Writing, Grant Writing, Public Relations, Copy Editing, Blogging, Editing, Social Media, Research, Television

Education
New York University   2014 — 2016
Master of Fine Arts (MFA), Game and Interactive Media Design

University of Pennsylvania   2006 — 2011
Bachelor of Science, Philosophy, Politics, Economics

Sarah Tucker Sarah Tucker San Francisco Bay Area Details
Sarah Tucker's Blizzard Entertainment Experience 2002 - 2006
Job New Business Development at True North Inc.
Industry Marketing and Advertising
Experience
True North Inc.  April 2015 - July 2015
Liiv   June 2012 - April 2015
Liiv   May 2009 - 2012
MEC  February 2009 - March 2009
Blizzard Entertainment, Inc.   May 2006 - January 2009
Blizzard Entertainment   2002 - 2006
Sega of America, Inc.   January 2000 - March 2002
Ziff Davis, LLC  2000 - 2000
Uproar.com (ad supported online gaming network)   1999 - 2000
FamilyWonder   1999 - 2000

Skills
Product Marketing, Online Advertising, Start-ups, Entrepreneurship, Business Development, Product Development, Strategic Planning, Global Business..., Digital Media, Social Networking, Project Planning, Contract Negotiation, Management, Creative Direction, Strategic Partnerships, Strategy, Marketing Strategy, Organizational..., Contract Management, Sales Operations, Data Analysis, Revenue Forecasting, Negotiation, Advertising Management, Product Launch, Partnerships, CRM, Competitive Analysis, Partnership Development, Promotions, Creative Development, Advertising, Social Media Marketing, Digital Marketing, Marketing, Digital Strategy, Leadership, Social Media, Email Marketing, Analytics, Sales, Online Marketing

Education
University of California, Los Angeles   2006 — 2007
Marketing Certificate

University of California, Irvine   2003 — 2005
Continuing Ed

New York University   1993 — 1997
BA

Atsushi Ikarashi Atsushi Ikarashi Torrance, California Details
Atsushi Ikarashi's Blizzard Entertainment Experience June 2014 - Present
Job Senior FX Artist at Blizzard Entertainment
Industry Motion Pictures and Film
Experience
Blizzard Entertainment   June 2014 - Present
Sony Pictures Imageworks  March 2013 - May 2014
Digital Domain  February 2006 - March 2013
OMNIBUS JAPAN   April 1997 - December 2005

Skills
Houdini, Nuke, Particle, Shaders, Compositing, Visual Effects, Computer Graphics, Feature Films

Education
Nagoya University   1993 — 1995
Master, Physics

Nagoya University   1989 — 1993
Bachelor, Physics

Chad Max Chad Max Greater Los Angeles Area Details
Chad Max's Blizzard Entertainment Experience May 2009 - February 2014
Job 3D Artist & Creative Designer
Industry Computer Games
Experience
Entangle Games   March 2014 - Present
Blizzard Entertainment   May 2009 - February 2014
Seven Studios, Activision / Blizzard   March 2003 - May 2009
Timegate Studios  2002 - 2003
Reflexive Entertainment  1996 - 2001
Logicware, Inc   1995 - 1996

Skills
Video Games, PS3, Texturing, 3D Modeling, Environment Art, Texture Artist, Game Development, Xbox 360, Zbrush, Wii, UV mapping, Console, Game Design, Unreal Engine 3, MMO, Max, Game Art, Occlusion, Shaders, Computer Games, Modeling, 3D, Mudbox, Low Poly Modeling, Normal Mapping, 3D Studio Max, Hard Surface Modeling, Digital Painting, PSP, Computer Animation, Alienbrain, Texture Painting, Xbox, Maya, Level Design, Gameplay, Cinematics, World Building, Animation, Game Engines, Perforce, Digital Sculpting, Unity3D, Multiplayer, Character Rigging, Game Mechanics, Casual Games, Changing Environments, High Poly Modeling, Crytek Engine

Education
University of Nevada-Las Vegas   1987 — 1988
Fine art studies

Valley High School   1985 — 1987
High School

Otis College of Art and Design
Additional illustration studies

Marek Benes Marek Benes Irvine, California Details
Marek Benes's Blizzard Entertainment Experience February 2015 - Present
Job Quality Assurance Analyst at Blizzard Entertainment
Industry Computer Games
Experience
Blizzard Entertainment   February 2015 - Present
LPL Financial  August 2012 - April 2014
None  July 2009 - August 2012
Overtone  July 2007 - July 2009
VeriTest  July 2000 - July 2007

Skills
Test Automation, Testing, Windows, Test Planning, Manual Testing, SQL, Test Cases, Test Management, Selenium, Regression Testing

Education
San Diego State University-California State University   1994 — 1999

Occidental College   1986 — 1988

Sam Schrimsher Sam Schrimsher Orange County, California Area Details
Sam Schrimsher's Blizzard Entertainment Experience February 2001 - Present
Job Facilities Coordinator at It's a secret
Industry Computer Games
Experience
Blizzard Entertainment   February 2001 - Present

Education
Orange Coast College   1993 — 1996

Mathew Smiley Mathew Smiley Orange County, California Area Details
Mathew Smiley's Blizzard Entertainment Experience April 2006 - Present
Job Network Admin at Blizzard Entertainment
Industry Computer Networking
Experience
Blizzard Entertainment   April 2006 - Present
Exodus Communications  1997 - 2001
Exodus  1997 - 2001

Skills
Game Development, Linux, Networking, Video Games, Apache, Scripting, TCP/IP, Unix, Red Hat Linux, Computer Games, Cloud Computing, MMO

Education
Northwestern Polytechnic University   1996 — 1998
Computer Science

Kirk Mahony Kirk Mahony Greater New York City Area Details
Kirk Mahony's Blizzard Entertainment Experience September 1996 - August 2003
Job Unix System Engineer at FactSet
Industry Computer Software
Experience
FactSet  January 2014 - Present
IBM (Via CTG)   June 2012 - December 2013
Pratt Institute  August 2011 - June 2012
University of Missouri - St. Louis  December 2007 - May 2008
Edward Jones  January 2007 - August 2007
Blizzard Entertainment   September 1996 - August 2003
US Army  November 1990 - August 1996

Skills
Software Documentation, Visio, Operating Systems, Active Directory, C++, Servers, Security, Video Games, Databases, SQL, MySQL, PHP, Distributed Systems, Troubleshooting, Shell Scripting, Software Development, Oracle

Education
New York University - Polytechnic School of Engineering   2008 — 2010
BS, Computer Science

University of Missouri-Saint Louis   2005 — 2008
BS, Computer Science, Mathematics

Arron Rasmussen Arron Rasmussen Orange County, California Area Details
Arron Rasmussen's Blizzard Entertainment Experience August 2007 - June 2008
Job Online Community Representative at Blizzard Entertainment
Industry Internet
Experience
Blizzard Ent.   2008 - Present
Blizzard Entertainment   August 2007 - June 2008
Blizzard Entertainment   2006 - 2007

Education
Orange Coast College   2002 — 2003
None, General

Jeffrey Kaplan Jeffrey Kaplan Orange County, California Area Details
Jeffrey Kaplan's Blizzard Entertainment Experience March 2013 - Present
Job Game Director and Vice President at Blizzard Entertainment
Industry Computer Games
Experience
Blizzard Entertainment   March 2013 - Present
Blizzard Entertainment   March 2011 - March 2013
Blizzard Entertainment   November 2008 - March 2011
Blizzard Entertainment   July 2008 - November 2008
Blizzard Entertainment   April 2005 - July 2008
Blizzard Entertainment   January 2005 - April 2005
Blizzard Entertainment   May 2004 - January 2005
Blizzard Entertainment   May 2002 - May 2004

Skills
Computer Games, Gameplay, Game Development, Video Games, Personnel Management, MMORPG, Product Management, MMO, Role Playing Games, Level Design, Game Design, Game Mechanics, Awesomeness

Education
New York University   1996 — 1998
MFA, Creative Writing

University of Southern California   1991 — 1995

Michele Arko Michele Arko Orange County, California Area Details
Michele Arko's Blizzard Entertainment Experience November 2002 - January 2014
Job IT Purchasing Analyst at Blizzard Entertainment
Industry Computer Games
Experience
Blizzard Entertainment   November 2002 - January 2014
XXCAL Testing Laboratories   1992 - 2003

Skills
Mobile Games, Video Games, Online Gaming, MMORPG, Computer Games, Gaming, Management, Technical Support, Microsoft Office, Customer Support, Game Design, Computer Hardware, Gameplay, Windows, Scripting, Game Development, MMO, Social Games, PS3, Xbox 360, Casual Games

Education
Orange Coast College
English/Art

Vinod Melapudi Vinod Melapudi Irvine, California Details
Vinod Melapudi's Blizzard Entertainment Experience December 2012 - Present
Job Sr. Software Engineer, Cinematics R&D at Blizzard Entertainment
Industry Entertainment
Experience
Blizzard Entertainment   December 2012 - Present
Digital Domain  May 2012 - September 2012
Sidhe Interactive   July 2010 - May 2012
Crystal Dynamics  December 2008 - April 2010
Walt Disney Animation Studios  July 2005 - December 2008
EA Tiburon  2004 - 2005
Texas A&M University: Biophysics and Biochemistry Dept   December 2002 - December 2003

Education
Texas A&M University   2000 — 2002
Master's degree, Comp

National Institute of Technology Tiruchirappalli   1996 — 2000
Bachelor of Engineering (B.E.), Computer Science

R.S.K. Hr. Sec. School

Laurel Austin Laurel Austin Irvine, California Details
Laurel Austin's Blizzard Entertainment Experience March 2015 - Present
Job Senior Illustrator II at Blizzard Entertainment
Industry Entertainment
Experience
Blizzard Entertainment   March 2015 - Present
Blizzard Entertainment   September 2011 - Present
Splash Damage   September 2008 - July 2011
Splash Damage   February 2007 - September 2008

Skills
Digital Painting, Zbrush, 3D, Video Games, Digital Sculpting, Game Art, Mudbox, Concept Design, UV mapping, Conceptual Art, Maya, Texturing, Game Development, Digital Art, 3D Modeling, 3D Studio Max, Hard Surface Modeling, Modeling, Low Poly Modeling, Texture Artist

Education
Nova Scotia College of Art and Design   2005 — 2006
BFA, Interdisciplinary

Brian Sousa Brian Sousa Orange County, California Area Details
Brian Sousa's Blizzard Entertainment Experience February 2007 - Present
Job Senior 3D Artist at Blizzard Entertainment
Industry Computer Games
Experience
Blizzard Entertainment   February 2007 - Present
Ensemble Studios  August 1999 - January 2007
Ensemble Studios  1999 - 2007
Blizzard Entertainment   August 1993 - July 1998

Skills
Level Design, MMO, Xbox 360, Game Development, Video Games, 3D, PS3, Computer Games, Multiplayer, Environment Art, Gameplay, Game Design, World Building

Education
Orange Coast College   1990 — 1993

Elias Daniel Elias Daniel Greater Los Angeles Area Details
Elias Daniel's Blizzard Entertainment Experience May 2015 - Present
Job USA
Industry Information Technology and Services
Experience
Blizzard Entertainment   May 2015 - Present
Korn Ferry  April 2014 - Present
Littler Mendelson  April 2012 - March 2014
Turnberry Solutions  November 2010 - March 2012
CompuCom  November 2010 - December 2010
Medtronic  October 2008 - December 2010
Paramount Pictures  May 2008 - September 2008
EMC Services HealthNet Corp   October 2007 - April 2008
Pacific Life  2004 - 2004
Northrop Grumman Corporation  2002 - 2002

Skills
SCOM, Integration, Windows 7, Active Directory, Group Policy, SCCM, VMware, Solution Architecture, Technical Recruiting, SharePoint, Security, Servers, Infrastructure, Networking, Vendor Management, SDLC, Consulting, Windows Server, Management

Education
Mt. San Antonio College   1989 — 1990
Business Administration and Management, General

University of California, Santa Barbara   1984 — 1986
Business Administration and Management, General

Hsing Lee Hsing Lee Irvine, California Details
Hsing Lee's Blizzard Entertainment Experience February 2011 - Present
Job Localization QA Analyst III at Blizzard Entertainment
Industry Entertainment
Experience
Blizzard Entertainment   February 2011 - Present
AeriaGames & Entertainment   June 2010 - September 2010
Micro Center  March 2009 - June 2010
Fry's Electronics  August 2006 - May 2008
Fry's Electronics  July 2005 - August 2006

Skills
Video Games, Computer Games, Game Design, Localization, Quality Assurance, Online Gaming, Leadership, MMO, Game Development, Team Management

Education
Oregon State University   1993 — 1998
MS, Engineering

Erynn Hopper Erynn Hopper Austin, Texas Area Details
Erynn Hopper's Blizzard Entertainment Experience May 2010 - Present
Job Senior Group Manager, Customer Service The Americas at Blizzard Entertainment
Industry Computer Games
Experience
Senior Group Manager, Customer Service - The Americas   March 2015 - Present
Blizzard Entertainment   May 2010 - Present
Blizzard Entertainment   February 2007 - May 2010
Blizzard Entertainment   November 2004 - February 2007

Skills
Video Games, Customer Support, MMORPG, Quality Assurance, Online Gaming, Game Development, MMO, Call Center, Leadership, Agile Project Management, Game Design, Call Centers, Team Management, Team Leadership, Social Networking, Customer Satisfaction

Education
University of Phoenix   2010 — 2014
Bachelor's Degree, Business Administration, Management and Operations

Orange Coast College
AA, General

Mataio Wilson Mataio Wilson Orange County, California Area Details
Mataio Wilson's Blizzard Entertainment Experience August 2003 - February 2011
Job Tech Support Supervisor at Blizzard Entertainment
Industry Computer Games
Experience
Blizzard Entertainment   August 2003 - February 2011

Skills
MMO, MMORPG, Online Gaming, Video Games, Computer Games, Casual Games, Call Centers, Customer Support

Education
Orange Coast College

Todd Underwood Todd Underwood Irvine, California Details
Todd Underwood's Blizzard Entertainment Experience July 2014 - Present
Job Associate Software Engineer at Blizzard Entertainment
Industry Computer Software
Experience
Blizzard Entertainment   July 2014 - Present
CBS Interactive  April 2012 - June 2014
Oregon State University  November 2010 - April 2012
CBS Interactive  June 2011 - September 2011

Skills
JavaScript, Java, PHP, Hibernate, CSS, Spring, Software Development, Symfony, PHPUnit, SASS, Agile Methodologies, HTML, Spring Webflow, Dojo, C, C++, C#, Omniture, Web Development, jQuery, jQuery UI

Education
Oregon State University   2007 — 2012
B.S., Computer Science, New Media Communication

Michael Kautzman Michael Kautzman Irvine, California Details
Michael Kautzman's Blizzard Entertainment Experience February 2015 - Present
Job Compatibility Analyst at Blizzard Entertainment
Industry Information Technology and Services
Experience
Blizzard Entertainment   February 2015 - Present
Silicon Plains, LLC   June 2013 - September 2014
Delta Waterfowl   February 2013 - May 2013
North Dakota State University  April 2011 - July 2012
NDSU Information Technology Services   September 2009 - February 2011

Skills
System Administration, SQL, Visual Studio, C#, Programming, Desktop Support, Powershell, SmarterMail, SMTP, Computer Hardware, Technical Support, Windows Server, Data Analysis, Databases

Education
North Dakota State University   2005 — 2011
Management Information Systems, Information Technology, Business

Greg Ashe Greg Ashe Orange County, California Area Details
Greg Ashe's Blizzard Entertainment Experience December 2012 - June 2013
Job Gamer, CoFounder & CEO of Shield Break Studios
Industry Computer Games
Experience
Shield Break Studios   June 2013 - Present
Blizzard Entertainment   December 2012 - June 2013
Blizzard Entertainment   April 2011 - December 2012
Blizzard Entertainment   December 2008 - April 2011
Blizzard Entertainment   November 2006 - December 2008
Blizzard Entertainment   March 2006 - November 2006
Blizzard Entertainment   January 2006 - March 2006
Blizzard Entertainment   September 2005 - January 2006
Blizzard Entertainment   November 2004 - September 2005

Skills
Technical Writing, Online Gaming, Analytics, Data Mining, Monetization, Video Games, Product Management, MMORPG, MMO, Computer Games, User Experience, Game Development, Agile Methodologies, Community Management, Agile Project Management, Game Design, Mobile Games, Gameplay, PS3, Mobile Applications, Community Sites, Social Games, Gaming, Xbox 360, Big Data, Perforce, Scrum, Quality Assurance, JIRA, Localization, Mobile Devices, Certified Scrum Master..., Business Intelligence, Scalability, Python, Artificial Intelligence, Management

Education
University of Pennsylvania - The Wharton School   2011 — 2013
MBA

Occidental College   1998 — 2002
BA, Chemistry

Orry Suen Orry Suen San Francisco Bay Area Details
Orry Suen's Blizzard Entertainment Experience May 2013 - August 2013
Job Software Engineer : Gameplay at Machine Zone, Inc.
Industry Higher Education
Experience
Machine Zone, Inc.   August 2015 - Present
Kabam  April 2014 - April 2015
ETC CMU   August 2012 - December 2013
Blizzard Entertainment   May 2013 - August 2013
National University of Singapore  May 2010 - May 2012
National University of Singapore  August 2008 - May 2012

Skills
C++, Java, User Experience Design, Game Design, Objective-C, Object Oriented Design, Unity3D, Unix Shell Scripting, Visual C#, HCI, Computer Science, Human Computer..., Programming, Algorithms, OpenGL, C, Python, Software Engineering, JavaScript, Video Games

Education
Carnegie Mellon University   2012 — 2014
Masters of Entertainment Technology, Game and Interactive Media Design

National University of Singapore   2008 — 2012
Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.), Computer Science

Alana Parkinson Alana Parkinson Orange County, California Area Details
Alana Parkinson's Blizzard Entertainment Experience October 2003 - November 2004
Job Director of the Product Department at Play N Trade Video Games
Industry Retail
Experience
Play N Trade Video Games  October 2012 - Present
Play N Trade Video Games  January 2010 - Present
Play N Trade Video Games  December 2009 - Present
Play N Trade Video Games  December 2009 - Present
Blizzard Entertainment   October 2003 - November 2004
Blizzard Entertainment   February 2003 - October 2003
Blizzard Entertainment   October 2002 - February 2003

Skills
Retail, Inventory Management, Inventory, Sales, Product Marketing, Pricing, Product Management, Merchandising, Customer Service, Inventory Control, Visual Merchandising, Time Management, Forecasting, P&L Management, Training

Education
Orange Coast College

Saddleback College

J.R. Swendseid J.R. Swendseid Orange County, California Area Details
J.R. Swendseid's Blizzard Entertainment Experience September 2012 - Present
Job Risk Analyst at Blizzard Entertainment
Industry Computer Games
Experience
Blizzard Entertainment   September 2012 - Present
Blizzard Entertainment   September 2010 - September 2012
culinary adventures inc   June 2003 - January 2010

Skills
Microsoft Office, Online Gaming, Creative Writing, Video Games, Social Media, Game Development, Computer Games, Agile Project Management, MMORPG, Social Games, Gaming, Gaming Industry, MMO, Customer Service, Management, Marketing, Microsoft Excel

Education
National University   2012 — 2014
Bachelor's Degree, Business Administration and Management, General

Bryan Yang Bryan Yang Orange County, California Area Details
Bryan Yang's Blizzard Entertainment Experience July 2007 - March 2008
Job
Industry Computer Games
Experience
Touzai Company   July 2014 - Present
World Financial Group (WFG)   January 2013 - Present
Rezitech   December 2012 - February 2013
SPJA  March 2010 - May 2011
SPJA  January 2009 - December 2010
SPJA  May 2007 - July 2010
Blizzard Entertainment   July 2007 - March 2008
Blizzard Entertainment   December 2006 - July 2007
Nippon Ichi Software America   May 2006 - December 2006
CORE Technology Services   May 2006 - December 2006

Skills
Ruby on Rails, PHP, MySQL, Microsoft Office, Adobe Creative Suite, Linux, Windows, C++, Customer Service, HTML, Korean, Japanese, Project Management, Troubleshooting, Web Development

Education
University of California, Riverside   2004 — 2010
B.S

Orange Coast College   2002 — 2004
A.A.

Cameron Gilbert Cameron Gilbert Los Angeles, California Details
Cameron Gilbert's Blizzard Entertainment Experience May 2012 - August 2012
Job Master's Student at USC
Industry Higher Education
Experience
Riot Games  June 2014 - Present
Team EG   August 2011 - Present
Invitae  May 2015 - August 2015
Invitae  June 2014 - August 2014
Blizzard Entertainment   May 2012 - August 2012

Skills
Microsoft Office, Japanese, Matlab, Python, Salesforce.com, SolidWorks, LabVIEW, LIMS, Social Media Integration, Biochemistry, Accessioning, Systems Biology, Molecular Biology, Web Content Creation, Process Optimization, Japanese to English, Biomedical Engineering, Project Management

Education
University of Southern California   2011 — 2015
Bachelor of Science (B.S.), Biomedical/Medical Engineering

University of Southern California   2011 — 2015
Bachelor of Arts, East Asian Languages and Cultures

Nanzan University   2014 — 2014
Center for Japanese Studies, Japanese Studies

Wilsonville High School   2007 — 2011
High School/Secondary Diplomas and Certificates, Valedictorian

Brian Fattorini Brian Fattorini Greater Los Angeles Area Details
Brian Fattorini's Blizzard Entertainment Experience April 2009 - March 2012
Job
Industry Computer Games
Experience
Blizzard Entertainment   April 2009 - March 2012
World Journal (世界日報- Chinese Daily News)   July 2008 - January 2009
Kakamigahara Board of Education   June 2004 - August 2006

Skills
Video Games, Game Development, Online Gaming, Game Design, Quality Assurance, Software Quality..., MMO, Scripting, Test Cases, MMORPG, Test Planning, Testing, Tutoring, Peer Tutoring, Language Teaching, Teaching English as a..., Creative Writing, Speech Writing, Writing, Social Media, Foreign Languages, Chinese, Blogging, Analysis, Game Programming

Education
National Taiwan Normal University   2006 — 2008
N/A, Mandarin Language

University of California, Irvine   1999 — 2003
Bachelor of Arts (B.A.), English Language and Literature, General

Melissa Ullrich Melissa Ullrich Orange County, California Area Details
Melissa Ullrich's Blizzard Entertainment Experience September 2004 - April 2012
Job Customer Support Leader
Industry Computer Games
Experience
Carbine Studios  March 2014 - October 2014
Toastmasters International  September 2013 - March 2014
SG Interactive, Inc.   March 2012 - May 2013
Blizzard Entertainment   September 2004 - April 2012
Blizzard Entertainment   September 2004 - April 2012
Blizzard Entertainment   September 2004 - April 2012

Skills
MMORPG, Video Games, Online Gaming, Customer Service, Team Management, Customer Support, MMO, Process Improvement, Training, Knowledge Management, Coaching, Game Development, Computer Games, Microsoft Office, Mobile Games, Leadership, Game Design, Dreamweaver, HTML5, Gaming Industry, Confluence, Casual Games, Gaming, Management, Gameplay, CRM, JIRA, Community Management, Monetization, Forum Postings, Social Media, CSS, Zendesk, Team Leadership, Customer Satisfaction, Troubleshooting, Problem Solving, Technical Support, Software Documentation, Outsourcing, Team Building, Communication, Microsoft Excel, Teamwork, Customer Experience, Social Games

Education
Orange Coast College   2015 — 2017
In progress, Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services

University of Phoenix Costa Mesa, CA   2012 — 2014
Associate of Arts (A.A.), Information Technology

Aaron Pilling Aaron Pilling Austin, Texas Details
Aaron Pilling's Blizzard Entertainment Experience December 2008 - December 2014
Job Live Producer, at Electronic Arts (EA)
Industry Computer Games
Experience
Electronic Arts (EA)   August 2015 - Present
Electronic Arts (EA)   January 2015 - Present
Blizzard Entertainment   December 2008 - December 2014
Tech Hospital   December 2005 - November 2008
NEXX LLC   June 2002 - November 2005
PurchasePro.com  May 1999 - June 2002
CVS Caremark Corporation  February 1996 - June 1997

Skills
Workforce Planning, IEX, IEX Total View, Software Project..., Software Quality..., Situation Analysis, Real Time Monitoring, Real Time Reports, Situational Leadership, Technical Leadership, Department Budgeting, Workforce, Logistics, CRM, Critical Thinking, Business Workflows, Out Of the Box, SQL, TotalView, Reporting & Analysis, MMORPG, PS3, MMO, Computer Games, Xbox 360, Online Gaming, Video Games, Gameplay, Social Games, Wii, Gaming Industry, Call Centers, Management, Process Improvement, Team Management, Customer Support, Microsoft Excel, Problem Solving, Team Leadership, Microsoft Office, Team Building, Vendor Management

Education
New England Institute of Technology
Bachelor's degree, Computer and Information Sciences, General

Sal Ianiero Sal Ianiero Huntington Beach, California Details
Sal Ianiero's Blizzard Entertainment Experience March 2011 - February 2013
Job Quality Assurance Analyst at Blizzard Entertainment
Industry Computer Games
Experience
Blizzard Entertainment   March 2011 - February 2013
Best Buy  June 2008 - March 2011
Top 5 Films   June 2007 - February 2011
Trademark Cinemas, LLP   April 2006 - April 2008

Education
New England Institute of Technology   2008 — 2009
Video and Audio Production

Adam Van Dyke Adam Van Dyke Irvine, California Details
Adam Van Dyke's Blizzard Entertainment Experience September 2011 - Present
Job Quality Analyst at Blizzard Entertainment
Industry Computer Games
Experience
Blizzard Entertainment   September 2011 - Present

Skills
Pizza, Computer Games, MMO, Video Games, Game Development

Education
Oregon State University   2005 — 2009
Bachelor of Science (B.S.), Psychology

Joseph Schmied Joseph Schmied Austin, Texas Details
Joseph Schmied's Blizzard Entertainment Experience May 2009 - Present
Job Specialist Support Representative at Blizzard Entertainment
Industry Computer Games
Experience
Blizzard Entertainment   May 2009 - Present

Skills
Video Games, Online Gaming, MMO, Game Design, Computer Games, MMORPG, Xbox 360, Gameplay, PS3, Social Games, Level Design, Casual Games

Education
New Jersey Institute of Technology - School of Management   2007 — 2009

Jeffrey Brill Jeffrey Brill Irvine, California Details
Jeffrey Brill's Blizzard Entertainment Experience January 2012 - Present
Job Software Engineer at Blizzard Entertainment
Industry Computer Games
Experience
Blizzard Entertainment   January 2012 - Present
Telltale Games  February 2010 - December 2011
CMC Flex   September 2007 - February 2008

Skills
Build Engineering, Software Development

Education
Neumont University   2005 — 2007

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