PlayFirst Company
Industry: PC game company
DescriptionPlayFirst, Inc. is a Delaware based publisher of casual games founded in 2004 by industry veterans. PlayFirst produced the Diner Dash series, which won the 2008 Annual Casual Game Awards. and has seen over 550 million downloads. Headquarters: San Francisco, CA Parent organization: Glu Mobile Founded: 2004, San Francisco, CA Key person: Marco DeMiroz Founders: Jason Rubinstein, John Welch, Brad Edelman
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PlayFirst Employees
PlayFirst October 2015 - Present
GREE International, Inc January 2015 - July 2015
Apple May 2014 - November 2014
Apple May 2013 - August 2013
Uncorked Studios June 2012 - November 2012
Skills
C#, XNA, Java, ActionScript, Dreamweaver, FrontPage, Word, PowerPoint, Easy C, Picocrickets, Flash Animation, Photoshop, Objective-C, HTML 5, CSS3, CSS2, JavaScript, MySQL, Ruby on Rails, PHP, 3D Modeling, 2D Flash Animation, Maya, 3D, C++, CSS, Programming, Visual Studio, Game Design, Web Development, HTML5
Education
Rochester Institute of Technology 2010 — 2014
Bachelor, Video Game Design and Development, 3.83
Chaminade High School
N3TWORK INC April 2015 - Present
FamousAspect April 2012 - Present
Quarter Spiral July 2012 - September 2013
Bioware December 2011 - April 2012
Bioware February 2009 - December 2011
Electronic Arts June 2008 - January 2009
iWin September 2007 - June 2008
Winster April 2007 - September 2007
PlayFirst November 2005 - April 2007
Completely PostModern Productions August 2003 - December 2006
Skills
Game Design, Metrics Analysis, Team Management, Level Design, Game Mechanics, Social Networking, Game Development, Social Games, Analysis, Online Gaming, User Experience, Creative Direction, Monetization, Mobile Games, Video Games
Education
University of Southern California 2001 — 2005
Bachelor of Arts, Communications
Kabam July 2013 - Present
PlayFirst March 2012 - May 2013
The Walt Disney Company April 2011 - January 2012
Munch On Me (Acquired by Collegebudget.com) January 2011 - April 2011
Google June 2010 - December 2010
Salesforce.com, Jigsaw February 2010 - June 2010
TechCrunch November 2009 - June 2010
UC Berkeley Residential and Student Service Programs (RSSP) February 2009 - December 2009
Premier Capital Advisory LLC April 2009 - September 2009
Skills
Monetization, Analytics, Product Management, Product Marketing, CRM, Business Development, Salesforce.com, Entrepreneurship, Strategy, Mobile Devices, Video Games, Google Adwords, Leadership, Strategic Partnerships, Social Games
Education
University of California, Berkeley 2006 — 2010
Bachelor of Arts (B.A.), Political Economy, Concentration in Finance & Consumer Behavior
SEGA Europe Limited March 2014 - Present
CD PROJEKT RED 2013 - Present
Built By Snowman, Inc. January 2015 - Present
Planet Forge Games August 2014 - Present
Paizo Publishing October 2009 - Present
Fantasy Flight Games June 2011 - Present
Wizards of the Coast March 2009 - Present
pixelStorm entertainment studios Inc. April 2010 - February 2014
Playfirst July 2009 - February 2010
Skills
Digital Illustration, Game Art, Digital Painting, Video Games, Game Development, Character Animation, Illustration, Zbrush, Concept Design, Game Design, Comics, Conceptual Art, Casual Games, User Interface Design, Traditional Animation, Storyboarding, Animation, Photoshop, Computer Games, Texturing, Art Direction, Mobile Games, Art, Concept Art
Education
Academy of Art University 2006 — 2009
Bachelor of Traditional Art, Traditional Illustration
Moochy Poochy November 2010 - Present
PlayFirst, Inc. September 2009 - December 2010
PlayFirst September 2007 - September 2009
Google August 2006 - August 2007
Skills
Training, Recruiting, Employee Relations, Talent Acquisition, Video Games, Human Resources, Technical Recruiting, Organizational..., Performance Management, Onboarding, Employee Benefits, Applicant Tracking..., Leadership Development, Social Networking, Social Media, Leadership, Interviews
Education
University of Minnesota - Carlson School of Management 2004 — 2006
M.A., Human Resources & Industrial Relations
University of Washington 1999 — 2003
BS, Psychology
Encore February 2015 - Present
Logicated, LLC July 2014 - Present
Allen Interactions September 2013 - June 2014
PlayFirst May 2011 - September 2013
Zivix January 2010 - April 2011
Clandestine Systems April 2007 - January 2011
Zivix LLC 2010 - 2011
Destineer January 2001 - March 2007
MacSoft/Atari March 1996 - October 2000
GT Interactive 1996 - 2000
Skills
OpenGL, Game Programming, Objective-C, Game Development, Unity3D, Mobile Games, DirectX, C++, Wii, Xbox 360, Perforce, Game Design, Programming, Mobile Applications, Gameplay, Team Leadership, Artificial Intelligence, Subversion, Team Management, Xbox, Xcode, Gameplay Programming, HTML, Windows, Lua, OOP, Flash, Cross-platform..., Console, User Interface, Educational Games, Department Management, iPhone, C, Software Development, XML, Ruby, ActionScript, Software Design, Video Game Development, iPhone development, Windows Programming, C#, JavaScript, Python, Java, Scripting, Agile, Win32, Agile Methodologies
Education
University of Minnesota-Twin Cities 1985 — 1990
B.S., Computer Science
PopCap Games July 2010 - Present
Ooga Labs August 2009 - June 2010
PlayFirst March 2008 - July 2009
iWin Games, Inc. August 2007 - March 2008
Cinematico July 2007 - August 2007
LeapFrog June 2007 - July 2007
LeapFrog August 2005 - August 2005
Skills
drawing, character design, flash animation, Flash Animation, Drawing, Digital Painting, Character Animation, Game Art, Game Design, Video Games, Animation, Visual Arts, Illustration, Storyboarding, Game Development, Social Games, Gameplay, Casual Games, Concept Design, Flash, Traditional Animation, Character Designs, Art Direction, User Interface, Conceptual Art, Mobile Games
Education
San Jose State University 2002 — 2007
BFA, Animation/Illustration
Playfirst July 2012 - Present
Lolapps August 2011 - March 2012
Green Shoe Animation, LLC 2010 - September 2011
Soup2Nuts September 2009 - April 2010
Magnetic Dreams June 2009 - October 2009
Fablevision June 2008 - November 2008
Radical Axis March 2006 - June 2008
Vote-D July 2006 - October 2006
Soup2Nuts 2005 - 2006
Rhode Island School of Design 2001 - 2004
Skills
Traditional Animation, Flash Animation, Illustration, Creative Direction, Animation, Character Animation, Storyboarding, After Effects, Flash, Drawing, Video Games, Film, Cartoons, Art, Concept Design, Art Direction, Digital Painting
Education
Rhode Island School of Design 2000 — 2004
Bachelor of Fine Arts, Film, Animation, Video
Amazon October 2014 - Present
Brawsome April 2008 - Present
PlayFirst August 2008 - September 2014
AIE June 2010 - September 2010
Krome Studios November 2007 - August 2008
Tantalus November 2006 - November 2007
Codemasters March 2006 - October 2006
Torus Games December 2004 - April 2006
YTEK February 2002 - November 2004
RMIT March 2000 - November 2001
Skills
Lua, Game Design, Artificial Intelligence, C++, C, Editing, Scripting, User Experience, ActionScript, Programming, Gameplay, Game Development, C#, User Interface Design, iPhone, Unity3D, Photoshop, Flash, Public Speaking, Android, Java, Writing, iPhone development, Production, Casting, Dialog, Comedy, Max, PHP, JavaScript, Python, SQL, XML, Windows, Visual Studio, Proofreading, CSS, Apple, Mac OS X, Xcode, Excel, PowerPoint, Business Management, Perforce, Tortoise SVN, FogBugz, Bugzilla, Eclipse, Cocos2dx, Atlassian JIRA
Education
RMIT University 1999 — 2001
BAppSci, Computer Science
RMIT University 1999 — 2001
Diploma of Business, Management
Limelight Health May 2015 - Present
LightSide Games August 2014 - March 2015
Design Caffeine August 2014 - October 2014
Store Grunt December 2013 - April 2014
Pretty Mobile Meetup December 2012 - June 2013
Animation Mentor February 2012 - November 2012
Animation Mentor July 2011 - February 2012
Recharge Games January 2011 - June 2011
Playfirst September 2006 - December 2010
Shaba Games, Activision January 2006 - May 2006
Skills
User Interface Design, Project Management, Public Speaking, Team Building, Usability, Strategy, Coaching, Video Games, User Experience, Game Development, E-Learning, Game Design, Social Media, Agile Project Management, Photoshop, Mobile Applications, Flash, Creative Direction, Instructional Design, Android Development, Rapid Prototyping, Executive Management, Strategic Thinking, Product Development, Product Management, Gamification, UML, Wireframes, Android, User Interface, Agile Methodologies, Entrepreneurship, Scrum, Blogging, Leadership, Casual Games
Education
Bethel School of Supernatural Ministry 2013 — 2017
Biblical Studies and Leadership
Stanford University 2005 — 2006
MA, Education, Learning Design and Technology
Harvard University 1995 — 1999
BA, Sociology, Economics
Springbrook High School 1991 — 1995
High School, Regular/General High School/Secondary Diploma Program
N3TWORK INC July 2015 - Present
Hush Limited May 2014 - June 2015
Freelancer November 2013 - April 2014
Kazaana Singapore December 2012 - October 2013
Lambdamu August 2012 - November 2012
Playfirst February 2012 - August 2012
PlayFirst, Inc. October 2011 - February 2012
PlayFirst, Inc. August 2010 - October 2011
LambdaMu Games Pte. Ltd December 2009 - July 2010
Skills
Objective-C, C++, Programming, Lua, C, Xcode, OpenGL, iPhone, iPhone development, Performance Tuning, Problem Solving, Creative Problem Solving, Getting The Job Done, Instrumentation, Software Development, Video Games, Game Development, Game Programming, Mobile Games, iOS development, Ruby, Perforce, iOS, User Interface, Mobile Applications
Education
Nanyang Technological University 2005 — 2009
BSc., Computer Engineering
Nanyang Polytechnic, Singapore 2001 — 2004
Diploma, Electronics, Computer and Communications Engineering
Duff Lite March 2014 - Present
Sniderware January 2002 - Present
PlayFirst! December 2006 - May 2009
Apple Computer, Inc. April 2005 - September 2006
Ten 90 Group March 2005 - March 2006
Rearden Steel Technologies/Moxi/Digeo October 2000 - November 2003
Mixed Signals Technologies May 1999 - September 2000
Delta Tao Software April 1996 - May 1999
Catapult Entertainment February 1995 - March 1996
Apple 1991 - 1991
Skills
Casual Game Development, C/C++, Objective-C, Game Development, iPhone, iPhone development, Casual Games, iOS development, Video Games, Game Design, Mobile Games, Game Mechanics, Animation, iOS, Mobile Devices, User Experience, Interaction Design, C++, Computer Graphics, Photoshop, HTML, Software Development, Programming, OpenGL, Mobile Applications, Xcode, Computer Games, Software Engineering, Ruby, iOS Development
Education
Carnegie Mellon University 1987 — 1992
BS
Roeper School 1984 — 1987
High School
Auction.com 2012 - Present
Multiple Tech/Web Companies 2009 - Present
Kabam 2010 - 2012
Brightstorm, Inc. 2008 - 2009
PlayFirst 2006 - 2008
PlayFirst 2004 - 2006
Towers Perrin 1996 - 2003
Procter & Gamble 1991 - 1994
Skills
Product Management, Product Marketing, Business Strategy, Social Games, Social Media, Payments, E-learning, Online Video, Product Strategy, Mobile, Start-ups, E-commerce, User Experience, Competitive Analysis, Online Marketing, Strategic Partnerships, Social Networking, Analytics, Marketing Strategy, Mobile Applications, Market Research, Digital Marketing, Web Analytics, Agile, Strategy Development, Market Analysis, Team Leadership, P&L Management, Strategic Planning, Cross-functional Team..., Business Planning, Team Building, Team Management, Entrepreneurship, Agile Project Management, Monetization, Big Data, Organizational..., Data Science, Business Intelligence, Data Products, Startup Marketing, Leadership, Internet, Online Advertising, Strategy, Mobile Devices, Agile Methodologies
Education
University of California, Berkeley, Haas School of Business 1994 — 1996
MBA, Business Administration, Honors
University of Cambridge 1988 — 1991
BA, Mathematics, Honors
Latymer Upper
QuickCharge Games May 2010 - Present
Amazon March 2014 - May 2015
Amazon.com October 2013 - March 2014
Cardinal Peak August 2012 - May 2013
PlayFirst September 2004 - May 2010
Z-Axis 2003 - 2004
Vividata 2002 - 2003
3d6 Games 2001 - 2002
Digital Eclipse 2000 - 2001
Third-i Productions 1993 - 1999
Skills
Assembly, Debugging, Object Oriented Design, Game Design, C++, Lua, Cross-platform..., Game Development, C, OpenGL, Video Games, Casual Games, Mobile, Video Game Development, iPhone, Game Programming, User Interface, iPhone development, DirectX, Video Game Design, User Interface Design, Artificial Intelligence, Mobile Games, Android, Programming, Software Development, Scripting, iOS development, Software Engineering, OOP, Game Mechanics, Mobile Devices, iOS, Gameplay
Education
University of California, San Diego 1988 — 1990
BS
Zynga May 2013 - Present
Zynga May 2012 - May 2013
Zynga May 2011 - May 2012
Digital Chocolate October 2009 - May 2011
PlayFirst January 2008 - September 2009
PlayFirst March 2007 - January 2008
PlayFirst December 2005 - March 2007
Shockwave 2000 - 2001
CNET January 1997 - December 1999
Skills
Community Sites, Mobile Games, Game Development, HTML, Casual Games, Marketing, Social Games, Online Marketing, Online Advertising, Online Gaming, SEM, Newsletters, Monetization, Video Games, Facebook, iPhone, Game Design, User Interface Design, Social Media, User Experience, Social Networking
Education
University of California, Davis
B.S., Agricultural Economics
San Jose State University
M.L.I.S, Library and Information Science
Tech Soft 3D March 2008 - Present
Backbone Entertainment - Emeryville June 2006 - September 2007
PlayFirst August 2005 - June 2006
Zentropy Partners 1999 - 2000
Education
California State University-East Bay 2007 — 2008
MS, Computer Science
California State University-East Bay 2002 — 2005
BS, Computer Science, Minor in Mathematics
Digipen Institute of Technology 2000 — 2002
RAND Corporation May 2014 - Present
Activision September 2011 - February 2014
Cisco February 2011 - May 2011
PlayFirst February 2010 - February 2011
Gazillion Entertainment October 2007 - February 2010
Electronic Arts October 2004 - September 2007
Healthnet July 2002 - April 2004
Pacific School of Religion September 2001 - June 2002
Beatnik January 2001 - July 2001
Grass Valley Group July 2000 - January 2001
Skills
Web Applications, PHP, Agile Methodologies, Django, REST, Ruby on Rails, Databases, MySQL, PostgreSQL, MongoDB, Git, Web Development, Java, Apache, Jenkins, Game Development, Python, User Interface Design, Node.js, Video Games, LAMP, Casual Games, Lua, Ruby, Restify, Thrift, Perforce, CodeIgniter, Yii, Kohana Framework, C++, iOS development, Objective-C
Education
Oregon State University 1997 — 2000
BS, Computer Science
University of Oregon
Playfirst Studio at Glu Mobile May 2014 - Present
PlayFirst, Inc. May 2013 - Present
PlayFirst, Inc. February 2013 - May 2013
Playfirst June 2011 - February 2013
Playfirst Inc. February 2010 - June 2011
PlayFirst, Inc. April 2009 - February 2010
Information Providers Ltd November 2008 - April 2009
Avaya April 2004 - October 2007
Skills
Lua, Objective-C, C++, Ruby, Game Development, cocos-2d, ActionScript, Shell Scripting, Animation Pipeline, OpenGL, Perforce, Flash, Programming, iOS development, Cocos2d, cocos2d-x, UIKit, Box2d, Amazon Web Services..., Mobile Game Development, Social Games, Xcode, Python, iOS, Video Games, Mobile Games, Game Programming, DirectX, Game Design, Casual Games, iOS Development
Education
Trinity College Dublin 2007 — 2008
MSc in Interactive Entertainment Technology, Software Engeneering, Maths, Graphics, Animation, Physics, Vision Systems, XNA Development
Dublin City University 2001 — 2005
BSc in Computer Applications, Computer Science and Software Engineering