PlayFirst, Inc.

Industry: PC game company

Description

PlayFirst, 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, Inc. Employees

Employee
Years
Job
Industry
Doug Cherner Doug Cherner San Francisco Bay Area Details
Doug Cherner's PlayFirst, Inc. Experience June 2008 - August 2008
Job Product Manger at Nexon Mobile
Industry Computer Games
Experience
Nexon Mobile  April 2015 - Present
TinyCo  September 2014 - April 2015
Unity Technologies  February 2014 - May 2014
GREE, Inc.   May 2012 - January 2014
Bioware  August 2011 - April 2012
Electronic Arts  August 2009 - August 2011
PlayFirst, Inc.   June 2008 - August 2008

Skills
Game Development, Facebook, Mobile, Scrum, Production, Game Design, Mobile Games, Social Games, Social Game Development, Free to Play, Mobile Devices, Video Games, Online Gaming, User Experience

Education
Indiana University Bloomington   2005 — 2009
BS, Entrepreneurship Minor: Telecommunications

Victor Kunkel III Victor Kunkel III San Francisco Bay Area Details
Victor Kunkel III's PlayFirst, Inc. Experience January 2012 - March 2013
Job FQA at Kabam
Industry Computer Games
Experience
Kabam  July 2015 - Present
Sledgehammer Games  January 2015 - July 2015
Toys For Bob  February 2014 - September 2014
PlayFirst, Inc.   January 2012 - March 2013
PlayFirst, Inc  November 2007 - June 2011
Visual Concepts  October 2004 - October 2007

Skills
Quality Assurance, Video Games, Seapine Test Track Pro, Game Mechanics, Test Planning, JIRA, Bug Tracking, Social Games, Databases, Test Cases, Test Track Pro, Training, Mobile Games, Game Development, Casual Games, Gameplay, Software Quality..., iOS development, Localization, Xcode, Console, User Interface, Android, Team Building, Microsoft XL, QA Managment, Level Design, Test Plan Creation, Tester monitoring, Tester mentoring, QA Tester Training, QA Lead training, Amazon Kindle Fire, Samsung Galaxy S line, Regression Testing, Wii Testing, Tera Terms, Watson, Playstation 4, Xbox One, Ipad Testing, iPod Testing, iPhone Testing, Console Testing, Xbox 360 Testing, PSP Testing, iOS Testing, Playstation 3 Testing

Education
Santa Rosa Junior College   2002 — 2007
General Education

Rishik Dhar Rishik Dhar San Francisco Bay Area Details
Rishik Dhar's PlayFirst, Inc. Experience May 2010 - March 2011
Job Software Specialist, Machine Learning and AI Enthusiast & Licensed Amateur Radio (Ham) Hobbyist
Industry Computer Software
Experience
Target  September 2014 - Present
Carnegie Mellon University - Wireless Innovators   November 2013 - November 2014
Hitachi Data Systems  May 2012 - September 2014
Hitachi Data Systems  March 2011 - September 2014
PlayFirst, Inc.   May 2010 - March 2011
DemandTec  January 2010 - May 2010
Pramati Technologies  October 2008 - December 2009
Pramati Technologies  October 2005 - October 2008
GoldenSource  May 2004 - September 2005
iGate Patni  September 2001 - April 2004

Skills
Machine Learning..., Linear Programming..., Storage Area Networks, Flex 4, Skinning, Interaction Design, UI Architecture, Application Design, Java / J2EE, Open Source technologies, Flex (ActionScript 3.0), GigaSpaces 6.0, Product Design and..., Mentoring, Services Oriented Design, Cloud Computing, Java Enterprise Edition, Open Source, Spring, Flex, User Interface, Software Design, Enterprise Software, Java, Scalability, Architecture, Business Intelligence, Scrum, SOA, Agile Methodologies, Web Services, Agile Project Management, REST, XML, Design Patterns, Web Applications, Tomcat, Hibernate, Architectures, Distributed Systems, JUnit, Ruby on Rails, RSpec, Spring Framework

Education
Carnegie Mellon University   2013 — 2015
Master of Science (MS), Electrical and Computer Engineering

Amravati University   1997 — 2001
BE, Computer Science

rudy castan rudy castan Greater Seattle Area Details
rudy castan's PlayFirst, Inc. Experience August 2012 - August 2013
Job Senior Engineer at MunkyFun
Industry Computer Games
Experience
MunkyFun  September 2013 - Present
PlayFirst, Inc.   August 2012 - August 2013
Bigpoint Inc  January 2011 - April 2012
BrandX Games, LLC   September 2009 - January 2010

Skills
Game Development, Video Games, Gameplay Programming, Lua, Game Programming, C++, Game Design, DirectX, Programming, Unity3D, Mathematics, Mobile Games, C#, Artificial Intelligence, Gameplay Systems, Design Tools, Nintendo DS, Jenkins, iOS development, Android Development, Java, JNI

Education
Digipen Institute of Technology   2005 — 2009
Bachelor of Science (BS), Real Time Interactive Simulation

Green River Community College   2004 — 2005

Rachel Hannah Rachel Hannah San Francisco Bay Area Details
Rachel Hannah's PlayFirst, Inc. Experience May 2011 - May 2013
Job Executive coach, "Culture Whisperer", HR Consultant
Industry Human Resources
Experience
People Phase   February 2013 - Present
PlayFirst, Inc.   May 2011 - May 2013
C.O.R.E. Feature Animation   2003 - 2005
Pixar Animation Studios  May 1996 - August 2000
Industrial Light and Magic  1994 - 1995

Skills
Talent Acquisition, Recruiting, Human Resources, Employee Relations, Performance Management, Organizational..., Sourcing, Technical Recruiting, Conflict Resolution, Coaching, Start-ups, Culture Change, People Development, Strategic HR, Legal Compliance, Executive Coaching, Management Consulting, Human Resource..., Strategic Human..., Human Resource Planning, Leadership, Leadership Development, Team Leadership, Cross-functional Team..., Team Building, Teamwork, Team Management, Team Motivation, Interviews, Hiring Practices, Strategic Hiring, Technical Hiring, Mass Hiring, College Recruiting, Full-life Cycle..., Corporate Recruiting, Financial Recruiting, People Skills, People Management, Advising People, Employee Training, Employee Engagement, Employee Management, Employee Handbooks, Employee Surveys, Employee Referral..., Start-up Consulting, Start-ups Management, Start-up Environment, Early-stage Startups

Education
San Francisco State University
BA, Psychology

Shana T Bryant Shana T Bryant Greater Seattle Area Details
Shana T Bryant's PlayFirst, Inc. Experience November 2012 - January 2014
Job Producer, HoloLens at Microsoft
Industry Computer Games
Experience
Microsoft  March 2015 - Present
SK Planet, Inc.   March 2014 - November 2014
PlayFirst, Inc.   November 2012 - January 2014
Capcom  July 2011 - October 2012
Capcom  August 2008 - July 2011
Midway Home Entertainment  November 2007 - July 2008
Midway Home Entertainment  May 2006 - November 2007
Electronic Arts-Tiburon  February 2006 - May 2006
Electronic Arts-Tiburon  May 2003 - February 2006

Skills
International Business, Japanese business..., Production, Quality Assurance, Testing, Video Games, Mobile Games, Scheduling, Project Management, Budgeting, Social Media, Problem-solving, Mentoring, Creative Writing, Technical Writing, Training, Adobe Photoshop, Final Cut Pro, MS Office, Social Games, Game Development, Xbox 360, Wii, PS3, Console, DevTrack, JIRA, Process Scheduler, Budgets, Playstation, Microsoft Office, Certified Scrum Master..., Gameplay, Computer Games, Monetization, Metrics, Games as a Service, Cornerstone, Console Games, Game Design, Game Mechanics, Online Gaming, Casual Games, Photoshop, Scrum

Education
University of Florida   1997 — 2002
BS, Computer and Informational Sciences

Barry Prioste Barry Prioste San Francisco Bay Area Details
Barry Prioste's PlayFirst, Inc. Experience October 2005 - December 2011
Job Art Director at Creativity Inc.
Industry Computer Software
Experience
Creativity, Inc.   January 2015 - Present
Galxyz   September 2013 - December 2014
Knack.it  December 2011 - August 2013
PlayFirst, Inc.   October 2005 - December 2011
Digital Praise   January 2004 - October 2005
The Learning Company  January 1997 - January 2003

Skills
Character Design, Animation, Game Art, Illustration, Art Direction, Character Animation, Video Games, Photoshop, Flash, Drawing, Graphics, Casual Games, Mobile Games, Art, Digital Illustration, Digital Painting, Game Development, User Interface Design, Social Games

Education
San Jose State University   1989 — 1996
B.S., Graphic Design - illustration

Schoolism.com   2007 — 2009
Character Design

Egan Hirvela Egan Hirvela Mill Valley, California Details
Egan Hirvela's PlayFirst, Inc. Experience May 2005 - June 2005
Job Level Designer at Mercenary Technology
Industry Computer Games
Experience
Mercenary Technology  February 2015 - September 2015
TreSensa  April 2015 - April 2015
Toys For Bob  January 2014 - August 2014
Ubisoft  August 2012 - May 2013
ArenaNet  January 2009 - September 2011
Midway Games  August 2005 - October 2008
PlayFirst, Inc.   May 2005 - June 2005
Electronic Arts  July 2003 - February 2005
3DO  February 2002 - July 2003
Crystal Dynamics  1995 - 1997

Skills
Level Design, Game Design, Gameplay, Video Games, Maya, Xbox 360, Multiplayer, Game Development, Photoshop, Scripting, Unreal 3, Unreal Editor, PS3, Zbrush, Character Animation, Layout, 3D, World Building, 3D Studio Max, Unreal Engine 3, Game Mechanics, Mobile Games, Video Game Production, Unity3D, Concept Design, Environment Art, Console, Computer Games, UV mapping, Game Engines, Shaders, Perforce, Max, MMO, Social Games, Wii, Cinematics, Casual Games, MMORPG, Game Balance, Texturing, Xbox, Low Poly Modeling, Texture Painting, Game Art, Document Design, Lua, Video Game Development, Modeling, Blender

Education
College of Marin   1989 — 1993
Film and Theater

Tamalpias High School   1986 — 1989
General, Theater

Steve Sedlmayr Steve Sedlmayr San Francisco, California Details
Steve Sedlmayr's PlayFirst, Inc. Experience December 2009 - September 2010
Job Founder, Chief Game Officer, Maker of All the Things at DroidKnot LLC
Industry Entertainment
Experience
DroidKnot LLC   November 2014 - Present
Voltage Entertainment   January 2014 - November 2014
Lighthaus Inc.   September 2013 - November 2013
EA  September 2010 - March 2013
PlayFirst, Inc.   December 2009 - September 2010
BSSP  September 2009 - October 2009
Organic  August 2008 - August 2009
Spleak Media Network   February 2008 - August 2008
Dorado  July 2007 - February 2008
Starz Entertainment  February 2007 - July 2007

Skills
ActionScript, Game Development, User Interface, Flash, Flex, C#, Unity3D, Java, Video Games, Web Applications, User Experience, Git, Subversion, XML, Agile Methodologies, Perforce, Mobile Games, Social Games, Adobe Creative Suite, User Interface Design, Client Server..., JSON, Front-end, Version Control SVN, Github, Game Design, 3D Modeling, Mercurial, JIRA, C++, Graphic Design

Education
University of Colorado Denver   1996 — 2006
BFA, Sculpture, 3.154

Defense Language Institute   1991 — 1992
Certificate, Russian Language

Ray Long Ray Long San Francisco Bay Area Details
Ray Long's PlayFirst, Inc. Experience October 2009 - August 2010
Job Sr. Game Designer & UA Specialist
Industry Computer Games
Experience
GeekGamerGuy   January 2011 - Present
Tapjoy  January 2013 - June 2014
GSN (Game Show Network)   September 2011 - January 2013
WishB  August 2010 - September 2011
PlayFirst, Inc.   October 2009 - August 2010
HIve 7   May 2008 - October 2009
TableStar Games   January 2005 - January 2008
Design2Market   January 2004 - January 2005

Skills
Game Design, Game Development, Casual Games, Video Games, Mobile Games, Gameplay, Social Games, Unity3D, Level Design, Online Gaming, User Interface Design, Game Mechanics, Mobile Applications, Mobile Devices, Monetization, User Interface

Education
San Jose State University   1996 — 1999
AA, Digital Arts

Karlo Ferrer Karlo Ferrer San Francisco Bay Area Details
Karlo Ferrer's PlayFirst, Inc. Experience May 2011 - Present
Job Senior UI/UX Artist at Glu Mobile
Industry Marketing and Advertising
Experience
PlayFirst Studio @ Glu Mobile   May 2014 - Present
PlayFirst, Inc.   May 2011 - Present
Red Bricks Media  May 2008 - May 2011

Skills
Illustrator, User Experience, Art Direction, Digital Marketing, Interaction Design, Digital Strategy, Online Advertising, Flash, Web Design, Game Development, User Interface Design, Photoshop, Creative Direction, Storyboarding, Interactive Advertising, Information Architecture

Education
Academy of Art University   2001 — 2007
Bachelor of Fine Arts, New Media

Sophie Beiers Sophie Beiers San Francisco Bay Area Details
Sophie Beiers's PlayFirst, Inc. Experience January 2013 - December 2013
Job Research Analyst at The Center for Effective Philanthropy
Industry Nonprofit Organization Management
Experience
YouthTruth Student Survey   March 2015 - Present
Netflix  January 2014 - February 2015
PlayFirst, Inc.   January 2013 - December 2013
Pitzer College  December 2010 - May 2013
Jumpstart  2012 - 2013

Skills
SPSS, Analysis, Microsoft Excel, SQL, Databases, Statistics, Qualtrics, Data Analysis, Research, Stata, Recruiting, Teaching, Salesforce.com, Interviews, Microsoft Office, PowerPoint, Psychology, Developmental Psychology, Social Media, Social Change

Education
Pitzer College   2009 — 2013
Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) with Honors, Psychology

Semester at Sea, University of Virginia   2010 — 2010

Cole Marchetti Cole Marchetti San Francisco Bay Area Details
Cole Marchetti's PlayFirst, Inc. Experience July 2013 - September 2013
Job Game Artist at TinyCo
Industry Arts and Crafts
Experience
TinyCo  June 2014 - Present
Kabam  January 2014 - June 2014
PlayFirst, Inc.   July 2013 - September 2013

Skills
Digital Painting, Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Illustrator, Adobe Flash, Microsoft Office, Microsoft Word, PowerPoint, Customer Service, Research, Social Media, Teamwork, Public Speaking, Illustrator, Creative Writing, Art, Greeting Cards, Photoshop, Digital Illustration, Conceptual Art, Graphic Design, Drawing, Character Animation, Illustration, Digital Art

Education
Academy of Art University   2008 — 2013
Bachelor of Arts (BA), Illustration

Lauren E. Johnson Lauren E. Johnson San Francisco Bay Area Details
Lauren E. Johnson's PlayFirst, Inc. Experience August 2012 - October 2013
Job IT Manager at Okta, Inc.
Industry Computer Software
Experience
Okta, Inc.   October 2013 - Present
PlayFirst, Inc.   August 2012 - October 2013
Empower Software Solutions  March 2011 - March 2012
Wikimedia Foundation  December 2010 - January 2011
Perquest  March 2009 - November 2010
LoopNet  January 2007 - January 2009

Skills
Software Documentation, Troubleshooting, Salesforce.com, Vendor Management, Help Desk Support, Project Management, Disaster Recovery, Hardware Installation, Windows, Purchasing, Help Desk Management, Windows Server, Active Directory, Management, Training, Quality Assurance, A+ Certified, Linux, SaaS, Enterprise Software, MCDST Certified, Mac OS X, Relocations, Mobile Devices, Oracle, System Administration, Networking, Web Applications, Technical Support, Software Implementation, Team Leadership, Google Apps, Process Improvement, Customer Service, IT Management, Onboarding, Technical Documentation, OS X, Cloud Computing, Integration, Leadership, Start-ups, Agile Methodologies

Education
University of Arizona   2002 — 2006
BA, Interdisciplinary Studies

Monte Vista High School   1999 — 2002

Sebastian Wittenkamp Sebastian Wittenkamp San Francisco Bay Area Details
Sebastian Wittenkamp's PlayFirst, Inc. Experience January 2011 - February 2012
Job Sr. Software Engineer at Marqeta, Inc
Industry Computer Software
Experience
Marqeta, Inc  November 2014 - Present
VMware  February 2012 - November 2014
PlayFirst, Inc.   January 2011 - February 2012
CafePress.com  August 2009 - December 2010
CafePress.com  May 2008 - August 2009
Guidewire Software  2006 - 2008

Skills
Ruby, Agile Methodologies, REST, Java, Linux, Ruby on Rails, Perforce, Bash, Git, Spring, Software Development, Web Applications, Python, Cloud Computing, JUnit, C#, OOP, Server Architecture, Virtualization, Shell Scripting, VMware, SOA, Maven, Object Oriented Design, zeromq, Scalability, Object Oriented..., Unit Testing, Network troubleshooting, Continuous Integration, IP Networking, Sinatra, HTTP, Yak Shaving, Emacs Lisp, Scuba Diving, Java Enterprise Edition, riak, Swift, iOS Development

Education
University of California, Santa Cruz
B.A, Economics

Brady Fukumoto Brady Fukumoto Berkeley, California Details
Brady Fukumoto's PlayFirst, Inc. Experience January 2010 - August 2010
Job Engineer, Game Designer, Writer
Industry E-Learning
Experience
EdSurge  2014 - Present
Luckybird Games   August 2010 - November 2013
Playdom  July 2011 - May 2013
PlayFirst, Inc.   January 2010 - August 2010
Mykotronx  2008 - 2009
Pixar Animation Studios  2007 - 2008

Education
Stanford University   2009 — 2011
M.A., Education - Learning, Design & Technology

UC Berkeley   2003 — 2007
B.S., Electrical Engineering/Computer Science

Erik Zwerling Erik Zwerling Oakland, California Details
Erik Zwerling's PlayFirst, Inc. Experience September 2004 - March 2007
Job Product Development | Live Operations Management
Industry Computer Games
Experience
RockYou  October 2014 - Present
Disney Interactive  January 2013 - May 2014
Kabam  January 2011 - November 2012
ohai, inc.   July 2010 - January 2011
The Sims Studio, Electronic Arts   April 2007 - June 2010
PlayFirst, Inc.   September 2004 - March 2007
Ubisoft Entertainment  July 2002 - September 2004
Electronic Arts  August 2000 - October 2001
Mattel Interactive (The Learning Company/Creative Wonders)   July 1995 - August 2000

Skills
Project Management, Game Development, Product Development, Business Development, Developer Relations, Free to Play, Social Games, Casual Games, Mobile Games, Console Games, MMO, Multiplayer, Interactive..., Agile Methodologies, Monetization, Virtual Goods, Digital Distribution, Localization, Quality Assurance, Cross-platform..., Community Management, User Interface Design, User Experience, Hansoft, Perforce, Gameplay, Game Design, Game Mechanics, Game Balance, Level Design, Community Sites, Virtual Worlds, Video Games

Education
San Francisco State University

University of California, Davis
Bachelor of Arts

Darragh Coy Darragh Coy San Francisco Bay Area Details
Darragh Coy's PlayFirst, Inc. Experience August 2011 - May 2014
Job Senior Software Engineer at Glu Mobile (PlayFirst studio)
Industry Computer Games
Experience
Glu Mobile (PlayFirst Studio)   May 2014 - Present
PlayFirst, Inc.   August 2011 - May 2014
IBM  September 2009 - July 2011
Institute of Technology Carlow   2005 - 2009
Microsoft  March 2008 - August 2008
Dare To Be Digital Competition   June 2007 - August 2007

Skills
C++, Cocos2d-x, Game Development, OpenGL, iOS development, Android Development, Mobile Game Development, GLSL, Java, Artificial Intelligence, Optimization, Multithreading, C#, XNA, DirectX, Programming, Objective-C, Video Games, Subversion, Unit Testing, Software Development, Git, Ant, Ruby, Jenkins, Unix, HLSL, JNI, JDBC, Win32 API, Xcode, Perforce, Visual C++, CVS, SWT, x86 Assembly, HTML, Flash, Xbox 360, Photoshop, Databases, Direct3D, Havok, Winsock, FMOD, PhysX, Doxygen, Android, Mobile Games, iOS Development

Education
Institute of Technology, Carlow   2005 — 2009
Bachelor Of Science (Honours) In Computer Games Development, Games Development, Graphics, Physics, Networking, Applied Mathematics, Programming

Waterford Institute of Technology   2003 — 2005
Higher Certificate In Computer Applications, Information Technology, Java programming, Databases, Multimedia, QA, Applied Mathematics

Britt Buchan Britt Buchan Seattle, Washington Details
Britt Buchan's PlayFirst, Inc. Experience 2006 - 2006
Job VP of Business Operations at Gravit8 Marketing
Industry Marketing and Advertising
Experience
Gravit8 Marketing   March 2015 - Present
LMX   February 2015 - Present
Hipcricket  January 2012 - February 2015
RealNetworks  2008 - February 2011
Sandlot Games Corporation   2006 - 2008
PlayFirst, Inc.   2006 - 2006
Language Line Services  2005 - 2006
Great American Opportunities  2003 - 2004
Peace Corps  2001 - 2003
Southwestern Company  1996 - 2001

Skills
Strategic Partnerships, Forecasting, Contract Negotiation, Mobile Marketing, Strategic Planning, Internal & External..., Idea Generation, Market Research, Strategic Growth, Retail, Account Management, Negotiation, Fundraising, Strategy, E-commerce, Management, Program Management, Analytics, Marketing, New Business Development, Advertising, Sales, Project Management, Product Marketing, Analysis, Product Management, Business Development, Mobile Devices, Digital Marketing

Education
Monterey Institute of International Studies, Fisher Graduate School of International Business   2004 — 2006
MBA

Washington State University   1995 — 2000
Bachelor of Science

Matthew Blass Matthew Blass San Francisco Bay Area Details
Matthew Blass's PlayFirst, Inc. Experience November 2008 - December 2009
Job Software Engineer at Jut, Inc.
Industry Internet
Experience
Jut, Inc.   January 2014 - Present
Amazon Music  December 2009 - December 2013
PlayFirst, Inc.   November 2008 - December 2009
Spiralinks Incorporation   June 2005 - August 2008
Citigroup  May 2004 - June 2005

Skills
AJAX, JavaScript, Java, HTML, SQL

Education
Principia College   2000 — 2004
BS, Computer Science, Business Administration

Dennis Detwiller Dennis Detwiller Greater Seattle Area Details
Dennis Detwiller's PlayFirst, Inc. Experience June 2011 - January 2012
Job Design Director, Writer, Illustrator (iOS/Android, Console, PC)
Industry Computer Games
Experience
Harebrained Schemes  June 2014 - Present
Arc Dream Publishing   July 2002 - Present
Warner Bros. San Francisco   June 2013 - June 2014
Nickelodeon  December 2011 - June 2013
PlayFirst, Inc.   June 2011 - January 2012
Hothead Games  January 2009 - May 2011
Radical Entertainment  June 2003 - January 2009
Tynes Cowan Corporation   January 1992 - January 2001
Wizards of the Coast  January 1993 - January 2000

Skills
Game Design, Game Development, Video Games, Creative Writing, Creative Direction, Illustration, Game Mechanics

Education
School of Visual Arts   1990 — 1993

Parsons School of Design   1988 — 1990

Elizabeth Good Elizabeth Good San Francisco, California Details
Elizabeth Good's PlayFirst, Inc. Experience October 2013 - November 2014
Job Account Manager at Helpshift
Industry Marketing and Advertising
Experience
Helpshift  January 2015 - Present
PlayFirst Studio @ Glu Mobile   May 2014 - November 2014
PlayFirst, Inc.   October 2013 - November 2014
Zenefits  February 2013 - October 2013
WIS-TV  January 2012 - February 2013
The Daily Gamecock  May 2011 - December 2011
The Daily Gamecock  August 2010 - May 2011
South Carolina House of Representatives  January 2008 - May 2011

Skills
Digital Marketing, Online Advertising, Marketing, Mobile Advertising, Demographic Analysis, Mobile Communications, Video Games, Social Media Marketing, CRM, Digital Media, Strategy, Sales, Social Media, Television, Photoshop, Editing, Facebook, Video, Blogging, Mobile Applications, Health Insurance, Social Networking, Management, Account Management, Video Production, New Media, Copywriting, Market Research

Education
University of South Carolina-Columbia
Bachelor of Arts in Journalism and Mass Communications, Advertising, Film, 3.2 GPA

Griffith College Dublin
Study Abroad, Study Abroad

Adam Gourdin Adam Gourdin San Francisco Bay Area Details
Adam Gourdin's PlayFirst, Inc. Experience May 2011 - August 2011
Job Associate Quality Assurance Manager at Big Fish
Industry Computer Games
Experience
Big Fish  February 2015 - Present
Disney Interactive  April 2012 - June 2014
PlayFirst, Inc.   May 2011 - August 2011
PlayFirst, Inc.   November 2010 - May 2011
PlayFirst, Inc.   October 2007 - November 2010
International Game Developers Association  June 2005 - August 2005

Skills
Level Design, Game Design, Social Games, User Experience, Monetization, JIRA, Photoshop, Game Development, Mobile Games, Casual Games, Quality Assurance, MMO, Gameplay, Video Games, Computer Games

Education
Grinnell College   2002 — 2006
BA, Anthropology

R. Lateef Allen-McDowell R. Lateef Allen-McDowell San Francisco Bay Area Details
R. Lateef Allen-McDowell's PlayFirst, Inc. Experience February 2013 - May 2014
Job Game Artist and Illustrator
Industry Design
Experience
TinyCo  July 2015 - Present
Glu Mobile  May 2014 - December 2014
PlayFirst, Inc.   February 2013 - May 2014
Studio  January 2009 - May 2014
Charleston Collegiate School  November 2010 - June 2012
Anthem Design Group   January 2010 - June 2010

Skills
Illustration, Storyboarding, Comics, Drawing, Conceptual Art, Photoshop, Logo Design, Digital Art, Art Direction, Digital Painting, Illustrator, Video Games, Digital Illustration, Creative Direction

Education
Savannah College of Art and Design   2004 — 2009
Bachelor of Fine Arts, Sequential Art

Bernt Habermeier Bernt Habermeier San Francisco Bay Area Details
Bernt Habermeier's PlayFirst, Inc. Experience October 2009 - January 2011
Job CTO at WannaGo
Industry Computer Software
Experience
WannaGo   June 2014 - Present
Self Employed  February 2014 - May 2014
Volio, Inc.   February 2012 - February 2014
Moblyng  January 2011 - January 2012
PlayFirst, Inc.   October 2009 - January 2011
PlayFirst, Inc.   November 2008 - October 2009
PlayFirst Inc.  May 2007 - November 2008
Computer Sciences Corporation  January 2004 - September 2006
Computer Sciences Corporation  June 2002 - December 2004
Bolt Action Software, LLC; DBA Berkeley Consultants Group.   1995 - 2002

Education
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute   1992 — 1994
MS, Computer Science

University of California, Berkeley   1989 — 1992
BS, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science

Tatiana Cunha Tatiana Cunha San Francisco Bay Area Details
Tatiana Cunha's PlayFirst, Inc. Experience May 2012 - December 2014
Job Merchandising Associate Google Play Brazil (Contractor) at Google
Industry Entertainment
Experience
Google  March 2015 - Present
PlayFirst, Inc.   May 2012 - December 2014
Guided Imagery   2008 - February 2012
Novartis  2004 - September 2007

Skills
Digital Marketing, Mobile Marketing, Mobile Devices, Product Marketing, Brand Management, Cross Promotions, Digital Strategy, Online Marketing, Casual Games, Brand Development, Online Advertising, Social Media Marketing, User Research, Competitive Analysis, Market Research, Microsoft Office, Microsoft Word, PowerPoint, Customer Service, Microsoft Excel, Management, Marketing, Social Media

Education
City College of San Francisco   2009 — 2012
Associate's degree, Graphic Design

Universidade Anhembi Morumbi   2002 — 2006

Heather Powers Heather Powers Orange County, California Area Details
Heather Powers's PlayFirst, Inc. Experience 2006 - September 2008
Job Marketing Director
Industry Marketing and Advertising
Experience
Game Psyche Consultation Service   January 2015 - Present
NCSOFT - Carbine   November 2014 - 2015
My.com  September 2013 - June 2014
Game Psyche   August 2007 - November 2013
Electronic Arts  January 2011 - September 2013
Changyou.com (US) Inc.   March 2010 - 2011
Perfect World Co., Ltd.   2009 - March 2010
PlayFirst, Inc.   2006 - September 2008
Open Enterprises   2005 - 2007
Wylde Productions   January 1996 - January 2004

Skills
Online Marketing, Email Marketing, SEO, Online Gaming, Product Marketing, Social Media Marketing, Strategy, Advertising, Video Games, SEM, Marketing Strategy, Viral Marketing, Affiliate Marketing, Analytics, Market Research, Marketing, Casual Games, MMO, Marketing Management, Monetization, Online Advertising, Community Management, Digital Media, Social Games, Digital Marketing, Public Relations, Digital Strategy, Mobile Games, Web Marketing, Gaming, Team Management, Strategic Partnerships, E-commerce, Product Management, User Experience, Psychology, Affiliate Programs, Behavioral Targeting, Web Analytics, Google Analytics, Media Buying, iOS Development, Marketing Research, Brand Management, Project Management, Mobile Devices, Management, Facebook, Mobile Marketing, Google Adwords

Education
California State University-East Bay   2005 — 2007
Master’s Degree, Counseling & Research, 3.9

University of California, Berkeley   2002 — 2005
Bachelor’s Degree, Psychology, 4.0

Mills College   2004 — 2004
certification, Civic Leadership

College of Marin   2001 — 2003
AA, Behavioral & Biological Sciences

Bow Archer Bow Archer San Francisco Bay Area Details
Bow Archer's PlayFirst, Inc. Experience 2010 - August 2011
Job Lead Software Engineer at World Golf Tour
Industry Computer Software
Experience
World Golf Tour  November 2014 - Present
Electronic Arts - Waystone Games   June 2013 - Present
Electronic Arts  April 2013 - June 2013
Electronic Arts  August 2012 - April 2013
Electronic Arts  May 2012 - July 2012
Electronic Arts  January 2012 - April 2012
Electronic Arts  August 2011 - December 2011
PlayFirst, Inc.   2010 - August 2011
SlideRocket  August 2009 - September 2010
EnetInsurance   February 2009 - August 2009

Skills
ActionScript, Java, PHP, MySQL, JavaScript, Flash, Server Architecture, Android, Team Leadership, SQL, Objective-C, iOS development, Mongo, CSS, Application Architecture, MXML, BlazeDS, Amazon Web Services..., Akamai, Guice, Android Development, Amazon Kindle, Google API, Google In-app Purchasing, Amazon In-app Purchasing, IOS In-app Purchasing, AIR, AIR Native Extensions, Groovy, Maven, Ant, Amazon EC2, Amazon S3, C++, Game Development, Social Games, MongoDB, Mobile Devices, Video Games, Flash Builder, Software Development, Perforce, Interaction Design, Mobile Applications, OOP, Git, User Interface, Lua, Web Development

Education
California State University-San Marcos   2000 — 2005
Bachelor of Science (BS), Computer Science

Colorado State University   2000 — 2002
Associates, Computer Science

Eleanor Johnson Eleanor Johnson Los Angeles, California Details
Eleanor Johnson's PlayFirst, Inc. Experience June 2013 - July 2013
Job Financial Services Intern at D.A. Davidson Companies
Industry
Experience
D.A. Davidson Companies   June 2015 - August 2015
CuriousMinds.com  June 2014 - December 2014
USC Marshall School of Business  September 2012 - May 2014
PlayFirst, Inc.   June 2013 - July 2013

Skills
SPSS, Stata, Data Analysis, Social Media, HTML 5, Microsoft Office, Entrepreneurship, Start-up Environment, Communication, HTML5, Social Media Marketing, Research

Education
University of Southern California   2012 — 2016
Bachelor's Degree, Economics

Kamala Nehru Polytechnic For Women   2015 — 2015
Economics

Emma Kumakura Emma Kumakura San Francisco Bay Area Details
Emma Kumakura's PlayFirst, Inc. Experience October 2012 - June 2013
Job Producer at Electronic Arts (EA)
Industry Computer Games
Experience
Electronic Arts (EA)   February 2014 - Present
Somewhere amazing   June 2013 - February 2014
PlayFirst, Inc.   October 2012 - June 2013
PlayFirst, Inc.   April 2011 - October 2012
Disney Interactive Media Group  January 2010 - April 2011
Storybook Anytime   April 2009 - January 2010
MTV Networks  February 2009 - July 2009
Millions of Us  May 2007 - January 2009
Inakadate Village Office, Aomori, Japan   July 2001 - July 2004

Skills
Social Games, Free-To-Play Gaming, Art Direction, Style Guides, Visual Design, Visual Target, Art Delivery Schedule, art pipelines, Maya, Flash, Flash Games, Mobile Games, iOS development, Production Management, Resource Management, External Team Management, Process Development, Process Negotiation, Pipeline Development, Game Studio Operations, Workflow Optimization, Certified Scrum Master..., Agile Project Management, Rapid Prototyping, Digital Production, Roadmap Planning, Strategic Planning, Creative Strategy, User-centered Design, Interactive Development, Building Strong Teams, Localization, Content Development, Vector Illustration, Photoshop, Illustrator, Japanese, Web Games, Game Development, Casual Games, Production Managment, Video Games, Game Design, Monetization, Animation, Character Animation, Traditional Animation, Creative Direction, 3D, Computer Games

Education
SCRUM Alliance
Certified SCRUM Master, Agile Game Development

Art Institute of California-SF
BS, Media Arts and Animation

The Ohio State University
BA, Japanese & Linguistics

International Christian University
n/a, Japanese/Linguistics

Kate Rado Kate Rado San Francisco, California Details
Kate Rado's PlayFirst, Inc. Experience February 2013 - May 2014
Job Lead Artist at Glu Mobile
Industry Computer Games
Experience
Glu Mobile  March 2015 - Present
Glu Mobile  May 2014 - March 2015
PlayFirst, Inc.   February 2013 - May 2014
MIT Media Lab  November 2012 - January 2014
Stealth Gaming Startup   September 2012 - January 2013
Kate Rado Illustration   May 2006 - January 2013

Skills
Illustration, Video Games, Flash Animation, Concept Design, Illustrator, Flash, Photoshop, Digital Illustration, Character Animation, Creative Direction, Vectors, Digital Painting, Graphics, Drawing, Art, Concept Art, Graphic Design, Storyboarding, Game Art, Painting, Character Design, Sketching, Digital Art, Animation

Education
Academy of Art University   2005 — 2010
Bachelor of Arts, Illustration

Tam Le Tam Le San Francisco Bay Area Details
Tam Le's PlayFirst, Inc. Experience September 2008 - April 2009
Job Senior Product Manager at Upwork
Industry Internet
Experience
Upwork  August 2015 - Present
Dice  June 2013 - August 2015
Intel Corporation  May 2012 - June 2013
Knudge.Me   November 2011 - May 2012
Cisco: Pure Digital Inc   August 2009 - May 2010
PlayFirst, Inc.   September 2008 - April 2009
PlayFirst Inc  March 2007 - September 2008
Deloitte & Touche Tax Technologies  2005 - 2007

Skills
Product Management, Start-ups, Product Development, Mobile Applications, Entrepreneurship, CRM, User Experience, Testing, Strategy, Enterprise Software, Marketing Strategy, Cross-functional Team..., Customer Experience

Education
The University of Texas at Austin - The Red McCombs School of Business   2010 — 2012
MBA, Entrepreneurship

The University of Texas at Austin - The Red McCombs School of Business   2001 — 2005
BBA, Management Information Systems

Colin Felton Colin Felton Berkeley, California Details
Colin Felton's PlayFirst, Inc. Experience October 2009 - December 2011
Job Graphic Design Professional
Industry Graphic Design
Experience
PlayFirst, Inc.   October 2009 - December 2011
PlayFirst, Inc.   January 2008 - September 2009
Bandega.com   March 2006 - January 2008
Freelance/Contract Designer   January 2000 - September 2007
American Interactive Media   August 1998 - October 1999
American Interactive Media   August 1997 - July 1998

Skills
Graphic Design, Art Direction, Web Design, User Interface Design, Layout, Adobe Creative Suite, Flash, HTML, CSS, Email Marketing, Creative Direction, Web Development, Typography, User Experience, Game Development

Education
University of California, Berkeley   1992 — 1996
BA, Art History, Psychology

Andrew Pearlman Andrew Pearlman San Francisco Bay Area Details
Andrew Pearlman's PlayFirst, Inc. Experience February 2012 - July 2012
Job Mobile Monetization and Growth Hacker
Industry Market Research
Experience
Adrenalytics   July 2012 - Present
PlayFirst, Inc.   February 2012 - July 2012
Breaktime Studios  October 2011 - February 2012
50 Cubes  April 2011 - October 2011
Compete, Inc.   June 2006 - October 2010
Compete, Inc.   August 2007 - March 2009
Compete, Inc.   June 2006 - August 2007

Skills
User Experience, E-commerce, Monetization, User Interface Design, Analytics, Market Research, Social Media, Online Marketing, Usability Testing, Mobile Game Development, Start-ups, Online Advertising, Competitive Intelligence, Mobile Devices, Product Management, Game Design, Information Architecture, Web Analytics, Mobile User Acquisition, Prototyping, Human Computer..., Human Factors, Consulting, Virtual Economies, Data Analysis, Business Intelligence, Marketing Strategy, Product Development, Analysis, Competitive Analysis, Segmentation

Education
Bentley College - Elkin B. McCallum Graduate School of Business   2005 — 2010
Master's Degree, Human Factors for Information Design

Bentley University   2001 — 2005
Bachelor's Degree, Marketing, Information Technology

RMIT University

Jonathan Gaull Jonathan Gaull San Francisco, California Details
Jonathan Gaull's PlayFirst, Inc. Experience April 2012 - July 2013
Job Co Founder at Bike Pretty
Industry Information Technology and Services
Experience
Bike Pretty   October 2013 - Present
Modeo Vehicles LLC   July 2013 - Present
PlayFirst, Inc.   April 2012 - July 2013
50 Cubes  January 2010 - April 2012
TechnicianX   June 2007 - December 2009

Skills
iOS development, Objective-C, Arduino, User Experience, System Design, User Interface Design, Agile Methodologies, Motor Control, Xcode, Git, Game Design, ActionScript

Education
Ohio University   2004 — 2008
Video Production, Digital Media, Game Development

Leon Muraro Leon Muraro San Francisco Bay Area Details
Leon Muraro's PlayFirst, Inc. Experience December 2008 - May 2011
Job Controller at Vigilent
Industry Accounting
Experience
Vigilent  June 2014 - Present
Plum District  March 2012 - June 2014
PlayFirst, Inc.   December 2008 - May 2011
The Nielsen Company  October 2004 - August 2008
BigFix, Inc.   2008 - 2008
MarketTools, Inc.   March 2003 - October 2004
Tetra Tech Inc  2001 - 2003
Bare Escentuals  1995 - 2001
DFS  1988 - 1992
Ernst & Young  1980 - 1982

Skills
CPA, Quickbooks, Financial Reporting, GAAP, Cash Management, Account Reconciliation, Revenue Recognition, External Audit, Financial Analysis, Great Plains, FAS 123R, Forecasting, QuickBooks, Finance, Analytics, Executive Management, Mergers & Acquisitions, Auditing, Accounting, Due Diligence, Accounts Payable, Tax, Internal Controls

Education
University of Notre Dame   1976 — 1980
Bachelor of Business Administration, Accounting

Brian DeGraf Brian DeGraf San Francisco Bay Area Details
Brian DeGraf's PlayFirst, Inc. Experience February 2008 - February 2011
Job Associate Product Manager at TinyCo
Industry Computer Games
Experience
TinyCo  March 2015 - Present
TinyCo  May 2013 - Present
TinyCo  June 2014 - February 2015
TinyCo  February 2012 - April 2013
TinyCo  February 2011 - January 2012
PlayFirst, Inc.   February 2008 - February 2011
Visual Concepts  July 2006 - October 2007
Visual Concepts  2003 - 2006

Skills
Video Games, Game Design, Gameplay, DevTrack, Oral, Social Games, PS3, Crime, Brain Injury, Mobile Games, Endorsements, Acquired Brain Injury, Arson, Legal Malpractice, Heavy Phones, Small Boat Operations, Drag Racing, Activism, Workplace Violence, Game Development, Casual Games, Cybersquatting, Rodents, Herding Cats, Bedside Manner, Unconventional Warfare, Gothic, Dangerous Drugs, Nuclear Weapons, Level Design, Wii

Education
San Francisco State University
Cinema

Karyn Johnson Karyn Johnson Greater Seattle Area Details
Karyn Johnson's PlayFirst, Inc. Experience September 2009 - December 2010
Job
Industry Consumer Services
Experience
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

John Welch John Welch San Francisco Bay Area Details
John Welch's PlayFirst, Inc. Experience April 2004 - February 2009
Job CEO at Making Fun, Inc.
Industry Entertainment
Experience
Making Fun, Inc.   January 2013 - Present
Making Fun, Inc. - a division of News Corp.   November 2010 - January 2013
Making Fun, Inc.   March 2009 - October 2010
Minor Studios   April 2009 - July 2010
PlayFirst, Inc.   April 2004 - February 2009
AtomShockwave Corp.   September 1999 - April 2004
SegaSoft Networks (part of SEGA)   September 1998 - September 1999

Skills
Social Games, Casual Games, Game Design, Video Games, Mobile Devices, Game Development, Mobile Games, Monetization, Mobile Applications, Online Gaming, Product Management, User Experience, User Interface Design, Start-ups, Strategic Partnerships, User Interface, Product Marketing, Online Advertising, Gambling, Entrepreneurship, Management, E-commerce, Leadership, Digital Media, Strategy, Product Development, Computer Games, Facebook, Gaming, MMO, Character Animation, Gameplay

Education
University of Massachusetts   1992 — 1994
M.S.

Massachusetts Institute of Technology   1988 — 1992
S.B.

Kayvaan Ghassemieh Kayvaan Ghassemieh San Francisco, California Details
Kayvaan Ghassemieh's PlayFirst, Inc. Experience May 2005 - August 2005
Job Director, Product Management at Salesforce.com
Industry Computer Software
Experience
Salesforce.com  December 2012 - Present
salesforce.com  January 2011 - December 2012
Microsoft  June 2008 - January 2011
Microsoft Corp.  August 2006 - June 2008
University of Texas at Austin, McCombs School of Business  September 2004 - May 2006
Playfirst, Inc.   May 2005 - August 2005
The Princeton Review  January 1999 - June 2004
CSC Consulting  August 1997 - January 1999

Skills
SaaS, Cloud Computing, Enterprise Software, Product Management, Product Marketing, Mobile Devices, Software Product..., Salesforce.com, SharePoint, Software Development, Strategic Partnerships, Scrum, Strategy, Messaging, Program Management, Go-to-market Strategy, Web Applications, Sales Enablement, Marketing Automation, PaaS, Partner Management, CRM, International Product..., Internationalization, Product Strategy, Mobile Design, Mobile Product..., Agile Methodologies, Agile Web Development, Agile Application...

Education
The University of Texas at Austin - The Red McCombs School of Business   2004 — 2006
MBA, High Tech Marketing

UC Berkeley   1992 — 1997
BA, History

Daniel Gutierrez Daniel Gutierrez San Francisco Bay Area Details
Daniel Gutierrez's PlayFirst, Inc. Experience March 2014 - August 2014
Job Software Engineer II at TinyCo
Industry Computer Games
Experience
TinyCo  December 2014 - Present
PlayFirst, Inc.   March 2014 - August 2014
PLAY GIG-IT  September 2013 - February 2014
Breaktime Studios  February 2013 - September 2013
Loot Drop Inc  July 2011 - October 2012
Konami  April 2010 - April 2011
Konami  April 2008 - April 2010
Konami  July 2006 - April 2008
Blue Label Games   August 2004 - July 2006

Skills
Game Design, ActionScript, Game Programming, Video Games, Flash, Game Development, Facebook API, Gameplay, Objective-C, Android, User Interface, Mobile Applications, Mobile Devices, Java, Perl, Xbox 360, Mobile Games

Education
University of Southern California   2000 — 2004
BS, Computer Science

Jeff Troupe Jeff Troupe Kalispell, Montana Details
Jeff Troupe's PlayFirst, Inc. Experience February 2010 - July 2011
Job Independent Contract Artist
Industry Computer Games
Experience
Independent  August 2011 - Present
SomaTone Interactive   February 2012 - September 2013
PlayFirst, Inc.   February 2010 - July 2011
PlayFirst, Inc.   August 2005 - February 2010
PlayFirst, Inc.   March 2005 - August 2005

Skills
Character, Flash Animation, Concept Design, Art Direction, Maya, User Interface, Illustration, Game Art, Character Animation, Game Development, Game Design, Animation, Video Games, Casual Games, ActionScript, Social Games, Mobile Games

Education
Academy of Art University   1999 — 2005
BFA, Computer Animation

Keehwan Her Keehwan Her Greater New York City Area Details
Keehwan Her's PlayFirst, Inc. Experience August 2013 - January 2014
Job Producer at Gameloft
Industry Computer Games
Experience
Gameloft  March 2015 - July 2015
Goodshop.com   July 2014 - February 2015
PlayFirst, Inc.   August 2013 - January 2014
Disney Social (Formerly known as Playdom)   October 2012 - July 2013
Gameview Studios/DeNA   December 2011 - September 2012
Kabam  February 2011 - November 2011
LeapFrog  November 2009 - February 2011
Gala-Net  August 2008 - November 2009
Atari  August 2005 - August 2008
Sega of America, Inc.   August 1999 - February 2001

Skills
Online Gaming, MMO, Monetization, Social Games, Video Games, Mobile Games, PS3, Game Development, Mobile Devices, User Experience, Game Design, Game Mechanics, MMORPG, User Interface, Product Management

Education
Brooklyn Law School
Doctor of Law (J.D.), Intellectual Property Law

New York University
Master of Arts (M.A.), Film & Media Studies

Tufts University
Bachelor of Arts (B.A.), English and American Literature

Brian Booker Brian Booker Greater Los Angeles Area Details
Brian Booker's PlayFirst, Inc. Experience June 2013 - October 2013
Job Creative Lead at Nuclear Division
Industry Computer Games
Experience
Nuclear Division   January 2014 - Present
PlayFirst, Inc.   June 2013 - October 2013
PlayFirst, Inc.   October 2012 - June 2013
Orbotix Inc.   December 2011 - September 2012
Creative Brain Studios Inc.   May 2011 - September 2012
Wild Needle   December 2011 - January 2012
Gazillion Entertainment  April 2009 - February 2011
NetDevil  June 2008 - February 2011
IFGS   1992 - September 2009
NetDevil Ltd.   March 2007 - June 2008

Skills
Game Design, Game Development, Video Games, Production, Gameplay, Level Design, MMO, Computer Games, MMORPG, Game Mechanics, Video Game Development, Social Games, Game Art, Casual Games, Game Engines, Asset Creation, Mobile Games, User Interface Design, User Experience, Graphic Design, Scrum, Team Leadership, Game Balance, Mobile Devices, World Building, Lua, Monetization, Perforce, Unity3D, Creative Direction, Interactive..., User Interface, Scripting, Online Gaming, Flash, Multiplayer, Console, 3D, Video Game Production, Free to Play

Education
Indiana University-Southeast   1991 — 1991
Creative Writing / Computer Science

Columbus College of Art & Design   1989 — 1989
Illustration

DeVry Technical Institute   1988 — 1988
Computer Science / Programming

Brian Koenig Brian Koenig San Francisco Bay Area Details
Brian Koenig's PlayFirst, Inc. Experience June 2013 - May 2014
Job Senior Media Buyer at Rack City Media
Industry Computer Games
Experience
Rack City Media   May 2014 - Present
PlayFirst, Inc.   June 2013 - May 2014
PlayFirst, Inc.   April 2013 - June 2013
Lost Art Entertainment   March 2011 - March 2013
Havok  June 2007 - March 2011
Sega of America, Inc.   June 2006 - September 2006
LucasArts  June 2002 - August 2002

Education
California State Polytechnic University-Pomona   2003 — 2007
B.S., Computer Science

Robert Aguirre Robert Aguirre San Mateo, California Details
Robert Aguirre's PlayFirst, Inc. Experience February 2008 - June 2009
Job Director of Product Management at Twinspires.com
Industry Gambling & Casinos
Experience
Twinspires.com  April 2014 - Present
Churchill Downs  January 2012 - April 2014
Buongiorno  October 2010 - January 2012
StudioBGB   September 2009 - June 2010
PlayFirst, Inc.   February 2008 - June 2009
PlayFirst, Inc.   May 2006 - February 2008
Electronic Arts  August 1995 - May 2006

Skills
Mobile, Agile, Start-ups, Waterfall, Publishing, Monetization, Gaming, Product Strategy, Cross-platform..., Product Management, Casual Games, Online Gaming, Mobile Applications, Video Games, Virtual Goods, User Experience, Mobile Content, Mobile Devices, Game Development, Agile Methodologies, Social Games, Game Design, Mobile Games, iPhone, Mobile Internet, Agile Project Management, Scrum, Mobile Marketing, Creative Direction, Strategic Partnerships, Management, Business Development, Marketing, Online Marketing, E-commerce, Leadership

Education
California State University-East Bay   1991 — 1993
Bachelors Degree

David Rez Graham David Rez Graham San Francisco Bay Area Details
David Rez Graham's PlayFirst, Inc. Experience January 2010 - August 2010
Job Software Engineer III at Electronic Arts
Industry Computer Games
Experience
Electronic Arts  August 2010 - Present
PlayFirst, Inc.   January 2010 - August 2010
Slipgate Ironworks  June 2009 - October 2009
Planet Moon Studios  April 2008 - March 2009
Super-Ego Games  December 2005 - April 2008
SuccessFactors  January 2005 - December 2005
Ofoto  2000 - 2004
Microprose  March 1999 - December 1999
Electronic Arts  April 1998 - December 1998

Skills
Artificial Intelligence, Video Games, Perforce, Lua, Game Development, Gameplay, Game Design, Scripting, Xbox 360, User Interface, PS3, Game Programming, MMO, Wii, Python, C++, Gameplay Programming, Tortoise SVN, Programming, DirectX, OpenGL, 3D, Scrum, Win32 API

Education
Heald College   1997 — 1998
Associates in Computer/Electronics Technology, Electronics

Nathan Cox Nathan Cox San Francisco Bay Area Details
Nathan Cox's PlayFirst, Inc. Experience February 2013 - October 2013
Job Game Designer
Industry Computer Games
Experience
PlayFirst, Inc.   February 2013 - October 2013
Nihilistic Software  March 2007 - December 2012
Electronic Arts  October 2006 - March 2007
Tulga Games   June 2006 - August 2006
University of Advancing Technology  October 2003 - April 2006
Rainbow Studios  June 2005 - October 2005

Skills
Design Principles, Game Design, Maya, 3D Studio Max, Modeling, Photoshop, Unreal Editor, Game Development, Video Games, Level Design, Gameplay, Unreal Engine 3, Concept Design, 3D Modeling, Scripting, Game Mechanics, Mobile Games, Multiplayer

Education
University of Advancing Technology   2003 — 2006
Bachelors, Art: Game Design, 3.85

Deepika Bajaj Deepika Bajaj San Francisco Bay Area Details
Deepika Bajaj's PlayFirst, Inc. Experience February 2012 - April 2012
Job VP, Publisher Relations at Redlink, Inc.
Industry Information Technology and Services
Experience
RedLink, Inc.   February 2014 - Present
Capcom  May 2012 - February 2014
PlayFirst, Inc.   February 2012 - April 2012
Fierce Wombat Games, Inc   May 2011 - January 2012
Pinnatta   2011 - 2012
Tapjoy  August 2008 - March 2010
Invincibelle LLC   September 2006 - September 2008
Kronomy   January 2008 - August 2008
Intel Corporation  September 2005 - October 2006
360ep   May 2004 - May 2005

Skills
Mobile Marketing, Mobile Games, Social Media, Lead Generation, Gaming, Negotiation, Content Creation, Mobile, Mobile Devices, Competitive Analysis, Content Strategy, Online Marketing, Digital Media, Marketing Strategy, SEO, Market Research, Start-ups, Entrepreneurship, Strategy, Analytics, Marketing, Business Development, Social Media Marketing, PPC, Leadership, Mobile Applications, Product Management, Digital Strategy, Social Networking, Strategic Partnerships, B2B Marketing, Direct Marketing, E-commerce, Brand Development, Brand Management, Marketing Management, Email Marketing, Web Analytics, Team Leadership, Mobile Advertising, Product Marketing, Digital Marketing, SEM, Facebook, Online Advertising, Multi-channel Marketing, Blogging, User Experience, Public Relations, Monetization

Education
AJI Network   2007 — 2009
BPC-41, Business Professional Course

Fordham Gabelli School of Business   2003 — 2005
Master of Business Administration (M.B.A.), Marketing, 3.95

R. V. College of Engineering, Bangalore   1992 — 1996
Engineering, Electronics and Communications

Apeejay School   1981 — 1992
Physics, Chemistry, Maths

Gus Tai Gus Tai Menlo Park, California Details
Gus Tai's PlayFirst, Inc. Experience May 2004 - May 2014
Job Exploring ContentDriven Commerce
Industry Venture Capital & Private Equity
Experience
Trinity Ventures  May 1996 - Present
MaxPoint  January 2010 - Present
Dot & Bo  January 2013 - Present
Callisto Media  June 2011 - Present
Moovweb  February 2013 - Present
Trion Worlds, Inc.   March 2006 - Present
PlayFirst, Inc.   May 2004 - May 2014
Wetpaint  October 2005 - December 2013
zulily  July 2010 - November 2013
Truaxis, Inc   July 2008 - September 2012

Skills
Venture Capital, Start-ups, Entrepreneurship, Strategic Partnerships, Corporate Development, Venture Financing, Online Advertising, Business Strategy, Management, SaaS, E-commerce, Mobile Devices, Product Development, Product Management, Enterprise Software, Cloud Computing, Business Development, Strategy, Strategic Planning, Angel Investing

Education
Harvard University
B.A., Applied Mathematics

Massachusetts Institute of Technology
M.S., Materials Science

Massachusetts Institute of Technology - Sloan School of Management
M.S.

A.A. Stagg High School

Jordan Leckner Jordan Leckner San Francisco Bay Area Details
Jordan Leckner's PlayFirst, Inc. Experience January 2011 - December 2011
Job Software Developer at Crowdstar
Industry Computer Games
Experience
Crowdstar  January 2012 - Present
PlayFirst, Inc.   January 2011 - December 2011
Liquid Entertainment  May 2010 - August 2010
Neversoft Entertainment  February 2007 - April 2010

Skills
Lua, Video Games, Xbox 360, PHP, Objective-C, Social Games, PS3, Gameplay, Flash, Gameplay Programming, Mobile Games

Education
Full Sail University   2004 — 2006
Bachelor of Science, Game Development

Adrian Guerrero Adrian Guerrero San Francisco Bay Area Details
Adrian Guerrero's PlayFirst, Inc. Experience February 2012 - January 2014
Job QA Tester at GREE International, Inc.
Industry Entertainment
Experience
GREE International, Inc  August 2014 - July 2015
PlayFirst, Inc.   February 2012 - January 2014
PlayFirst, Inc.   July 2008 - June 2011
Sega of America, Inc.   January 2008 - July 2008
Hudson Entertainment  October 2007 - December 2007
Visual Concepts  December 2004 - September 2007

Skills
Game Design, Video Games, Test Track Pro, Console, Quality Assurance, Gameplay, JIRA

Education
City College of San Francisco   2004 — 2010
Interactive Game Design, Multimedia

San Francisco State University   2002 — 2004
Bachelor’s Degree, Industrial Arts

Vicki Resendez Vicki Resendez San Francisco, California Details
Vicki Resendez's PlayFirst, Inc. Experience September 2008 - September 2011
Job Senior Project Mananger | Senior Game Producer | All Things Production
Industry Computer Games
Experience
Booz Allen Hamilton  June 2015 - Present
Disney Interactive  March 2014 - June 2015
Disney Interactive  July 2013 - March 2014
Disney Interactive, Playdom/Disney Mobile   October 2011 - July 2013
PlayFirst, Inc.   September 2008 - September 2011
PCI Educational Publishing  April 2004 - September 2008
Harcourt Assessment  November 2003 - April 2004
TES Multimedia   1999 - 2003

Skills
Casual Games, Mobile Games, Production, Social Games, Game Design, Video Games, Game Development, Gameplay, Game Mechanics, Computer Games, Online Gaming, Product Development, Production Planning, Mobile Design, Mobile Devices, Product Design, Gaming, User Interface Design, Mobile Applications, Monetization, Unity3D, Video Game Production, Storyboarding, User Experience, Interactive..., Multiplayer

Education
Art Institute of Houston
Associates, Multimedia

Becky Ann Hughes Becky Ann Hughes San Francisco Bay Area Details
Becky Ann Hughes's PlayFirst, Inc. Experience August 2013 - May 2014
Job GM, PlayFirst Studio @ Glu Mobile
Industry Retail
Experience
Glu Mobile  May 2014 - Present
PlayFirst, Inc.   August 2013 - May 2014
PlayFirst, Inc.   January 2012 - August 2013
PlayFirst, Inc.   September 2010 - January 2012
PlayFirst, Inc.   January 2010 - September 2010
Black Angus Steakhouse  June 2007 - December 2009
Black Angus Steakhouse  March 2005 - June 2007
Black Angus Steakhouse  February 2004 - March 2005
SuperStrings Design   January 2000 - March 2004
FBI Student Internship   March 2003 - December 2003

Skills
Product Marketing, Product Management, Marketing Strategy, Advertising, Product Development, Online Advertising, Online Marketing, Public Speaking, Marketing Research, Creative Direction, Business Strategy, Business Development, Strategic Partnerships, Marketing, Strategy, Strategic Planning, Market Analysis, Management, Social Games, Leadership, E-commerce, Public Relations, PPC, Training, Start-ups, Monetization, Analytics, Digital Marketing, Mobile Devices, Mobile Marketing, Competitive Analysis, Entrepreneurship

Education
San Jose State University   2001 — 2003
BS, Business Administration - Marketing

Bingham High School

Courtney Patubo Kranzke Courtney Patubo Kranzke Portland, Oregon Area Details
Courtney Patubo Kranzke's PlayFirst, Inc. Experience March 2010 - August 2013
Job Creative and Technology Professional
Industry Internet
Experience
CoSupport, LLC   October 2013 - Present
Igniting Solutions   June 2013 - Present
Courtney P.K. Creative   2000 - Present
PlayFirst, Inc.   March 2010 - August 2013
Switchblade Creative Studios, Inc.   March 2008 - December 2009
Blue Fog Design   April 2007 - March 2008
Metroblogging San Francisco   2005 - 2008
Sony Computer Entertainment America  March 2005 - April 2007
This Week Publications  June 2000 - April 2002
Broderbund Software  January 1998 - December 1998

Skills
Graphic Design, Web Design, User Experience, Creative Direction, Social Media, Advertising, Photoshop, Social Media Marketing, User Interface Design, Logo Design, User Interface, Branding & Identity, Photography, Adobe Creative Suite, Illustrator, Online Marketing, Email Marketing, Art Direction, Video Games, Video Editing, Storyboarding, Graphics, Digital Painting, Typography, InDesign, Flash, Mobile Applications, Interaction Design, Concept Design, Art, Illustration, Digital Illustration, Packaging, Game Design, Flash Animation, Vector Illustration, UI Design, Corporate Identity, Layout, Retouching, Digital Photography, Photo Editing, Customer Support, Technical Support, Video Advertising, CRM

Education
De Anza College   2002 — 2003
General Education, Photography

Academy of Art College   1998 — 2000
Motion Pictures & Television

Diablo Valley College   1994 — 1997
General Education, Communications

Nicholas Mann Nicholas Mann San Francisco, California Details
Nicholas Mann's PlayFirst, Inc. Experience March 2013 - April 2013
Job Technical Fellow at Hack Reactor Core
Industry Education Management
Experience
Hack Reactor Core   July 2015 - Present
Hack Reactor  February 2015 - July 2015
Hack Reactor  February 2014 - January 2015
Consulting (freelance)   April 2010 - February 2014
OpenWatch, FPC   July 2013 - August 2013
DJZ  May 2013 - May 2013
PlayFirst, Inc.   March 2013 - April 2013
Elpida House   July 2010 - February 2013
Redwood Community Action Agency Youth Service Bureau   August 2008 - July 2010
The Marketing Zen Group  April 2010 - June 2010

Skills
Blogging, Editing, Copy Editing, SEO, Web Development, Creative Writing, Research, Youth Development, User Experience, Social Media, PHP, DJ, Highly detail oriented, Writing, Organizational Culture, Outstanding..., Leadership, Creative Direction, Integrated Marketing, Web Design

Education
Dominican University of California   2011 — 2013
Psychology

Reed College   2006 — 2006
None, English

Archbishop Riordan   2002 — 2006
California Scholastic Society & 3-year National Honor Society membership, Nationally-ranked Public Speaker & Editor-in-chief at the School Newspaper

Shinyoung Park Shinyoung Park San Francisco Bay Area Details
Shinyoung Park's PlayFirst, Inc. Experience March 2010 - March 2011
Job Director of Product at NCSoft
Industry Internet
Experience
500 Startups  September 2015 - Present
NCSOFT  March 2015 - Present
KIXEYE  April 2014 - March 2015
KIXEYE  October 2013 - March 2014
Perfect Sunday, Inc   May 2012 - January 2014
YayNinjas   April 2011 - March 2013
SpeedDate.com  May 2011 - April 2012
Apsalar  October 2011 - March 2012
PlayFirst, Inc.   March 2010 - March 2011
Funji, Inc   August 2008 - March 2010

Skills
Business Strategy, Product Marketing, Monetization, Marketing Strategy, Virtual Goods, iPhone, Social Games, Product Development, Mobile Devices, Analytics, Product Management, User Interface Design, Social Media, Game Development, Mobile Applications, Entrepreneurship, Video Games, Strategy, iOS, Start-ups, E-commerce, Mobile Games, Strategic Partnerships, Interaction Design, Mobile Marketing, MMO, User Interface, iOS development, iOS Development

Education
New York University
MPS, Interactive Telecommunications Program

Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology
B.S, Industrial Design

Steve Ramirez Steve Ramirez San Francisco Bay Area Details
Steve Ramirez's PlayFirst, Inc. Experience July 2013 - October 2013
Job QA Tester at Slack
Industry Computer Games
Experience
Slack Technologies, Inc  October 2015 - Present
Super Evil Megacorp  August 2014 - September 2015
Machine Zone, Inc.   July 2014 - July 2014
Kabam  October 2013 - June 2014
PlayFirst, Inc.   July 2013 - October 2013
PlayFirst, Inc.   May 2012 - October 2013
Whiskey Media - Giant Bomb   June 2011 - December 2011
Whiskey Media - Giant Bomb   August 2010 - January 2011

Skills
Online Communities, Video Production, Online PR, Blogging, Facebook, Social Networking, Digital Media, Copy Editing, New Media, Editing, Video, Creative Writing, Social Media, Community Management, Journalism, Game Design, Mobile Games

Education
University of California, Santa Cruz   2007 — 2011
Bachelor of Arts, History

Hedy Lavinsky Hedy Lavinsky San Francisco, California Details
Hedy Lavinsky's PlayFirst, Inc. Experience October 2012 - January 2013
Job Freelance Hairstylist and Makeup Artist at Film, Editorial, Runway, Special Events
Industry Cosmetics
Experience
Film, Editorial, Runway, Special Events   January 2013 - Present
Cinta Aveda Institute  January 2013 - March 2014
PlayFirst, Inc.   October 2012 - January 2013
Blizzard Entertainment  June 2009 - October 2011
The Walt Disney Company  August 2007 - April 2009
Disneyland  June 2006 - August 2007

Skills
Cosmetology, Hair, Makeup Artistry, Hair Cutting, Short Films, Feature Films, Runway, Editorial, Training, Talent Acquisition, Recruiting, Applicant Tracking..., New Hire Orientations, HR Policies, Human Resources, Hiring, Microsoft Office, HRIS, Interviews, Customer Service, Outlook, Sourcing, Employee Training, Resume Writing, Personnel Management, Staffing Services, Film, Fashion

Education
Cinta Aveda Institute   2013 — 2014
Cosmetology Science, Cosmetology/Cosmetologist, General

Saddleback College   2001 — 2005
Psychology

SELF High School   2000 — 2001
Diploma

Woodbridge High School   1997 — 2000

Michael Murguia Michael Murguia San Francisco Bay Area Details
Michael Murguia's PlayFirst, Inc. Experience December 2007 - August 2011
Job Vice President & General Manager at KIXEYE
Industry Computer Games
Experience
KIXEYE  February 2015 - Present
KIXEYE  January 2014 - Present
KIXEYE  April 2013 - January 2014
Electronic Arts  August 2011 - April 2013
PlayFirst, Inc.   December 2007 - August 2011
PlayFirst, Inc.   December 2008 - October 2009
PlayFirst, Inc.   July 2007 - July 2008
M&M Construction Services, Inc.   July 2004 - July 2007
New Pencil, Inc.   1997 - 2003
Electronic Arts (EA)   1993 - 1997

Skills
Game Development, Team Management, Project Management, Business Development, Budgets, Strategic Planning, Recruiting, Contract Negotiation, Proposal Writing, Employee Training, Interpersonal..., Small Business, Casual Games, Video Games, Social Games, Mobile Games, MMO, Perforce, Game Design, Creative Direction, Game Publishing, Computer Games, Gameplay

Education
San Francisco State University   1993 — 1994

Sonoma State University   1990 — 1993

Marilyn Hommes Marilyn Hommes San Francisco, California Details
Marilyn Hommes's PlayFirst, Inc. Experience March 2011 - June 2011
Job Talent Acquisition@IPG Mediabrands We are hiring! in NYC and San Francisco
Industry Marketing and Advertising
Experience
IPG Mediabrands  January 2014 - Present
Gazillion Entertainment  July 2012 - January 2014
Crowdstar  June 2011 - January 2014
Kabam  April 2012 - July 2012
PlayFirst, Inc.   March 2011 - June 2011
Mamapedia  2010 - April 2011
Source Capital  2001 - November 2010
NetSuite  May 2008 - 2008
OpenTV  1998 - 2001
Wired Ventures, Inc   1996 - 1998

Skills
Technical Recruiting, Divestitures, Performance Management, IPO, Applicant Tracking..., Talent Management, Employee Branding, Start-ups, Mobile Games, Talent Acquisition, Recruiting, Social Games, Human Resources, MMO, Interviews, Video Games, Online Gaming, Mobile Applications, Quality Assurance, iPhone, Onboarding, Hiring, Screening, E-commerce, College Recruiting, Mobile Devices, Management, Internet Recruiting, Temporary Placement, Business Development, Casual Games, Facebook, Monetization, Benefits Negotiation, Screening Resumes, Gaming, Social Networking, Employer Branding, Sourcing, Staffing Services, Game Design, Contract Recruitment, Search, Executive Search, Social Media Marketing, HR Consulting, Permanent Placement, Resume Writing, Game Development, Staff Augmentation

Education
University of Oregon - Charles H. Lundquist College of Business   1985 — 1989
Master's Degree, Business- Industrial Relations/Human Resources

San Francisco State University
Bachelor of Arts (B.A.), English Language and Literature

Dennis Margolin Dennis Margolin San Francisco Bay Area Details
Dennis Margolin's PlayFirst, Inc. Experience 2010 - 2011
Job Systems Engineer at Uber
Industry Information Technology and Services
Experience
Uber  July 2015 - Present
Uber  March 2015 - July 2015
Uber  April 2014 - March 2015
One Kings Lane  April 2013 - April 2014
One Kings Lane  December 2012 - April 2013
PlayFirst, Inc.   2010 - 2011
Zynga  2009 - 2010

Skills
Windows, Mac OS X, Social Media, iOS development, iOS, Objective-C, OS X, Telepresence, Datacenter..., Linux, Unix, Mobile Devices, VMware, System Administration, Active Directory, Windows 7, Virtualization, Troubleshooting, Mac, Xen, Software Documentation

Education
San Francisco State University   2008 — 2012
Bachelor of Science (BS), Management Information Systems, General

Peter Im Peter Im San Francisco Bay Area Details
Peter Im's PlayFirst, Inc. Experience September 2015 - Present
Job Associate Product Manager, PlayFirst Studio at Glu Mobile
Industry Computer Games
Experience
PlayFirst, Inc.   September 2015 - Present
Kabam  September 2014 - June 2015
Kabam  October 2012 - September 2014
Kabam  May 2011 - October 2012
Kabam  November 2010 - May 2011
Bay Area Community Services  July 2009 - May 2010
UC Berkeley, Department of Education   2006 - June 2009
Cowan Lab, Tolman Hall   July 2008 - January 2009
Oakland Asian Students Education Services (OASES)   January 2006 - January 2007

Skills
Social Games, Video Games, MMO, Game Design, Online Gaming, Virtual Goods, Mobile Games, Game Development, Casual Games, Monetization, Gameplay, MMORPG, Product Management, Written Communication, Localization, Microsoft Excel, User Experience, Community Management, iPhone, Microsoft Office, Management, Quality Assurance

Education
University of California, Berkeley   2005 — 2009
Bachelor of Arts, Psychology, Education

San Lorenzo High School   2001 — 2005

Joey Owens-Barham Joey Owens-Barham Novato, California Details
Joey Owens-Barham's PlayFirst, Inc. Experience January 2011 - June 2014
Job HR Generalist at GSN Games
Industry Human Resources
Experience
GSN (TV & Games)   December 2014 - Present
PennyPop  September 2014 - December 2014
PlayFirst, Inc.   January 2011 - June 2014
Administrative Office of the Courts  February 2008 - January 2011

Skills
Recruiting, Employee Relations, Employee Benefits, Talent Acquisition, Process Improvement, Management, Organizational..., College Recruiting, Applicant Tracking..., Human Resources, Performance Management, Interviews, Technical Recruiting, HRIS, Talent Management, Onboarding, Workforce Planning, Sourcing, Resume Writing, Benefits Administration, Payroll, Deferred Compensation, Hiring, Internet Recruiting, Personnel Management, HR Policies, PeopleSoft, Conflict Resolution, Screening Resumes

Education
University of Puget Sound   2000 — 2003
Bachelor of Arts, Theatre Arts

Park City High School

Katie Stokes Doherty Katie Stokes Doherty San Francisco Bay Area Details
Katie Stokes Doherty's PlayFirst, Inc. Experience October 2010 - January 2011
Job Experienced Games Recruiter on a Mommy Sabbatical
Industry Staffing and Recruiting
Experience
Disney Interactive  March 2011 - August 2013
Sony Computer Entertainment America  January 2011 - March 2011
PlayFirst, Inc.   October 2010 - January 2011
LucasArts  August 2009 - October 2010
LucasArts  September 2008 - October 2010
Rupture   July 2008 - September 2008
Electronic Arts / Mythic Entertainment   July 2007 - August 2008
LucasArts  April 2006 - July 2007
Electronic Arts  June 2004 - April 2006
ESC Entertainment  January 2003 - June 2004

Skills
Video Games, Game Development, Technical Recruiting, Applicant Tracking..., Talent Acquisition, Internet Recruiting, Mobile Games, Recruiting, Onboarding, Online Gaming, iPhone, Contract Recruitment, Employer Branding, Sourcing, Recruitment Training, Team Management, Talent Management, MMO, Game Design, Social Networking, Executive Search, Quality Assurance, Benefits Negotiation, Networking, Mobile Devices, Screening Resumes, Management, Xbox 360, 3D, Social Games, Interviews, Mobile Applications, Computer Games, Casual Games, Hiring, Gaming, College Recruiting, Social Media, Employee Benefits, Temporary Placement

Education
University of San Diego   1998 — 2002
BA

Ruth Grossinger Ruth Grossinger Baltimore, Maryland Area Details
Ruth Grossinger's PlayFirst, Inc. Experience July 2008 - September 2009
Job
Industry Health, Wellness and Fitness
Experience
Johns Hopkins Hospital  April 2014 - Present
Revive Therapeutic Massage   December 2010 - Present
PianoFight Productions  March 2009 - Present
Johns Hopkins University  August 2012 - December 2013
UCSF Medical Center  July 2011 - July 2012
OpenFeint  March 2010 - October 2010
PlayHaven  December 2009 - February 2010
PlayFirst, Inc.   July 2008 - September 2009
CNET Networks  January 2008 - March 2008
Adteractive, Inc.   June 2006 - July 2007

Skills
Social Media, Email Marketing, SEM, Event Management, Customer Relations, Community Organizing, Integrated Marketing, Content Management, Online Marketing, Promotions, Social Media Marketing, Digital Marketing, Informatics, Strategy, Advertising

Education
The Johns Hopkins University   2012 — 2013
Bachelors of Science

Bates College   1998 — 2002
B.A.

William Esper Studio

Ryan Pfenninger Ryan Pfenninger Indianapolis, Indiana Area Details
Ryan Pfenninger's PlayFirst, Inc. Experience November 2006 - February 2009
Job Chief Technology Officer 250ok
Industry Information Technology and Services
Experience
250ok   March 2014 - Present
Exit 31   November 2013 - Present
MarketRiders   January 2008 - Present
Elevate Ventures   May 2011 - October 2013
Campus Special  January 2010 - March 2012
Smule  February 2009 - May 2010
PlayFirst, Inc.   November 2006 - February 2009
Joe Feshbach Partners   October 2005 - November 2006
Medical Care and Outcomes   December 2001 - May 2005
Financial Stocks, Inc.   May 2002 - June 2003

Skills
iPhone, Analytics, HTML, Product Development, Java, PHP, MySQL, Android, ASP.NET, Linux, JavaScript, jQuery, Titanium Mobile, PostgreSQL, OS X, SQL, Strategy, Business Strategy, Mobile Applications, Venture Capital, Apache, ActionScript, CSS, Ruby, Objective-C, CodeIgniter, Responsive Web Design, Scalable Web..., Consumer Internet, Shell Scripting, Amazon Web Services..., Oracle SQL, Mac OS X, Distributed Systems

Education
Indiana University - Kelley School of Business   2004 — 2005
MS, Information Systems

Indiana University Bloomington   1998 — 2001
BS, Computer Information Systems

Neil Markey Neil Markey San Francisco Bay Area Details
Neil Markey's PlayFirst, Inc. Experience December 2010 - February 2012
Job Chief Technology Officer at Stella & Dot
Industry Computer Games
Experience
Stella & Dot  November 2013 - Present
Craze   June 2013 - Present
Kazaana   February 2012 - June 2013
PlayFirst, Inc.   December 2010 - February 2012
CafePress.com  August 2007 - November 2010
hpshopping.com  2002 - August 2007
Hewlett-Packard  April 2001 - August 2002
Hewlett-Packard  August 1998 - April 2001
Hewlett-Packard  May 1995 - August 1998
Hewlett-Packard  October 1992 - May 1995

Skills
Agile Methodologies, Mobile Devices, SOA, Scrum, Business Intelligence, Integration, E-commerce, Scalability, Strategy, Web Services, Web Applications, Mobile Applications, Cloud Computing, Data Warehousing, Architecture, Software Development, Video Games, Product Management, Cross-functional Team..., Analytics, Leadership, Troubleshooting, IT Strategy, Management, Project Management, Start-ups, Game Development, Data Center, Android, Distributed Systems, Strategic Partnerships

Education
Staffordshire University   1988 — 1992
BSc, Computer Science

TONY IREDIA TONY IREDIA San Francisco Bay Area Details
TONY IREDIA's PlayFirst, Inc. Experience November 2010 - April 2012
Job Sr. Revenue and Royalty Accountant at Telenav
Industry Computer Games
Experience
Telenav  October 2013 - Present
Electronic Arts  May 2012 - October 2013
PlayFirst, Inc.   November 2010 - April 2012
PlayFirst, Inc.   October 2008 - November 2010
Ten Speed Press  2008 - 2008
Chronicle Books  June 2007 - December 2007
Mks Ion Systems   January 2005 - June 2006

Skills
Financial Reporting, Licensing, Auditing, Accounting, Financial Analysis, QuickBooks, Account Reconciliation, Internal Controls, Microsoft Excel, Competitive Analysis, Forecasting, Finance, Accruals, Revenue Recognition

Education
California State University-East Bay   2004 — 2006
B.S, Business Administration, Accounting

Sacramento City College   2001 — 2003
Business Administation

Chee Han Lim Chee Han Lim San Francisco Bay Area Details
Chee Han Lim's PlayFirst, Inc. Experience October 2011 - February 2012
Job Senior Game Engineer at N3TWORK INC
Industry Computer Games
Experience
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

Morgan Condict Morgan Condict Paso Robles, California Details
Morgan Condict's PlayFirst, Inc. Experience May 2009 - January 2011
Job Quality Assurance at Experts Exchange
Industry Entertainment
Experience
Experts Exchange  July 2013 - Present
PlayFirst, Inc.   May 2009 - January 2011
SEGA of America  May 2007 - May 2009
Work Training Programs  2006 - 2007

Skills
Video Games, PS3, Xbox 360, Seapine Test Track Pro, Gameplay, Wii, Bug Tracking, Computer Games, PSP, Online Gaming, Quality Assurance, Game Development, MMO, iPhone

Education
Cuesta College   2012 — 2014
General Studies

Cabrillo College   2003 — 2005
Skill Certificate, Web Design / Digital Illustration and Imagery

Angela Farren Angela Farren San Francisco Bay Area Details
Angela Farren's PlayFirst, Inc. Experience April 2012 - February 2013
Job ControllerBon Appetit Management Company
Industry Accounting
Experience
Bon Appétit Management Company  March 2014 - Present
Angela Farren Coaching   2007 - Present
UCSF  June 2013 - March 2014
PlayFirst, Inc.   April 2012 - February 2013
CCOF, Inc.   2007 - April 2012
The Healthy Way  2003 - 2007

Skills
Strategic Planning, Social Media, Non-profits, QuickBooks, Financial Reporting, Accounting, Customer Service, Financial Analysis, Microsoft Office, Budgets, Microsoft Excel, Event Planning, Nonprofits, Conflict Resolution, Life Coaching, Team Leadership, Team Building, Marketing, Leadership, Management, Coaching, Time Management, Change Management, Human Resources, Sales

Education
UC Berkeley   2012 — 2012
Accounting

Cabrillo College   2010 — 2011
Accounting and Finance

Coaching Institute of California   2006 — 2007
Certified Life Coach and Master NLP Practitioner

University of California, Santa Cruz   2000 — 2002
Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) - Honors, Sociology

Dana Nelson Dana Nelson San Francisco Bay Area Details
Dana Nelson's PlayFirst, Inc. Experience April 2010 - May 2011
Job Founder of Kinda Sweet Studios
Industry Computer Games
Experience
Kinda Sweet Studios   November 2011 - Present
PopCap Games  June 2012 - June 2015
Metamoki, Inc.   June 2011 - November 2011
PlayFirst, Inc.   April 2010 - May 2011
PlayFirst, Inc.   August 2008 - April 2010
PlayFirst, Inc.   January 2008 - August 2008
Social Policy Research Associates  August 2004 - August 2008

Skills
Casual Games, User Experience, Video Games, Gameplay, Mobile Devices, iPhone, Game Design, Monetization, Social Games, ActionScript, Flash, Illustrator, User Interface, Game Development, Level Design, Usability Testing, Mobile Games, Game Mechanics, iOS

Education
Stanford University   2007 — 2008
MA, Learning, Design and Technology

University of California, Berkeley   1998 — 2002
BA, Sociology

Amy Jeschke Amy Jeschke Pleasant Hill, California Details
Amy Jeschke's PlayFirst, Inc. Experience November 2008 - July 2009
Job Licensed Zumba Fitness® Instructor, Freelance Graphic Designer
Industry Graphic Design
Experience
My Dance Addiction Fitness Group   August 2014 - Present
Zumba Fitness with Amy   November 2012 - Present
Kabam  April 2012 - January 2015
Kongregate  September 2009 - April 2012
PlayFirst, Inc.   November 2008 - July 2009
PlayFirst, Inc.   January 2007 - December 2008
Various Companies  July 2006 - December 2006
DK Design  March 2006 - November 2006
eLUXURY.com  September 2003 - March 2006

Skills
User Experience, Flash, Adobe Creative Suite, Dreamweaver, Graphic Design, CSS, Photoshop, Illustration, Video Games, HTML, Layout, Web Development, Advertising, Gameplay, Game Design, HTML 5, Web Design, Mobile Games, Social Games, Animation, SEO, User Interface Design, User Interface

Education
San Francisco State University   2008 — 2008
Illustration for Digital Animation

Bay Area Video Coalition   2006 — 2006
n/a, Dreamweaver

San Francisco State University   2006 — 2006
n/a, HTML, CSS

University of California, Santa Barbara   1997 — 2002
BA, Art, emphasis in graphic design/multimedia. Minor in music.

Ryan Sindledecker Ryan Sindledecker San Francisco Bay Area Details
Ryan Sindledecker's PlayFirst, Inc. Experience October 2008 - September 2010
Job Senior Product Manager at KIXEYE
Industry Computer Games
Experience
KIXEYE  June 2011 - Present
Electronic Arts  December 2010 - June 2011
SiXiTS Inc  October 2010 - December 2010
PlayFirst, Inc.   October 2008 - September 2010
Twofish, Inc.   October 2007 - September 2008
Nokia  October 2006 - October 2007
Nokia  May 2004 - October 2006
Nokia  February 2004 - May 2004
Crystal Dynamics  July 2001 - October 2001
SEGA.Com, Inc.   January 2001 - April 2001

Skills
JIRA, Usability Testing, PowerPoint, DevTrack, Photoshop, Seapine Test Track Pro, Game Development, Video Games, Gameplay, Microsoft Excel, Online Gaming, Quality Assurance, Game Design, Mobile Devices, iPhone, Mobile Games, Xbox, Casual Games, Product Management, Start-ups, Monetization, MMO, Computer Games, Game Mechanics, Virtual Goods, Xbox 360, PS3, Social Games, Console, MMORPG, Video Game Production, Multiplayer, Perforce

Education
The Ohio State University   1996 — 2000

Westland High School   1992 — 1996

Andre Persidsky Andre Persidsky San Francisco, California Details
Andre Persidsky's PlayFirst, Inc. Experience 2006 - 2007
Job Senior Product Manager at Prana.co
Industry Health, Wellness and Fitness
Experience
Prana.co   March 2014 - Present
Prana.co   November 2012 - March 2014
Casual Mechanics, Inc.   May 2010 - October 2012
Casual Mechanics, Inc.   January 2008 - May 2010
PlayFirst, Inc.   2006 - 2007
PlayFirst, Inc.   July 2006 - October 2006
Posit Science  2005 - 2006
Onward Designs   January 2000 - October 2005
Pearson Education  2000 - 2005

Skills
Wearables, Medical Devices, Applied Mathematics, Machine Learning, Electronics Hardware..., Gameplay, Creative Direction, Software Engineering, Patent Prosecution, Inventor, Mechanical Engineering, Algorithm Design, Product Development, Social Games, Game Design, Video Games, Casual Games, MMO

Education
University of California, Berkeley
Applied Math, Computer Science

Kristin Buemi Kristin Buemi Greater New York City Area Details
Kristin Buemi's PlayFirst, Inc. Experience September 2005 - December 2005
Job Promoted to Revenue Management and Business Analyst at MillerCoors
Industry Food & Beverages
Experience
MillerCoors  January 2015 - Present
MillerCoors  January 2012 - Present
Energizer  August 2009 - January 2012
Discovery Foods, LLC   October 2008 - 2009
Kagome, Inc  July 2007 - October 2008
Information Resources, Inc  February 2006 - July 2007
PlayFirst, Inc.   September 2005 - December 2005
Constellation Wines  June 2005 - November 2005
The Monterey Jazz Festival   February 2005 - April 2005
West Marine  August 2004 - December 2004

Skills
Budgets, Product Development, Market Research, Competitive Analysis, Marketing Strategy, Marketing, Brand Management, Marketing Research, Product Marketing, Market Analysis

Education
Middlebury Institute of International Studies at Monterey   2003 — 2005
MBA, International Marketing and Chinese Studies

The College of Wooster   1997 — 2001
BA, Chinese/ Sociology

Nanjing University   1999 — 2000
Certificate, Chinese Language and Culture

Santoash C Rajaram Santoash C Rajaram San Francisco Bay Area Details
Santoash C Rajaram's PlayFirst, Inc. Experience 2009 - 2009
Job Senior Software Engineer at Apple Inc.
Industry Information Technology and Services
Experience
Apple Inc.  June 2009 - Present
PlayFirst, Inc.   2009 - 2009
ShopStyle, Inc.   August 2008 - December 2008
Oracle Corp  April 2006 - August 2008
Oracle Corp  February 2006 - March 2007
Carnegie Mellon University  August 2005 - December 2005
Salesgene   August 2005 - December 2005
JP Morgan Chase  June 2005 - August 2005

Skills
Java, Java Enterprise Edition, Software Development, Unix, XML, Oracle, Databases, Web Applications, Perl, JSP, SOAP, Microsoft SQL Server

Education
Carnegie Mellon University   2004 — 2005
MS, Information Systems Management

University of Madras   2000 — 2004
B.Tech, Infomation Technology

Solveig Zarubin Solveig Zarubin San Francisco Bay Area Details
Solveig Zarubin's PlayFirst, Inc. Experience November 2006 - October 2010
Job Senior Producer at Fingerprint, Inc. A mobile education and entertainment platform for kids.
Industry Computer Games
Experience
Fingerprint  July 2013 - Present
Disney Interactive Media Group  April 2011 - June 2013
Playdom  April 2011 - June 2013
Sunpath Consulting   March 2011 - May 2011
MindJolt Games   November 2010 - March 2011
PlayFirst, Inc.   November 2006 - October 2010
Backbone Entertainment  March 2005 - September 2006
Electronic Arts, Maxis  2002 - 2005
Riverdeep  2000 - 2002
The Learning Company  1997 - 2002

Skills
Video Games, Game Development, Casual Games, Game Design, Social Games, Gameplay, Project Management, Mobile Games, Computer Games, MMO, Interactive..., Video Game Production, Wii, Game Mechanics, Character Animation, Console, Mobile Devices, User Experience, Monetization, Animation, Level Design, Social Networking, Multiplayer, User Interface, MMORPG, Virtual Goods, Cross-platform..., Online Gaming, Xbox 360, Scrum, Agile Project Management

Education
Stanford University   1992 — 1996
BA, English with Creative Writing emphasis

Valley City High School   1988 — 1992

Creighton Hurt Creighton Hurt San Francisco Bay Area Details
Creighton Hurt's PlayFirst, Inc. Experience December 2007 - December 2011
Job Product Manager at Sqor Sports
Industry Computer Software
Experience
Linden Lab  February 2013 - January 2015
Making Fun, Inc.   February 2012 - January 2013
PlayFirst, Inc.   December 2007 - December 2011
Electronic Arts  March 2007 - August 2007
Electronic Arts  December 2005 - February 2006
Electronic Arts  July 2004 - December 2005
Electronic Arts, Inc.   July 2002 - July 2004
Big Machines, Inc.   April 2000 - July 2002
Maxis (Electronic Arts)   1997 - 2000

Skills
Video Games, Gameplay, Casual Games, Game Development, Mobile Games, Social Games, Game Design, Agile Methodologies, Product Management, Xbox 360, Mobile Devices, Game Mechanics, Console, Online Gaming, Monetization, iPhone, Computer Games

Education
University of Pennsylvania - School of Engineering and Applied Sciences   1991 — 1995
BAS, Applied Science

Jesse Geraci Jesse Geraci San Francisco Bay Area Details
Jesse Geraci's PlayFirst, Inc. Experience June 2006 - August 2006
Job
Industry Law Practice
Experience
GitHub  April 2014 - Present
Durie Tangri LLP  September 2010 - March 2014
Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan LLP  October 2008 - August 2010
Quinn Emanuel Urquhart Oliver & Hedges LLP  May 2007 - July 2007
PlayFirst, Inc.   June 2006 - August 2006
Schering Plough  February 2005 - July 2005
NeoGenesis Pharmaceuticals  November 2000 - February 2005
IMR USA, Inc.   January 1999 - November 2000

Skills
Patents, Intellectual Property, Litigation, Patent Litigation, Civil Litigation, Trade Secrets, Copyright Law, Trials, Competition Law, Privacy Law, Appeals, Commercial Litigation, Trademarks, Legal Research, Corporate Law

Education
University of California, Berkeley - School of Law   2006 — 2008
J.D.

Santa Clara University School of Law   2005 — 2006

Massachusetts Institute of Technology   1994 — 1998
B.S.

Karen Chu Karen Chu San Francisco, California Details
Karen Chu's PlayFirst, Inc. Experience September 2008 - November 2010
Job Quiz Master Supreme
Industry Online Media
Experience
Twitch  March 2013 - Present
Good Job, Brain!   January 2012 - Present
Various Awesome Places   2005 - Present
GamePro Media  November 2010 - December 2011
Ümloud!   October 2009 - October 2011
PlayFirst, Inc.   September 2008 - November 2010
Ziff Davis Media  August 2004 - July 2008
Curiosoft   February 2001 - May 2004

Skills
Community Management, Social Networking, Product Marketing, Video Games, Adobe Creative Suite, User Interface Design, Graphic Design, Photoshop, Web Design, Creative Direction, InDesign, Illustrator, Podcasting, Product Management, User Interface, Magics, Kicking Ass, Nuclear Pharmacy, Small Boat Operations, Wizard, Alcoholic Beverages, Yogurt, Typography, Gaskets, Spacecraft, Awesomeness, Advertising, Mobile Games, Editorial, SEO, Game Development, Social Games, Magazines

Education
University of California, Berkeley   2000 — 2004
BA

Danmarks Designskole   2002 — 2003

Carnegie Mellon University   1999 — 2000

台北美國學校   1990 — 2000

The Johns Hopkins University   1994 — 1998
Center for Talented Youth Program

Mari Baker Mari Baker San Francisco Bay Area Details
Mari Baker's PlayFirst, Inc. Experience March 2009 - December 2011
Job Executive, Director, Advisor
Industry Internet
Experience
Stanford Center for the Advancement of Women's Leadership   January 2014 - Present
John Wiley and Sons  September 2011 - Present
Clayman Institute at Stanford University   May 2011 - Present
HealthTap  January 2011 - Present
Velti  August 2011 - June 2014
PlayFirst, Inc.   March 2009 - December 2011
Cozi Group   June 2006 - October 2011
Navigenics, Inc.   October 2006 - March 2009
Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers  September 2006 - January 2007
BabyCenter, a Johnson & Johnson Company   May 1999 - May 2006

Skills
Product Management, Product Launch, Software, Product Marketing, Marketing, Start-ups, Organizational..., Strategy, Entrepreneurship, Business Strategy, Marketing Strategy, E-commerce, Team Leadership, Competitive Analysis, Leadership, Mobile Devices, Management, Program Management, Mobile Applications, Product Development, Budgets, Analytics

Education
Stanford University   1981 — 1985
BA, Economics and Sociology

Kaya Alpan Kaya Alpan Palo Alto, California Details
Kaya Alpan's PlayFirst, Inc. Experience May 2013 - September 2013
Job Director of Engineering / Lead Engineer
Industry Computer Software
Experience
Fidelis Education  October 2013 - Present
Akamai Technology Solutions, Inc.   September 2006 - Present
PlayFirst, Inc.   May 2013 - September 2013
PlayFirst, Inc.   September 2012 - May 2013
PlayFirst, Inc.   May 2012 - September 2012
macys.com  August 2011 - May 2012
Akimeka LLC  October 2010 - August 2011
Cloud Creek Systems   April 2010 - October 2010
Referentia Systems, Inc.   June 2009 - April 2010
Akimeka LLC  September 2008 - June 2009

Skills
Software Engineering, SOA, Java, Software Development, Spring, Web Applications, SQL, REST, XML, Tomcat, Linux, JavaScript, C++, Databases, Architecture, Web Services, Subversion, Hibernate, J2EE, C, Python, JDBC, SOAP, Hadoop, Database Design, C#, MySQL, AJAX, Requirements Analysis, Team Building, UML, EJB, Maven, Ruby, PHP, Agile, .NET, Programming, PL/SQL, JSP, Eclipse, Servlets, JBoss, Hive, AWS, NoSQL, Redshift, Oozie, DynamoDB, MongoDB

Education
Lund University
Datalogi, Informatik

Long Island University, C.W. Post Campus
Master of Business Administration (MBA), Finance, General

Bosphorus University
Bachelor of Science (BS), Mechanical Engineering

Galatasaray Lisesi

Perihan Cumali Perihan Cumali San Francisco, California Details
Perihan Cumali's PlayFirst, Inc. Experience June 2005 - June 2009
Job QA Manager at GREE International, Inc
Industry Computer Games
Experience
GREE International, Inc  January 2015 - May 2015
BitPusher, LLC   April 2013 - May 2014
Making Fun, Inc.   2011 - 2012
ohai, inc.   September 2010 - April 2011
PlayFirst, Inc.   June 2005 - June 2009
Washington Mutual  January 2003 - June 2005
Macromedia  1998 - 2002

Skills
JIRA, Quality Assurance, Test Planning, Software Quality..., Test Automation, Agile Methodologies, Testing, SQL, Perforce, Scripting, Git, Selenium, Python, Scrum, Java, XML, Agile Project Management, Android, Release Management, Project Management, Kanban, iOS, Process Improvement, Video Games

Education
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute   1994 — 1996
none, Computer Science

Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
Computer Science

Charles Brandt Charles Brandt San Francisco, California Details
Charles Brandt's PlayFirst, Inc. Experience November 2010 - June 2011
Job Flash Game Developer
Industry Entertainment
Experience
IGT  Game DeveloperCrowdstarJuly 2011 - January 2012
PlayFirst, Inc.   November 2010 - June 2011
Allen Interactions  February 2009 - November 2010
Quotient Inc.  July 2007 - September 2008
Dharma Publishing   April 2007 - June 2007
Carnegie Mellon University  May 2006 - March 2007

Skills
Actionscript, PHP, Flex, Flash, ActionScript, Animation, CSS, Flash Animation, JavaScript, Maya, Interaction Design, User Interface, Video Games

Education
Carnegie Mellon University   2004 — 2006
Master of Entertainment Technology, Entertainment Technology

William & Mary   1999 — 2003
BA, International Studies: European Studies, Economics

Alvin Chin Alvin Chin San Francisco, California Details
Alvin Chin's PlayFirst, Inc. Experience March 2010 - Present
Job Manager, Technical Operations at PlayFirst, Inc.
Industry Computer Software
Experience
PlayFirst, Inc.   March 2010 - Present
PSC  January 2007 - December 2009
OTN  October 2003 - June 2006
Providian Financial  1999 - 2001
Alexsis  1992 - 1997

Education
University of California, Berkeley   1989 — 1992
Bachelor of Arts, Legal Studies

Devin Crain Devin Crain San Francisco Bay Area Details
Devin Crain's PlayFirst, Inc. Experience March 2010 - December 2011
Job Systems Engineer at Turnitin
Industry Internet
Experience
Turnitin  November 2012 - Present
Crowdstar  January 2012 - November 2012
PlayFirst, Inc.   March 2010 - December 2011
Adobe Systems  January 2010 - March 2010
The Human Creativity Project   March 2009 - March 2010
Bardon Data Systems   December 1997 - December 2008
Micron PC  October 1995 - August 1997

Skills
MySQL, Apache, Perl, Linux, Bash, Puppet, Ubuntu, Git, MongoDB

Education
Laney College   2005 — 2007

Cornell College   1991 — 1993
Computer Science & Philosophy

Glenn Meader Glenn Meader San Francisco Bay Area Details
Glenn Meader's PlayFirst, Inc. Experience October 2008 - February 2013
Job Software Engineer at Sellpoints, Inc.
Industry Marketing and Advertising
Experience
Sellpoints, Inc.   January 2014 - Present
Self-employed  1975 - Present
PlayFirst, Inc.   October 2008 - February 2013
Financial Circles   June 2007 - June 2008
Capacitor  2003 - 2006
TimeShift Inc   October 1997 - October 1999
Progress Software  April 1984 - October 1997
Laser Displays Inc   1979 - 1980

Skills
MySQL, Agile Methodologies, Database Design, PHP, Web Development, Javascript, PostgreSQL, linux, HTML 5, Business Intelligence, MongoDB, Stage Lighting, Lighting Control, Arduino, Video Editing, JavaScript, Linux

Education
Carnegie Mellon University   1975 — 1979

Lawrence Caces Lawrence Caces San Francisco Bay Area Details
Lawrence Caces's PlayFirst, Inc. Experience May 2011 - May 2013
Job Animator, Illustrator, Concept Artist
Industry Animation
Experience
SGN (Social Gaming Network)   June 2013 - January 2014
PlayFirst, Inc.   May 2011 - May 2013
Present Creative LLC  November 2008 - February 2010
GenPlay Games  August 2007 - December 2009

Skills
Digital Painting, Character Animation, Concept Design, Storyboarding, Animation, Flash Animation, After Effects, Illustration, Comics, Art Direction, Flash, Premiere, Texturing, Illustrator, Conceptual Art, Traditional Animation, Art, Video Games, Game Art, Painting

Education
San Jose State University   2001 — 2007
BFA, Animation/Illustration

Alexei Othenin-Girard Alexei Othenin-Girard San Francisco Bay Area Details
Alexei Othenin-Girard's PlayFirst, Inc. Experience June 2007 - October 2009
Job Systems and Narrative Designer
Industry Computer Games
Experience
Freelance  October 2013 - Present
Nonchalance  June 2011 - September 2013
UC Santa Cruz  September 2010 - June 2012
PlayFirst, Inc.   June 2007 - October 2009
TableStar Games   February 2005 - September 2007

Skills
Game, Japanese, Casual Games, Social Games, Game Design, French, Video Games, Game Development, Mobile Games, Gameplay, Game Mechanics, Level Design, Storyboarding, Computer Games, Animation, Concept Design, PS3, User Interface Design, Scripting, Photoshop, Online Gaming, User Experience

Education
University of California, Santa Cruz   2010 — 2012
M.F.A., Digital Art and New Media

University of California, Berkeley   1999 — 2002
Bachelor of Arts (B.A.), English Language and Literature, General

Damien Murtagh Damien Murtagh San Francisco Bay Area Details
Damien Murtagh's PlayFirst, Inc. Experience May 2013 - Present
Job Director of Engineering at Playfirst Studio at Glu Mobile
Industry Computer Games
Experience
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

Vikram Bhatla Vikram Bhatla San Francisco Bay Area Details
Vikram Bhatla's PlayFirst, Inc. Experience January 2010 - March 2011
Job Senior Software Engineer at Mobileiron
Industry Computer Software
Experience
MobileIron  April 2014 - Present
Averail(acquired by mobileiron)   May 2012 - April 2014
EMC  March 2011 - May 2012
PlayFirst, Inc.   January 2010 - March 2011
Adobe Systems  January 2008 - January 2010
Jittr Networks   June 2007 - December 2007
Electric Illustrations & Design   September 2006 - June 2007

Skills
ActionScript, XML, PHP, Java, Flex, Objective-C, iOS, MySQL, Software Design, Flash, Front-end

Education
San Jose State University   2006 — 2007
MS, Software Engineering

Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University   2001 — 2005
B.Tech, Computer Science

Simon Gayton Simon Gayton San Francisco Bay Area Details
Simon Gayton's PlayFirst, Inc. Experience January 2013 - September 2013
Job Software Engineer at Linden Lab
Industry Computer Games
Experience
Linden Lab  October 2013 - Present
PlayFirst, Inc.   January 2013 - September 2013
Glu Mobile  October 2007 - November 2012
Digital Chocolate  May 2007 - September 2007

Skills
Mobile Games, Gameplay Programming, BREW, Game Programming, Game Development, iPhone, Unity3D, Perforce, iOS, Mobile Devices, Computer Games, Subversion, Gameplay, Video Games, Android, Objective-C, Game Design

Education
Digipen Institute of Technology   2003 — 2007

Eleanor Burian-Mohr Eleanor Burian-Mohr Greater Los Angeles Area Details
Eleanor Burian-Mohr's PlayFirst, Inc. Experience April 2006 - August 2010
Job Independent Writer/Producer specializing in children's media
Industry Entertainment
Experience
TM Financial Forensics LLC  October 2011 - Present
Cornerstoregoddess   2005 - Present
Corner Store Entertainment, Ltd.   1990 - Present
Jordan Education Media   1990 - Present
Jordan Education Media   1990 - Present
Ken Nagayama Martial Arts   2001 - September 2011
PlayFirst, Inc.   April 2006 - August 2010
Cornerstoregoddess   2004 - 2008
Alterego Creative Entertainment   1995 - 2008
Corner Store Entertainment, Ltd.   1990 - 2008

Skills
Video Games, Animation, Film, Entertainment, Social Media, Television, Video Production, Copywriting, Video, Creative Writing, Storyboarding, Storytelling, Editing, Social Media Marketing, Screenwriting, New Media, Creative Direction, Social Networking, Graphic Design, Blogging, Writing, Digital Media, Content Strategy, Publishing, Teaching, Content Development, Facebook, Scripting, Copy Editing, Books, Production Managment, Comedy, Broadcast, Advertising, Multimedia, Mac, Art, Photography, Documentaries, Directing, Pre-production, Short Films, Voice Over, Producing, Post Production

Education
University of California, Los Angeles   1973 — 1976
MA, Education, Education

University of California, Berkeley   1969 — 1972
BA, Psychology, Education

Palo Alto High School   1966 — 1969

Sidney Central School   1956 — 1966

David Nixon David Nixon San Francisco Bay Area Details
David Nixon's PlayFirst, Inc. Experience August 2013 - January 2014
Job Director, Financial Planning & Analysis at Satmetrix
Industry Computer Software
Experience
Satmetrix  September 2014 - Present
PlayFirst, Inc.   August 2013 - January 2014
PlayFirst, Inc.   August 2012 - August 2013
PlayFirst, Inc.   November 2011 - August 2012
PlayFirst, Inc.   February 2011 - November 2011
LesConcierges  June 2010 - February 2011
Third Planet Windpower LLC  November 2009 - May 2010
Gap Inc.  February 2007 - November 2009
Gap Inc.  May 2005 - February 2007
World Savings  March 2003 - March 2005

Skills
Forecasting, Financial Analysis, Cross-functional Team..., Analytics, Analysis, Budgets, Financial Reporting, Microsoft Excel, Process Improvement, US GAAP, Business Intelligence, Visual Basic, Accounting, QuickBooks, Strategic Financial..., Budgeting, Financial Planning, SQL, Database Design, Adaptive Planning, Financial Modeling, Management

Education
Golden Gate University   2001 — 2002
MS, Finance

California State University-Chico   1993 — 1998
BA, Political Science

Devin Grayson Devin Grayson San Francisco Bay Area Details
Devin Grayson's PlayFirst, Inc. Experience August 2010 - August 2010
Job AwardWinning Freelance Writer
Industry Entertainment
Experience
Self-Employed  April 1997 - Present
Random House/ Del Rey Books   September 2010 - Present
DC Comics and Marvel Comics   April 1997 - Present
Womanthology   July 2011 - Present
Dynamite Entertainment  August 2013 - August 2013
PlayFirst, Inc.   August 2010 - August 2010
Changyou.com (US) Inc.   April 2010 - July 2010
Perfect World Entertainment, Inc.   November 2009 - January 2010
PlayFirst, Inc.   April 2007 - January 2009

Skills
Fiction, Creative Writing, Writing, Comics, Comic Books, Graphic Novels, Novels, Licensed Character..., Editorial, Copywriting, Copy Editing, Proofreading, Mentoring, Lecturing, Public Speaking, Advertising Copy, Service Dog Education, Diabetes Education, Casual Games, MMORPG, Video Games, Journalism, Essays, Research, Type 1 Diabetes, Public Relations, Diabetes, Publications, Press Releases, Storytelling, Editing, Books, Newsletters, Non-fiction, Short Stories, Creative Direction, Freelance Writing, Ghostwriting, Entertainment, Fiction Writing, Science Fiction, Pop Culture, Feature Articles

Education
UC Berkeley Extension   1995 — 1996
Creative Writing

Bard College   1991 — 1993
B.A., English Literature

Juan D. Botero Juan D. Botero San Francisco Bay Area Details
Juan D. Botero's PlayFirst, Inc. Experience January 2007 - July 2008
Job Sr. Interaction Designer at Western Union Digital
Industry Graphic Design
Experience
Western Union Digital   September 2014 - Present
Pacific Digital Image  December 2009 - August 2014
Freelance  August 2008 - November 2009
PlayFirst, Inc.   January 2007 - July 2008
Academy of Art University  June 2004 - December 2005
Leonisa International   1996 - 1999

Skills
Interaction Design, Flash, User Experience, Dreamweaver, Art Direction, Typography, InDesign, After Effects, Illustrator, Web Design, Animation, Photoshop, Graphic Design, Banners, Adobe Creative Suite, Brochures, CSS, Adobe Fireworks, WordPress, Responsive Design, Information Architecture, HTML 5, Web development, Interactive Prototyping, jQuery, Photography, Studio Photography, Photojournalism, Motion Graphics, User Interface Design, Web Development, HTML5

Education
Academy of Art University   2004 — 2006
MFA, Web Design & New Media

Universidad Pontificia Bolivariana   1992 — 1997
BA, Graphic Design

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Isaac Greenbride Isaac Greenbride San Francisco Bay Area Details
Isaac Greenbride's PlayFirst, Inc. Experience March 2013 - Present
Job Game Programmer at PlayFirst, Inc.
Industry Computer Software
Experience
PlayFirst, Inc.   March 2013 - Present
Social Gaming Company   August 2011 - March 2013
PlayFirst, Inc.   2013 - 2013
50Cubes   2011 - 2012
Bank of America  September 2004 - March 2011

Skills
Quality Assurance, Microsoft Office, C++, English, Problem Solving, Word, PowerPoint, Java, Excel, JavaScript, CSS3, CSS, Git, Microsoft Excel, AJAX

Education
University of California, Berkeley   2000 — 2004
Bachelors, Computer Science, Philosophy

Adam Blakeway Adam Blakeway Window Rock, Arizona Details
Adam Blakeway's PlayFirst, Inc. Experience April 2007 - May 2007
Job Corporations Manager at Wm. P. Battles & Assocaites
Industry Architecture & Planning
Experience
Wm. P. Battles & Assocaites   April 2015 - Present
Terra Novus International Trading, C.C.   October 2011 - Present
Meiguo Education Group, LLC   September 2014 - March 2015
MIT Student Financial Services   December 2013 - May 2014
Wm. P. Battles & Associates   May 2011 - August 2013
Indian Nations Development Program   May 2011 - August 2013
Jobaphiles   March 2008 - February 2010
CourseAdvisor   January 2008 - February 2008
PlayFirst, Inc.   April 2007 - May 2007

Skills
Digital Media, User Experience, Entrepreneurship, Marketing, Adobe Creative Suite, Photoshop, Microsoft Office, Creative Writing, AutoCAD Architecture, Start-ups, Writing, OS X, 3D Studio Max, 3D Modeling, Social Media, Rhino 3D, Expository Writing, Research, Literary Criticism

Education
Massachusetts Institute of Technology   2006 — 2010
Bachelor of Science (B.S.), Architecture

Keith Kaisershot Keith Kaisershot San Francisco Bay Area Details
Keith Kaisershot's PlayFirst, Inc. Experience October 2012 - January 2014
Job Director of VR Development at Other Ocean Interactive
Industry Computer Games
Experience
Other Ocean Interactive  July 2014 - Present
Presto Studios  June 2012 - April 2014
PlayFirst, Inc.   October 2012 - January 2014
Bigpoint Inc  May 2011 - October 2012
Impish Studios Inc   June 2010 - May 2011
Quinlan & Fabish Music Company   June 2009 - May 2011
DigiPen Institute of Technology  January 2008 - April 2008
Telamon Corp  June 2006 - January 2007
Swalley Music House   March 2005 - June 2006
Freelance  September 2003 - August 2005

Skills
C, C++, SDL, OpenGL, FMOD, XML, Win32 API, Mac OS X, OS X, Game Development, Linux, Video Games, HTML, C#, Programming, CSS, Game Design

Education
Digipen Institute of Technology   2005 — 2009
Real-Time Interactive Simulation, Computer Science, Mathematics

Philippa (Pippa) Stern Philippa (Pippa) Stern Sacramento, California Area Details
Philippa (Pippa) Stern's PlayFirst, Inc. Experience June 2006 - August 2006
Job Available for New Opportunities in the Interior Design and Architecture fields
Industry Design
Experience
LeapFrog  August 2012 - September 2014
BJ's Restaurants, Inc.   February 2007 - May 2012
FUEL TV  September 2008 - December 2008
PlayFirst, Inc.   June 2006 - August 2006

Skills
Social Media, Research, Market Research, Press Releases, Marketing

Education
American River College   2015 — 2017
Associate of Arts (AA), Interior Planning and Design

California State University-Fullerton   2005 — 2009
Bachelor of Arts (BA), Communication and Media Studies

Sara (Kellenberger) Brady Sara (Kellenberger) Brady San Francisco, California Details
Sara (Kellenberger) Brady's PlayFirst, Inc. Experience July 2006 - June 2009
Job CoFounder & Designer at KIN/ K
Industry Retail
Experience
KIN/ K   February 2014 - Present
Need, Inc.   August 2012 - September 2014
BOKU   February 2011 - December 2012
OpenFeint- GREE   February 2010 - April 2011
Self-employed  August 2009 - March 2010
Minor Studios- Atmosphir   July 2009 - August 2009
PlayFirst, Inc.   July 2006 - June 2009
Various Clients (self employed)   January 2006 - February 2009
Fender Guitars, Guitar Mania   February 2007 - March 2007

Skills
User Experience, Web Design, Photoshop, User Interface, Illustrator, User Interface Design, Graphic Design, Adobe Creative Suite, Interaction Design, Mobile Applications, Mobile, Gaming, Mobile Devices, HTML 5, Flash, Creative Direction, Information Architecture, Wireframes

Education
University of Colorado Boulder   2000 — 2004
BFA, Visual Communication ~ Graphics Fine Art

Lorenzo De Medici, Italy School Art & Design   2002 — 2003
BA, Graphic Design

Bryan Kiechle Bryan Kiechle San Francisco, California Details
Bryan Kiechle's PlayFirst, Inc. Experience March 2011 - August 2011
Job Quality Engineer
Industry Information Technology and Services
Experience
Orion (Formerly OnBeep)   March 2015 - Present
Addvocate   May 2014 - February 2015
PAE  February 2013 - October 2013
GHG Corporation  August 2012 - February 2013
Raytheon Polar Services  August 2011 - March 2012
PlayFirst, Inc.   March 2011 - August 2011
Raytheon Polar Services Company  November 2010 - March 2011
PlayFirst Inc  October 2005 - March 2011
Aramova   October 2002 - October 2005
Nokia VPN Product Group   January 2001 - December 2001

Skills
Unix, Software, Linux, Testing, Active Directory, Troubleshooting, Windows, JIRA, Apache, Servers, Operating Systems, Firewalls, Quality Assurance, Routers, VPN, Databases, Agile Methodologies, Test Planning, Mobile Applications

Education
University of California, Santa Cruz   1994 — 1998
BA, Photography, 3D instalation

Michael Risse Michael Risse San Francisco Bay Area Details
Michael Risse's PlayFirst, Inc. Experience 2007 - 2010
Job Cofounder at MadEye.io
Industry Computer Games
Experience
MadEye.io   November 2012 - Present
Attachments.me   October 2011 - November 2012
Making Fun Inc.  February 2010 - October 2011
PlayFirst, Inc.   2007 - 2010

Skills
Meteor

Education
Carleton College   2002 — 2006

Regan Aurelio Regan Aurelio San Francisco Bay Area Details
Regan Aurelio's PlayFirst, Inc. Experience May 2013 - July 2014
Job Director of Production at Glu Mobile, PlayFirst Studio
Industry Computer Games
Experience
Glu Mobile  July 2014 - Present
PlayFirst, Inc.   May 2013 - July 2014
PlayFirst, Inc.   January 2013 - May 2013
PlayFirst, Inc.   June 2012 - January 2013
Gala-Net  October 2011 - June 2012
Gala-Net  November 2010 - October 2011
Gala-Net  January 2010 - November 2010
Gala-Net  August 2009 - January 2010
Sega of America, Inc.   August 2007 - January 2009

Skills
Video Games, Online Gaming, Social Games, MMO, Management, Quality Assurance, Leadership, Computer Games, Marketing, Social Networking, Mobile Games, HTML, Casual Games, Game Development, Game Design, MMORPG

Education
Art Institute of California, San Francisco   2006 — 2007
Game Art and Design

California Culinary Academy   2003 — 2005
Associate of Occupational Studies in Le Cordon Bleu Culinary Arts, Culinary Arts

Curt Stein Curt Stein San Francisco Bay Area Details
Curt Stein's PlayFirst, Inc. Experience January 2013 - November 2013
Job Independent Mobile Game Developer
Industry Computer Software
Experience
Self-Employed  October 2010 - Present
PlayFirst, Inc.   January 2013 - November 2013
PlayFirst, Inc.   June 2011 - January 2013
Chief Architect, Inc.   June 2008 - May 2011

Skills
Xcode, Scrum, Mobile Game Development, C++, Game Development, Mobile Applications, iOS development, OpenGL, Perforce, Programming, User Interface, Video Games, Android, Lua, Gameplay, iOS Development

Education
University of Idaho   2004 — 2008
B.S., Computer Science

Christine R Regino Christine R Regino Oakland, California Details
Christine R Regino's PlayFirst, Inc. Experience 2006 - 2011
Job Computer Games Professional
Industry Computer Games
Experience
PlayFirst, Inc.   2006 - 2011
Facilities, San Francisco Unified School District   November 1999 - June 2003

Skills
Event Planning, Accounts Payable, general off

Education
Heald College   2009 — 2010
Accounting

City College of San Francisco
Early Childhood Development/Architecture-Construction

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