Playfish Company

Industry: Social network company

Description

Playfish, currently a property of Electronic Arts, was a developer of free-to-play social network games. Playfish was founded in 2007 by Kristian Segerstråle, Sebastien de Halleux, Sami Lababidi and Shukri Shammas. It closed in 2013. Founded: 2007, London, United Kingdom Defunct: 2013 Founders: Sebastien de Halleux, Kristian Segerstrale, Shukri Shammas, Sami Lababidi Locations: London, San Francisco, Beijing, Norway (former headquarter) Parent organization: Electronic Arts Limited

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Playfish Employees

Employee
Years
Job
Industry
Eduardo Avenir II Eduardo Avenir II Toronto, Canada Area Details
Eduardo Avenir II's Playfish Experience June 2011 - April 2013
Job 2D Designer at Corus Entertainment
Industry Animation
Experience
Corus Entertainment  September 2014 - July 2015
Guru Studio  April 2013 - July 2014
Nelvana  2014 - 2014
Nelvana  2014 - 2014
Playfish   June 2011 - April 2013
Six Point Harness  January 2011 - June 2011
Elliott Animation  December 2010 - December 2010
Cuppa Coffee  October 2009 - September 2010
Pip Animation  June 2008 - June 2009
Sheridan College  January 2006 - April 2008

Skills
Traditional Animation, Character Animation, Animation, Premiere, Flash, Illustration, Photoshop

Education
Sheridan College   2004 — 2008
Bachelor, Animation

Natasha Bull Natasha Bull Allentown, Pennsylvania Area Details
Natasha Bull's Playfish Experience January 2011 - February 2012
Job Online Community Manager at Playfish
Industry Computer Games
Experience
Playfish   January 2011 - February 2012
Laureate Education (formerly Canter & Associates, Inc.)   May 2001 - October 2003
Emap (formerly Petersen Publishing)   February 2000 - May 2001
Emap (formerly Petersen Publishing)   November 1998 - February 2000

Skills
Social Games, Facebook, Casual Games, Mobile Games, Game Design, Online Gaming, Virtual Goods, Computer Games, Game Development, User Experience, Community Sites, Monetization, Community Management

Education
Northampton Community College
Associate's degree, Nursing Program (RN)

Sebastien de Halleux Sebastien de Halleux San Francisco Bay Area Details
Sebastien de Halleux's Playfish Experience October 2007 - November 2009
Job Partner at Graph Ventures
Industry Internet
Experience
Togetr   January 2012 - Present
United World College - USA  March 2011 - Present
Younited S.A.   October 2010 - Present
Graph Ventures   June 2010 - Present
Vittana  May 2011 - October 2014
Samasource  March 2011 - November 2013
EA  December 2009 - June 2011
Playfish   October 2007 - November 2009
Nokia  April 2007 - October 2007
Glu Mobile  2003 - 2007

Skills
Start-ups, Strategic Partnerships, Video Games, Social Games, Strategy, Mobile Devices, Project Management, Monetization, Online Marketing, Business Development, Mobile Games, Social Networking, Management, Entrepreneurship, New Business Development, Marketing, Board Development, Board Relations, Non-profit Board..., Corporate Development

Education
Imperial College London   1997 — 2001
MEng (Hons), Civil Engineering

Université catholique de Louvain   1996 — 1997
Undergraduate, Ingenieur Civil, FSA

UWC-USA   1994 — 1996
International Baccalaureate

Caroline Laplante Caroline Laplante Montreal, Canada Area Details
Caroline Laplante's Playfish Experience December 2011 - May 2012
Job Art Director at Hibernum Créations
Industry Computer Games
Experience
Hibernum Créations  July 2014 - Present
Hibernum   September 2013 - July 2014
EA Mobile  May 2012 - April 2013
Playfish   December 2011 - May 2012
Playfish   February 2011 - December 2011
Electronic Arts Montreal  October 2007 - February 2011
DC Studios  May 2005 - August 2007

Skills
Characters, 3D Studio Max, Photoshop, Video Games, Game Development, Conceptual Art, Digital Painting, Game Art, Flash, 3D, Illustration, Digital Illustration

Education
Dawson College   2002 — 2005
D.E.C, Illustration and Design

John Abbott College   1998 — 2002
D.E.C, Fine Arts

William Liu William Liu San Francisco Bay Area Details
William Liu's Playfish Experience September 2009 - April 2012
Job Technical Director at EA Mobile
Industry Computer Games
Experience
EA Mobile  January 2014 - Present
Electronic Arts  April 2012 - January 2014
Playfish   September 2009 - April 2012
Sony Computer Entertainment Europe  October 2006 - September 2009
HAN Technologies Ltd   December 2005 - October 2006
Synchroweb Techology   June 2005 - September 2005
Cummins Turbo Technologies  June 2003 - September 2004

Skills
Java, Python, Linux, MySQL, PHP, Amazon Web Services..., Google App Engine, NoSQL, XML, JavaScript, Software Engineering, Game Development, Agile Methodologies, Video Games, Bash, Object Oriented Design, Software Design Patterns, Scalable Architecture, Subversion, Team Leadership, Design Patterns, Test Driven Development

Education
The University of Huddersfield   2001 — 2006
Master of Engineering (M.Eng.), Computer Software Engineering, Masters with Distinction

Johnson Lieu Johnson Lieu San Francisco, California Details
Johnson Lieu's Playfish Experience October 2010 - September 2012
Job Product at Spotify
Industry Online Media
Experience
Spotify  October 2012 - Present
Electronic Arts  October 2010 - September 2012
Playfish   October 2010 - September 2012
Monitor Group (Now Monitor Deloitte)   September 2008 - September 2010

Skills
Product Management, Business Strategy, Competitive Analysis, Product Development, Social Media, Digital Media, Product Strategy, Analytics, Strategic Planning, Social Networking, Management Consulting, Data Analysis, Team Management, Agile, Excel, Social Games, Social Game Development, Marketing Strategy, Agile Methodologies, Video Games, User Experience, Monetization, E-commerce, Market Research, Mobile Devices, Cross-functional Team..., Strategy, Business Analysis

Education
University of California, Berkeley   2004 — 2008
B.S., Business Administration, Honors

Piers Ouano-Dodd Piers Ouano-Dodd San Francisco, California Details
Piers Ouano-Dodd's Playfish Experience June 2011 - September 2011
Job Currently looking for opportunities in San Francisco.
Industry Design
Experience
ASG Worldwide  March 2013 - October 2014
Playfish   June 2011 - September 2011
Tapestry MM Ltd   May 2010 - October 2010
Various  July 2008 - May 2010
TEA: The Entertainment Agency   September 2007 - December 2007
Electronic Arts  June 2005 - May 2007
Electronic Arts  September 2003 - June 2005
Electronic Arts  October 1999 - September 2003

Skills
Image Manipulation, Creative Direction, Graphic Design, Illustrator, User Experience Design, Adobe Creative Suite, Art Direction, User Experience, Packaging, Graphics, Layout, Advertising, Brochures, Corporate Identity, InDesign, Photoshop, Logo Design, Video Games, Posters, Management

Education
Southampton Solent University   1993 — 1996
Product Design with Marketing, BA (HONS)

Charters school   1986 — 1993

Alice Yang Alice Yang San Francisco Bay Area Details
Alice Yang's Playfish Experience May 2011 - September 2011
Job Visual Designer at Symphony Commerce
Industry Design
Experience
Symphony Commerce  June 2014 - Present
Electronic Arts  September 2012 - December 2013
University of Pennsylvania  January 2010 - May 2012
Playfish   May 2011 - September 2011

Skills
Java, C++, Python, HTML, CSS, JavaScript, Web Design, PHP, ActionScript, Flex, Photoshop, Illustrator, JSON

Education
University of Pennsylvania   2008 — 2012
Bachelor of Science in Engineering, Digital Media Design

University of Pennsylvania   2008 — 2012
Bachelor of Science in Engineering (BSE), Digital Media Design

Erik Rydeman Erik Rydeman San Francisco Bay Area Details
Erik Rydeman's Playfish Experience May 2011 - April 2012
Job Indie Game Developer at Doborog
Industry Computer Games
Experience
Doborog   February 2015 - Present
EA Mobile  March 2014 - February 2015
PopCap Games  August 2013 - February 2014
PopCap Games  July 2012 - August 2013
EA Mobile  May 2012 - July 2012
Playfish   May 2011 - April 2012
Playfish   October 2010 - April 2012
Playfish   June 2009 - September 2011
Wigadoo   September 2008 - March 2009
Fat Statement AB   May 2007 - March 2008

Skills
Social Games, Mobile Games, Casual Games, Game Development, Software Architecture, Team Leadership, Java, C++, Actionscript, Unity3D, PHP, Javascript, Split Testing, Adobe Flex, Agile Planning, Brainstorm Facilitation, Test Driven Development, Rapid Prototyping, 6 Thinking Hats, Coaching / Mentoring, Video Production

Education
The Faculty of Engineering at Lund University   2002 — 2007
Master of Computer Science and Engineering

Katerina Theofila Katerina Theofila San Francisco, California Details
Katerina Theofila's Playfish Experience October 2009 - April 2011
Job Senior Manager, Creative Services at Glu Mobile
Industry Graphic Design
Experience
Glu Mobile  June 2013 - Present
Electronic Arts  April 2011 - June 2013
Playfish   October 2009 - April 2011
Glu Mobile  February 2007 - October 2009
Freelance  2006 - 2007
Brunel University  September 2002 - September 2003

Skills
Social Games, Mobile Games, Casual Games, Web Games, Free to Play, Virtual Goods, In-game Advertising, Social Media Advertising, Graphic Design, Web Graphics, Marketing Graphics, Graphic Communication, Illustrator, Photoshop, Typography, Layout, Email Marketing, Web Design, Banner Ads, Print Ads, Branding & Identity, Adobe Creative Suite, Premiere, Graphics, Copywriting, Character Designs, Vector Illustration, Computer Games, Digital Illustration, Mobile Devices

Education
London Metropolitan University   2004 — 2006
Master's degree, Mass Communication/Media Studies

Brunel University   1999 — 2002
BSc, Multimedia Technology & Design, 1st Class

Angela Hsiao Angela Hsiao San Francisco Bay Area Details
Angela Hsiao's Playfish Experience September 2010 - November 2011
Job User Acquisition and Product Management
Industry Internet
Experience
Fyber  June 2015 - Present
Smule, Inc.   April 2013 - June 2015
The Playforge  November 2011 - January 2013
Playfish   September 2010 - November 2011
RockYou!  August 2009 - September 2010
RockYou!  July 2008 - August 2009
Arena Pharmaceuticals  March 2008 - July 2008
Chau lab on campus   March 2007 - June 2007
VA Hospital  January 2007 - May 2007

Skills
Product Management, Start-ups, Product Marketing, Social Media, Business Development, Social Games, Mobile Games, Monetization, Mobile Devices, Video Games, Mobile Applications, Analytics, Online Gaming, Mobile Advertising, Mobile Marketing, Strategy, Market Research, Competitive Analysis, Integrated Marketing, Advertising, Marketing, Management, Online Advertising, User Experience, Strategic Partnerships, Digital Media, Go-to-market Strategy, E-commerce, Facebook, Casual Games, Digital Strategy, Digital Marketing

Education
University of California, San Diego   2004 — 2008
Bachelors of Science, Human Biology

Tom Sarris Tom Sarris San Francisco Bay Area Details
Tom Sarris's Playfish Experience February 2009 - September 2011
Job Head of Communications at ToyTalk, Inc.
Industry Public Relations and Communications
Experience
ToyTalk, Inc.   April 2015 - Present
electric imp, inc.   March 2013 - March 2015
Google  September 2011 - May 2012
Playfish   February 2009 - September 2011
What They Like Inc.   September 2007 - December 2008
Pixar Animation Studios  2003 - 2007
LucasArts  1995 - 2003
Ketchum Public Relations  1993 - 1994

Skills
Video Games, Public Relations, Social Media, Digital Media, Copywriting, Media Relations, Social Media Marketing, Online Advertising, Facebook, Marketing Strategy, Marketing Communications, Press Releases, Corporate Communications, Marketing, Event Planning, Strategy, Blogging, Digital Strategy, Strategic Communications, New Media, Content Strategy, Entertainment, Publicity, Internal Communications, Integrated Marketing, Corporate Branding, Business Strategy, Digital Marketing, Start-ups, Strategic Planning, Mobile Marketing, Management, Message Development, Broadcast, Email Marketing, Social Networking, Web Analytics, Advertising, Creative Writing, Reputation Management, Online Marketing, Content Development, Journalism, Creative Direction, Brand Development, Speech Writing, Crisis Communications, Messaging, Strategic Partnerships, SEO

Education
University of Puget Sound
Bachelor of Arts, Communication

Tabor Academy

Patrice Michaud Patrice Michaud Montreal, Canada Area Details
Patrice Michaud's Playfish Experience 2011 - 2012
Job Lead Client Programmer
Industry Computer Games
Experience
All Play   2012 - 2013
Playfish   2011 - 2012
Electronic Arts Montreal  2007 - 2011
Electronic Arts Montreal  2006 - 2007
Matrox  May 2005 - May 2006
Imperial Tobacco  April 2002 - August 2002

Skills
ActionScript, C#, Gameplay, Mobile Games, C++, iOS development, Perforce, Scrum, Objective-C, Unity3D

Education
Université de Sherbrooke   2004 — 2007
Science, Imagerie et média numérique

Concordia University   2001 — 2004
Computer Science, Information Systems

Yannis Brown Yannis Brown San Francisco Bay Area Details
Yannis Brown's Playfish Experience 2007 - 2010
Job technical & creative sound designer, implementer, composer, audio engineer & director.
Industry Computer Games
Experience
Trionworlds   2007 - Present
Groovy Audio   July 1999 - Present
NGMoco  January 2008 - December 2010
Playfish   2007 - 2010
Astraware   January 2004 - December 2008
Glu Mobile  January 2006 - December 2007
Backbone Entertainment - Emeryville   June 2006 - October 2007
Backbone Entertainment, a foundation 9 company.   June 2006 - October 2007
Backbone Entertainment  June 2006 - October 2007
Midway Studios Australia / Ratbag   2005 - 2006

Skills
System Design, Engineering, Programming, Xbox 360, FMOD, PS3, Wii, iPhone, MP3, Palm OS, Ringtones, Pocket PC, Audio, Sound Design, PSP, Composition, Game Development, Video Games, Perforce, Music, Sound, MIDI, Mobile, Audio Design, Pro Tools, Recording, Wwise, Audio Direction, Musical Direction, Audio Implementation, Game Audio, Nintendo DS, iOS, iPad, Audio Integration, Audio Branding, Audio Engineering, Audio Post Production, Game Design, Lua, Gameplay, Casual Games, Computer Games, Xbox, MMORPG, Mobile Games, Social Games, Console, MMO, Multiplayer

Education
SAE - School of Audio Engineering   2003 — 2004
Diploma, Audio Engineering

University of South Australia   1991 — 1994
Bachelor of Applied Science (B.A.Sc.), Computer Science, Distinction

University of South Australia   1990 — 1994
Bachelor, Computer Science

Patrick Grondin Patrick Grondin Montreal, Canada Area Details
Patrick Grondin's Playfish Experience March 2011 - December 2011
Job Solution Architect at TC Media
Industry Telecommunications
Experience
TC Media  June 2015 - Present
Ubisoft  August 2014 - May 2015
Fibrenoire  July 2013 - August 2014
Xobni  December 2011 - July 2013
Playfish   March 2011 - December 2011
Nokia  February 2010 - January 2011
Videotron  October 2009 - February 2010
IP5 Corporation   January 2007 - October 2009
Gexel Telecom   December 2005 - January 2007
Mediatrix Telecom   May 2004 - December 2005

Skills
Virtualization, VoIP, Linux, Networking, Bash, Powershell, Perl, C++, C#, Java, Security, Data Center, ITIL, Cloud Computing, Apache, Testing, System Administration, VMware ESX, Servers, Unix, MySQL, PHP, VMware, Agile Methodologies, Solaris, Git, Shell Scripting, Software Development, High Availability

Education
Université de Sherbrooke   2001 — 2005
Bachelor, Computer Engineering

Qingshuo Wang Qingshuo Wang San Francisco, California Details
Qingshuo Wang's Playfish Experience May 2009 - February 2010
Job Cofounder, Product at Super Evil Megacorp
Industry Internet
Experience
Super Evil Megacorp  2012 - Present
Playfish (EA)   February 2010 - 2012
Playfish   May 2009 - February 2010
McKinsey & Company  September 2007 - April 2009
The Boxing Co.   December 2004 - 2008

Skills
Game Design, Social Games, Monetization, Video Games, Mobile Games, Online Gaming, Product Management, Game Development, Mobile Applications, Virtual Goods, User Experience, Mobile Devices, Casual Games

Education
Northwestern University   2003 — 2007
BA, Economics, Computer Science

Ray Mazza Ray Mazza San Francisco Bay Area Details
Ray Mazza's Playfish Experience May 2011 - December 2012
Job Group Creative Director at Gosu Group & Indie Dev
Industry Computer Games
Experience
Gosu Group   November 2014 - Present
Mazza Studios, LLC   February 2014 - Present
Maxis  December 2012 - February 2014
Playfish   May 2011 - December 2012
Electronic Arts  March 2009 - May 2011
Electronic Arts  February 2005 - March 2009
Self Employed  March 2003 - March 2008
Electronic Arts  April 2003 - February 2005
Kodak  May 2002 - August 2002

Skills
Game Development, Game Design, Video Games, Gameplay, Perforce, Level Design, Social Games, Casual Games, Photoshop, C#, Video Game Production, Xbox 360, Computer Games, PS3, Multiplayer, Mobile Games, Visual Studio, Testing, PowerPoint, Microsoft Word, Scripting, Microsoft Excel, Polish, Console, Unity, Creative Direction, Studio Management, Asian Markets

Education
Carnegie Mellon University   2001 — 2003
Master, Entertainment Technology

Colby College   1997 — 2001
Bachelor of Science, Computer Science, Physics

Fabien Lemaitre Fabien Lemaitre San Francisco Bay Area Details
Fabien Lemaitre's Playfish Experience December 2010 - April 2012
Job Software Engineer
Industry Internet
Experience
Omniata Inc.  April 2014 - Present
Electronic Arts  April 2012 - April 2014
Playfish   December 2010 - April 2012
Media Catalyst   April 2008 - October 2010
Box Telecom   April 2007 - February 2008

Skills
JavaScript, JSON, DOM Scripting, Prototyping, jQuery, CSS, HTML5, PHP, Java, MySQL, ExtJS, OOP, HTML 5, Web Applications, Ext JS, Mobile Applications

Education
Université de Bretagne Occidentale   2004 — 2007
Master's degree option International, Information Technology and Software Engineering

Eindhoven University of Technology   2006 — 2007

Ming-Hay Luk Ming-Hay Luk Sunnyvale, California Details
Ming-Hay Luk's Playfish Experience August 2011 - November 2012
Job Software Engineer at Yahoo
Industry Computer Software
Experience
Yahoo  January 2014 - Present
Electronic Arts  November 2012 - January 2014
Playfish   August 2011 - November 2012

Skills
Java, C++, Python, JavaScript, Mobile Games, C

Education
The Hong Kong Polytechnic University   2009 — 2011
Master's of Philosophy, Computer Science

University of California, Berkeley   2003 — 2007
Bachelor's, Operations Research

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