Bio

A passionate and dedicated gamer with over 20 years of work experience in the video game industry. Experience with design, direction and management of successful AAA core game titles from concept to completion across console, portable and mobile platforms. Responsible for a highly profitable new intellectual property selling over 10 million units. Managed multiple franchises for domestic and international markets. Specialties: Game Design and Direction Production of AAA Core Game Titles New IP Development New Business Development Other Skills: Global large scale online product launches, simultaneous global release of AAA products, developing business models, P&L management, franchise management, international and cross-team coordination, hardware UI design, project planning and management, risk management, contract negotiation, budgeting and project scheduling. Career Highlights Created original concept, identified and signed the development studio and directly managed the development of the SOCOM franchise; a 10 million+ unit seller Responsible for the production and simultaneous global release of multiple AAA core game titles Innovated new technology and created relationships with hardware teams, software teams and vendors in order to enhance the quality of game titles Directly worked on design of the following hardware peripherals: SOCOM: U.S. Navy SEALs USB Headset, USB Headset for PlayStation 2 and Bluetooth Headset for PlayStation 3 Inventor of 7 patents related to hardware design, voice control and online universe selection Worked with development and production teams in Europe and Japan to localize, market and release in North America over 30 titles on PlayStation, PlayStation 2 and PlayStation Portable