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Video Game Industry VP/SVP level professional with over 20 years of digital entertainment, business, gaming and legal experience. I most recently rant the Games business of the Unreal Engine for Epic Games. Outstanding track record of building high performance teams and growing revenue while working with companies both large and small in business development, strategy, marketing, product development, product management, and development operations. Quick, results oriented thinker with the ability to effectively communicate with team members, executives and the C Suite. Strong planning, analytic, organizational and interpersonal skills which allow me to break down and simplify complex problems.Specialties: Video Games, Business Development, Sales, Corporate Development, Strategy, Digital Media, Project Management, Mobile Games, iOS, App Store, Google Play, Amazon, XBox, Playstation, Switch, Free to Play (F2P), Social Games, Meta, Intellectual Property, Management, Leadership, Finance, Entertainment, Technology, Licensing, Global Management.
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Chief Strategy OfficerAppchargeWoodinville, Wa, Us -
PresidentXsolla Dec 2023 - PresentSherman Oaks, Ca, Us -
Director, Unreal Engine Business Development And LicensingEpic Games Nov 2015 - Oct 2023Cary, Nc, UsBuild, train, manage, coach and scale a high performing Business development and engine licensing team for Epic's Unreal Engine. This cross functional team of 70+ people works across the Americas, EMEA and ANZ working with customers that use the Unreal Engine for games and non game purposes in media and entertainment, automotive, manufacturing, simulation, training and AEC.Collaboratively develop strategy, key metrics, and drive execution of adoption, usage and revenue targets for our products. Work closely with our customers and product team to drive alignment of product roadmap and customer needs. Initiate and drive global partnerships with top tier companies to set up force multipliers for Unreal Engine usage and growth. Work across the company with games teams, events, marketing, Epic Games Store, Epic Online Services to bring opportunities that strengthen and grow the company.Part of the team that more than doubled UE4 revenue in 2016:http://www.polygon.com/2017/3/1/14777900/unreal-engine-revenue-2016 -
Head Of Unreal Engine Games BusinessEpic Games Dec 2021 - Sep 2023Cary, Nc, UsHead of games business vertical for the Unreal Engine managing all business goals, KPIs, Sales and Customer Success, while aligning with marketing, legal, finance and support. -
Chair Of The Board Of DirectorsInternational Game Developers Association (Igda®) Oct 2016 - Oct 2018San Francisco, Ca, Us -
Head Of Video Games DepartmentCreative Artists Agency Aug 2010 - Nov 2015Los Angeles, Ca, UsGlobal Head of Video Games for the largest talent agency in the world. Worked with roughly 20 AAA developers located all over the world. Have worked on over $500 million in video game budgets. Strategic consulting for companies of all sizes, including Fortune 50. Revenue growth of over 100%. Interfacing and interacting with over 1000 employees worldwide.Creative Artists Agency is an entertainment agency with offices in Los Angeles, New York, Nashville, London and Beijing.CAA represents the most creative and successful artists working in video games, music, film, television, theater and sports, and provides a range of strategic and consulting services to its roster of AAA game development clients.The agency serves as the access point through which artists, consumers and global brands intersect to create, acquire and sell entertainment properties, and to enrich entertainment and brand experiences. -
Vice President/General CounselSouthpeak Interactive Nov 2009 - Aug 2010Head of legal for SouthPeak Interactive.SouthPeak Interactive Corporation develops and publishes interactive entertainment software for all current hardware platforms including: PLAYSTATION ®3 computer entertainment system, PSP ® (PlayStation ® Portable) system, PlayStation ®2 computer entertainment system, Xbox 360(TM) videogame and entertainment system, Wii(TM), Nintendo DS(TM) and PC. SouthPeak's games cover all major genres including action/adventure, role playing, racing, puzzle strategy, fighting and combat. SouthPeak's products are sold in retail outlets in North America, Europe, Australia and Asia. SouthPeak is headquartered in Midlothian, Virginia, and has offices in Grapevine, Texas and London, England.
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Director Of Legal, Corporate SecretarySega Nov 2008 - Aug 2009GbHead of the Legal Department and Corporate Secretary for all Sega entities in North America. -
Sr. Legal Counsel, Corporate SecretarySega Entertainment Usa, Inc. Jun 2007 - Nov 2008UsI headed the day to day legal operations in North America for all United States subsidiaries of Sega Corporation. These companies handle a diverse amount of business including the development and publishing of consumer based video games, location based entertainment and restaurants, amusement game manufacturing and distribution, as well as amusement game route operations. In this position, I advised and worked with senior management, and management a staff of attorneys, on day to day items such as human resources and employment matters, Sarbanes-Oxley liability, development of corporate practices and programs, operational business issues, corporate strategy, marketing campaigns, insurance portfolio renewal and policy/claims management, IP registration and management, supervision of outside litigation counsel and counsel for preparation of 10K/Q, regulatory compliance inclusive of consumer products, industry licensing, products liability, privacy and unfair competition, drafting and negotiation of contracts for: video game development, commercial lease agreements, vendor agreements, construction agreements, revenue share agreements, manufacturing agreements and marketing agreements. I handled corporate governance issues, including the updating and maintenance of corporate books and records, and securities issues including filings and JSOX compliance. In this position, I reported to the Presidents and CEO’s for the above entities, while also working with a global legal and executive team in Japan and Europe. As needed, I worked from Sega Entertainment USA’s office in Glendale, but I primarily worked in the San Francisco office of the company. -
Sr. Legal Counsel, Corporate SecretarySega Amusements U.S.A., Inc. Jun 2007 - Nov 2008I headed the day to day legal operations in North America for all United States subsidiaries of Sega Corporation. These companies handle a diverse amount of business including the development and publishing of consumer based video games, location based entertainment and restaurants, amusement game manufacturing and distribution, as well as amusement game route operations. In this position, I advised and worked with senior management, and management a staff of attorneys, on day to day items such as human resources and employment matters, Sarbanes-Oxley liability, development of corporate practices and programs, operational business issues, corporate strategy, marketing campaigns, insurance portfolio renewal and policy/claims management, IP registration and management, supervision of outside litigation counsel and counsel for preparation of 10K/Q, regulatory compliance inclusive of consumer products, industry licensing, products liability, privacy and unfair competition, drafting and negotiation of contracts for: video game development, commercial lease agreements, vendor agreements, construction agreements, revenue share agreements, manufacturing agreements and marketing agreements. I handled corporate governance issues, including the updating and maintenance of corporate books and records, and securities issues including filings and JSOX compliance. In this position, I reported to the Presidents and CEO’s for the above entities, while also working with a global legal and executive team in Japan and Europe. As needed, I worked from Sega Entertainment USA’s office in Glendale, but I primarily worked in the San Francisco office of the company.
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Legal CounselThe Amidi Group Of Companies Aug 2006 - Jun 2007Real estate development of large high rise condominiums.
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Director Of Business AffairsHouse Of Blues Entertainment Jan 2000 - Oct 2002Los Angeles, California, UsWhile at HOB, I was in charge of all aspects of legal affairs including acquisitions of real estate, and acquisition of content for new media and music related products. On the real estate side, I was dealing with purchases of real estate, and the drafting and negotiating of complex lease agreements for over 40 venues as well as their parking facilities. On the entertainment side, I negotiated primary and ancillary rights deals, which included rights acquisitions from record labels for the filming and webcasting of their artists, creating a DVD of licensed performances, licensing a show to a television or cable network, inclusion of portions of the show on a compact disc, packaging several shows for sale as a series in foreign and domestic markets, as well as creating deals in emerging technologies such as video on demand, downloading and interactive television. At the time, House of Blues had the largest live music websites in the world. While at HOB, I negotiated groundbreaking deals with every major record label, MTV, and America Online. -
AttorneyChandler & Vatave 1995 - 1997Jr. Associate at a small complex business litigation firm. Handled new client intake, law and motion practice, and trial work.
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On Air Assistant/InternKroq 1989 - 1991Los Angeles, Ca, UsI worked as an assistant to Kevin and Bean on the morning show as well as Jed the Fish during the afternoon drive time. I cued music to be played, engineered the mixing board, and edited content for on air use.
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Western State College Of LawLaw -
California State University, NorthridgeRadio Television & Film
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