Gary Briggs Email & Phone Number

Olympia, Wa, Us

Salt Lake City, Utah, Us

Organizing and producing awesome gaming events.

Olympia, Wa, Us

LANFest Founder/Director/Treasurer/President, 1/06 – present, LANFest Non-profit, Olympia, WAFounded largest non-profit charity gaming organization in the United States. Plan and lead the organization’s growth and strategic interests, moving from one event to 25 a year including potential international expansion. Work to negotiate sponsorship funding and marketing agreements. Develop marketing plans to engage enthusiast gaming communities to incorporate with LANFest. Develop marketing plans with limited resources; using word of mouth, social media and traditional media to attract attendees. • Founded charity dedicated to organizing enthusiast gaming events.• Organize an all-volunteer staff of 500 LANfest staff members. • Developed attendee base of over 10k enthusiast gamers, selling out all events. • Incorporated over half of US LAN gaming organizations into a single non-profit.

Hägersten, Se

Responsible for envisioning and developing a new US team, building an organization from the ground up. Developed structure and process to support multiple large scale and secondary events. Responsible for every aspect of the show from venue selection and negotiation, content, layout, utilities, and security. • Developed a team to support 3 national events for over 20,000 attendees and 5-10 secondary events per year.• Produced events that included 8 stage with a combined 4 million viewers. • Built an organization for each event with 100 staff and 350 volunters.

Santa Clara, California, Us

Technical Project Lead, 1/09 – present, Intel Corporation, System Development Lab Operations, DuPont, WATechnical Project Lead responsible for a team of planners, material program managers, mechanical engineers, system engineers, manufacturing engineers, and technicians working seamlessly together for the design, manufacture and deployment of software development platforms, customer reference systems, concept systems, and marketing platforms. Also responsible for all customer interaction, commitments schedules. • Responsible for over 70 products simultaneously.• Worked across a broad range of Intel products; server, workstation, desktop, mobile, netbook, tablet, and phone with validation and form factor products.• Responsible for the factory operations of in house manufacturing lines and China outsource manufacturing

Santa Clara, California, Us

Event Coordinator, 05/03 – present, Intel Corporation, LANFest and Penny Arcade Expo (PAX) Volunteer positions: planning public gaming events for LANFest, Intel, Penny Arcade, and SXSW. LANFest-event organizer since 2003. PAX Prime (PC room), PAX East (PC room)-deputy manager, Enforcer, and PC room organizer since 2005. Intel-PAX event coordinator since 2005. SXSW event coordinator since 2015.• Direct role in event planning in over 75 gaming/marketing events.• Organize and lead Intel’s involvement at PAX events including sponsorship negotiation between Intel and PAX.• Helped to plan and implement US Haswell launch event with AMG.

Santa Clara, California, Us

Business Development Manager, 6/13 – 9/13, Intel Corporation IPDC BDM, Dupont, WATemporary position covering Business Development Manager role for Media & Entertainment companies: Disney/Pixar, Sony, DreamWorks, Fox, Valve, Blizzard, Riot and others.

Santa Clara, California, Us

Systems Design Engineer-SDLO Group, 5/04 – 1/09, Intel Corporation, System Development Lab Operations, DuPont, WASystem Design Engineer responsible for the design of systems for software development platforms, customer reference systems, concept systems, and marketing platforms. Development of investigation and validation plans for systems, chassis, and other subcomponents. Responsible to perform or direct the performance of the resulting individual electrical, electromagnetic, climatic, dynamic, acoustic, reliability and functional tests for system qualification. • Simultaneously produce system designs, mechanical chassis designs and circuit board designs.• Worked across a broad range of Intel products; server, workstation, desktop, mobile, netbook, tablet, and phone with validation and formfactor designs.• Innovated a new chassis design for benchtop validation that quickly went across all product families.

Santa Clara, California, Us

Systems Design Engineer-DSD Group, 5/99 –5/04, Intel Corporation, Desktop Systems Development Group, DuPont, WASystem Design Engineer responsible for the design of systems for several products, validation vehicles, marketing systems, concept, and reference platforms. Development of investigation and validation plans for systems, chassis, and other subcomponents. Responsible to perform or direct the performance of the resulting individual electrical, electromagnetic, climatic, dynamic, acoustic, reliability and functional tests for system qualification. Redesign systems or provide direction for the redesign of subcomponents to enable systems to meet product requirements as a result of tests.• Interfaced with APAC ODMs and domestic manufacturers to design, evaluate, and test systems and system components.• Worked with vendors to select, design, and test system components.• Directed and trained technicians and engineers in performing system testing, and other system engineering tasks.• Program Management for module qualification and several system initiatives.• Wrote detailed reports, requirements documents, customer presentation, and guides for external and internal release.

Arlington, Va, Us

Systems Engineer, 7/96 – 5/99, The Boeing Company, Seattle, WAIntegrated the efforts of multiple groups including: suppliers, customers, finance, reliability, certification, and airplane program management for delivery of effective systems on the time line required. Responsible for design specification, supplier co-development, schedule, test and in-service performance of multiple systems for all models of Boeing commercial aircraft.• Within 3 months of obtaining this position gained the responsibility of equipment manager, which included the roles of a program manager and engineer for a system. Progressed to equipment manager for 7 systems simultaneously - more than any other engineer in the commercial airplane Electrical Systems Division. • Structured working relationships with foreign and domestic suppliers to co-develop new systems. • Responsible for the product specifications, the technical vendor selection, as well as the ongoing technical vendor management.• Developed and programmed a database to support the tracking and resolution of issues for 150 users in the BCAG Electrical Systems Division.

Beaverton, Or, Us

Industrial Account Manager, 7/94 - 6/96 Platt Electric, Olympia, WAMaterials Program Manager, Buyer and Salesman of electrical products to OEM, industrial, engineering and the industrial contractor clients. Providing technical support of products including PLC’s, GUI’s, sensors, and software for industrial control networks. • Direct customer interface to market products and negotiate sales• Established marketing plan for Inside Industrial Sales.• Oversaw competitive bid projects.• Responsible for the sourcing of new and hard to find industrial equipment.

Master Of Business Administration (M.B.A.), Technology And Innovation Management

Bachelor’S Degree, Electrical And Electronics Engineering