Harry Skigis Email & Phone Number

Mesa, Az, Us

United States

Leading PR & Marketing firm working with the best VR / XR studios, games & hardware companies in the world. XR Awards 2023 & 2024 Finalist for "Rising VR Company of the Year"!Some of the games we've worked with are:Ghosts Of TaborHubrisSynth RidersAmong US VRDemeoRichie's Plank ExperienceStride: FatesQuantaar& many, many moreContact us to find out how we can help make your game a success!

Flat2VR Studios takes the flat screen video games you love and reimagines them to VR to make them feel like a built from the ground up for VR title! We handle all VR porting, mechanics, testing, marketing, PR, store fronts, etc...breathing new life into your IP!

Creating high quality & informative broadcasts and video content for UploadVR-Event Coverage-Videography-YouTube Show Production

Phoenix, Arizona Area

We've had some of the worlds most successful & influential people from the Virtual & Augmented Reality industry like Upload VR, Nathie, Kent Bye, Tyriel Wood, VRTrend Magazine & so many more! We love bringing together an amazing community of XR enthusiasts. This has been a truly awesome adventure with no end in sight! We're so excited to continue to move this amazing industry forward in our own way.- Nominee for AIXR's VR Awards, VR Social Influencer of the Year 2021-Recipient of 2020 Best VR Podcast award (VR YouTuber Awards)-YouTube Partner after 16 months-Come join us! www.YouTube.com/BetweenRealities• Open Broadcaster Software (OBS) & Streamlabs OBS (SLOBS) for streaming and recording• DaVinci Resolve video editing software• Adobe Photoshop• Video composition• Image & graphics creation• Photography • Videography • Green screen & chroma keyed video production

Working with South by Southwest, a conference that takes place in Austin Texas with nearly a half million annual attendees. Helping find the best in VR / AR/ XR technologies and the people behind them to bring the very best in this tech to one of the largest tech conferences in the world!

Providing first class support to VR arcades all over the globe using a wide array of Virtual Reality equipment to minimize arcade downtime and maximize profits. -Manage the After The Fall community in the United States region-Worked with content creators to organize tournaments and bring visibility to the game and increase sales -Find ways to keep the community engaged & playing. -Work with the Vertigo publishing team to find great content to publish -Community Management for North America for Vertigo Games-Support the SpringboardVR VR Arcade launcher and scheduler and cloud platform-Support SteamVR-Support a wide variety of Virtual Reality headsets including: -HTC Vive, Vive Pro, Vive Pro 2, Cosmos, Vive Focus 3 -Oculus Rift CV1, Oculus Rift S -Valve Index -A variety of Windows Mixed Reality headsets including the HP Reverb G2-Support body haptics using bHaptics -Special event planning & support-Expos & Conventions -- Booth Planning --Ordering of power, flooring, badges, etc... from convention centers --Help with booth layout, presentation & graphic design --Arrange flights, hotels & other travel arrangements --Setup and maintain all technical aspects from networks, PC’s, VR headsets, etc... --Demo VR games & VR offerings & give the best possible experience -Multilingual support for customers all over the world -Support many game titles from the SpringboardVR marketplace

I contribute articles for the worlds best print and digital magazine focused on VR / AR / XR technology and games. You can find my articles in each issue under my pen name / gamertag "Skeeva".https://www.vrtrendmagazine.com/

Cybershoes are an amazing way to walk using your own legs inside of your favorite VR experiences!I was lucky enough to help grow this company, it's awesome community & work with developers to implement this cool tech into the mobile versions of their games!• Manage and engage with all social media platforms - Twitter, Facebook, YouTube, Discord, Reddit, Etc... • Organize & promote game tournaments with content creators all over the world. • Provide support for the Cybershoes hardware that allow you to walk & run in Virtual Reality • Build a community of passionate VR players, content creators & developers • Work with developers to get the Cybershoes product integrated into the Oculus Quest builds of their games • Create video marketing materials and distribute these materials onto different social media and marketing platforms

Phoenix, Az

We worked with companies all over the valley in Arizona to help build and secure their enterprise infrastructure. Keeping their businesses safe from cyber threats while bringing them into the cloud age & maximizing efficiency and profits.• Active Directory Administration• Exchange Administration• Infrastructure rebuilds• Patch management • Malware removal and prevention • Backup and Disaster recovery planning and implementation• Microsoft Azure administration and sales• System Monitoring• Ransomware prevention• Virtual Helpdesk• Physical Infrastructure Moves• Microsoft Windows Administration• Mac OS Administration• Mixed Environment Administration• Reporting• Mobile Services Managment• Firewall Administration and sales• Domain Management • DNS Management• Microsoft Office 365 Administration and sales• Google Cloud Management • HIPAA Compliance• Enterprise Virtual Reality• 24/7 Emergency Support• Cloud Integrations • Server sales• Desktop sales• Laptop sales

Tempe, Az

I was able to convert hundreds of Honeywell's servers from physical hardware into Virtual Machines and successfully integrate them back into their corresponding networks. Server rooms shrank significantly and power consumption was drastically reduced saving the company a lot of money. • Working Capgemini’s Honeywell account• Thoroughly QA server systems after the build process before they are accepted into the production environment • Leading a project to convert physical servers into virtual VMWare servers• Utilize our Lumension and NetIQ enviornments to report on server hardware and software inventories• Patching and Vulnerability Specialist• 1 Year Contract

Tempe, Az

I worked to secure, document & harden 10,000+ servers all over the globe to protect against security breaches across the Honeywell global IT server network. Due to these efforts Honeywell had zero security breaches. • Administer and keep 10,000+ servers in compliance with Honeywell standards• P2V (Physical Server to Virtual Machine) Project Leader• Enterprise-Cap Project Leader• In charge of keeping all servers patched and in compliance with many strict regulations• Sarbanes-Oxley (SOX) non-compliance discovery and remediation • Lumension Endpoint Management and Security Suite Administrator• Enforce Host-Hardening policies for Microsoft based servers • Design massive Disaster Recovery plans • Project Management • Change Management • Support System Administrators all over the world • Audit readiness • Documentation Creation (run books, training, etc...) • Experience with RSam, NetIQ SCM, SLM, Aegis, Remedy • 2 Year Contract

• Administer and Support Microsoft Active Directory, Microsoft Exchange, and Linux Servers (RedHat) • Strong understanding of HIPAA guidelines and procedures • Print Server and Printer support (HP, Zebra, Brady and Dymo) • Infrastructure design and implementation • Administer and Support Mac OSX and all iPhones • Administer and Support Apple Hardware (both G4 and Intel based systems) • Advanced setup, support and troubleshooting knowledge in Mac OSX Tiger, Leopard, Snow Leopard and Lion • Administer and Support Blackberry Enterprise Server and Devices • Setup and Managed Networks in new labs and offices throughout Phoenix • Managed Server / Helpdesk requests through Help Desk Ticketing System • Worked closely with members of administration and Scientific staff to meet and maintain their technical requirements • Assisted in planning and executing separation of network and assets after Company migration and split • Administered Veritas/Symantec Backup Exec software with a twenty-four tape and an eight tape robotic library for company data backup and restoration and full disaster recovery program • Administered Avaya PBX VOIP Phones and Voicemail

• Support Pearson’s digital product line across many different platforms • Support products on RedHat Linux, Mac OSX and Windows Platforms • One of only two techs that handled all Macintosh support country wide • Advanced Mac OSX Desktop and Server troubleshooting (including all back end Unix skills) • Perform remote desktop fixes to clients all over the country using WebEx. • Remote fixes include OSX Server, Linux Servers and Microsoft Windows Active Directory and Application Servers • Support and maintain BIND DNS servers on multiple RedHat Linux servers • Support and maintain DHCP in Active Directory environments • Basic maintenance of MySQL and Postgres databases

• HPBC stands for “High Performance Bio-Computing” • Administration and maintaining an IBM 512 node, 1,024 Processor, 1.3TB RAM Beowulf Cluster • Administration of a 24 Dual Core Intel Itanium Processor SGI Super Computer with 567GB of RAM running Suse Linux • Maintaining and Troubleshooting FastT Controllers • Replacement of bad hardware in failed nodes and bringing them back online • Building and Administration of many Apache 1.x and 2.x Web Servers • Implementation, Configuration and deployment of many VMWare Linux virtual servers • Maintaining two high-end BIND DNS servers that serve the entire Institute and all of our hundreds of servers and websites • Maintained DHCP servers and services • Operating systems in our HPBC include: RedHat Enterprise Linux, Suse Enterprise Linux, CentOS Linux, AIX Unix • Updated and maintained accurate cluster and server documentation and procedures • Maintained GPFS file system • Maintain and Utilize IBM tape backup system • Custom Intel and PPC cluster builds using IBM and Apple hardware

• Administered and supported employee network consisting of sixty workstations and users • Administered and Maintained all Apple hardware and software • Administered and maintained Microsoft Exchange server • Administered and maintained NT 4 Domain controllers and file servers • Implemented, Maintained and Administered Windows 2000 and 2003 Servers • Administered Novell Server • Administered Nortel Phone Network and all voice mail • Administered Cell Phone Network of one hundred and twenty phones • Configured and maintained Internet connectivity and policies • Performed server maintenance and backups • Configured and maintained secure wireless network and Internet connectivity

• Administration of two in house networks including NAT servers • Wrote Build and Test Procedures and provided employee training classes • Wrote evaluation reports on new and prospective products • Researched and prepared build proposal documents • Troubleshooting of Hardware and Windows 9x/NT/ME/2K/XP Operating systems • Issuing of RMA requests for replacement parts and/or repair • Building of many custom order desktops and servers • Maintain accurate database of all Technical Support calls • Trained and supervised floor technicians • Managed Technical support team

• Troubleshooting of Internet and Computer related problem such as Dial-up connections, DSL, T1, all popular e-mail programs, several operating systems and many hardware related issues • Windows, Mac and Unix/Linux Troubleshooting • Web Design, Graphic Design • Programming of Cisco routers • Assisted with customer invoicing • Performed nightly system backups • Custom Server Builds

Diploma, Electronics / Computer Networking And Repair

Diploma, High School Deploma

High School Deploma, High School Deploma