With 19 years of experience in the video game industry, I am a seasoned and versatile professional who thrives on creating and nurturing ecosystems that enhance the user experience, foster innovation, and drive growth.I have a proven track record of crafting and executing the strategy and vision for developer relations, corporate communications, community, support, thought leadership, events, and corporate culture functions of a company, wearing the proverbial "many hats" when scaling startups from 10 to 100+ employees, and overseeing the day-to-day operations, building a company culture, and establishing best practices and frameworks for success.I've also developed and managed strategic partnerships with third-party developers, platforms, and organizations across the gaming and blockchain domains, leveraging my extensive network and expertise. I am passionate about empowering and engaging the community, delivering value and quality, and being a fixer... solving complex and challenging problems in creative ways, as well as being adept in the soft skills of understanding the corporate legal world, often being the "Carrot" external parties encounter in hopes of never having to use the Legal team's "stick".Outside of work, I am a life-long gamer, hobbyist photographer, and an avid maker… as well as Board Member for the Non-Profit managing the Las Vegas Hackerspace/Makerspace SYN Shop.
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Program AdvisorXsolla Apr 2024 - PresentSherman Oaks, Ca, UsProgram advisor for Xsolla Accelerator, advising both the program itself and the indie studios participating. Also supporting the Rapid Rounds for North America, and miscellaneous other Xsolla Funding initiatives -
Business DevelopmentZero It Lab Mar 2024 - PresentBudapest, HuTackling BD and Partnerships for one of the world's leading Anti-Cheat technology solutions. -
Managing DirectorEckert Group Consulting Nov 2023 - PresentFreelance Production Management, Business Development, and general Operations consulting for early stage Game Industry startups.
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Strategic AdvisorStealth Gaming Startup Feb 2024 - Sep 2024
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Vp Of Ecosystem OperationsChia Network Jun 2021 - Oct 2023San Francisco, California, UsTo quote a colleague: “Wrangler of cats, organizer of chaos, sharer of bad news, culture warrior/dissident, and mitigator of foot guns”. More precisely, I crafted and defined Chia’s Ecosystem team, and lead strategy and execution from the ground up across Developer Relations, Corporate Communications, Community, Support, Thought Leadership, Events, and Corporate Culture. I was also a member of Chia’s executive leadership team, tasked with shaping company-wide strategy and plans. Additionally, lent a hand in growing us from 15 to 80 people over 2 years -
Head Of California Offices & Director Of PartnershipsGenvid Technologies Inc. May 2018 - Jun 2021New York, New York, UsA man of many hats, I oversaw the day to day operations of our offices throughout California, as well as Strategic Partnerships efforts, and various random minutiae to keep the gears turning for the company throughout our various US offices during the exciting and challenging times of scaling the company from 15 people to 100+. No trivial task, as I had to navigate the era of COVID in real time, taking us from an in-person company to fully remote, without the luxury of the many-years of learning we now have to lean on. -
3Rd Party Ecosystem DirectorRiot Games Feb 2014 - May 2018Los Angeles, Ca, UsLeading the 3rd Party Ecosystem team and the efforts of several sub-teams around Developer Relations, Strategic Partner relations, Ecosystem insight, and various other related areas. The elevator pitch I tell most people is "If it's external to Riot and impacts players of League of Legends, it is somewhere on our team's spectrum of "we know you exist" to "working closely with you" (or alternatively, working to protect the players from potential harm).Our team drives community engagement with the Riot API, fosters and maintains partnerships with third-party developers, manages day to day relationships with strategic partners, and works with the API dev team to guide it's further development with player-focus in mind. We also provide resources to Product and R&D teams to help give insight and data to intelligently shape their plans based on related aspects of the 3rd Party Ecosystem. If you want to find out more about the API itself, check out the dev portal at developer.riotgames.com! -
Co-Founder & CeoHonored Jun 2012 - Feb 2014San Francisco, Ca, UsHonored's vision was to provide tangible rewards for your proudest accomplishments in gaming, in the form of collectible embroidered patches correlating to your accomplishments both in-game and within the community, intertwined with partnerships with game developers and publishers. -
Developer Relations Account Manager - Ea OnlineElectronic Arts Aug 2011 - Apr 2012Redwood City, Ca, UsProduction point of contact between EA Global Online and various game development teams throughout EA and its partners. Responsible for making sure that the online needs of a game team, everywhere from digital publishing to online multiplayer components, are met by EA Online to successfully provide the online experience desired at launch and post-ship. -
Digital Publishing - Ea OnlineElectronic Arts Apr 2011 - Aug 2011Redwood City, Ca, UsOversaw documentation and process management for internal publishing for EA's then-new online platform, Origin, in preparation for it's launch. Also responsible for the digital publishing of various EA titles on the Origin platform at it's inception, as well as the tail end of publishing titles on Steam before we migrated off of it in favor of our own. -
Compliance/Certification Project LeadElectronic Arts Nov 2009 - Mar 2011Redwood City, Ca, UsProject Lead for select titles developed at the EA-Redwood Shores studios Sims, Visceral studios, etc) for Certification and Compliance approval with first party studios (Xbox, PlayStation, Nintendo). ( -
Senior Compliance Specialist - Ea CertificationElectronic Arts Jun 2009 - Nov 2009Redwood City, Ca, UsManaged the Compliance Certification approval of all EA titles on PC and Mac platforms shipped in North America. Worked with dev teams to make sure they develop with compliance in mind, and oversaw the testing processes and reporting of those titles for Pre/Final certification, before being signed off for release. -
Operations Manager For Rupture/Ea OnlineElectronic Arts Oct 2007 - Jun 2009Redwood City, Ca, UsA continuation of my Playlinc work, post acquisition, Operations engineer and later Operations Manager overseeing IT systems and general Ops for the EA Atlanta and later Rupture (EA SF) divisions, handling widows and linux systems, general networking, various server and DB applications, and project management and production coordination. -
Operations ManagerSuper Computer International Jun 2006 - Oct 2007Held dual roles as IT administrator/Ops manager, as well as community management for the development of Playlinc. Continued on under EA after our acquisition by them in October 2007 -
Support EngineerAsus Technologies Jun 2004 - Jun 2006Taipei City, Taipei, TwSupport tech and systems testing/diagnostic specialist. Also specialized in Video hardware trouble shooting and benchmark testing. -
Systems AdministratorKastle Systems, Llc Jul 2003 - Jun 2004Falls Church, Va, UsOperations Programmer, Systems Administrator/Live Operations, and office tech support, for the Chicago regional office and it's customers, providing building access control to dozens of buildings throughout the greater Chicago area. -
Customer Service SpecialistExpress Technologies Mar 2002 - Jul 2003Customer Service rep, Tech Support Agent and Abuse Administrator for webhosting clients.
J. Eckert Education Details
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University Of LouisvilleComputer Engineering
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