I am a veteran of the Retail Console Gaming Industry. It all began with a job at Trysoft of America selling Nintendo Action Sets out of a retail mall kiosk, to help pay my way through college. That started a chain of events involving all aspects of the Retail Gaming Industry, My experiences and successes over my career included:✦ Sales Associate ✦ Store Manager, ✦ Store Owner Operator ✦ Marketing ✦ Advertising ✦ Store Merchandising ✦ Presenter and Demonstrations ✦ Game Technician ✦ Customer Service ✦ Graphic DesignerI've met and worked with a number of incredible people in the Video Game Industry. From CEOs to the Gaming Enthusiast that can talk all day about the game they are currently playing during a retail store call. My colleagues and teams, that I've worked with over the years, were no doubt the biggest contributors to my career longevity. The interaction with people and the real-time feedback I get when helping a customer is my specialty. Seeing the enthusiasm and joy people get through finding the games they love, providing product information to Retail Store Associates that genuinely crave the knowledge or running a demo to a crowd of people at a vendor show or retail store...those are experiences that motivate me. So what's the next chapter in my career? Is there another opportunity in the Video Game World I know so well? Is there another industry that can match the excitement and joy that the Video Game Industry provides? I am also a boardgame enthusiast and have been designing a game in my spare time over the years. I am considering many options both familiar and new, that match my experiences and inspiration. That's what I do. That's where I succeed. That's who I am.Feel free to reach out with any suggestions or recommendations on possible future endeavors. Thank You.
Career Break
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Layoff/Position EliminatedCareer Break Mar 2022 - PresentAfter a 21-year run with such a generous and awesome company that is Sony PlayStation, all good things must come to an end. Retail times are changing and so must the Company to adapt. I wish nothing but future success for Sony PlayStation. As for me, I'm going to assess my options, enjoy life, work on my hobbies such as hiking in the Great Northwest and my boardgame project I am forever working on. As Picard would say, "Let's see what's out there" and as for my PlayStation Rep Peeps...As Jack Burton would say, "We really shook the pillars of heaven..." Life is Good!!!!
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Lead Playstation Rep District 1Scea Jan 2001 - Mar 2022San Mateo, California, UsResponsibilities Include: Merchandising and placement for PlayStation product at retail locations, resolving issues and building constructive customer relations at the retail level, coordinating special events and trainings at retail stores, interactive repair and troubleshooting, observing and reporting market trends and other pertinent information. Covered up to 100+ stores from Olympia to Bellingham over my 21-year career. Worked numerous Vendor and Trade Shows over the years on multiple sides from setting up displays to Presentations to demoing product including E3, PAX and D.I.C.E. Summit trade shows and GameCrazy, GameStop, Walmart, Best Buy, Costco and Boeing vendor shows. As Lead PlayStation Rep, I assisted the District Manager in follow up PlayStation Rep work-withs, special field information requests from Corporate and many other tasks that promoted team cohesion. During Pandemic Work From Home, I volunteered for PlayStation Network Online Moderation for 6 months removing offensive content from the platform. -
District CoordinatorScea 2001 - 2008San Mateo, California, UsDistrict Coordinator title eventually evolved into Lead PlayStation Representative title. I was the first in the program which assisted the District Manager in any follow up PlayStation Rep Work Withs, Market Recaps and any other tasks outside my normal duties that Management needed to be done -
Asst. Us Operations Manager / Co-OwnerFam Com Games, Inc./Visions Unlimited, Inc., Dba Fam Com Games Jul 1992 - Oct 2000Worked for a Canadian based video game retailer. Responsibilities included store design and layout, product ordering, Sales and Marketing, merchandising, hiring and supervision for 4 US retail game stores and assisted with 5 Canadian retail stores. Temporarily relocated to Mississauga, Ontario to open up new store locations. In 1995, as Vice President and co-owner, purchased Fam Com locations in Federal Way, Everett and Puyallup, WA which specialized in new, used and rental of video games and systems. In 1996, we opened a third store in Redmond, WA. Responsibilities included, overseeing three store locations, hiring employees, ordering product, merchandising, implementing store procedures and day-to-day operations.
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Sales Asst.-Corporate Sales DeptBallard Computer Aug 1991 - Jul 1992Responsibilities included price quotes for corporate business customers specifically concentrating on hardware and software for desktop publishing systems, maintaining corporate accounts and customer support and installation of Corporate purchases such as CAD printers for Seattle Architecture firm. Assisted in Graphic Design Photo touch up for a National Geographic CD-ROM project that was contracted out to Ballard Computer -
Manager/Coordinator/Graphic DesignerTrysoft Of America/T.I.P.S. Employment Guide/Replay Games Dba Videots Game Club Nov 1988 - Aug 1991Worked for a Redmond based retail video game company. Responsibilities Included: new store design and layout, store signage, designing both radio and print ads, coordinating with contractors and getting new store operations functional. Temporarily relocated to open stores in San Jose and Colma, CA. I also worked for TrySoft of America, a Nintendo Retailer, at their Bellingham, WA location (1988-1990) and T.I.P.S. Employment Guide as a Graphic Designer in Redmond, WA (1990-1991.). All experience above was under the same ownership.
John Weinbrenner Education Details
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Western Washington UniversityGraphic Design -
Texas State UniversityComputer Science
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John Weinbrenner attended Western Washington University, Texas State University.
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