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Denver, Co, Us

Denver, Co, Us

Ziggurat specializes in classic gaming content and bringing games from the 80s, 90s and early 2000s to modern gaming platforms. We work with IP holders and developers all over the world to recreate, reimagine and continue the legacy of Retro gaming to a new decade.

City Of Industry, California, Us

Highlights of my projects at Tommo:2014 - Launched 120+ Plus games on the Steam Platform2014 - Re-Launched the Humongous Entertainment Brand and eCommerce site for Humongous Software.2015 - Launched Retroism brand and eCommerce site for retro and classic games.2015 - Created digital distribution channel within Retroism for independent developers to extend distribution.2016 - Re- Launched the Accolade brand and Bubsy game series2016 - Added role - sole social media content manager for "Bubsy"2017 - Added role - Project supervisor for Bubsy: The Woollies Strike Back.2018 - Added role - Project supervisor for Bubsy: Paws on FireGeneral Duties:All Contracts and NegotiationsTrademark filings and renewalsGame RatingsPrimary first party support and contactSpecial Partner PromotionsAll PR Creation and/or SupervisionAll Marketing CampaignsTommo has forged key distributions and development partnerships with Cosmi/ValuSoft, KOEI TECMO America, Idea Factory, NIS A, Night Dive Studios, Black Forest Games, PQube, N-fusion and others.

They're cute, adorable and most importantly the guardians of your dreams. See Boo, Bones, Susan, Rosie, Hottie and Spike daily on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, Pinterest and of course, their very own website, www.tinynightmares.com Over 300 Full Color Panels and over 35,000 fans supporting it all - It's good to be a Nightmare.

Hollywood, Ca, Us

Egencie is a digital agency and content developer with a focus in virtual worlds, social and mobile games and apps. In December 2011 Egencie started Kidsocial, Inc. and created the Jabbersmack Social Network for kids 6-13 and their parents. As VP of Brands, I was the primary contact for all sales and marketing activity.Responsibilities and Accomplishments:Presentations, negotiations, deal closing, contracts and sales channel buildingLaunched over 30 onsite co-branded microsites with national and regional brand partners.National Account acquisition – added 45 brand partners in 18 months and built a pipeline of 200 brandsSocial Media Marketing CampaignsTrade Shows PRSoftware Solutions Sales:Brand MicrositesGame AppsWebsites Department Management Areas:Sales, Marketing, Sales Reps, Social Media, Community Managers and PREgencie Key Client List:Tiger/Aspect Entertainment/Mr. Bean (UK) EMI Records (UK), Mattel/American Girl, Sony Music Kidsocial Key Client List:Playmobil, Guinness World Book of Records, Story 9 Entertainment, Boosterthon, Poof Slinky, Krazy Straws, Safari Ltd., Mr. Bubble, YoYo Factory.

San Francisco, Ca, Us

In change of North American Business Development seeking out new business opportunities and markets for CAH social gaming and art services. Maintaining and expanding existing account base while focusing on deeper partnership with larger gaming clients including co-development models. Primary business contact for deal proposals, contract negotiations, payment and milestone structures.Work with internal staff on team size, daily production, planning meetings, asset tracking, client communication, issue resolution, deadline and project completion. Solid understanding of game design, 3D modeling, animation, vector graphics and concept creation. Providing daily leadership for both internal and external development teams in multiple time zones.Heavily involved with the social gaming market including cross talk with top gaming companies, monitoring top industry sites and analysis, conferences and reviewing hundreds of Face Book and mobile games.

Opened the North American Market for one of China’s largest game assets out sourcing companies. Created new business opportunities in console and social gaming. Able to successfully navigate multiple due diligence processes and work with the top US developers including SOE, Hasbro and Brash Ent.Direct account and business management including proposals, negotiations, contracts, communication. Staffed US team with additional sales and operations support. Created lead and reporting structure.Direct production responsibilities for large projects. Daily staff communication with project managers and teams in the shanghai studios. Responsible for schedules, planning meetings, asset tracking, team staffing levels, quality control, issue resolution, milestone achievement and project completion.

Sales and Marketing consultant for a wide variety of consumer electronic, gaming and other companies specializing in bringing new products to the mass retail market.

Relaunched North American distribution for DVD Game sales. Expanded vendor relationships with all North American national toy retailers. Initial product placement into Walmart and Target.

Chuo-Ku, Tokyo, Jp

Responsibilities: Sales and Marketing P/L, forecasting, MDF Budgets, ROI analysis, staffing. Daily management of internal and external sales and marketing staff.Worked direcetly with DreamWorks, Disney, Jim Henson Group and other licensing partners on marketing strategies and promotions, Meeting with key national retail accounts and presenting specific product and retail programs. Creative and execution for all Trade Show activity. 100% increase in sales from '02 to '03 to $30M.Key Sales Accounts: Wal-mart, Target, TRU, Best Buy, Gamestop, Kmart, and Circuit City.

VP Sales (Next Gen Software ’99 to ’01)Director of Sales (PC Software ’97 to ’99)Western Regional Sales (3do Software, ’95 to ’96)Sales Executive responsible for the creation of the PC sales channel, growing sales from Zero to $3M in 18 months and the Next Gen sales channel, growing from Zero to $80M in three years. As VP of Sales, ran a team of 9 internal and 20 external staff. Coordinated most retail marketing plans. Primary responsibilities:Sales ForecastSales BudgetNational Sales MeetingsKey Account RelationshipsStaffingRetail MarketingSales/Product Development Liaison

Ba, American Studies

Bachelor'S Degree