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HK University - School of Hard Knocks

Owner  -  Overt Studios LLC

San Francisco, California, United States

Overt Studios is a design firm based in Oakland, California. We specialize in furniture, interiors, and products for commercial, residential, and cultural environments.We create custom, limited edition and mass production pieces. Our diverse range of projects encompasses many scales and functions, from residential tables to large scale workstations, from commercial interiors to mobile museums. In addition to releasing our own designs, we also collaborate with clients on public and private commissions.Our designs create new frameworks and possibilities for everyday interactions, inviting people to experience their social, living and working spaces with a unique perspective. Some projects are informed by natural seating patterns, while other designs enhance the way people circulate through public spaces or engage with exhibits and displays. Our concepts are deliberate and intuitive; every shape has a purpose, every form has a function.We follow a comprehensive approach to research and design development. From the initial ideation through final production, we maintain the integrity and vision of each project. A key strength is our ability to transform our ideas into built work. We pride ourselves on creating detailed production plans to ensure that every project is delivered on time and on budget. All of our work is constructed in America with a commitment to quality, craftsmanship, and fabrication technologies.We design for longevity; our work is built to last. Our selection of materials, fabrication techniques, and business practices reflects our commitment to sustainability. We focus on the people we work with and the environment we all share.We work with private individuals, architects, contractors, builders, and interior designers. Our clients include: Google, Adidas, Remedy Editorial, Zynga, Kontent Films, SideMark, Nuna Inc, Advanced Systems Group, Oakland Museum of California, and Juice Design.

Overt Studios LLC

Business Owner

Misc. Projects including both licensed IP and Original product ideation, design. Provided production consultation and business consultation to various companies and individuals. Focused on workflow optimization, reviewing and enhancing production methodologies, business consulting - primarily related to casual and social gaming, coordination between production and business divisions.

Josh Gordon Consulting

Owner

Worked to develop licensed IP titles; pivoted company from large downloadable MMO development to online FTP for all titles.

SEE Virtual Worlds LLC

Vice President Development and Production

Game design, production consulting and development of Facebook games.  Worked on ideation, concepts and designs for multiple Facebook games.  Co-designed, hired and managed all art production for WPT Texas Hold'Em.

JoGoCo LLC

Founder, Creative Director, Producer

Managed/Produced development of several Facebook titles including: Fast & Furious, Pool Club, TipTop.

ASAP Games

Executive Producer

Misc. Projects including both licensed IP and Original product ideation, design.  Provided production consultation and business consultation to various companies and individuals.  Focused on workflow optimization, reviewing and enhancing production methodologies, business consulting - primarily related to casual and social gaming, coordination between production and business divisions.  High level consultation explaining platforms, video game industry, technology to companies interested in gaming industry but needing a "brain dump" to get started.

Freelance Game Designer / Production Consultant / Business Consultant

A game development and publishing concern focused on the online, downloadable PC market.  Products:  TipTopPearl Harbor: Zero Hour Rooks Revenge

VP Business Development

Misc. Projects including both licensed IP and Original product ideation, design.MMORPG Development/Tools Consultant.

Freelance

Freelance Designer / Production Consultant

Ran all production and content development for Internet startup company focused on developing a real-time 3D bookmarking desktop GUI based on a series of "planets" - which stored URLs and files in 3D objects.

Ububu Inc

Senior Producer

Ideation and design for the “The World Is Not Enough”.   Multiple “realistic” war game concepts and prototypes; Lead role evaluating existing 3rd party PC 3D engines for internal development. Key role in internal team formation and the selection of external teams for various Bond SKU (platform) productions.

Electronic Arts

Creative Director

Produced game designs, consulted on game designs, produced, provided production consulting, multimedia consulting. Clients included: Acclaim, Crystal Dynamics, Headgames, Metrolight Studios, Novotrade International, Sega, SegaSoft, Sony, Velocity Inc., Zono.

Freelance Consulting

Freelance Game Designer / Production Consultant

Producer for 3rd party publisher of Sega and Nintendo games.  Projects: Steven Seagal, Pink Panther, Sylvester and Tweety, Andre Agassi Tennis.

TecMagik

Producer/Game Designer

Design, creation and marketing of "Digital Dancing", a Macintosh /Windows CD-ROM game utilizing QuickTime digital video.  Self-funded, manufactured, marketed and licensed to publisher.

Bonobo Productions

President/Owner

Production of a consumer PC based obstetrical database systemManaged programming team and two content experts. Designed and implemented significant portions of the DB system.  Responsibilities:Producer, Lead designer, Database design/programming, Advance sales & marketingDatabase applications design/implementationResponsible for the design and production of several turnkey SQL based (ORACLE) applications including:	Perinatal research/analysis systems	National blood research studies