Southern Methodist University

State University of New York College at Buffalo

Game Industry Merch Guy - Business Development/Sales & So Much More!

Los Angeles, California

Account DirectorBusiness DevelopmentEsports Consulting

Evolved

Account Director

Responsible for nationwide sales for gaming and entertainment for apparel, promotional items and general merchandise.Business Development for ongoing webstores and fulfillment for esports and video game companies.Collaborative Sales Lead to develop the right merchandise program for our client's needs

Swagdog

National Sales Director

VY Esports

Head of Product

Greatly expanded Power Up Factory's business network and sales reach.Negotiated and serviced Licensing Deals with major brandsSigned eSports, publisher and developer merchandise webstoresManager and operated large scale merchandise programs

Power Up Factory

Vice President Sales and Business Development

Custom Merchandise Solutions- Design & Manufacture & Fulfillment of licensed merchandise.- Everything from  Collector's Editions to keychains, t-shirts to leather jackets.- 3D Sculpted Figures, Resin, Polystone, PVC, and Plastic models.- Distribution to retail or online sales.  Work for hire or licensed business models.

Director of Business Development

North American Marketing Manager for Dead Island 2 and Homefront: The RevolutionGlobal Brand Manager for Wasteland 2- Plan and execute partner marketing programs and activations- Develop and execute digital and retail marketing campaigns for AAA brands- Manage relationship with external PR agency- Draft, review and release press releases and marketing copy to internal and external teams- Manage budgets and creative for digital marketing across display, social and other networks- Plan, budget and execute all company events with external vendors- Direct external creative agencies to create best-in-class key art, videos and other marketing assets on time and under budget.- Conduct market research, competitive analysis, and complete post-mortem analysis to evaluate effectiveness of marketing programs.

Koch Media / Deep Silver

Senior Manager - Marketing and Business Development

Marketing & PR Manager

- Developed global communication plans across web, social channels and in-game- Generated earned media placements on influencer & 1st party channels- Managed execution of the communications plan and drive towards established program KPIs- Developed and executed live events, appointment gaming, community days- Mobilized the community to amplify communications and extend marketing reach via social channels.- Created and posted content, drove engagement and conversations, moderated Facebook and Twitter, and managed content on our YouTube channel.- Global Community Manager for Dead Space 3, Army of Two: The Devil's Cartel, and Titanfall

Electronic Arts

Global Community Manager

Public Relations and Community ManagementSocial Media Marketing and Brand ManagementProject Management - Web SiteVideo ProductionMarketing and Advertising Support

Nexon Mobile

Public Relations & Community Manager

- ILLEGAL_CHAR_SSSTART150ILLEGAL_CHAR_EEEND_____	Coordinated with production, development and web teams to generate content and features_____ILLEGAL_CHAR_SSSTART150ILLEGAL_CHAR_EEEND_____	Authored internal and external messaging for Age of Empires Online, Orcs Must Die! and Hero Academy_____ILLEGAL_CHAR_SSSTART150ILLEGAL_CHAR_EEEND_____	Managed and authored content for websites, facebook and twitter accounts _____ILLEGAL_CHAR_SSSTART150ILLEGAL_CHAR_EEEND_____	Handled all customer account and technical support_____ILLEGAL_CHAR_SSSTART150ILLEGAL_CHAR_EEEND_____	Managed customer expectations and issues for our games

Robot Entertainment

Community Manager

- ILLEGAL_CHAR_SSSTART150ILLEGAL_CHAR_EEEND_____	Effectively Communicated with gamers on a wide-range of topics_____ILLEGAL_CHAR_SSSTART150ILLEGAL_CHAR_EEEND_____	Wrote press releases and assisted with marketing projects_____ILLEGAL_CHAR_SSSTART150ILLEGAL_CHAR_EEEND_____	Crafted and maintained enjoyable online experience for fans in game and out_____ILLEGAL_CHAR_SSSTART150ILLEGAL_CHAR_EEEND_____	Gatekept and advocated player issues to the development team_____ILLEGAL_CHAR_SSSTART150ILLEGAL_CHAR_EEEND_____	Handled all inbound support on forums and through email

Ensemble Studios

Real Time Resolutions

IT Systems Analyst

Executed complex audio-visual schemes with perfection.Handled a diverse array of customers and their issues with professionalism.

Audio Visual and Event Support Technician

- Quality Assurance for Macintosh titles such as Giants: Citizen Kabuto, Baldur's Gate II and Myth III: The Wolf Age.  Playtesting, Bug Documentation and Resolution, compatibility, and build testing.

MumboJumbo, LLC

Quality Assurance Analyst

- Email and Phone Support for Gathering of Developer titles such as Fly!, Age of Wonders, Rune, Serious Sam and Railroad Tycoon.- Handled all incoming and outgoing mail, including press releases and copies of games, as well as logistical support for conferences such as E3.

Duncan Stanley

Duncan Stanley