Dallas Snell

Dallas Snell is a highly experienced professional with over 35 years in the software industry who transitioned to the Peer Recovery Support field in 2020.

Certified as a Peer Specialist in Texas and California, Dallas now serves as the Peer Support Services Program Director and Peer Recovery Support Specialist at The Purpose of Recovery in Orange County, CA.

Having held various roles such as Producer, Product Manager, Studio Manager, and Startup Founder, Dallas has a proven track record of building and managing creative consumer software development teams and publishing studios, from startups to large enterprises.

Throughout his career, Dallas has led the development and publication of over 140 software products, including 70 original games, educational titles, and expansion packs on a wide range of platforms and operating systems, both in retail and SaaS online distribution models.

As a co-founder of Origin's Austin studio, Dallas played a pivotal role in producing and managing best-selling video games like the Ultima and Wing Commander series, eventually growing the studio to over 300 employees after its acquisition by Electronic Arts.

During a sabbatical from software, Dallas volunteered as a life coach for parents of special needs children and developed the Habits of Happiness life coaching material.

His tenure at NCSOFT as Director of Business Development involved exploring new business relationships, IP licensing, and utilizing game metrics for business intelligence.

Co-founding Portalarium Inc. in 2009, Dallas oversaw the development of community-centric online games across multiple platforms with a team of 40+ staff.

Recognized for his contributions, Dallas served as a mentor at Capital Factory, a technology incubator and co-working space, and received the Mentor of the Year Award in 2018.

Dallas Snell's educational background includes studying Civil Engineering with a 4.0 GPA at the University of Houston, Research and Experimental Psychology with a 4.0 GPA at The University of Texas at San Antonio, and Civil Engineering with a 3.95 GPA at Louisiana Tech University.