Our Team

Serial entrepreneur in the high-tech, online gaming sector. Co-founded Pixelberry and Nurien Software raising $25M from top tier Silicon Valley venture capital firms to build the most life-like 3D social platform for multiplayer online games. Founding team member of Samsung’s smartphone and mobile gaming businesses.

Favorite 90s game: Tekken

Experienced in building brands with pop-culture relevance in interactive entertainment. Launched and managed Star Wars, DC Comics, and LEGO games in mobile and console. Held leadership positions at Warner Bros, YouTube and LucasArts. Former economic consultant at Arthur Andersen with an MBA from MIT.

Favorite 90s game: Super Mario Kart

Animator turned designer with 12+ years in game development working on a wide range of projects including Jet Li’s Rise to Honor, Conan, Star Wars The Force Unleashed 2, and Sly Cooper Thieves in Time.

Favorite 90s game: Mortal Kombat II

Studied Computer Science at Ajou University. Previously worked as a software engineer at Mgame, Electronic Arts and Pixelberry. Spends free time playing League of Legends and practicing StarCraft.

Favorite 90s game: Strikers 1945

Investment banker for total of 9 years, including last 5 years at Deutsche Bank. Previously an attorney and is a member of NY Bar. BA from Stanford University, JD from Boston College Law School.

Favorite 90s game: Madden 95

Former professional gamer turned professional game designer after spending many years tinkering in game modding scenes. Despite retiring from international Super Smash Bros. competitions, you can still catch him exclaiming “I parried that, I swear!” at 3rd Strike arcade cabinets.

Favorite 90s game: Street Fighter III: 3rd Strike

BS in media arts and animation from the Art Institute of San Francisco. 6 Years in the gaming industry doing tech art, animation and rigging. Previously worked at Kixeye and EA on titles such as The Sims Medieval, The Sims Medieval Pirates and Nobles, The Sims 3 Pets and Tome: Immortal Arena.

Favorite 90s game: Pokemon Red/Blue

Born in the 90’s and raised in the Bay Area with a love for video games. BA in Animation and Visual Effects. Enjoys seeing or applying the smallest details in art, especially animation.

Favorite 90s game: Jak 2

I’m a very competitive person and can talk a lot of mess about sports and eSports! In my spare time, I love playing with my puppies, watch Warrior games and every once in awhile (when time allows) play video games.

Favorite 90s game: Super Mario World

Graduated from UPenn and have been working on game servers ever since. Co-founded a company and launched the street basketball RPG Dunk Dreams in 2013.

Favorite 90s game: Chrono Trigger

Growing up in the 80s, feeding countless quarters into arcade machines, I remember thinking “one day these games will look as cool as the illustrations on the sides of these game cabinets”. This fascination, with my obsession with control panels probably had something to do with me finding a home doing video game UI.

Favorite 90s game: MDK

Competitive fighting game player turned combat designer. Previous works include Final Fantasy XV: Pocket Edition (designer) and PlayStation All Stars Battle Royale (community).

Favorite 90s game: Marvel Vs. Capcom

Previously worked as a Programmer at EA, Namco, SmartBombInteractive, and KIXEYE. Previous titles include Godfather, Dead To Rights, Snoopy Vs RedBaron.

Favorite 90s game: ICO (almost 90s!)

Graduated from UC Berkeley and landed in the world of PvP mobile games. Claims to play games for fun, but is that really true?

Favorite 90s game: Final Fantasy Tactics

Previously titles include Jet Li’s ‘Rise To Honor’ (Sony), Star Wars ‘The Force Unleashed’ (Lucas Arts), Tomb Raider ‘Underworld’ (Crystal Dynamics), Sly Cooper ‘Thieves in Time’

Favorite 90s game: The 7th Guest

MFA in Game Design from The Academy of Art Univeristy. BFA in Fine Art from UCSC. Loves documents, maps, and walkthrough guides way too much.

Favorite 90s game: Ocarina of Time

Author, painter, swordswoman, and veteran game designer. Connoisseur of cheese, dice, fighting games, and media tropes.

Favorite 90s game: Guardian Heroes

Majored in Computer Engineering from Ajou University, Korea. Previously worked at Wonder and Neople, where he worked on Dungeon and Fighter. Loves music, photography, and travelling.

Favorite 90s game: Command and Conquer

Majored in English at UCLA and studied Literature Translation at KLTI.

Favorite 90s game: Streets of Rage 2

Has 9 years of 3D graphic and lead concept artist experience. Formerly worked at GameHi and Doobic Entertainment (both acquired by Nexon) in South Korea.

Favorite 90s game: Dungeon Keeper

MFA in Visual Development at Academy of Art and BA in Graphic Art and Animation at SF State University. Worked as freelance concept artist in animation at Helpful Bear Production Inc. and Carlos Baena LLC.

Favorite 90s game: NBA Jam

Studied illustration at AAU. Doodler by day, tinkerer by night.

Favorite 90s game: Baldur’s Gate

Industry veteran with years of experience working with and leading teams from the trenches for titles such as Call of Duty: MW3, Tomb Raider, Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare, and Call of Duty: WWII. Video game nerd, musician, certified crazy cat man.

Favorite 90s game: Spyro the Dragon

Passionate gaming veteran with 15 years experience who brings order to the chaos with a focus on quality, stability and Team success. I march to the a beat of a different drum.

Favorite 90s game: Diddy Kong Racing

Just a kid from the 90’s who loves making things move. Enjoying 10+ years of animating in the game industry with a BS in Game Art & Design from the Art Institute of Portland.

Favorite 90s game: Street Fighter II: The World Warrior

Developer Liaison, SME extraordinaire turned QA nerd. I don’t like to break things; I like to dispel the illusion that things work.

Favorite 90s game: Doom

Graduated from THE Ohio State University with a BA in English, working in Customer Support for games for the past 8 years previously at Blizzard and Trion Worlds. I enjoy cats and long walks on the beach with my cat.

Favorite 90s game: Diablo

Born in the Bay and graduated from UC Santa Cruz. Believes that games are the apex of visual entertainment and has dedicated 7+ years to promoting the medium to the masses. Lives for funk music (or any beat that moves and grooves) and is always on the hunt for the finest tequila.

Favorite 90s game: Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time

We break it, you buy it! Born and raised in San Francisco. 5+ years doing what I love to do. previously worked for Tribaloid, Kabam, and Kixeye on a variety of titles. On my spare time I enjoy playing Disc Golf and being a Father.

Favorite 90s game: Resident Evil II

BFA in Animation at the Academy of Art University. He has spent the last 10 years creating fun and interactive VFX for video games with styles ranging from cartoony, to realistic. Some previous titles include Heroes of Newerth, Strife, and Savage Resurrection.

Favorite 90s game: Mario Kart 64

10+ years of experience in the game industry. Previously worked at Nexon and Neople. Previous titles include Dungeon and Fighter and Mabinogi. Likes to spend time with his cat named Momo.

Favorite 90s game: Lunar Silver Star Story

Competitive gamer for most of the aughts, specializing in 2D fighting games and achieving multiple top 8 finishes in the Evo Championship Series for Marvel Vs. Capcom 2 and Street Fighter IV. Worked in the industry as an author for several years before ending up as a combat designer. Big fan of stand-up comedy and Quentin Tarantino films.

Favorite 90s game: Quest for Glory Anthology

Born and raised in the Washington, D.C. Area and now kicking it in San Francisco. I’ve been a part of the Video Game Industry since 2007, working on exciting projects such as Warhammer age of Reckoning, Savage Resurrection, and Heroes of Newerth!

Favorite 90s game: Metal Gear Solid

Graduated from Carnegie Mellon University. Previously worked on various types of projects from interactive shows to casino games, and even a hacking competition. Loves to play League of Legends.

Favorite 90s game: Age of Empires

Studied Business Marketing at Hongik University. MFA in Animation & VFX at Academy of Art. Likes to play games, especially League of Legends.

Favorite 90s game: The King of Fighters ’98

Fell in love with art through Disney animation and pursued a career in illustration before finding my way to the fantastic world of UX. Nothing better than a career that presents daily opportunities to solve problems in both visual and experience design.

Favorite 90s game: Mario Kart