Experience

1Up Ventures

• Venture Capital and Private Equity Principals
• 1 - 100 Employee

• General Partner

  • Feb 2019 - Present

  Greater Seattle Area



Smithsonian American Art Museum

• United States
• Museums, Historical Sites, and Zoos
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Board of Commissioners

  • Feb 2016 - Present

  Washington D.C. Metro Area



IGDA Foundation

• Computer Games
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Board Member

  • May 2014 - Present

  The IGDA Foundation focuses on improving the lives of game developers by making game development a more diverse and inclusive community.



Ancient Egypt Research Associates

• Board Member

  • Sep 2007 - Present

  www.aeraweb.org


Exponential Entertainment
• United States
• Entertainment
• 1 - 100 Employee
• Board Member

  • Feb 2010 - Present

Verizon Media
• United States
• Technology, Information and Internet
• 500 - 600 Employee
• Advisor

  • Apr 2019 - Present


ESTV

• United States
• Broadcast Media Production and Distribution
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Advisor

  • Nov 2018 - Present

  Greater Los Angeles Area



Animoca Brands

• Hong Kong
• Computer Games
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Advisor

  • Jul 2018 - Present

  Became an advisor when Animoca acquired Pixowl.



Movyl Entertainment

• Advisor

  • Mar 2014 - Present

  mobile game publisher


ArtCraft Entertainment, Inc
• Advisor

  • Mar 2014 - Present


Litesprite

• United States
• Hospitals and Health Care
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Advisor

  • Jun 2013 - Present

  Greater Seattle Area


Digipen Institute of Technology
• United States
• Higher Education
• 300 - 400 Employee
• Program Advisory Committee Member

  • Sep 2003 - Present

Aquifi, Inc
• United States
• Software Development
• 1 - 100 Employee
• Advisor

  • Jun 2011 - May 2020


HEYOU MEDIA

• United States
• Entertainment Providers

• Advisor

  • May 2017 - Mar 2020

  Greater Seattle Area Movies and games.



HaptX Inc. (formerly AxonVR)

• Advisor

  • Feb 2016 - Jan 2020

  Greater Seattle Area VR + haptics.



VREAL

• Norway
• Banking

• Board Member

  • Nov 2015 - Jul 2019

  Seattle VR Streaming



Hyperspace XR

• United States
• Entertainment Providers
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Advisor

  • Jul 2018 - Jun 2019

  Seattle Location based VR



MindMaze

• Switzerland
• Biotechnology Research
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Board Member

  • Mar 2017 - Jun 2019

  Switzerland Healthcare using VR.


Pacific Science Center
• United States
• Museums, Historical Sites, and Zoos
• 100 - 200 Employee
• Board Member

  • Mar 2011 - Jun 2019


Recurrence, Inc.

• United States
• E-learning

• Board Member

  • Jun 2017 - May 2019

  Greater Seattle Area Simulation in education.



MetaArcade

• India
• IT Services and IT Consulting

• Advisor

  • Jan 2017 - Apr 2019

  Greater Seattle Area


WildTangent
• United States
• Software Development
• 1 - 100 Employee
• Board Member

  • May 2005 - Apr 2019


FOVE

• France
• Business Consulting and Services

• Advisor

  • Dec 2015 - Jan 2019

  VR with eye tracking.



Emortal Sports Inc.

• Computer Games

• Advisor

  • Jun 2016 - Sep 2018

  Greater Seattle Area eSports + VR



Pixowl

• United States
• Entertainment
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Advisor

  • Dec 2013 - Jul 2018

  Sold to Animoca Brands.



Razer

• Malaysia
• Financial Services
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Advisor

  • Apr 2010 - Mar 2018

  Gaming hardware.


Open Gaming Alliance
• Advisory Board Member

  • Sep 2015 - Jan 2018

Wicked Fun, Inc.
• Computer Games
• Advisor

  • Nov 2013 - Dec 2017


Dhruva Interactive

• India
• Computer Games
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Advisor

  • Jan 2004 - Dec 2016

  Sold to Starbreeze.



Curse Inc

• United States
• Human Resources Services

• Advisor

  • Sep 2011 - Aug 2016

  Acquired by Twitch.



OUYA

• China
• Software Development

• Advisor

  • May 2012 - Jul 2015

  Acquired by Razer.



Mixamo

• United States
• Software Development
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Advisor

  • May 2010 - Jun 2015

  Acquired by Adobe.


IGDA
• Pakistan
• Entertainment Providers
• 1 - 100 Employee
• Board Member, Treasurer

  • Apr 2012 - Apr 2015


Z2Live

• Switzerland
• Events Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Board Member

  • Mar 2011 - Feb 2015

  Sold to King.



FigurePrints LLC

• CEO

  • Sep 2006 - Feb 2015

  FigurePrints has been operated by FabZat since 2015.


BrandAds
• Uganda
• Book and Periodical Publishing
• Advisor

  • Aug 2012 - Jan 2015

Unspoken Tales
• Advisor

  • Apr 2014 - Jun 2014

Airtight Games
• co-founder

  • Oct 2004 - Jun 2014


SPARQ

• Netherlands
• Legislative Offices
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Advisor

  • Nov 2012 - Feb 2014

  Greater Seattle Area Sold to Yahoo.


Ogmento
• Staffing and Recruiting
• 1 - 100 Employee
• Advisor

  • Feb 2011 - Jan 2014

Real Life +
• Advisor

  • Mar 2010 - Jan 2014

Smoking Gun Interactive Inc.
• Canada
• Computer Games
• 1 - 100 Employee
• Advisor

  • Jan 2009 - Jan 2014


Omek Interactive

• Israel
• Software Development
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Advisor

  • Apr 2011 - Jul 2013

  Acquired by Intel.


[a]list games
• United States
• Advertising Services
• 1 - 100 Employee
• Advisor

  • Feb 2011 - Jan 2013


Meteor Solutions

• United States
• Technology, Information and Internet
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Advisor

  • Oct 2007 - Nov 2012

  Sold to Covario.


Novel
• United States
• Mental Health Care
• 1 - 100 Employee
• Adviser

  • Sep 2010 - May 2012

Timeplay
• Canada
• Entertainment
• 1 - 100 Employee
• Advisory Board Member

  • Feb 2005 - Jan 2012


Canesta

• United States
• Semiconductor Manufacturing
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Board Member

  • Feb 2010 - Dec 2010

  I was a board member until Microsoft purchased Canesta in November 2010.



BigStage

• Advisor

  • Nov 2006 - Dec 2010

  www.bigstage.com


BreakAway Games
• United States
• Computer Games
• 1 - 100 Employee
• Advisory Board Member

  • Nov 2006 - Jan 2010

Vyk
• Argentina
• Wellness and Fitness Services
• 1 - 100 Employee
• Advisor

  • Nov 2006 - Sep 2009


Ageia

• Computer Hardware
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Board Member

  • Jun 2004 - Feb 2008

  Ageia was purchased by NVIDIA


Emotiv Systems
• Türkiye
• Plastics Manufacturing
• Advisor

  • Jan 2005 - Jan 2007


Fireant

• Australia
• Information Technology & Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• co-founder

  • Apr 2004 - Sep 2004

  Fireant was acquired by Sony Online Entertainment in September of 2004


Microsoft
• United States
• Software Development
• 200 - 300 Employee
• Vice President

  • Mar 1986 - Jan 2004

Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences
• United States
• Computer Games
• 1 - 100 Employee
• board member

  • 1998 - 2002