Garry Kitchen

Garry E. Kitchen
gk (at) garrykitchen (dot) com

EDUCATION

Bachelor of Science, Electrical Engineering, 1980
Fairleigh Dickinson University, Teaneck, New Jersey
Eta Kappa Nu Honor Society, 1979-1980
Engineering Merit Scholarship - Matsushita Corp, 1978-1979


AFFILIATIONS

AIAS - Academy of Interactive Arts and Sciences
IGDA - International Game Developers Association
IEEE - Institute of Electrical & Electronics Engineers
BOSSLEVEL - The World’s Top 100 Game Developers (by invitation only)
Eta Kappa Nu Honor Society


EXPERIENCE

• 20 years of P&L experience running game development companies, with an unmatched 10 years of executive management experience in Internet gaming.

• Strategic business planning - a history of anticipating and influencing industry trends with pioneering initiatives:
1980 Back-engineered the Atari 2600 in anticipation of the video game revolution
1986 Established the 1st North American-based Nintendo development studio
1996 Pioneered Advergaming with development of LifeSavers’ Candystand.com
2005 Applied dynamic in-game advertising technology to casual games - CGN

• Hands-on technical and creative experience in all genres of game development, including console, PC retail and download, online, mobile and dedicated electronic.

• Expertise in developing comprehensive business plans, with application toward raising investment capital, either through IPO or private equity investment.

• Recognized as an industry expert in online gaming by numerous trade conferences, including Digital Hollywood, iMedia Breakthrough, GDC, CES, Gamer Technology Conference, Casual Game Conference, Advertising in Games conference, DMEXPO, VNU Digital Marketing conference, National Cable Show.

• Experience in dealing with broadcast and print media, including CNBC, ABC Eyewitness News, CNN, Good Morning Atlanta, The Today Show and various consumer and trade publications.


CAREER HIGHLIGHTS

• Personally developed video game software products generating career retail sales in excess of $350 million.

• Co-founded Skyworks Technologies, Inc., an industry pioneer in Advergames - sponsorship-supported video games used as advertising vehicles. Skyworks was named a Top 50 Interactive Agency by Advertising Age for the years 2003 and 2004. Skyworks’ client list includes Nabisco/Kraft Foods, BMW, Toyota, Ford, PepsiCo, Campbell’s, Fox Sports, CBS, Mattel, Weather Channel, Microsoft Network, Yahoo!, Miller Brewing Company, GlaxoSmithKline and MTV.

• Developed strategy and business plan for the Casual Games Network (CGN), Skyworks’ initiative applying dynamic in-game advertising to online casual games, partnering with Massive Incorporated.

• Co-founded Absolute Entertainment, Inc., console game publisher licensed by Nintendo, Sega, Sony, 3DO and Atari and video game developer of over 100 marketed titles from 1986 to 1995, generating product retail sales of over $300 million. Successfully lead Absolute through oversold IPO, raising $12 million.

• Consulted for RCA David Sarnoff Research Labs (1986-1987) on entertainment applications of Digital Video Interactive (DVI), the first technology to store digital full-motion video on a CDROM.

• Designed & programmed Atari 2600 adaptation of hit arcade game Donkey Kong, 1982 wholesale revenues in excess of $100 million on 4 million units.

• Conceived, designed and developed Bank Shot, an innovative electronic pool game marketed by Parker Brothers, named “10 Best Games of 1980”, Omni Magazine.

• Back-engineered Atari 2600 game system in 1980, creating one of the first third party 2600-compatible game cartridges - Space Jockey.

• Performed as Legal Expert Witness in numerous cases involving patents, intellectual property, video games and software development for clients including Nintendo of America, NCR, Taito and Activision.


EMPLOYMENT HISTORY