Mike Marr

Hi, I'm Mike Marr and I'm currently looking for new opportunities as a Producer for mobile games in the Seattle area.

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For over 10 years, I've been working on strategy, roleplaying and MMO titles. My fervor and dedication to quality, compelling entertainment continues undiminished. Over the past several years, I have turned my focus to the social and mobile space. During my time at Novel I led the creative vision and managed the development of both a free-to-play web MMO and a free-to-play game for Facebook and iPhone.   My dream is to have the games I make and the name Mike Marr known in any household that plays video games.   Past accomplishments include:   Creative vision holder and project manager for free-to-play social and mobile products. Managing a live service and improving retention and monetization rates. Successfully raising $2.5M in venture and angel funding. Rapidly growing studio from three to twenty and putting into place best practices for internal software development. Leading the production and design effort on a complete free-to-play MMO title and social time-management game. Producer & Lead Designer for critically acclaimed multiplayer online battle arena title Demigod. Lead Systems Designer for critically acclaimed strategy game Supreme Commander: Forged Alliance. Specialties: Free-to-play, monetization, MMO, role-playing and strategy game leadership and technical design.

Creative Director & Co-Founder at Novel, Inc.

April 2010 - May 2011

Producer & Lead Designer at Gas Powered Games

October 2007 - April 2010

Lead Designer for Space Siege, Demigod. Producer for an unannounced title, Supreme Commander II and Chris Taylor's Kings & Castles.

Lead Systems Designer at Gas Powered Games

March 2007 - November 2007

Lead Systems Designer for Supreme Commander: Forged Alliance.

Gameplay Designer at Gas Powered Games

November 2005 - March 2007

Gameplay Designer on Dungeon Siege 2: Broken World and Supreme Commander. Responsible for tuning and balance of classes, skills, abilities and items. Setup and tuned encounters and monster characteristics.

Tools Programmer at Relic Entertainment

February 2003 - August 2003

Tools programmer for unannounced XBox game.

Games Integration Engineer at Electronic Arts

February 2001 - February 2002

Engineer that worked with studios to integrate EA.com online technologies for The Sims Online, Earth & Beyond and Motorcity Online.

UI Engineer at Strategic Simulations Incorporated

July 1999 - November 2000

UI Engineer for Panzer General 3D and Panzer General 3D: Scorched Earth.

General Manager & Co-Founder at Novel, Inc.

May 2011

Executive team member responsible for all aspects of product development on free-to-play social and mobile games, managing a team of 15+.

University of Oregon

1995 – 1999

BS

Concentration: Computer Science & Mathematics

Oregon State University

Concentration: Biochemistry

Bagpiping, Crossfit, Dog Agility, League of Legends