Mike Kawahara
Education
University of California, Riverside
BA, Business 1981-01-01 - 1983-01-01
West Valley College
AA, Liberal Studies 1976-01-01 - 1983-01-01Work Experience
Slam Dunk Productions
Current
Slam Dunk Productions
Namco Bandai
2007-06-01 - 2009-07-01
Namco Bandai
Eidos-Montréal
1998-06-01 - 2001-03-01
Eidos-Montréal
Praxis Media
1995-08-01 - 1998-06-01
Praxis Media
The ImagiNation Network
1993-05-01 - 1996-08-01
The ImagiNation Network
Atari Games
1992-09-01 - 1993-04-01
Atari Games
Commodore Corporation
1988-10-01 - 1992-09-01
Commodore Corporation
GovTech Singapore
1988-01-01 - 1989-01-01
GovTech Singapore
Electronic Arts (EA)
1984-05-01 - 1988-08-01
Electronic Arts (EA)
Skills
Summary
Experienced Producer for top International Video Game Publishers. online game producer - 5 years virtual worlds producer - 5 years After successfully producing MMO games from Korea, I am ready for the next challenge. I bring seasoned product development skills and knowledge to the table with a solid attention to detail. My track record includes: Bringing the Korean MMO "Nine Dragons" to the US market, establishing Nine Dragons as a premiere MMO. Working with Korean MMO developers to localize and polish their games for the US market. Turning around the troubled products "Warhammer: Mark of Chaos" and "Revenant" Producing the pioneering online game world "The ImagiNation Network" and "The Sierra Network". Specialties: Video Game Industry Online Communities business development for video game production video game project management video game localization video game design
