Mark Val

PlayFab was founded by industry veterans with years of experience building and operating PC and mobile online games. Now that we’re a stand-alone company, we’re investing heavily to ensure we offer the absolute best backend-as-a-service-for-games on the planet.

Past projects include: Ubisoft: - Strategic project development and planning for nextgen web platforms - Building online tools that can be scaled and updated in real time - Introducing tools to optimize operation and monetization BoosterSpace CEO - Coordination and creation of the International Games Week of Berlin internationalgamesweekberlin.com kboto - Automatic trading platform with customs Momentum Indicators kboto.com Taptica: - Oversight and strategic planning for Europe

- Building a lean start-up single-handedly including launch, operation and management. - Choosing the technology stack and hired a skilled team accordingly. - Responsible for leading, planning and executing Unity market positioning in Berlin. - Management for 7 developers, including development goals. - Long term strategy across the different online channels of gaming. - Introducing Unity to the knowledge of Online Gaming via presentations. - Coordinate and execute intracompany collaboration.

- Building and leading the IT department to operate a free-to-play online game cycles. - Managing, mentoring and hiring a skilled team of 10. - Leading the development for the game pipeline from 3D assets, audio, databases, scaling. - Providing business and marketing strategies for acquisition, retention and monetization. - 600k MAU in 3 weeks while being extremely agile on design needs. - Coordination and management a team of 5 for the 1st online platform for Facebook games.

- Award-winning interactive development projects - High profile clients: Air Canada, Master Card, Rogers, l’Oréal Maybeline. - Engineering Interactive 3D in the workflow. - Managing a small team of internal developers and freelancers. - Implementing SEO in interactive project, CMS and full scale analytics. - Received personal recommendation from Marketel McCann Strategic Director .

- Planning and executing an online solution for UN Officers to share information across locations conforming to UN guidelines. - Leading, developing, QA and deploying an online app for the UNESCO Library of the Pacific states. - Developing and maintaining the UNESCO website of the Pacific states.

- Successfully engineering the mobile advertising framework for Cossette - Gaining field recognition with winning high caliber awards. - High profile clients: Mentos, Cadillac, Pontiac, Bell. - Leading the interactive production with multimillion dollar budgets. - Received personal recommendation from Fjord Cossette Canada Director of Technology.

Spoutnik production team has requested my services as a creative developer in multimedia and video. Animation 2D&3D, web design & programming were part of my daily work. I have also carried out the realization and the production of their corporate DVD with Encore DVD, After Effects PRO and Softimage|XSI. Also I have done the programming and modeling of the 3D section of the presentation Application Showeaver.com in Lingo with Director and ActionScript. In addition, i produced several web pages and 3D models

As the Owner / Director of technology and production I assured the strategic planning and management of many mandates such as the provincial advertising campaign «Sortir avec moi» of Natrel. I have carried out cost evaluation and quotes, screenwriting, design, graphics, 3D animation, the final composition, as well as the management of the production. As well, I have done the strategic direction and production of the websites for Rotac electronics, Jean Chainé, Kartvader, Marcotte Multimedia, etc..

With my first business I also produced and directed several projects at the provincial level. Production of television advertising: screenwriting, planning for filming, video editing and 2D & 3D animation: The auto show in Quebec, the exhibition of Gastronomy, Hardwood Flooring 2000, Coup d'oeil sur les deux rives, Juneau. Multimedia Productions: La Culbute, The Space-Cats, Hachey construction, Les entremetteurs, The Star-folio, Auto Calendar 2004, Adele Inc.., Productions Passionnata and Eve CD.