CEO & Founder - fav.or.it
Reading, United Kingdom
- Current
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- CEO & Founder at fav.or.it
- Co-Founder at Assembleron Limited
- Past
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- Development Manager at Open Interactive (BSKYB)
- Senior Producer at Empire Interactive
- Senior Producer at Argonaut Software
- Education
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- Longfield Secondary School
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Nicholas Halstead’s Summary
A technical leader with substantial hands-on experience.
An individual whose personal philosophy and development values
have enabled him to succeed and to inspire and lead others.
• For 10 years, worked within the very competitive games industry working through programmer, leading programmer, producer, senior producer and then development manager.
• Recruited at all levels from highly technical to senior management.
• 14 years understanding of the full development life cycle.
• Business development within multiple markets
• £15+ Million development revenue in 10 years spanning 15 fully developed products
Nicholas Halstead’s Specialties:
• Technical Development
• Project Management
• Studio Management
• Test & Support Management
• Business Development
• Certified PHP Engineer
Nicholas Halstead’s Experience
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CEO & Founder
fav.or.it
(Internet industry)
October 2007 — Present (1 year 10 months)
We build the next generation of Social Media sites, the first was fav.or.it and now we also have the highly popular tweetmeme.com
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Co-Founder
Assembleron Limited
(Privately Held; 1-10 employees; Computer Software industry)
April 2007 — Present (2 years 4 months)
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Development Manager
Open Interactive (BSKYB)
(Public Company; 5001-10,000 employees; Computer Software industry)
January 2000 — January 2001 (1 year 1 month)
Managing all internet & external development, building the overall strategy for the future of games on Sky's Digital platform. Acquisition of new licenses to develop on the SKY platform (These included “Tetris”, “Pipe Mania” and “Worms”.)
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Senior Producer
Empire Interactive
(Public Company; 51-200 employees; Computer Software industry)
January 1998 — March 2000 (2 years 3 months)
Management of internal and external team projects using technical skills to oversee all projects from a technology front. Responsible for all recruitment and ensuring continuous improvement in development procedures company wide.
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Senior Producer
Argonaut Software
(Privately Held; 51-200 employees; Computer Software industry)
January 1990 — February 1996 (6 years 2 months)
Nicholas Halstead’s Education
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Longfield Secondary School
1984 — 1990
