Patrick Ford

Past

• Partner at Westside Comedy Partners
• Co-Founder and Technical Director at Virtual Improv, LLC
• Chief Scientist at Comedy Workshops Online, LLC

• Vice President of Marketing at K2 Network
• Director of Video Game Products at Yahoo!
• Director of Video Game Products at Yahoo! Games
• President at All-Seeing Eye, Inc.
• Vice President of Marketing at GameSpy
• President and COO at MrSwap.com
• Vice Present Game Studio at Fujitsu Interactive
• CEO at Splash Studios
• Multimedia Systems at Microsoft
• Founder and Sr. Partner at Level Four Interactive

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Education

• Stanford University
• University of Michigan
• State University of New York at Albany

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Recommended

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Connections

292 connections

Industry

Online Media

Websites

• MySpace
• Actor's Profile

Patrick Ford’s Summary

I have viewed the video gaming and new media businesses from all angles having run production studios, marketing, business development, sales, and software development. Consider me a "Swiss Army Knife" executive who can come in and help out where best needed.

Patrick Ford’s Experience

• Partner

  Westside Comedy Partners

  (Online Media industry)

  2008 — 2009 (1 year)

• Co-Founder and Technical Director

  Virtual Improv, LLC

  (Online Media industry)

  February 2008 — 2009 (1 year)

• Chief Scientist

  Comedy Workshops Online, LLC

  (Online Media industry)

  July 2008 — 2009 (1 year)

• Vice President of Marketing

  K2 Network

  (Online Media industry)

  April 2008 — November 2008 (8 months)

  While in a short time my marketing team did a great job developing new branding, revamping the website, improving registration rates, and brought metrics-driven decision making to the group, we were no match for a massive layoff. Onward and upwards to the next challenge! You can see one of my best pieces of work I did for them here: www.gamersfirst.com/everybodygames
  
  Enjoy!

• Director of Video Game Products

  Yahoo!

  (Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; YHOO; Internet industry)

  September 2004 — November 2006 (2 years 3 months)

• Director of Video Game Products

  Yahoo! Games

  (Online Media industry)

  2004 — 2006 (2 years)

• President

  All-Seeing Eye, Inc.

  (Privately Held; Computer Games industry)

  March 2003 — September 2004 (1 year 7 months)

  Acquired by Yahoo!

• Vice President of Marketing

  GameSpy

  (Online Media industry)

  2002 — 2003 (1 year)

• President and COO

  MrSwap.com

  (Online Media industry)

  1999 — 2001 (2 years)

• Vice Present Game Studio

  Fujitsu Interactive

  (Public Company; Computer Games industry)

  August 1996 — January 1999 (2 years 6 months)

• CEO

  Splash Studios

  (Computer Games industry)

  January 1994 — May 1996 (2 years 5 months)

  Splash Studios was a game developer and an affiliated label of Broderbund. It produced the award winning interactive video title "Piper" and the also award winning seminal web site "Splash Kids Online".

• Multimedia Systems

  Microsoft

  (Public Company; Online Media industry)

  1989 — 1994 (5 years)

• Founder and Sr. Partner

  Level Four Interactive

  (Computer Software industry)

  September 1984 — May 1989 (4 years 9 months)

  Level Four Interactive was one of the pioneering companies developing new media products. Clients included: Intel, Apple, Wells Fargo Bank, FMC Corporation and more. Level Four also developed the very first spell check program for the Macintosh, the first videodisc controller for the Mac, and participated in the development of the first stock trading software for home users, The Equalizer, from Charles Schwab.

Patrick Ford’s Education

• Stanford University

  Graduate Fellowship , Institute for Communications Research , 1983 — 1984

• University of Michigan

  Inter-University Consortium for Political and Social Research 1981 — 1981

• State University of New York at Albany

  BA , Communications and Computer Science , 1977 — 1981

Additional Information

Patrick Ford’s Websites:

• MySpace
• Actor's Profile

Patrick Ford’s Interests:

Standup Comedy, Scuba Diving, Poker

Patrick Ford’s Groups:

•    280 Group: Product Management & Product Marketing
•    On Startups - The Community For Entrepreneurs
•    Microsoft Alumni Network
•    eMarketing Association Network
•    Casual Games
•    Game Developers
•    World Gaming Executives
•    Film TV Professionals
•    Southern California Venture Capital Community
•    David Perry's Game Industry Map Group.
•    Free 2 Play Assembly
•    Film & Theatre productions
•    Hooray for Hollyworld!
•    Video Game Professionals
•    Game Creator's Network
•    Electronic Entertainment Industry Network
•    Video Game Marketing Group
•    Media & Entertainment Professionals
•    Technology in the Arts
•    Video Gaming Industry Executives
•    VideoGame Professionals
•    American Theatre
•    VirtualWorlds
•    MavenSource
•    Game Payments
•    Video Game Editorial
•    Broadway Producers and Investors
•    IMPACT Hiring Solutions Job Search Network
•    Movie Investors Worldwide
•    Sales and Marketing Professionals Promoting HighTech and Technology in Los Angeles and its Vicinity
•    Deal Flow
•    Unintentional Entrepreneur
•    Social Entertainment Professionals
•    Search Marketing Careers

Patrick Ford’s Contact Settings

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• new ventures
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