Founder and President of Immersive Realms Inc.
Greater Chicago Area
- Current
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- President and Founder at Immersive Realms Inc.
- Technology Consultant at Immersive Realms Inc.
- Past
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- Technology Consultant at University of Chicago
- Technology Consultant at Northern Trust
- Consultant at Northwestern Memorial Hospital
- Technology Consultant at Credit Suisse
- Technology Consultant at Various
- Senior Web Developer at Hubbard One
- Developer at Clearcrossing
- Software Engineer at Various
- Helpdesk Support at DePaul University
- Education
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- DePaul University
- Charles P. Steinmetz Academic Centre (Highschool)
- Connections
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- Industry
- Computer Games
- Websites
Shawn Recinto’s Summary
Significant Accomplishments:
Founded entertainment software startup, managed off shore, off site and on site consultants/staff as well as budgetary management, purchasing decisions, project planning and software architecture (Immersive Realms – present).
Organized Chicago Game Developer Gathering (http://www.cgdg.org) with close to 100 attendees.
Contributed to Open Source community via Source Forge (http://sourceforge.net/projects/fck-faces/).
Implemented Change management and automated build/deploy process in a large enterprise environment (University of Chicago - 2008).
Integral part in architecture and change management process for an international not for profit organization (IES Abroad 2006-2007).
Mentored existing technology staff on .Net platform, unified process (RUP), agile (XP) methodologies and OO design pattern practices (Credit Suisse First Boston – 2004).
Started career as a web developer then moved into an back office software engineering role to be followed up with an employee position as a technology consultant to finally becoming an independent entrepreneur.
Shawn Recinto’s Experience
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President and Founder
Immersive Realms Inc.
(Privately Held; 1-10 employees; Computer Games industry)
November 2004 — Present (3 years 7 months)
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Technology Consultant
Immersive Realms Inc.
(Privately Held; 1-10 employees; Computer Software industry)
November 2004 — Present (3 years 7 months)
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Technology Consultant
University of Chicago
(Computer Games industry)
2007 — 2008 (1 year)
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Technology Consultant
Northern Trust
(Computer Games industry)
2004 — 2006 (2 years)
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Consultant
Northwestern Memorial Hospital
(Computer Games industry)
2004 — 2004 (less than a year)
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Technology Consultant
Credit Suisse
(Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; CS; Banking industry)
2002 — 2004 (2 years)
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Technology Consultant
Various
(Privately Held; 51-200 employees; Computer Software industry)
May 2001 — November 2004 (3 years 7 months)
Various companies I consulted at over the years before going independant and starting up my game business
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Senior Web Developer
Hubbard One
(Public Company; 51-200 employees; Internet industry)
1999 — 2001 (2 years)
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Developer
Clearcrossing
(Computer Games industry)
2000 — 2001 (1 year)
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Software Engineer
Various
(Privately Held; 51-200 employees; Computer Software industry)
April 1996 — May 2001 (5 years 2 months)
Various Jobs as a full time employee building software (non consultant role)
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Helpdesk Support
DePaul University
(Computer Games industry)
1996 — 1998 (2 years)
Shawn Recinto’s Education
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DePaul University
BS, Human and Computer Interaction, June 1995 — May 2002
- Activities and Societies:
- Asian Cultural Exchange Club
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Charles P. Steinmetz Academic Centre (Highschool)
H.S. Diploma, General Education, 1991 — 1995
- Activities and Societies:
- ROTC, Battalion Commander, Drill Team, Rifle Marksmanship Team, Color Guard, Drum & Bugle Corp., Math Club
