Founder at Cronk Games, Inc.
Providence, Rhode Island Area
- Current
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- Founder at Cronk Games, Inc.
- Chief Geek at Geek.com
- Past
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- Mobile and Wireless Consultant at Microsoft
- Mobile and Wireless Consultant at Softbank Ventures
- Director, Mobile & Wireless Solutions at GTECH
- Technical Consultant for Mobility Division at Microsoft
- Division Director at Robert Half Consulting Services
- Database Marketing Analyst at iMarket
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Joel Evans’s Summary
Founder and “Chief Geek” of website praised by The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, The Economist, Microsoft, Palm, and others as one of world’s best sources of information for technology professionals seeks position that combines passion for technology and research with proven sales and managerial abilities.
Joel Evans’s Experience
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Founder
Cronk Games, Inc.
(Wireless industry)
October 2008 — Present (10 months)
provide design and development services to companies who want their applications made available on the iPhone App Store, as well as other mobile platforms. We use our proprietary rapid prototyping engine to bring games and applications to multiple mobile platforms simultaneously using one code base.
Our own game, Cronk, is currently shipping on the App Store. -
Chief Geek
Geek.com
(Online Media industry)
April 1996 — Present (13 years 4 months)
I'm responsible for the future editorial and platform direction of Geek.com.
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Mobile and Wireless Consultant
Microsoft
(Public Company; Computer Software industry)
December 2006 — March 2007 (4 months)
Technical Writing for Windows Mobile division
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Mobile and Wireless Consultant
Softbank Ventures
(Consumer Electronics industry)
December 2006 — January 2007 (2 months)
Technology Due Diligence for mobile investment opportunity
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Director, Mobile & Wireless Solutions
GTECH
(Public Company; 5001-10,000 employees; GTK; Information Technology and Services industry)
August 2003 — December 2006 (3 years 5 months)
I bring mobile and wireless technology to the product line.
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Technical Consultant for Mobility Division
Microsoft
(Public Company; Computer Software industry)
2002 — 2003 (1 year)
Responsible for Competitive Intelligence, Market Research, and Trend Analysis for present and future mobile and wireless devices.
Leveraged knowledge of and contacts in the handheld industry (i.e., PDA, mobile phone, wireless), to perform in-depth technical, usage, and market analysis of competing handheld devices; produced internal white paper emphasizing product strengths, weaknesses, and differences. -
Division Director
Robert Half Consulting Services
(Information Technology and Services industry)
2001 — 2002 (1 year)
Grew division 700 percent by selling software and hardware solutions to executives, and IT professionals; recruited and trained employees and candidates; negotiated contracts with clients and consultants; managed other branch Directors
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Database Marketing Analyst
iMarket
(Information Technology and Services industry)
1994 — 1997 (3 years)
