Biography:
Born In England, Paul founded his first corporation in 1979, Developing software for the then emerging microcomputer industry, In 1984 He sold this business and emigrated to the United States where, he created the Worlds, first Interactive game dubbed Inter-Acter, subsequently, he founded another company creating video game software for the fledgling gaming industry and providing advanced hardware and software for the television and film industries. In 1991 Paul founded one of the first
Multi-Media studios in Los Angeles California. Where he pioneered the concept of video games on CD.
In 1996 Paul began work with a group of industry luminaries in the creation of the Lightspan
Partnership, where he created the software for the first ever complete K-12 computer based curriculum, for Kindergarten through graduation. In 1999 Paul Moved to Boston to take on the role of running the second largest group of Multi-Media studios in the World with Hasbro Inc. In 2000 Paul switched back to his entrepreneurial roots and moved to Silicon Valley, California to be a part of the Silicon Valley
Internet boom. There, he was the visionary mind behind Paradigm3 and Digital Animation Inc.
Creating Innovative cutting-edge products that focused on fundamental new technologies. In 2003
Paul relocated to Central California to build his latest business, focusing on what Paul perceives to be the next big wave of technological innovation, that of creating computer security systems for the 21 st century.
2001-2004 Digital Animation Inc. – Founder – President & COO Digital Animation Inc. is a private venture capital funded company 1.1M Dollars. Based in Silicon Valley. Focusing on advanced Internet compression technology for the transmission of animated entertainment educational video over the
Internet.
Responsibilities: Concept development, day to day running of the company, raising venture funding, developing technical and marketing strategies, budgeting. Technical focus: C++ video encoding tools and C++ client side decompression technology.
2000 –2001 Paradigm3 Internet Software Inc.- Consultant – Acting COO. Paradigm3 is a venture capital funded (Asia-tech Ventures) Internet software company focusing on Internet infrastructure tools for metering and monitoring applications for Application Service Providers. Responsibilities: day to day running of the company, raising venture funding, developing technical and marketing strategies, budgeting. Technical focus: Java, Enterprise Java, Visual Café- Oracle 8 Data Base.
1999 to 2000 Hasbro Interactive – Vice President, Head of Worldwide Studios. Hasbro is a publicly traded 3.7 Billion-Dollar company. Based in Pawtucket, RI. Responsible for Hasbro Interactive studios
(Formerly Microprose) World-wide, developing products under Microprose, Atari, Avalon Hill, Wizards of the Coast, and Hasbro brands. Responsible for managing studios, with an overall staff of 230 persons, and budgets in the 26M range. Additionally responsible for the 3 rd
party software development for the
Microprose and Atari brands, on Sony PlayStation, PC, Sega Dreamcast and PS2.
1996 – 1998 The Lightspan Partnership Inc.: Vice President - Product Development.
Venture capital funded, (120M), Now a publicly traded company with a market cap of $100 Million
Dollars. VCs- Kleiner Perkins, Accel Partners, Microsoft, Tribune, TCI, Comcast, and Institutional
Venture Partners. Developing Sony PlayStation, PC and MAC Multi-Media titles for sale to public schools nationwide. Responsible for strategic business & technical decisions company-wide, product development and preparation for IPO. Reporting to the President with a staff of 75-120. Budgets in the
6 to 9 M range, responsible for all outside business affairs relationships and all out-source software development contracts. (6 M Dollars in 1996).
1991 to 1996
Accent Media Productions Inc.: Founder - President - CEO .
Multi-Media, CD ROM, multi-platform development company founded in 1991, grossing approximately
3M annually with 20 - 30 employees. Published titles: The Joker’s Wild!, Jeopardy!, The Joker’s Wild
Junior, Geo Safari, Varuna’s Forces. Platforms: Sony PlayStation, Sega Saturn, Philips CD-I, Atari
Jaguar, Windows PC & Macintosh. Overall creative and decision-making responsibility. Including design, production and marketing.
1981 to 1991
Startech (US) Computer Consultancy Inc.: Founder - President - CEO.
Television production and technology company engaged in the development, presentation and sale of numerous television shows. Also providing television creative and technical consultancy services.
Specializing in concept development, computer technology, graphics design, electronic engineering and
Multi-Media adaptations.
1979 to 1981
Startech Computer Consultancy Limited: Founder - Managing Director - CEO.
Software development company engaged in vertical market software development, entertainment software development, and software publishing and publishing. Developed and published software in both the U.K. and U.S. Platforms: Apple II, Macintosh, PC, Commodore 64, VIC 20, and Amiga.
Expert in state-of-the-art security methodologies, focused on theoretical evaluation of emerging threat vectors. Experienced in design and evaluation of hardware based security systems for high value intellectual property.
Expert in producing multiple large software projects, including; creative concepts, rights sourcing, software design, financing, venture capital sourcing, business affairs, interactive script writing, sales, budgeting, scheduling, milestone creation, management of programming and art teams, video production directing and editing. Very well “networked” in the security, television and movie industry.
Well connected in the Multi-Media industry and with other content providers.
In depth experience in the management of cutting edge technical development, including definitions of concept, team building, product development and testing.
For the last seven years, in depth executive experience managing a very large technical and creative staff in a large corporations. Strategic planning, business affairs, budgeting, schedules, business accounting, tax strategies, cash management, business forecasting, creation of business plans and marketing. Fully conversant with HR issues, investor relations, pre IPO positioning, risk factors, IPO publicity and road shows.
Over 25 years in the software business with experience as a start-up founder, game designer, developer, and programmer, of entertainment and educational software.
Adept in business affairs, contracts of all types including software licensing, distribution contracts, marketing agreements, strategic alliances, content licenses, talent contracts, marquee & brand name licensing, core technology licenses, source code deals, localization issues etc.
Video production management. Multi-media out-source contract negotiation & creation, intellectual property, licensing, reproduction, localization, derivatives and source code issues.
Managed the production of 3D real time polygon engines with texture mapping, for use as a basis for multiple games. Experience in the creation of world editor tools for use in software engines.
Experience in developing Multi-Media titles for multiple platforms simultaneously, utilizing state of the art cross platform development engines.
Developed cross platform development engines and tools (Sony PlayStation and PC).
Experience in managing companies involved in the production of high volume Multi-Media products.
Produced over 200 large budget CDs in two years. On both Sony PlayStation and PC. Experience with video streaming and networking technology.
1995
Silver “Cindy” award, The Joker’s Wild!
“Emmy” nomination for “Masters of the Maze” Children’s television show.
1996
Parenting Magazine. Best children’s Multi-Media product of the year: The Joker’s Wild!
National Parenting association, Best Multi-Media product: The Joker’s Wild! Junior.
The New York Festival World Medal Winner, Interactive Media category: Timeless Math 1, Maya Adventure Search and
Rescue.
1997
The 5th Annual Los Angeles International Animation Competition finalist, Best Animation Produced for Game Platforms category: Timeless Math Adventure 4 Lunar Base.
The American Electronics Association Finalist, Software category.
Winner, The Jerry Crews Award The Greater San Diego Reading Association.
Telly award Silver, Education category: K9.5 – Live in Airedale.
Telly award winner, Education category: Timeless Math Adventure 4 Lunar Base.
New York Festival of Animation / Bronze Medal Winner, Math Enrichment category: Secret of Googol.
Telly award finalist, Sales Presentation category: Lightspan Animation Sampler.
1998
Global Information Infrastructure Awards (GII) finalist, Education category: The Lightspan Network.
Telly award finalist, Children’s audience category: Lightspan Challenge Timeless Math, Maya Adventure.
Silver “Cindy” award, Education K-12 category: K9.5 Live in Airedale.
Gold “Cindy” award, Education K-12 category: Timeless Math 4.
Gold “Cindy” award, Graphics, Animation, Visual Effects category: Secret of Googol, Googol Gulch.
Gold “Cindy” award, Education/Science & Math category: P.K’s Place Carlos at the Races.
Telly award finalist, Multimedia category: Timeless Math Lunar Base Adventure 4.
Telly award finalist, Multimedia category: P.K’s Place Hoopo at Sea.
Telly award winner Education category: Timeless Math, Lunar Base.
Telly award finalist category, Children’s Audience: Timeless Math, The Maya Adventure.
1999
Silver “Omni” award winner, Education category: Road Writer.
Bronze “Omni” award winner, Education category: Timeless Math Music Video.
Bronze “Omni” award winner, Education category: Timeless Math Space Flight Rescue.
Bronze Telly award winner, animation category: Road Writer.
Bronze Telly award winner, Animation category: Timeless Math Music Video.
Bronze Telly award winner, Animation category Timeless Math Space Flight Rescue.
Professional organizations
Charter Member of the Academy of Digital Arts and Sciences
Member of the Computer Game Developers Association.
Member AMA
TITLE PLATFORM(s)
Meteor
Ski Run
Backgammon
Painter
Bunny
Arcadia
Cosmiads
Vicman
VIC20 Commodore 64
VIC20 Commodore 64
Commodore 64
Commodore 64-128
Commodore 64
VIC20
VIC20
VIC20
Vic Panic
The Joker’s Wild!
Jeopardy!
Geo Safari
Varuna’s Forces
Mars Moose series
The Joker’s Wild Junior
VIC20
CD-I
CD-I
CD-I
PC
PC, SEGA, SONY
Cosmic Quest (3 CDs)
PC, MAC, SONY
PC, MAC, SONY
Timeless Math series (7 CDs) PC, MAC, SONY
Timeless Math Jade Trade PC, MAC, SONY
Liquid Books series (6 CDs) PC, MAC, SONY
Googol series (8 CDs)
PK
PC, MAC, SONY
PC, MAC, SONY
Kazmania series (4 CDs) PC, MAC, SONY
Creative Voyage series
Math Tools
Road Writer
Quaddle series (3 CDs)
PC, MAC, SONY
PC, MAC, SONY
PC, MAC, SONY
PC, MAC, SONY
Walkabout series
Math On The Move
PC, MAC, SONY
PC, MAC, SONY
STRATES series (8 CDs) PC, MAC, SONY
Affiliate Titles (98 CDs) PC, MAC, SONY
Math Gallery (2 CDs) PC, MAC, SONY
Mech Warrior III PC
Star Trek Birth of Federation PC
The Next Tetris
The Company Guide
PC, SONY
PC
Worms Armageddon
Gunship III
PC, SONY
PC
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Silver Spoons
The Facts of Life
Pictionary
Hot Potato
The Jokers Wild!
Chain Letters
Off The Wall
Eavesdroppers
2nd Honeymoon
Top Secret
Strike It Rich
Break The Bank
Couch Potatoes
Inter-Acter
Bumper Stumpers
Bumper Stumpers
Talk About
In Other Words
Banko
The Joker’s Wild!
All About US
Strike it Lucky
Divorce Wars
Una Nunca Saba
All About The Opposite sex
Challengers
The Marsha Warfield Show
Talk About (UK)
Talk About France
Brains & Brawn
L’arch de Ore
Critical Decisions
Split Second
The Joker’s Wild!
The Hank Gathers Story
Talk About
Love & Sex Test
Labyrinth
Trashed!
Caesars Challenge
Startest
NOVA
Quicksilver
Free 4 All
Masters of the Maze
Majority Rules
Wheel of Fortune
Outback Adventures
TITLE
Win Lose or Draw
PRODUCTION ENTITY DETAIL
Kline & Friends Inc./Disney NBC series 3 years. + Syndi 3 yrs.
Embassy Television
Embassy Television
Network series 1 episode.
Network series 1 episode.
Barry & Enright Productions Syndicated series 13 weeks.
Barry & Enright Productions NBC Series 26 weeks, reruns.
Barry & Enright Productions
Yorkshire Television
Syndicated 9 Years, reruns.
Network series.
Alan Landsberg Productions NBC network pilot.
Martindale Gilden Productions Syndicated pilot.
Martindale Gilden Productions Syndicated series CBC 13 wks.
Martindale Gilden Productions CBS pilot.
Kline & Friends Inc. Syndicated series 39 weeks.
Kline & Friends Inc. Syndicated series 39 weeks.
Saban Productions.
Skip Alexander Productions
Barry & Enright Productions
Global Television Network
Group W cable 20 weeks.
8 years Syndication.
3 Years USA network.
3 years Canadian TV.
D.L. Taffner Productions
D.L. Taffner Productions
Barry & Enright Productions
Kline & Friends Inc.
Barry & Enright Productions
Thames Television England
Orion Television
Inter telespan
Barry & Enright Productions
Buena Vista/Dick Clark
Kline & Friends Inc
Yorkshire Television
French Television
NBC Productions
French Television
Syndicated series 2 years.
CTV Canada 1 year.
Fox television pilot.
Syndicated pilot.
Lexington Broadcasting 1 year.
Network series 4 years.
Syndicated pilot.
Spanish series 26 weeks.
Series 9 weeks.
Syndicated series 52 weeks.
NBC series 39 weeks.
ITV network series two years.
Network series 26 weeks.
NBC network series 39 weeks.
Network series.
Harry Friedman productions Pilot.
Ralph Edwards Stu Billet Prod. ABC pilot.
Kline & Friends Inc
Hallmark Hall of Fame Prod.
Syndicated series 36 weeks.
TV movie of the week.
EIRE Irish Television
Hill Eubanks Productions
D.L. Taffner
MTV Networks
Network series.
Playboy channel series 13 wks.
Lifetime television pilot.
MTV pilot.
Stephen J. Cannell Prod. NBC network series 31 weeks.
Disney/ Buena Vista Prod. Pilot.
WGBH Boston
Stone Stanley Productions
Stone Stanley Productions
Public television special.
USA network series 13 weeks.
USA network series 13 weeks.
Kline & Friends Productions Family Channel 278 episodes.
Dream Works Television series.
Columbia Tristar/ Sony Series re-design 1995 - present.
Becker Entertainment (AUS) Series 1996 to present