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Rick Goodman - Founder, President
Rick Goodman
In 1995, Rick Goodman (a.k.a. "Mr. Grinch") co-founded Ensemble Studios with his brother and ultimately created the award-winning Age of Empires® game published by Microsoft. When the development of Age of Empires was completed, Goodman chose to return to his hometown of Cambridge, Massachusetts and establish Stainless Steel Studios in order to create his newest brainchild, Empire Earth.
Tapping his skills as an entrepreneur and game designer, Goodman has already proven himself as someone capable of overseeing and actively participating in the development of 'AAA' computer game titles, as well as managing a close business relationship with a leading software publisher. Goodman has six years of experience in successfully hiring, motivating and managing winning development teams through the entire production and delivery of milestone-based development cycles, particularly under tight deadlines. He has a thorough understanding of all aspects of game design and development process.
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Dara-Lynn C. Pelechatz Prior to joining Stainless Steel Studios, Dara-Lynn Pelechatz worked as president of her own marketing and consulting company, Promotions In Motion. Her high-profile clients included Neiman Marcus and Sears. Her consulting expertise was in the areas of strategic planning, sales, marketing, business operations and human resources.
For Stainless Steel Studios, Pelechatz is responsible for the day-to-day business operations of the company, as well as for strategic planning, corporate marketing and public relations. Her extensive expertise as a professional recruiter are paramount to the company's key objective in building a world class development team. She is working closely with founder Rick Goodman, to build one of the most talented development teams in the industry. Pelechatz's entrepreneurial skills, management style and recruiting experience mesh perfectly with Goodman's vision for Stainless Steel Studios, giving the company a unique depth of managerial expertise and a highly-organized, "process oriented," operational foundation. 5 Questions - 5 Answers:
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Goodman has an MBA in finance from Boston University, and has spent the past ten years developing software products, managing custom development and consulting. He worked for LotusDevelopment Corporation for four years and worked for Ensemble Corporation (sister to Ensemble Studios) for three years where he managed large scale software productivity development. As co-founder of Ensemble Studios, Goodman was Lead Designer and Project Manager of Age of Empires and exercised responsibility over company operations for three years.
Goodman is particularly skilled in managing key relationships, establishing reliable schedules, and developing and reviewing functional and technical design documents. His project management and game development experience combined with his financial background provide Goodman with the expertise needed to operate, manage and market PC game software development utilizing cutting-edge technology for "AAA" game products.
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Before establishing her own company, Pelechatz worked for five years as a senior technical recruiter for engineers working in the high-tech fields of networking, programming and MIS. She was responsible for successfully placing hundreds of top-level professionals.
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