Management Team
John Criswick
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Founder and CEO
With a BASC in Electrical Engineering and an MSC in Quantum Mechanics, John is not your typical entrepreneur. Recognizing the need for mobile phone connectivity to the Internet, John founded Beduin Communications and built one of the first Java-based cell phone browsers. After Beduin was purchased by Sun Microsystems in 1998 he founded Rove Inc., to deliver enterprise systems administration to handhelds. He then founded Magmic Games in 2002 to concentrate on the emerging market of mobile game development and publishing. John is an industry visionary who shapes Magmic's future direction through a unique mix of deep technical knowledge combined with a keen sense of the dynamics of the mobile entertainment market. |
Joshua Ostrowalker
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Founder and CTO
Joshua was one of the first members of the Java Research and Development team at Corel Corp. He joined Beduin Communications in 1998 to develop a personal information manager as part of a suite of applications for Java-enabled devices. After Sun Microsystems' acquisition of Beduin, Joshua worked on the team building an XHTML Basic browser and MIDP 2.0. At Magmic Joshua leads a team of world-class software engineers producing sophisticated mobile application development tools and next-generation mobile entertainment applications. |
Jen Chorlton
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Director, Publishing
With more than 15 years experience in marketing Jen is a New Media champion who loves the challenge of planning innovative mobile entertainment products. She was an Information Architect at McMillan and Associates, then spent three years as Director of Marketing for Dollco, a 52 million dollar printing company before returning to pursue her passion for new media in interactive gaming at Fuel Industries. Jen works primarily with the company's licensing partners to maximize the value they receive in working with Magmic. |
Troy Johnson
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Director, Portfolio Management
Troy brings a unique mix of technical knowledge combined with years of experience dealing with customers and strategic partners. He has worked on new global enterprise software deployments at Motorola, Nortel, Cisco, Panasonic, Alcatel and Mentor Graphics. At Magmic Troy oversees the management of Magmic's extensive portfolio of wireless entertainment products, including deployment to most major North American wireless providers and international distribution partners. |
