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Michael Wilson has a rich and diverse work experience spanning over several years. Michael currently holds the position of Director of Game Operations at Crunchyroll, a role they assumed in November 2021. Before that, they were a Game Designer at AppLovin's Lion Studios from July 2021 to November 2021.
Prior to their recent roles, Michael founded Ponywolf in March 2014 and served as its founder. Michael also worked at Drake Cooper from March 2014 to April 2021, where they held the position of Chief Technology Officer (CTO).
Earlier in their career, Michael was the Chief Architect and Co-Founder of Playnome from December 2011 to August 2013. Michael also held the role of Chief Technology Officer at Grey New York from January 2009 to January 2011 and Bridge Worldwide from January 2002 to January 2009. At Bridge Worldwide, their responsibilities included providing vision and technical leadership, conducting technological research and product development, and managing agency partner relationships.
Michael's entrepreneurial spirit is evident as they founded NO2 Games, Inc. in July 1999 and served as CEO and Founder until January 2002. Overall, their robust work experience demonstrates a strong background in gaming, technology, and leadership roles.
Michael Wilson has studied Computer Science/Software Engineering at the University of Cincinnati. Michael has also pursued Engineering Mathematics and Computer Science at the University of Louisville. However, the specific start and end years for these educational experiences are not provided.
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Crunchyroll connects anime and manga fans across 200+ countries and territories with the content they love. Best known as a top streaming service delivering AVOD and SVOD content, Crunchyroll also provides experiences to deepen fan engagement through content distribution, social, events, games, consumer products, and manga publishing. Fans have access to the largest collection of licensed anime through Crunchyroll, Anime Digital Network (in partnership with Citel, a subsidiary of Média-Participations), and Anime on Demand video streaming services, translated in multiple languages for viewers worldwide. Viewers can also access simulcasts — top series available immediately after Japanese broadcast. Crunchyroll's services also extend to licensing of theatrical, TV, home video, and consumer product rights. Fans engage further with events (including owned events Crunchyroll Expo, Anime Awards, Crunchyroll Movie Nights, KAZÉ Movie Nights), consumer products through eCommerce and retail partners (Crunchyroll, KAZÉ, AV Visionen), Crunchyroll Games, KAZÉ Games, and manga (KAZÉ Manga, Crunchyroll Manga app, Crunchyroll Manga Store). Crunchyroll was founded in 2006 and is headquartered in San Francisco, with offices in Los Angeles, Tokyo, Paris, Lausanne, Berlin (AV Visionen) and Chisinau. VRV (U.S.) and Eye See Movies (Germany) are also Crunchyroll brands