“While at Panda, Ara was instrumental in creating a centralized database for all of our Non Traditional units. Complete with every detail necessary, and flexible enough to be useful by anyone on the team. We still use the database to this day. We call it “the Bible” for its relevance in most decisions we make with the portfolio. Ara’s persistence and forward thinking was instrumental in creating tools beyond the immediate day to day requests. He was key in finding a long term fix. Ara doesn’t settle for dealing with today’s opportunities, he strives to make sure the long term is addressed. We still benefit from Ara’s contributions to this day. ”
About
I have expertise in marketing, brand strategy, and partnerships. 10+ years supporting…
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Eroica Properties, LLC
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UCLA Anderson School of Management
Activities and Societies: Co-Founder and President - Armenian Business Association, MBA Student Ambassador, Entertainment Management Association, Marketing Association, Video Game Business Association, Jam City Game Teardown Case Competition
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Courses: Citizenship and Public Ethics, Finance and Investment, Government and Business, History of Planning and Development, Public Policy and Management, Real Estate Development, Statistics, Urban Market Analysis, Urban Planning
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Courses: International Business Law, Law and Finance, Legal Environment of Business, Principles of Employment Law, Real Estate Law
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Activities and Societies: Makers of Entertaining Games Association (MEGA)
Courses: Introduction to Interactive Entertainment, Anatomy of a Game, The Business of Interactive Media, Game Design Workshop, Visual Development for Games
- Pitched new Team Fortress 2 playable character/class to video game industry executives, including Jenova Chen (thatgamecompany) and Amir Rahimi (EA, Zynga). Earned grade of A.
- Pitched game prototype to Microsoft executives for Project Natal (later released as first-generation Kinect peripheral for Xbox 360). Earned grade of…Courses: Introduction to Interactive Entertainment, Anatomy of a Game, The Business of Interactive Media, Game Design Workshop, Visual Development for Games
- Pitched new Team Fortress 2 playable character/class to video game industry executives, including Jenova Chen (thatgamecompany) and Amir Rahimi (EA, Zynga). Earned grade of A.
- Pitched game prototype to Microsoft executives for Project Natal (later released as first-generation Kinect peripheral for Xbox 360). Earned grade of A.
- Presented final paper/deck on Jet Set Radio (Sega Dreamcast) and Jet Set Radio Future (Xbox) retrospective for Intro to Interactive Entertainment course. Earned grade of A.
- Pitched and won best game design document in Makers of Entertaining Games Association (MEGA) student club competition.
- Participated in Global Game Jam competition. Part of five-person student team that developed a fully playable Adobe Flash video game in 24 hours. -
Activities and Societies: UCLA Summer College Immersion Program (SCIP)
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Languages
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Armenian
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