Ryan 909.297.0975 Armendariz LOS ANGELES, CA [email protected]

ESPORTS EXPERIENCE COO & Player Manager - Winterfox • Maintained event, practice, match and content scheduling for multiple players, teams and staff members across multiple countries and timezones. • Scouted various members of staff and players and negotiated the signing, acquisition and sale of talent contracts. • Consistently monitored streaming, game and esport trends to influence org expansion and partner opportunities. • Team management in 6 different games (LoL, CSGO, SSBM, USF4, SFV & Halo). • Regularly interfaced with teams to ensure clear and correct dialogue that accurately represented our organizations voice was used. • Collaborated with game developers and sponsorship partners on feedback for our organization and iteration support on their products. • Ensured sponsor deliverables were met before deadline with satisfactory results. • Established and maintained the brand identity and ideals since creation. • Created and maintained visual assets (social media, videos, streams), managed our social media team and wrote press releases & official notices. • Personally handled fan and community interactions through multiple social media channels. • Communicated regularly with game devs and tournament organizers, in addition to traveling with players to their events and leagues, to establish a favorable working relationship. • Managed multiple projects, including team expansions and merchandise launches. LEAGUES AND EVENTS • League Championship Series (LoL) • EVO Championship Series (USF4, SSBM, SFV) • ESL Pro League (CSGO) • Smash Summit (SSBM) • Pro Tour (USF4, SFV) • Dreamhack Masters Las Vegas (CSGO) • Halo Championship Series (Halo 2A) • League (CSGO) • Dreamhack Open (CSGO) • MLG Americas Minor (CSGO) ADDITIONAL WORK HISTORY 11/14 - 05/17 COO/Player Manager Winterfox Chicago, IL 02/08 - 06/09 Graphic Designer OfficeMax Upland, CA 04/07 - 11/07 QA Analyst Crave Entertainment Newport Beach, CA 04/05 - 04/06 Technology Sales Office Depot Upland, CA 06/03 - 12/05 Computer Specialist Advanced Hydraulics, Inc. Chino, CA EDUCATION Illustration, Chaffey College, Rancho Cucamonga, CA, 2009-2012. Media Arts and Animation, The Art Institute of California, Santa Ana, CA, 2004-2005. High School Graduate, Upland High School, Upland, CA, 2004. Cisco Certified Network Associate, Upland High School, Upland, CA, 2004. TECHNICAL SKILLS • Adobe Photoshop • Microsoft Windows • Open Broadcaster Software • Wrike • Adobe Illustrator • Apple MacOS • Streamlabs OBS/Chatbot • Sprinklr • Adobe Premiere • NewTek NDI • Slack • AvantLink • Microsoft Office • Reaper • Tableau • Trello