Joseph Gonzalez
Salt Lake City, Utah
Joseph Gonzalez is an experienced entrepreneur, creative producer, and video game designer with over 14 years of professional experience. Joseph demonstrates a rare combination of strong business acumen, intense creativity, and technical proficiency. He prides himself on being a creative problem solver, tenacious dealmaker, and an effective builder of win-win relationships. He’s inspired to build powerful and highly profitable companies that represent the apex of their industries. Joseph is a firm believer that free enterprise, industry, and technology are the most powerful tools we have for improving human quality of life around the world and he strives to contribute to that positive world change.
Joseph has over 8 years of video game industry experience with 12 commercially released titles to his credit, as well as several unreleased concepts. He’s held development positions in quality assurance management, game design, and project management. He’s worked with industry titans such as Acclaim Entertainment and Microsoft Game Studios as well as with independent development studios such as Saffire Corporation, Sensory Sweep Studios, and Wahoo Studios.
Joseph also has over 6 years of e-commerce industry experience. He managed 3 multi-million dollar categories for e-commerce giant Overstock.com as their buyer for consumer electronics, computers, and video game systems. Before that, he held positions in finance and operations. Most recently, Joseph served as the Vice President of Operations and Development for a Utah based startup operating in the wholesale business segment.