Dan Horn

Developer BIO

April 1986-September 1987

FIREBIRD LICENSEES, INC. (Subsidiary of British Telecom), Waldwick, NJ

Vice President Product Development

• Dealt with all areas of acquisition of products, market presence, and product analysis for publication for all divisions of British Telecom/Telesoft.

• Acted as a United States computer industry expert on product development and "fine tuning" British and European products for the U.S. marketplace.

• Developed product line strategies and created new product proposals. Was instrumental in acquisition of the Bantam line into the Telecomsoft division that resulted in a substantial increase in corporate awareness of entertainment products in the USA.



October 1983-October 1985

INFOCOM, INC. Cambridge, Massachusetts

Development Manager - Microcomputers



• Creators of the best selling Zork line of text adventure games. Over 150,000 sold of every title consistently for over five years.

• Originated, staffed, and managed this keystone microcomputer development department. This organization decreased the time necessary to bring a product to market from four months to four weeks, resulting in added revenue when the company needed it most.

• Acted as the primary technical liaison to executive management on development of cross platform development systems for the entire product line.

• Originated new product design and development with regard to the microcomputers supported by the company.

• Monitored microcomputer environment and advised on changes in the technical aspects of the industry that influence future product development.



October 1981-October 1983

ADVENTURE INTERNATIONAL, Longwood, Florida

Technical Manager



• Developers of the first text adventure game system for the microcomputer industry. Leaders in international distribution and sales of games and development of an international base of programming talent.

• Originated, staffed, and managed the Technical Support Department to handle all programming, development, and product support of the company's software line.

• Analyzed new product submissions for possible publication, negotiated contracts and development schedules.

• Set up first U.S. computer entertainment office for distribution and product development in Europe. Organization eventually turned into U.S. Gold, one of the largest computer entertainment software publishers in Europe.

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Games Credited

Jack the Ripper (1995), GameTek, Inc.
SimAnt: The Electronic Ant Colony (1991), Maxis Software Inc.
UMS II: Nations at War (1990), Rainbird Software