Tobi Saulnier
Moby ID: 62656
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After earning B.S., M.S., and Ph.D. degrees in Electrical Engineering from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Tobi Saulnier spent five years overseeing product development at respected game developer Vicarious Visions before founding 1st Playable Productions in 2005.
At VV, she delivered over 60 game titles ranging from Blues Clues (GBC) to Doom III (Xbox), establishing a track record of being able to build and train diverse teams to deliver high quality games on time. She led a product development team that grew from 30 developers to 90 artists, engineers, designers, and project managers, as well as a number of established subcontractors.
Tobi is active in the game industry, a frequent speaker at industry conferences, and has delivered seminars on topics ranging from kid testing, to IP rights, to the application of new software processes to improve industry quality of life through structured planning and development processes.
Before joining the game industry, Tobi managed R&D in embedded and distributed systems at General Electric Research and Development, where she earned 16 patents, and led initiatives in new product development, software quality, business strategy, and outsourcing. She has written articles appearing in over 25 professional publications.
Credited on 80 games
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Cooking Mama: Cookstar (2020, Nintendo Switch) | Production Lead |
The Fiscal Ship (2016, Browser) | 1st Playable Productions |
Winx Club: Saving Alfea (2014, Nintendo DS) | Production Lead |
Disney Frozen: Olaf's Quest (2013, Nintendo DS) | Production Lead |
Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs 2 (2013, Nintendo DS) | Production Lead |
Possible Worlds: The Ruby Realm (2013, Android) | Production Lead |
Winx Club: Magical Fairy Party (2012, Nintendo DS) | Production Lead |
The Hidden (2011, Nintendo 3DS) | Production Lead |
Pet Zombies (2011, Nintendo 3DS) | Production Lead |
Pillow Pets (2011, Nintendo DS) | Production Lead |
Moxie Girlz (2011, Nintendo DS) | Production Lead |
Spy Kids: All the Time in the World (2011, Nintendo DS) | Extra Special Thanks |
Yogi Bear (2010, Nintendo DS) | Production Lead |
Kung Zhu (2010, Nintendo DS) | Production Lead |
Winter's Tail (2009, Nintendo DS) | Production Lead |
Style Lab: Jewelry Design (2009, Nintendo DS) | Production Lead |
Imagine: Cheerleader (2009, Nintendo DS) | Production Lead |
Freddi Fish: ABC Under the Sea (2008, Nintendo DS) | Design |
Imagine: Gymnast (2008, Nintendo DS) | Production Lead |
Club Penguin: Elite Penguin Force (2008, Nintendo DS) | Production Lead |
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Frequent Collaborators
People- 46 games with Karthik Bala
- 44 games with Robyn Diaz
- 36 games with Jorge Diaz
- 36 games with Colin Wilkinson
- 29 games with Leander Hasty
- 25 games with Yin Zhang
- 25 games with Elizabeth McLaren
- 22 games with Eun-Yeung Chang
- 21 games with Jonathan Russell
- 21 games with Steve Derrick
Companies
- 49 games with Blizzard Albany
- 28 games with 1st Playable Productions, LLC
- 20 games with Shin'en Multimedia GmbH
- 20 games with Activision Publishing, Inc.
- 9 games with THQ Inc.
- 9 games with ATVI France SARL
- 8 games with Engine Software B.V.
- 6 games with Vivendi Games, Inc.
- 6 games with Disney Interactive Studios, Inc.
- 6 games with Activision Deutschland GmbH
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