Meet the SoD Team!

[Siren]

Have you ever wondered how School Of Dragons made its way online, so that you and your friends could start this high flying adventure and be paired with your new dragon companions? Today, we want to thank everyone for their continued support by giving all of you fans a chance to learn a little more about the team that brought you the Viking themed world at www.SchoolOfDragons.com!

From producers and artists to programmers and everyone in between, the School of Dragons Team is made up of a number of creative and hardworking characters from the United States and India. Together, these two teams work countless hours to bring young Vikings, just like you, new features, game updates, technical support, and so much more!

Are you ready to meet the team that you have been sending all of your amazing game suggestions, bug reports, and feedback to? We recently got our horned helmets on for a fun photo op at our local version of Berk! Check out some of the photos from our recent team events and let us give you an exclusive behind the scenes introduction to some of the very people that have been hard at work on School Of Dragons:

The SoD Team

David Lord, President and CEO
Jim Czulewicz, Chief Revenue Officer
Sudhir Krishnaswamy, CTO
Nancy Pierce, CFO and Treasurer
Lori Berget, Executive Producer
Christopher Williams, Creative Director
Megan Ramer, Executive Assistant

David Jaloza, Dragons Producer
Justin Prate, Dragons Mobile Producer
Gary Mahan, Producer
Linda Maier, Lead Producer
Shannon Johnson, Curriculum Designer/Associate Producer
Matt Ekins, Game Designer
Brian Yoon, Narrative Designer
Derek Prate, Assistant Producer
Bulusu Santosh Kumar, QA Manager
Paulina Raguimov, Production Intern
Staycie Kirkendall, Curriculum Intern

Robert B., Director of Application Development
Richard Parker, Systems Development Lead
Bill Fischer, Senior Technical Developer Manager
Jim Schuler, Lead Programmer for Dragons
Frank Placeres, Senior Mobile Engineer
Zi Wang, Software Engineer
Cherry Liu, Web Development Intern

Ryan Batcheller, Art Lead
Andy Underwood, Art Coordinator
Levi Werner, 3D World Builder
Chris Marsh, 3D Artist
Kevin Spangler, 3D Animator
Tim Jones, Character Art and Animation Manager
Seth Reek, Sr. Animator
David, Character Animator
Megumi Itoh, 2D Art Lead
Amy S., 2D Artist
Lance Thatcher, Illustrator
Zach Shaffer, Sr. Level Designer
Bert Weinheimer, Level Designer
Naomi Tirronen, 2D Art Intern

Taylor Lord, Community Manager
Dominique, Assistant Community Manager
Eric Inamine, School of Dragons Community Team Lead
Betsy Kwong, Community Team Intern
Christopher O’Brien, Web Designer

Mike Domaguing, Marketing Director
Stephanie Song, Public Relations
Robert Kim, SEO Manager
Moira Smalley, Business Development.
Joe Dunkerley, Customer Support Rep.

The SoD India Team

[oldrockgod]

Awesome nice to see a credit's roll now I now who to complain at when the game crashes or My char glitches under the map KEEP UP THE GOOD WORK GUYS!!

(Guys being used in a unisex term)

[Asvald]

Wow, i never knew the development teams would be so large.

[dragonmaster]

Aug 27, 2013 13:05:37 GMT -8 Asvald said:

Wow, i never knew the development teams would be so large.

yeah, I was kinda surprised myself. At least we can rest assured that this game will turn out great!

[Scauldy The Scauldron]

thanks sod developer team!

*screams at you* IM LAZY TO TYPE STUFF!

[moonlight1393]

This is so great! Getting to meet, well kinda, the people who made this ridiculously addictive game. All these people, thank you!

[Shion]

Whoa! That's so cool! I wish I could be also be a part of that team, it'd be so awesome

Anywho, thanks for your hard work!

Hopefully, SOD will be big!

[Hoshine]

THANK YOUUU ALL!

[Skips]

Wow, there's an Indian team too?! That's so awesome! Their photo looks like I'm flying over them on my dragon ouo

I like the viking with the manly red plaits (Or braids...?) And the viking with the helmet on sideways so that it looks like a rhino horn (we should totally have helmets like that in-game, it could be like the trend of wearing a cap backwards or sideways to look cool XD) - which are both on the bottom right of the in-colour, American photo if people wanna find out who I'm referencing. That is also a cool setting in the American photo c:

But anyways, enough of the viking-trend-spotting ^^; Thank you both teams so much for everything you've done to make the game as incredible as it is! You've done a pretty swell job I look forward to all the great things you're gonna make happen in the future. My sister and I have been waiting for years for a game like this - we love it and we love you guys too! >u<

I need to get myself an irl viking helmet

[Rayne]

Working in a team like that looks so much fun! *u*

I wonder who the admins are on the pictures. xD I'm just curious ok, someone tell me.

I'm surprised by how large the team actually is.



Thanks to all these people for working so sock this awesome game. ^^

[darlingpet301]

Superb team! Keep up the great work! You guys are creating an awesome game!

[Skips]

Aug 28, 2013 9:42:33 GMT -8 Rayne said:

Working in a team like that looks so much fun! *u*

I wonder who the admins are on the pictures. xD I'm just curious ok, someone tell me.

I'm surprised by how large the team actually is.



Thanks to all these people for working so sock this awesome game. ^^

Is Brynjolf Joe Dunkerley, Customer Support Rep.? o_o

[Rayne]

Aug 28, 2013 9:09:29 GMT -8 Skips said:

Wow, there's an Indian team too?! That's so awesome! Their photo looks like I'm flying over them on my dragon ouo

I like the viking with the manly red plaits (Or braids...?) And the viking with the helmet on sideways so that it looks like a rhino horn (we should totally have helmets like that in-game, it could be like the trend of wearing a cap backwards or sideways to look cool XD) - which are both on the bottom right of the in-colour, American photo if people wanna find out who I'm referencing. That is also a cool setting in the American photo c:

But anyways, enough of the viking-trend-spotting ^^; Thank you both teams so much for everything you've done to make the game as incredible as it is! You've done a pretty swell job I look forward to all the great things you're gonna make happen in the future. My sister and I have been waiting for years for a game like this - we love it and we love you guys too! >u<

I need to get myself an irl viking helmet

I know right, the dude that wears the helmet sideways is like ''Yo can't tell me what to do yo.''

[Rayne]

Aug 28, 2013 9:47:42 GMT -8 Skips said:

Aug 28, 2013 9:42:33 GMT -8 Rayne said:

Working in a team like that looks so much fun! *u*

I wonder who the admins are on the pictures. xD I'm just curious ok, someone tell me.

I'm surprised by how large the team actually is.



Thanks to all these people for working so sock this awesome game. ^^

Is Brynjolf Joe Dunkerley, Customer Support Rep.?

Perhaps, maybe. Don't know. -inserts spying tune here-

[Skips]

Aug 28, 2013 9:47:47 GMT -8 Rayne said:

Aug 28, 2013 9:09:29 GMT -8 Skips said:

Wow, there's an Indian team too?! That's so awesome! Their photo looks like I'm flying over them on my dragon ouo

I like the viking with the manly red plaits :D (Or braids...?) And the viking with the helmet on sideways so that it looks like a rhino horn (we should totally have helmets like that in-game, it could be like the trend of wearing a cap backwards or sideways to look cool XD) - which are both on the bottom right of the in-colour, American photo if people wanna find out who I'm referencing. That is also a cool setting in the American photo c:

But anyways, enough of the viking-trend-spotting ^^; Thank you both teams so much for everything you've done to make the game as incredible as it is! You've done a pretty swell job ;) I look forward to all the great things you're gonna make happen in the future. My sister and I have been waiting for years for a game like this - we love it and we love you guys too! >u<

I need to get myself an irl viking helmet o_o

I know right, the dude that wears the helmet sideways is like ''Yo can't tell me what to do yo.''

He's a trend setter! All the cool kids around Berk are gonna be kickin' it sideways style, now!