User:BFJoshua/Kristin Reilly

 Kristin 'BatsyBatsy' Reilly 

Kristin Reilly is a well known and liked Community Manager for Microsoft Game Studios. Currently she's the Community Manager for the latest installment to the ever so popular 'Age' series, Age of Empires Online, under the alias, 'BatsyBatsy'. As a CM, it's her job to relay information from beta testers to the development team, and to distribute 'hidden' information to the public and/or beta testers.

About Kristin Reilly:

Kristin was born on May 24,[Year Unknown]. Her hometown in in Portland, Oregon USA, where she currently works for Microsoft Game Studios. She started playing games since she was a child, as her family used them as a family activity and she often played too much, thus leaving her grounded more times than she can remember. Kristin has been moderating forums since she was 14 years old, as well as being involved in many different communities. She also competed for several years on professional circuits in FPS’s which she has stopped but still enjoys playing occasionally for recreation. Previously she worked for Hewlett Packard as the community manager for HP Gaming as well as a video editor for GameSpot.com.

Past And Current Experience:

Community Manager Microsoft Public Company; MSFT; Computer Software industry August 2010 – Present (9 months)

Community manager for Age Of Empires Online. Lots of awesome stuff. Test Associate 1 Comsys Public Company; MAN; Information Technology and Services industry June 2010 – August 2010 (3 months)

Test AAA titles on multiple platforms. Report bugs with detailed repro steps as appropriate. Troubleshoot network and hardware issues Not be allowed to say a whole lot about what I do. Senior Producer CBS Interactive Public Company; 1001-5000 employees; CBS; Computer Games industry May 2008 – December 2008 (8 months)

Host special event live shows as well as a weekly live webcast interviewing developers about upcoming games (E3 2008, NVision, TGS 08) ~ Produce weekly video features (decided content, wrote script, VO, edited, published) ~ Develop and foster business relationships as well as scout pro teams for sponsorship (MLG and Triggers Down) ~ Conceptualize and execute new and existing webcast video productions ~ Shoot and edit video footage (Adobe Premier Pro CS4) ~ Stay informed and on top of upcoming games and changes to production schedules ~ Interact with the community to distribute prizes as well as maintaining a presence in social media circles (Twitter, Facebook, Myspace, GameSpot blog) Senior Producer for GameSpot Live. CNET Networks Entertainment Public Company; CNET; Online Media industry May 2008 – May 2008 (1 month)

CBS Interactive acquired CNet in May of 2008 ~	Host special event live shows as well as a weekly live webcast interviewing developers about upcoming games (E3 2008, NVision, TGS 08) ~	Produce weekly video features (decided content, wrote script, VO, edited, published) ~	Develop and foster business relationships as well as scout pro teams for sponsorship (MLG and Triggers Down) ~	Conceptualize and execute new and existing webcast video productions ~	Shoot and edit video footage (Adobe Premier Pro CS4) ~	Stay informed and on top of upcoming games and changes to production schedules ~	Interact with the community to distribute prizes as well as maintaining a presence in social media circles (Twitter, Facebook, Myspace, GameSpot blog) Community Manager for the Voodoo Business Unit Hewlett-Packard Public Company; HPQ; Information Technology and Services industry October 2007 – May 2008 (8 months)

~	Daily contributions to community site in text/audio/video formats (TheNextBench.com) ~	Seed viral content and be a point of contact for enthusiasts as well as customers requiring assistance ~	Assist in the creation of a brand new community site as well as administrate current forums ~	Attend key conventions and LAN’s to demonstrate the product across 15 cities ~	Give knowledgeable and informative interviews to key press outlets ~	Assist in development of a centric place where enthusiasts can come for the latest information in the gaming world as well as a place to interact with others who hold similar interests ~	Assist in the smooth migration of existing community to new community portal ~	Conceive and develop marketing plans for portfolio of products ~	Awarded Best of Show Digital Life 2007. Host DigitalTrends.com Broadcast Media industry June 2006 – May 2008 (2 years)

Talent for video reviews including on the fly memorization, voice overs, and product shots. Consultant Hewlett-Packard Public Company; HPQ; Information Technology and Services industry February 2007 – October 2007 (9 months)

~	Assist with marketing strategies for the Blackbird 002 project ~	Attend community and industry events to stay up to date on current technology and trends ~	Provide feedback from the consumer point of view on new ideas and proposed technology ~	Provide talent and videography input for video footage and content for community blogs Co-Founder and Co-Host Gamer Girls Radio Computer Games industry March 2006 – June 2007 (1 year 4 months)

~	On-air personality for weekly podcast at www.gamergirlsradio.com ~	Research topics for each weeks show as well as collaborate remotely with two co-hosts ~	Attend conventions, Conduct interviews with studio heads and product managers within the gaming industry ~	Report on the Electronic Entertainment Expo May 2006

Other Miscellaneous Information:

Kristin Reilly, as of latest knowledge,has a 'HP BlackBird002' as well as an 'Asus gaming laptop' from which she can do her daily duties, play games, recreation, etc... She normally tends to get up around 7:30-8:00 Am and be at work around 9:00 AM. Upon getting at her location, she normally checks her email and checks the forums to see what's changed overnight. Afet that, she attends meeting or prepares for coming events. Sometime before she leaves for home, she may log in to the AGe of Empires Online Beta for a while. Once home, she tends to her dog, eats dinner, then plays games/watches a movie/reads a book etc...

Known 'Radical' Fans:

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