David Patterson
Esports League Owner - Social Media Site Developer - Content Creator on Twitch and Youtube - Leader of Creatives
- Role
- President & CEO at Club Conflict, Inc
- Location
- Pittsburgh, PA, US
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About David Patterson
I am the President & CEO of Club Conflict, Inc. We operate one of the oldest North American Counter-Strike leagues, Club Conflict. Esports is a rich social fabric that is bringing people together while bridging generational gaps. Through the power of esports, we help create & facilitate fun and entertaining events. Whether online or on LAN, esports provides the players, teams, fans and sponsors with exciting entertainment value and growth opportunities. I am a visionary and entrepreneur with a professional background in Broadcast TV Engineering & TV Station Management. I am well versed in Operations, Engineering, Marketing & Sales. I am also a content producer and streaming personality. I have been involved in esports and competitive LAN gaming since first as a player (Quake Arena & Counter-Strike) and since 2005 as an online and LAN tournament host. I\'ve hosted dozens of exciting esports tournaments and have worked with hundreds of national brands. Club Conflict has been hosting esports tournaments online since 2002. At Club Conflict, Inc, we have built an esports platform, that is currently in beta & home to several thousand members. While we can host any competitive game, we are focusing upon Counter-Strike. We host tournaments on our own private servers. We develop, produce and manage amateur to semi-pro level esports tournaments, leagues, and LAN events.Specialties: Counter-Strike Tournaments, Esports LAN Event Hosting, Securing Esports Sponsorships, Fostering Partnerships, Team Leadership, Business Development, Sales, Marketing, Promotions, Operations, Facility Design, Vendor Relations, Online Gaming Community Development, Live Event Coordination, Esports & Leagues, Casting/Streaming, Play by Play Announcing, Social Media Management, Social Media Development, Software Development, Project Management, Event Planning, Product Branding, PC Hardware, Web Development, SEO, Contract Negotiations, Licensing, Graphics, Video Production, Broadcast TV Engineering & Management, Telecommunications.
Experience
President & CEO
Oct 2010 — Present · Beaver, PA, US
Conflict is an esports tournament platform. Club Conflict Counter-Strike League began in 2002 as an \"invite-only\" online gaming league. In 2012 & in cooperation with Valve Software, Inc, we helped introduce CS:GO to North America by hosting (3) LAN Tournaments and gave away 500 CS:GO Beta keys in the process. Club Conflict Counter-Strike Season Twenty-Seven concluded on September 18, 2021. Club Conflict was designed to provide esports teams, players & fans of CS:GO, an awesome place to call home. Marketers enjoy promoting their brands at Club Conflict.Membership to Club Conflict is free. Some things you can do at Club Conflict- Join for Free- Create a Team, upload your teams\' logo- Add/Invite Friends- Assign Team Positions like Owner, Captain, Co-Captain, Coach, Scheduler, MVP etc- Send/Receive Player Messages - Send/Receive Team Messages - Join the Free CS:GO Leagues and Online CS:GO Events and Play for PC Hardware Prizes- Meet up at LAN for huge CS:GO LAN Tournaments and Win awesome PC Hardware Prizes- Teams can \"Buy-In\" and compete in Pro Level CS:GO Tournaments for Cash Prizes Focusing upon digital entertainment and in particular, CS:GO, we bring together the fans with the brands. We host exciting amateur and professional Counter-Strike: Global Offensive tournaments for our members while providing marketers with exciting event sponsorship opportunities. In addition to hosting online competitive gaming events, we also host live esports tournaments. Club Conflict is well traveled and supports hosting tournaments at large (100+) BYOC esports LAN gaming events like PITTCO (Pittsburgh, PA), The GXL (Philadelphia, PA), RGB LAN (Philadelphia, PA) LAN in the Highlands (Ligonier, PA) and FITES (Mechanicsburg, PA) and Ready to Fight! Fall Damage LAN (Ligonier, PA). Club Conflict is supported by many of the best known names in the industry.
Education
Harris Broadcast
TV Transmitter Repair - Certificate of Completion, Sigma UHF ATSC/NTSC Transmitter School
1998 — 1998
Stark Technical College
One Semester, Civil Engineering/Architectural Major
1993 — 1994
Community College of the Air Force
MOS 25R, Audio Visual Systems Specialist
1988 — 1989
Washington County Career Center - Marietta, OH
High School, Industrial Electronics/Industrial Drafting
1985 — 1988
Skills
- Business Development
- Video
- Event Planning
- Social Media Marketing
- Web Development
- SEO
- E-Sports Event Management
- Wireless
- Public Speaking
- Television
- Marketing
- Telecommunications
- Product Management
- Internet Entrepreneur
- Management
- Music Promotions
- Event Management
- Social Media
- Broadcast
- Team Leadership
- Broadcasting
- Contract Negotiation
- Online Advertising
- Online Marketing
- Project Management
- Events Coordination
- Online Gaming
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