Michael Festa
COO | Startup Advisor & Mentor
- Role
- Startup Mentor at Plug and Play
- Location
- Los Angeles, CA, US
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About Michael Festa
I\'ve spent most of the last decade in business development & operations for the video games & virtual reality industries. I was one of the first to create the location-based VR movement in the West, started the industry’s first VR publishing initiatives, led the exit of SpringboardVR in 2021, and have taken 10+ VR titles to market. When I\'m not doing that, I volunteer as a mentor for early stage startups, and spend my remaining time traveling the US in my self-built campervan.
Experience
Startup Mentor
Jan 2024 — Present
Driving the future forward with corporations, governments, startups, investors, and universities.
Education
UCLA
BS, Electrical Engineering (Biomedical Option); focus in Technology Management
Skills
- Relationship Building
- Management
- Engineering
- Networking
- Screening
- Hiring
- Screening Resumes
- Unity3d
- Microsoft Office
- Sales
- Staffing Services
- Human Resources
- Html
- Sourcing
- Cold Calling
- Interviews
- Temporary Placement
- Research
- Public Speaking
- Applicant Tracking Systems
- Employee Relations
- Data Analysis
- Social Networking
- Labview
- Contract Recruitment
- Leadership
- C++
- Time Management
- Matlab
- Medical Devices
- Internet Recruiting
- Customer Service
- Training
- Microsoft Word
- Electronics
- Resume Writing
- Project Management
- Benefits Negotiation
- Interviewing
- Program Management
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