Responsible for managing inventory based on demand and cost targets

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1 Brent Aasgaard 4111 Belmont Shore Ln Missouri City, TX Phone: EXECUTIVE SUMMARY As an Electronic Sports Professional with 12+ years experience ranging from competing as a professional player to managing and co-founding a multi-gaming organization, I've gained a wealth of knowledge in the Esports industry. I have competed and won multiple tournaments in local, national, and online settings. Previously, I was responsible for developing and executing Esports plans at multiple levels (community to local to pro) that support thousands of players and tournament organizers, casters and vendors. My blended background, which includes a solid understanding of accounting, marketing and management procedures, has afforded me the opportunity to gain a wide range of skills that would allow me to make a seamless transition into a management role. OBJECTIVE Experienced professional in the Esports industry both as a professional gamer and team manager seeking an opportunity to prove myself in a management role. EMPLOYMENT HISTORY Parts Supervisor December, 2016 Responsible for managing inventory based on demand and cost targets Facilitate successful internal inventory and parts audits resulting in a 40% reduction in errors Maintain and implement systems and documentation for inventory control Establish procedures that assure quality service at optimum inventory levels and turn ratios as agreed upon or defined by management Enter stock to job transfers and apply called in material pull requests Input received purchase order information from the parts list Sustain regular contact with customers to ensure long-term revenue and build loyalty Creative Consultant / Social Media Manager Geekletes October, 2016 Present

2 Manage the brands social media accounts and engage with the gaming community to showcase the brand Assist the Executive Director and provide insight regarding the NBA 2K community on how to assess talent and ways to continue to promote the brand to new audiences Help provide ideas on how to continue growing and helping assist with the idea of a local developmental league for NBA 2K after the draft Coordinate with the executive director on ways to continue to grow the brand internally and externally Helped arrange events with the Mavs NBA 2K Gaming team to participate and compete at the Geekletes facility to assimilate the brand with the NBA 2K community Service Manager October, 2015 December, 2016 (1 year 2 months) Responsible for managing the scheduling of service for the 3 branch divisions Clearly defined employee responsibilities and tracked performance Input employees time-sheets and managed technician's schedules Created sales quotes and maintained all approved estimates Supervised approximately 20 technicians and 3 customer service employees Efficiently maintained customer's information by sorting and classify content alphabetically and chronologically Accounts Receivable Specialist October, 2013 October, 2015 (2 years) Managed approximately 100 accounts per week and active accounts per month in Houston, Dallas, Austin, San Antonio, and Colorado Effectively brought down balance of payables owed to company by 60% in two months Coded and entered approximately 200 invoices on a weekly basis into the in-house accounting software

3 Facilitated communication for credit collections on all accounts by contacting the customer by phone, and written correspondence Applied cash receipts to appropriate general ledger accounts Responsible for preparing aging schedule, applying credit memos to accounts receivable and processing payments Processed checks and bank deposits with Chase and an independent bank Vice President Marketing Operations Status Corporate Living October, 2008 October, 2013 (5 years) Company provided temporary and permanent housing for families of medical center patients, oil company employees, Middle Eastern employees relocating and entertainment artists Established and integrated the functional strategies of the company utilizing business expertise to reach financial/operational goals and objectives Managed over twenty properties in Houston, Atlanta, Chicago and Los Angeles with a combined staff of 30 employees Successfully assisted an outside vendor to redevelop a database driven software system to improve its product and meet company needs Responsible for redesigning and creating new web functionality and software tools including methods for ongoing strategic analysis Redeveloped and implemented a comprehensive marketing strategy which boosted the company's margins by 38% in the first year and 47% year the following year Exhibited at international conferences to promote company brand Developed and enhanced sales relationships with consumers Fostered the design and implementation of spin-off web sites Co-Founder & Team Manager Gaming Royalty January, 2005 March, 2009 (4 years 2 months) Co-Founded and Managed multi-gaming organization (Gaming Royalty)

4 Responsible for maintaining player's needs within the organization (Game Servers, Hardware, etc) Obtained sponsorships which helped financially support the players and provided gaming needs for events and leagues Developed marketing strategies for direction and execution of esports initiatives through social media campaigns and brand activation methods Build and maintain exceptional relationships with teams across the company to execute plans, including the development teams, community, marketing, public relations, events, broadcast, IT, legal, web, and others Gaming Divisions within the organization: Counterstrike 1.6, Call of Duty, Day of Defeat, Quake EDUCATION University of Houston Bachelor of Business Administration, Management, Marketing August, 2007 December, 2012 Degree date: 2012 Graduated with Honors (Cum Laude) from C.T Bauer School of Business Dean's List Recipient 5X ACHIEVEMENTS 2007 MGC 1st Place NBA 2k7 National Champion ($5,000) Virgin Gaming NBA 2k9 Final 4 ($2,500) Virgin Gaming NBA 2k11 Final 8 Virgin Gaming Tournament NBA 2K12 Final 8 Virgin Gaming Tournament NBA 2k13 2nd Place ($5,000) GamerSaloon NBA 2k14 Xbox One Tourny 2nd Place ($500) GamerSaloon NBA 2k15 XBox One Tourny Champion ($1,000) GamerSaloon NBA 2k16 Xbox One Tourny Champ ($600) San Antonio Best of the Best 3X Champion (2015,2016)

5 Gamers Solstice NBA 2k17 Champion ($1,500) LaunchPad City NBA 2k18 3rd Place GamerSaloon $10K NBA 2k18 Motor City Madness Tournament Final 4 ($500) ASSOCIATIONS Fellowship of Christian Athletes ( Present)