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Posted By: Mike Knox on October 10, 2005 Michael Knox, an industry veteran, began designing and developing computer software while a Data Systems Technician for the US Navy, during which he became a highly skilled computer programmer and engineer. While working with some of the best-known game designers, developers and publishers he programmed and designed one of the industry's first interactive movies, "Sinbad and the Throne of the Falcon." In 1989, Mr. Knox's founded Park Place Productions with $3,000 cash and a credit card. Through hard work and dedication, Park Place Productions became recognized as one of North America's largest independent software design and development software houses. Over the past five years the company has led the industry by developing sports titles, entertainment, educational and simulation products for many of the leading software publishing houses such as Nintendo, SEGA, Virgin, Electronic Arts, Acclaim, Compton's New Media--to name a few. Through his company, Mr. Knox was responsible for marketing the company and the production of many major software titles. Monday Night Football, their first product sold over 100,000 units. This was followed by the original John Madden Football (the most successful sports game of all time) and NHL Hockey for the SEGA and Super Nintendo video game machines. His company, Park Place Productions developed over 70 software titles including: Muhammad Ali Boxing, The Human Calculator, Batman Returns, Body Illustrated, Gameboy--Chessmaster and Beat the House, the best selling casino game for the past two years. In 1993, Michael Knox was the recipient of INC. Magazine's prestigious "Entrepreneur of the Year" award for the software industry category for the Greater San Diego County. Knox anticipated the software industry's demand for quality software testing. He started and sold the "Bug Busters Software Testing Company” which offers computer software publishers configuration setup testing, pre-manufacturing virus detection, user focus group evaluations and accurate software testing. Bug Busters has gone on to do testing for software industry giants like; i.e. Microsoft. In addition, Mr. Knox worked with local colleges and universities in order to empower them with new software industry curriculum. Through his dedicated efforts, SDSU --San Diego State University has retained industry executive producers to teach and modify courseware to fit the entertainment and educational software development industry needs and demands. Mr. Knox has regularly addressed the community through various local television presentations, radio talk shows, industry summit meetings, MIT forums and various, graduation college and university class commencement ceremony speeches. In addition to running Park Place Productions and assisting local instructional institutes, Mr. Knox designed and co-founded MERGE (Multimedia Education & Retraining for Gainful Employment). MERGE is a state funded, multi-media training center, which offers its students real "hands-on" software industry development experience. MERGE was originally established in order to retrain displaced defense workers, unemployed and the socially disadvantaged. This innovative program is bringing local software companies and multimedia education together incubating needed industry talent and creating new computer related jobs and business opportunities in urban & metropolitan areas of San Diego, California. The MERGE Computer Training Center currently has an enrollment of 175 active students. Mr. Knox Invested In IRI Entertainment, a Nevada Corporation, where he assisted company executives by developing the strategic planning, distribution and design of Computer Dating Kiosks located within respective nightlife locations throughout the city of Las Vegas. Mr. Knox was appointed as the President of OmniNet Media.com, a publicly trading, global stand-alone computer kiosks Marketing and Distribution Company, located In La Jolla, California. At OmniNet Media.com, Mr. Knox developed the company's long-term strategic focus, pooling resources, outlining the direction of the company and establishing strategic corporate partners. Presently, Mr. Knox Is the Executive Producer of the Personal Show, a San Diego based COX cable television show (584,000 homes), which showcases local people of the community, their Interests and hobbies. In addition, Michael composes original music♫, and has created two music CD titles, Fantasy World© (Contemporary Jazz) and Borrowed Time© (R & B). The Borrowed Time CD showcases the O' Bin© (Osuma Bin Ladden Song) that's currently being played on Clear Channel Radio Stations across the country. If you enjoyed this article, Join HBCU CONNECT today for similar content and opportunities via email! |
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Mike Knox
From Las Vegas, NV Howard University class of 1979 Member Since May 2005 |
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