Vance Cook

Vance Cook has a diverse work experience spanning over several industries and roles. Vance is currently working as the VP of 2-Way Satellite Communications at ACR Electronics, Inc. Prior to this, in 2012, Vance founded Bivy, a company aimed at helping people find and track outdoor adventures, where they built the Bivy app and introduced the Bivy Stick satellite communication device. In the same year, they also became the owner of Treehouse Lodge.

Before their ventures in Bivy and Treehouse Lodge, Vance worked at Headgate Studios, initially as the President starting from 2010 and later as the Executive Producer from 2006 to 2010 after the studio was acquired by Electronic Arts (EA Salt Lake). During their time at EA, Vance was responsible for managing teams, overseeing the development and marketing of products, and ensuring profitability.

Prior to their tenure at EA, Vance bought Headgate Studios back from Sierra Online and served as the President from 2000 to 2006. Vance initially founded Headgate Studios in 1992 as the President (Product Manager) and developed various products, including a golf game engine. The success of their golf game engine led to an acquisition by Sierra Online, where Vance became the Studio GM and expanded the studio.

Before founding Headgate Studios, Vance worked at Access Software as a Project Director, Lead Programmer, and Programmer. Vance designed and developed next-generation game engines for golf games and ported existing golf products to different platforms.

Overall, Vance Cook's work experience showcases their entrepreneurial spirit, leadership skills, and expertise in the gaming and outdoor adventure industries.

Vance Cook's education history includes studying Computer Engineering at the University of Utah. No specific start or end year is provided for this educational experience.