Aaron Hayes

Aaron Hayes has a diverse work experience in various roles and positions. Aaron is currently the Founder and CEO of Nudge for Change, a company they established in 2016. Prior to this, they were a Founding Investor and Advisor at The Batchery, a startup incubator and accelerator, from 2015.

Aaron also has extensive experience in technical and IT roles. Aaron worked as a Technical Operations Manager at Double Fine Productions from 2013. Before that, they owned their own consulting company called Hayes Consulting since 2000, where they focused on helping clients find solutions for emerging technologies.

In 2012, Aaron worked at KIXEYE as a Senior Systems Administrator, handling all IT infrastructure projects for the global game company. Aaron also served as an IT Manager at Nihilistic Software in the same year, where they made significant improvements to the IT systems and increased performance.

Prior to these roles, Aaron was an IT Director at Bigpoint Inc from 2011 to 2012, overseeing the production servers and internal IT for online gaming platforms. Aaron also served as an IT Manager at Planet Moon Studios from 2009 to 2011, supporting a team of artists and programmers in maintaining smooth operations.

Before entering the gaming industry, Aaron worked as a Consultant at The Linde Group in 2008, and as an IT Manager at Beren Shoes from 2007 to 2008. In these roles, they handled various aspects of IT management and system improvements.

Overall, Aaron Hayes has a strong background in IT and technical management roles, as well as experience in founding and advising startups.

Aaron Hayes attended Diablo Valley College from 1999 to 2001, where they pursued IT-MCSE courses. After that, they enrolled in California State University, Monterey Bay from 2001 to 2005, majoring in Film. Their field of study at California State University, Monterey Bay was Film, but they also took courses in IT.