Jim Stiefelmaier

Jim has been a designer in the video games industry for over 25 years. Acting as a Designer, Creative Director, and consultant to companies such as Eidos, Sony, Midway, Microsoft, and Zynga. Jim has creatively led 100+ person development teams with individual budgets in excess of $120MM. At Cubic, Jim was a P.I. for several DARPA projects, led the creative and design efforts for Cubic Global Innovation, and created a portfolio of rapid prototypes serving as a Senior Director of R&D.

At IKIN, Jim oversees the company’s innovation and change management processes, shaping the culture and practices required for organization-wide success. He also manages a portfolio of innovation initiatives executed under the direction of the CTO, Taylor Scott.