John Watson

John Watson is the Founder and CTO of Stoic, a position held since January 2012, where leadership and mentorship of the technical team are key responsibilities. Watson has played a pivotal role in developing the award-winning game, Banner Saga, overseeing the implementation of various systems and contributing to its porting across platforms. Prior experience includes serving as Lead Combat Programmer at BioWare from May 2006 to August 2011, and as Lead Client Programmer for DC Comics Universe at Sony Online Entertainment, where notable contributions were made to both DC Comics Universe and Star Wars Galaxies. Prior to this, Watson worked as a Senior Systems Software Engineer at the Space Telescope Science Institute, contributing to significant projects related to the Hubble Space Telescope. Watson holds a BS in Physics and Mathematics from Mississippi State University, obtained in 1997.