Ian Cummings

Ian Cummings has a diverse work experience in the gaming industry. Ian founded their own company, Third Time, Inc., in 2015 and served as the Founder / CEO. Ian then worked at various other companies, including Glu Mobile as a Sr. Director / Studio GM from 2019 to 2021, FanDuel Inc. as the Director of Design from 2015 to 2016, and PopUp Play as the Vice President / Creative Director from 2015 to 2016.

Ian worked at Zynga as the Director of Design, where they focused on UX, onboarding, and various design tasks from animation to scripting to audio. This role was from 2013 to 2015, with a brief period in 2013 as the Director of Design in Zynga San Diego, where they primarily worked on tutorial design and other aspects.

Prior to Zynga, Ian was the Studio Creative Director at Row Sham Bow, Inc. from 2011 to 2013. In this role, they were a founding member and led a team of 20+ in building free-to-play direct-to-consumer games. Ian received several accolades during their time, including Social Game of the Year and Game of the Year Runner-Up.

Ian's early experience includes working at Electronic Arts, where they held various roles such as Creative Director, Senior Designer, Associate Producer, Assistant Producer, and Senior QA Lead. Ian was with the company from 2001 to 2011.

Throughout their career, Ian has gained expertise in various technologies including Unity, PHP, ActionScript, Flash, and more.

Ian Cummings began their education at Nannie Smith Berry Elementary, where they attended from 1985 to 1991. Ian then went on to Hendersonville High School and graduated in 1998. Following high school, Ian attended the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, from 1998 to 2001, although no specific degree or field of study is provided. Additionally, Ian obtained a certification in Computer Science I, specifically CS50x, from edX in October 2012.