Company :: Management

Timothy Jenson — Strategy


Cheyenne Mountain Entertainment

As president and chief executive officer, Tim Jenson is responsible for the company's overall strategic direction and performance. He develops and maintains relationships with key business partners, and leads strategic initiatives aimed at differentiating the company in the marketplace and accelerating profitable growth. Mr. Jenson joined the company in August 2005.

Prior to joining the company, Mr. Jenson was president and chief executive officer of a strategic and financial consulting company, Blue Springs Enterprises, LLC. From 1993 to 2004, Mr. Jenson was employed by Merisel, Inc. a software licensing company, holding various positions including chief financial officer and most recently president and chief executive officer.

While in his various executive roles at the Merisel, Mr. Jenson is noted for strengthening operations and positioning the company for future success. He set in place appropriate strategic positioning, improved capital structure, established excellent financial systems and controls, financially positioned the company for future growth and returned it to sustained profitability. Prior to joining Merisel, Mr. Jenson held senior positions with Citigroup and Bank of America.

Mr. Jenson has served in various capacities for certain charitable organizations and earned both a BA in business management and an MBA in finance from Brigham Young University.

Joseph Ybarra — Strategic Operations


Cheyenne Mountain EntertainmentJoe Ybarra is an industry veteran with an extensive list of accomplishments. Mr. Ybarra deploys his industry experience as the senior vice president of strategic operations by securing major business partnerships, providing strategic leadership for the company and representing the company as a “thought leader” at industry events.

As one of the founding members of Electronic Arts, he pioneered many of the now standard methods of game production and game company management, co-inventing the “Producer” role in game development. Mr. Ybarra has produced more than 50 computer and videogame titles, including the hall of fame titles Bard’s Tale, M.U.L.E., Starflight and Wasteland. He also has produced and directed MMOs including Shadow of Yserbius, Shadowbane, and The Matrix Online.

Mr. Ybarra also has extensive experience marketing products worldwide, handling licensed material and managing business development with third party developers. He has also been involved in the due diligence and acquisition of three software development companies including corporations in both Europe and Japan.

Mr. Ybarra studied at the Illinois Institute of Technology as a double major in math and physics.

Rodney Nakamoto – Product Development


Cheyenne Mountain EntertainmentRod Nakamoto serves as the company’s senior vice president of product development, overseeing all of the company’s internal development.

Mr. Nakamoto’s accomplishments span more than 25 years and include developing one of the first synthesized sound cards for the Apple II computer and one of the first sound cards for the IBM PC. Mr. Nakamoto has worked with industry leading companies including Electronic Arts, Activision, Sierra Online, Disney and Sega of America.

Among his videogame credits are titles including Wing Commander Prophecy, Eternal Champions, NASCAR 2002 and 2003 and Empire Earth I and II.

Mr. Nakamoto graduated cum laude from Cal State Northridge with a BA in Art. He has a MFA from the Rhode Island School of Design in sculpture.

Jeremy Taylor – Director of Publishing and Marketing


Cheyenne Mountain EntertainmentJeremy Taylor, a veteran of Microsoft, Disney, THQ, and several startups serves as the company’s Director of Publishing and Marketing.

Jeremy joined the company in 2007 and brings over 12 years of video game and consumer software marketing experience to his role. With experience in a variety of titles including sports, MMOs, educational, and fantasy titles across console and PC platforms he has managed product portfolios of over $25m per annum. In the past he has specialized in dealing with licensed IP’s and has dealt with Nickelodeon, Disney, Paramount, Fox and MGM amongst others.

He is currently responsible for creating and maintaining a solid publishing infrastructure including all marketing, PR, customer service, technical operations and business development to support the launch of multiple titles in the company’s product portfolio.

Dan Elggren - Studio Head


Cheyenne Mountain Entertainment

Dan Elggren serves as the company’s studio head for Stargate Worlds. Mr. Elggren is an experienced game designer, a Stargate enthusiast and fan of MMO videogames.

Mr. Elggren began his career in videogames as a game tester. Since then he has worked as a project manager at Engineering Animation, Inc. and as a producer at GT Interactive before spending several years working on internet software development. In 2001, Mr. Elggren joined Electronic Arts’ Westwood Studios as development director. Among the titles developed by Mr. Elggren are several Field & Stream hunting titles, three Medal of Honor games and Command and Conquer Generals: Zero Hour.

Mr. Elggren received his BS in Information Systems and Business from the University of Phoenix and an AS in Computer Science from the L.D.S. Business College.

Shane Hensley - Studio Head


Cheyenne Mountain Entertainment

Shane Hensley serves as the company’s studio head for Superstition Studios that is in development of an as-yet unannounced project. Mr. Hensley also serves as the company’s acting director of new business development.

Mr. Hensley started in the interactive entertainment industry as a freelance designer and writer. He has created dozens of card games, roleplaying games, miniature games and novels for such companies as TSR / Wizards of the Coast/ Hasbro, West End Games, FASA, Harper-Collins, Topps, WizKids and more. He joined the computer game industry in 1992 when he worked as a scenario designer for SSI’s Panzer General series. Mr. Hensley later designed their “World of Aden” property and set up the novels, card games, and pen and paper roleplaying game licenses.

Mr. Hensley joined the company in 2006 and is dedicating his time to a project that his fans will be extremely excited about.

Mr. Hensley is a frequent guest at gaming conventions around the world, and loves to talk games and game design with fans and friends. He graduated from Virginia Tech with a BS and received his MA from the American Military University. Mr. Hensley served in the Virginia National Guard and lives with his wife and two sons in beautiful Gilbert, Arizona.