Carl White

• Self Published Fighting Game Strategy Guidebook, Game Fu: Way of the Digital Fist and listed it on bookstores across the world including but not limited to Amazon and more.
• Organized material to research and complete writing tasks.
• Utilized exceptional writing, editing, and proofreading skills to produce engaging and error-free content.
• Wrote and edited high-quality content and visually impactful programs under deadline pressure with exciting, captivating, and authentic approach.
• Followed company policies and editorial guidelines to craft thorough, well-written content.
• Brainstormed ideas to create useful content for clients.
• Edited and proofread drafts of articles and other documents.
• Wrote advertising material for use by publication, broadcast or internet media to promote sale of goods and services.
• Managed competing deadlines with efficiency.
• Promoted and marketed works through social media platforms.
• Built, established and maintained relationships with sources.
• Created content for websites and online publications.
• Produced original, creative content for promotional advertisements and marketing materials.
• Studied and commented on current news and trends.
• Customized brand message to reach and capture target audience interest and drive engagement.

• Evaluated individual knowledge, skills and strengths and assigned team positions to maximize talent areas.
• Cultivated community and media relations through social media and other communication channels to support program.
• Enforced discipline both on and off-field to lead team with highest personal standards.
  
• Encouraged everyone to cultivate strong work ethic by demonstrating diligence, patience and respect for others.
  
• Developed game plans and adjusted to meet various game situations.
  
• Evaluated tapes of competition matches to assess strategies and plan counter approaches.
  
• Increased player strength, agility and game skills through successful practices.
  
• Introduced games and drills, which helped students to better develop skill levels.
  
• Established clear benchmarks for performance and monitored individual and team progress.
  
• Played in competitive games and tournaments in major cities and served as sports representative at public appearances, marketing sessions and media events.
  
• Strategically researched and studied various materials to understand opponents and competitive advantages.
  
• Achieved lifelong aspiration through proven work ethic, dedication and visualization.
• Communicated with media weekly to build relationships and optimize press coverage.
• Monitored marketing content for quality, accuracy and impact.
  Reported on press coverage recaps to determine areas for improvement.
• Produced and distributed internal and external communications.
  Developed campaigns to increase public awareness of company and engage customers.
• Forged strong media relationships to further public relations goals.
  Worked with marketing department on branding strategies.
  
• Executed social media plans to create cohesive online presence.
  Gathered information on customer opinions and adjusted plans to capitalize on current trends.

Events Hosted & or commentated:

- NEC 2016 (Commentator)

- UMG MKX Series 2016 (Host, Tournament Organizer & Commentator)

- Console Gaming's MK11 Series 2019 (Host, Tournament Organizer & Commentator)

- Tactical GovX in partnership with Matcherino 2021 (Commentator)

• Built broadcast storylines to interest listeners and grow station audience.
• Conferred with advertising partners to develop and deploy effective promotional strategies.
• Delivered exceptional programming to audience members by always researching events, guests and programs thoroughly.
• Operated studio equipment and produced show advertisements.
  Announced station programming information, schedules and station breaks.
• Introduced upcoming broadcasts and guided audience through entertainment.
• Interviewed show guests and moderated discussions.
  Made promotional appearances at public events.
• Researched topics for comment and discussion.
• Developed team communications and information for meetings.
• Utilized social accounts to build personal brand.
• Followed schedule for presentations as directed by leadership.

• Creative Writing - Review/Preview - Editing - Blogging Quality Assurance.
• Completed thorough research into assigned topics.
• Developed copy while maintaining brand voice and adhering to legal requirements.
• Proofread copy written by colleagues to correct spelling, punctuation and grammar.
• Utilized exceptional writing, editing and proofreading skills to produce engaging and error-free content.
• Marketed services through social media platforms and advertising services.
• Strategized content based on Google Analytics data, geographical targeting and keyword planning.
• Organized material to research and complete writing tasks.
• Wrote and proofread blog and social media posts, website copy and articles.
• Researched and wrote technical articles on [Fighting Games] for [Esports] publications.
• Wrote and edited high-quality content and visually impactful programs under deadline pressure with exciting, captivating and authentic approach.
• Evaluated project requirements and content standards for each project to produce copy in line with creative structure.

• 45k Followers
  
• Partnered since August 2014
  
• 350k + Hours watched
  
• Applied discipline and sense of responsibility toward all activities.
  
• Maintained professionalism when attending charity, sporting and media events as team representative.
  
• Offered friendly and efficient service to customers, handled challenging situations with ease.
  
• Effectively communicated with diverse group of viewers using dynamic listening and open-ended questioning skills.

• Trained aspiring and veteran competitive video game players to achieve their goals of winning tournaments.
• Counseled clients on proper practice and habits.
  Arrived on time, prepared and attentive for every training appointment.
• Offered specific training programs to help employees maintain and improve job skills.
• Developed and delivered all technical training materials.
  
• Designed and created daily lesson plans for activities.
  
• Led weekly meetings to review performance and offer direction, motivation and guidance toward achieving individual goals.
  
• Identified learning needs and implemented fun and engaging learning activities to help students advance.
  
• Provided appropriate learning materials for students.
  
• Stressed importance of good study habits by encouraging students to create personalized study plans.
  
• Integrated technology into sessions to further enhance student learning.
  
• Supported students with helpful study habits and exam strategies.
  Prepared lesson plans to meet goals identified in students' individualized study plans.
  
• Met with students and discussed educational goals and expectations.
  
• Provided early intervention assistance to struggling students.
  
• Drilled students on subject matter and used flashcards and writing techniques to improve recall.
  
• Motivated students towards learning and studying to build self-confidence and reduce fear of failure.
  
• Taught students remotely via pre-recorded and live video sessions.
  
• Taught and assisted students in such areas as [Esports] and [Fighting Games], creating tailored lesson plans and study guides on subject matter.
  
• Created special handouts, study guides and enrichment materials to boost student knowledge.
  
• Designed engaging lessons, using art and visual aids to enhance learning process.
  
• Led strategic discussion regarding training and coaching work plan.
  
• Advised and counseled on performance and behavior through coaching.
  
• Planned lessons for allotted time to strengthen weak subjects and build skills.
• Trained aspiring and veteran competitive video game players to achieve their goals of winning tournaments.
• Counseled clients on proper practice and habits.
• Arrived on time, prepared and attentive for every training appointment.
• Offered specific training programs to help employees maintain and improve job skills.
• Developed and delivered all technical training materials.
• Designed and created daily lesson plans for activities.
• Led weekly meetings to review performance and offer direction, motivation and guidance toward achieving individual goals.

• Partnered
• 15k Subscribers
  
• Fighting Game Content
  - (Match Videos, Tutorials, Documented Tournament History, Highlights)
  - Video Blogs
  - Community engagement
  - Dancing VODS
  
• Applied current editing and photography tools to tell great stories.
  
• Wrote content and uploaded it to [Perfect Legend]'s content management system.
  
• Strengthened content through proofreading and editing.
  
• Posted daily on [4] social media sites.
  
• Employed site manager tools to publish content and maintain professional looking web pages.
  
• Increased website and social media traffic % by creating dynamic graphics and pieces.
  
• Added meta descriptions, keywords and image tags to increase clients' SEO presence %.
  
• Created up to pieces of content, using SEO keywords drawn from Google Analytics.
  
• Generated multiple daily new blog posts by monitoring industry news and cultivating sources.
  
• Rewrote and reorganized site content to better position products and services.
  
• Designed fliers to promote events and company updates.
  
• Utilized WordPress to upload content, images and pages.
  
• Identified and approved equipment and elements required for productions such as scenery, lights and music.
  
• Remained composed and highly professional in fast-paced and constantly changing environment, effectively handling challenging situations and difficult individuals to achieve objectives.
  
• Directed work of lighting and sound crews to coordinate efficient production operations.
  
• Presented production ideas and determined creative scenarios for production and delivery.
  
• Developed schedules for production, editing and duplication for timely delivery.
  
• Assessed final products to check quality and consistency with creative vision.
  
• Developed project budgets and managed production costs.
  
• Evaluated scripts to identify creative strategies and resource needs for effective production.
  
• Remained highly composed and calm in very fast-paced, stressful and constantly changing environments to provide optimal leadership and achieve desired results.
  
• Reviewed scripts to determine most appropriate methods to use for directing both actors and crew members.

• Trained extensively and observed proper nutrition for weeks leading up to national-level fitness competitions.
  
• Practiced with team on schedule and trained alone to enhance athletic abilities and contributions to team success.
  
• Trained extensively [56] hours per week for upcoming competitions to perform at top-level.
  
• Joined international [World Cyber Games, Evolution] event to promote sport and represent country with professionalism.
  
• Applied discipline and sense of responsibility toward all team and personal activities.
  
• Determined areas in need of improvement and optimized strategies to strengthen performance.
  
• Worked with coaches and trainers to understand and implement improvement strategies.
  
• Managed time effectively while traveling for games, attending practice and going to classes.
  
• Helped new team members acclimate to procedures, collaborate with fellow athletes and enhance competitive performances.
  
• Optimized nutrition, training regimens and lifestyle choices to keep fitness at optimal levels.
  
• Exhibited excellent teamwork and strong work ethic by promoting camaraderie.
  
• Attended all practices, meetings and workouts on time.
  
• Maintained professionalism when attending charity, sporting and media events as team representative.
  
• Maintained excellent attendance record, consistently arriving to work on time.
  
• Monitored competitor activities to assess strategies and gain advantages in future matches.

Tournament History 05' to current:

2005:

Ohio Showdown: Dead or Alive 3.1: 1st place
TiT7 2005 Dead or Alive 2U Singles: 2nd
TiT7 2005 Dead or Alive 2U Tag: 2nd
TiT7 2005 Dead or Alive 3.1 Singles: 2nd
VTyme2 2005 Dead or Alive 3.1 Singles: 2nd

2006:

DDay 06: Dead or Alive 4: 3rd place
ECC10: Dead or Alive 4: 1st Place
VTyme2: Dead or Alive 4: 1st place
EVO East 2006: Dead or Alive 4: 1st place
EVO World 2006: Dead or Alive 4: 1st place

2007:

Dead or Alive in Dallas 3: Dead or Alive 4: 2nd place
World Cyber Games USA: Dead or Alive 4: 1st Place
World Cyber Games Worlds: Dead or Alive 4: 3rd Place
DOATEC2k7: Dead or Alive 4: 1st place

2008:

Championship Gaming Series 08 Combine 1st place

2009:

SF4 top placings local/regionals
2010:
Power Up 2010: Super Street Fighter 4: 2nd place
SF4 top placings local/regionals

2011:

EVO Online 2011 SSF4: 3rd place
EVO 2011 Mortal Kombat 1st place
CEO 2011: Street Fighter 4: Arcade Edition 9th Place
Power Up 2011 Mortal Kombat: 2nd place
Power Up 2011 Super Street Fighter 4: 4th place singles
Power up 2011 Super Street Fighter 4: 2nd place teams
UFGT7 (now combo breaker) Mortal Kombat 1st place
UFGT7 (now combo breaker) Tekken: 3rd place
MLG Columbus 2011 Mortal Kombat: 1st Place

2012:

EVO 2012: Mortal Kombat 1st Place
MLG Anaheim Mortal Kombat: 3rd Place
MLG Raleigh Mortal Kombat: 5th place
MLG Columbus Mortal Kombat: 9th place
VideoxGames2012 Mortal Kombat: 2nd Place
Absolute Battle: 1st place

2013:

Co Authored Injustice: Gods Among Us Strategy Guide
Balance tester for Injustice: Gods Among Us

EVO 2013: Mortal Kombat: 5th place
EVO 2013: Injustice: 13th place
Final Round: Mortal Kombat: 7th place
CEO 2013: Mortal Kombat: 1st place
CEO 2013: Injustice: 2nd place
VideoxGames 2013: Injustice: 1st place
VideoxGames 2013: Mortal Kombat: 5th place
Frosty Faustings 2013: Mortal Kombat: 1st place
Frosty Faustings 2013: Injustice: 2nd place
Frosty Faustings 2013: Dead or Alive: 1st place

2014:

EVO 2014: Mortal Kombat 4th: place
EVO 2014: Dead or Alive 5: 2nd place
EVO 2014: Injustice: 9th place
CEO 2014: Injustice: 9th place
UFGTX Mortal Kombat: 1st place
UFGTX Injustice: 7th place
MLG Anaheim: Injustice: 9th place
Summer Jam: Mortal Kombat: 1st place
Summer Jam: Injustice: 3rd place
The Fall Classic: Mortal Kombat: 1st place
The Fall Classic: Injustice: 5th place
The Fall Classic: Dead or Alive 5: 7th place

2015:

Kumite in Tennessee 2015: Mortal Kombat 1st place
Kumite in Tennessee 2015: Ultra Street Fighter 4 5th place
Battle Arena Melbourne Australia: Dead or Alive 5 Last Round 1st Place
Battle Arena Melbourne Australia: Killer Instinct 2nd Place
Battle Arena Melbourne Australia: Mortal Kombat X 1st Place
Battle Arena Melbourne Australia: Ultra Street Fighter IV 3rd Place
ESL Mortal Kombat X Fatal 8 Invitational: 4th place
ESL Season 1 Pro League MKX Final: 4th place
ESL Season 1 Pro League MKX Invitational: 3rd place
EVO 2015: Ultra Street Fighter 4 Top 64
Legends of Gaming: Coached Team Victory or Derp

2016:

Combobreaker 2016: Mortal Kombat XL: 5th place
Mortal Kombat X Pro League 3 Time Season Finalist 2015-2016: 4th, 7th, 9th.
Injustice 2 War of The Gods Season 1 Finalist: 5th place
Battle Arena Melbourne Australia: Dead or Alive 5 Last Round 1st Place
Battle Arena Melbourne Australia: Killer Instinct 2nd Place
Battle Arena Melbourne Australia: Mortal Kombat X 1st Place
Battle Arena Melbourne Australia: Ultra Street Fighter IV 3rd Place

2017:

War of The Gods s1 Final: 5th place
Ranked 1st in Midwest Region Hometown Heroes

2018:

Combobreaker 2018: Dragon Ball FighterZ: 65th/800
Dreamhack Austin: Dragon Ball FighterZ: 13th/200
CEO 2018: Dragon Ball FighterZ: 17th/800
Showdown III Dragon Ball FighterZ Singles: 3rd/100
EVO 2018: Dragon Ball FighterZ: 65th/2700
Matsuricon 2018 Dragon Ball FighterZ: 1st

2020:

Mortal Kombat 11 Pro Kompetition NA East Week #1: 5th

2021:

Mortal Kombat 11 Pro Kompetition NA East Week #6: 5th
Guilty Gear -Strive- Pre-EVO Online: 9th

• Events

- Ohio Fighting Game Classic (2005) - Toledo, OH

- Brawl in the Pool hall (2008) - Toledo, OH

- DoAtech 2k7 (2007) - Richmond, VA

- UMG MKX Series Online (2016)

- Console Gaming League MK11 Series Online (2019)

• Managed content for tournament website by keeping rosters, schedules and results relevant and up-to-date.
• Coordinated gaming events by reserving officials and referees, determining event budget and organizing signage, concessions and sound system vendors.
• Judged performance in [FGC] esports events by declaring winners and awarding points.
• Managed administrative logistics of events planning, event booking and event promotions.
• Fulfilled contractual obligations for rehearsal and day of event coordination.
• Evaluated existing plans, processes and events planning services to identify opportunities for improvement.
• Interviewed clients to understand event scopes of work, establish budgets and determine timelines for venue selection, guest list finalization, and rehearsal, ceremonies, and receptions.
• Supervised onsite team of caterers, audio-visual technicians, and facility management team

• Greeted customers and clients to create welcoming atmosphere.
  
• Gathered information, assessed accuracy and expected value and communicated efficiently with other leaders.
  
• Prepared for public relations presentations and plans by gathering information on business objectives, vision, brand strategy, competition and industry trends.
  
• Engaged in professional networking to maintain strong relationships with communications and media professionals to drive partnerships and effective dissemination of mass communications.
  
• Participated in pilot programs to test new technologies and strategies.

• Tested video games and provided championship level expertise and knowledge in the field.
• Met deadline and made sure product was stable and ready to ship.
• Documented problems with the product and notified superiors immediately while also providing solutions to problems.

• Tested video games and provided championship level expertise and knowledge in the field.
• Met deadline and made sure product was stable and ready to ship.
• Documented problems with the product and notified superiors immediately while also providing solutions to problems.

• Co Authored video game strategy guide book (Prima Games, Injustice: Gods Among Us)
  
• Wrote for websites Thug-geek.com, Direct TV's Championship Gaming Series Thecgs.com. Covering video game competitions & writing reviews for movies, games, comics etc.
• Worked in a fast pace environment and under deadline.
• Met deadline early and with time to examine and analyze work before submission.

• Helped customers select products that best fit their personal needs.
• Answered customers' questions and addressed problems and complaints in person and via phone.
• Processed transactions each day in timely manner.
• Maintained visually appealing and effective displays for entire store.
• Exceeded personal sales goals for multiple times.
• Educated customers on product and service offerings.
• Offered exceptional customer service to differentiate and promote company brand.
• Consulted with customers on latest styles and trends.
• Collaborated with customer service team members to give exceptional service throughout entire shopping and purchasing experience.
• Kept showroom clean and maintained neat, orderly product displays.
• Built customer confidence by actively listening to their concerns and giving appropriate feedback.
• Kept current on market and product trends to effectively answer customer questions.
• Completed floor replenishment to guarantee size availability and promote customer satisfaction.
• Communicated merchandise needs and issues to appropriate supervisors in a timely fashion.
• Communicated information to customers about product quality, value and style.
• Balanced needs of multiple customers simultaneously in fast-paced retail environment.
• Offered direction and gave constructive feedback to motivate team members.
• Built and maintained effective relationships with peers and upper management.
• Processed all sales transactions accurately and in timely fashion.
• Unloaded trucks, stocked shelves and carried merchandise out on floor for customers.
• Marked clearance products with updated price tags.

• Analyzed software, hardware and network systems for various transmission systems.
• Configured and installed routers, switches and wireless controllers.
• Managed all switches, routers, firewalls and equipment.
• Maintained company servers, computers, printers, cables and other equipment.
• Analyzed complex computer systems to assess vulnerability and risk.
• Responded to all client requests for technical support by phone, email and inter-office chat service.
• Managed application patches, data backup, security changes and network configuration.
• Tested and troubleshot new versions of software.
• Diagnosed network problems involving a combination of hardware, software, power and communications issues.
• Replaced boards, changed servers and loaded and tested software applications.
• Ran cables from existing patch panels to new patch panels to secure router and switches in proper location.
• Set up, tested and configured networks, desktops, laptops and printers.
• Installed motherboards, processors, RAM and graphics cards.
• Performed diagnostic tests and repaired malfunctioning hardware and software.
• Diagnosed, installed, configured and repaired computer systems and software.