- Fuel Industries
Infobox_Company
company_name = Fuel Industries
company_type = Private
company_slogan = The Idea Company
foundation = 1999
location =Ottawa, Ontario ,Canada
key_people = Mike Burns CEO
Jeff Doiron President
Dave Ozipko Creative DirectorBrian Nesbitt CTO
num_employees = 85 (2007 )
industry =Advergaming & Services
products = AdverGaming
Immersive Web Experience Custom Application Development
Video/Audio production
homepage = [http://www.fuelindustries.com/ www.fuelindustries.com]Fuel Industries is an
Ottawa, Ontario based online interactive and marketing agency. Founded in 1999 by Mike Burns, Jeff Doiron, Dave Ozipko andBrian Nesbitt , Fuel Industries employs over 85 people and has satellite offices in Toronto and New York.Fuel Industries has won a number of awards including Digital Entertainment & Media Excellence Awards for Advergame of the year as well as numerous Digital Marketing Awards and Flash in the can awards. Fuel Games is a division of Fuel Industries specializing in
advergaming .Fuel Industries revenues doubled in 2006 from the previous year, with similar growth projected for 2007. Its employee base is growing at a similar rate. [ [http://www.canada.com/ottawacitizen/news/technology/story.html?id=de9ff3c2-bc5d-44b0-9054-330eb7007db5 Ottawa's major players ] ] .
Recognition and Awards
Fuel Industries has received numerous awards for both its work in advergaming and branded entertainment. In 2007 Fuel won Best Game, Best Canadian Studio and Best Convergence at Flash in the Can [ [http://awards.fitc.ca/main/finalists/ The FITC Awards ] ] . The same year, Fuel became a
Webby Awards Honoree [ [http://www.webbyawards.com/webbys/current_honorees.php?media_id=98&category_id=120 Webby Honorees ] ] for its work on the "American Dad Vs. Family Guy Kung Fu" advergame.In 2006, CEO Mike Burns was a recipient of the
Ottawa Business Journal 's Forty under 40 award - recognizing him as one of silicon valley north's most noteworthy up and coming entrepreneurs [ [http://www.fortyunder40.com/recipients_profile2006.asp?num=130 Recipient Profile - Mike Burns - Forty Under 40 ] ] .Brian Robbins, Fuel Industries Gaming Evangelist, is co-founder and chair emeritus of the International Game Developers Association's (
IGDA ) Casual Games Special Interest Group (SIG) [ [http://www.igda.org/member/?mid=20010350 Brian Robbins - IGDA Member Profile ] ] . Brian is frequently a speaker at the Game Developer Conference.References
External links
* [http://www.fuelindustries.com/ Official Site]
* [http://www.fuelgames.com/ Advergaming division]
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