Who We Are
Jet Morgan Games, Inc., is a small, cutting-edge development company located in Rolling Hills Estates, just 20 minutes south of LAX. We were founded in June 2008, by Chris Cutler and Jennifer Megara.
With a portfolio that boasts over 30 games, we have provided award-winning, creative solutions for some of today's top brands! Our approach to game development is driven by the needs of your marketing goals with the end product being the most ideal user experience.
We at Jet Morgan Games pride ourselves on our differentiation through forward thinking, creativity and an unyielding dedication to a very high quality of work. With the very best creative and development players on our team, our work really speaks for itself!
Learn more about our team players below!Chris Cutler
CEO / Player 1 As an expert in game design, development and online technology, Chris has been providing advanced solutions to small businesses and enterprise level clients for over 13 years!Chris began his career in 1998 as a Web Developer in Philadelphia. In 2000, Chris became the Director of Interactive Services for a video post production company, where he directed a department of award-winning designers, developers, and animators on a multitude of projects. In 2005, Chris joined Mattel Online as a Digital Specialist and during his tenure there, implemented cutting edge development and gaming strategies, developed games and provided support for all of the websites under the Mattel Online umbrella. He wrote Mattel's enterprise level tracking system, was responsible for security implementation for the Barbie Girls MMO, provided internal designer / developer best practices training and knowledge sharing with Mattel's product division for Games & Toys. In 2008, Chris 'leveled-up' his life-long passion for game development by establishing Jet Morgan Games.
Jennifer Megara
Creative Director / Player 2 Having established herself as an animator, illustrator and interactive designer in the early dot-com days, Jennifer has been creating award-winning content for over 12 years!In 1999 Jennifer began providing animation, illustration and interactive design services to local ad agencies in the Philadelphia area. In 2003 Jennifer was hired as an Art Director for an interactive services company in Philadelphia, providing creative solutions for local businesses and Fortune 500 companies. In 2004 Jennifer joined Camp Chaos Entertainment as an Animator for the television series VH1's ILLustrated. After the show's finale she went to work at Mattel Online as the Senior Illustrator. In 2006, Jennifer was promoted to Supervisor of Creative Development and during her 4 year tenure she supervised a small team of animators, designers and illustrators while providing ongoing creative support for many brands such as; Barbie, Barbie Girls, Polly Pocket, MyScene, Pixel Chix, Teen Trends and Everything Girl. In 2008, Jennifer co-founded Jet Morgan Games where she continues to lead the Creative Direction of our projects while sharing her eternal love for her pink vespa!
Robert Levesque
Chief Operating Officer / VP of Business Development With over 20 years of experience in corporate development, project management and strategic planning, Robert rounds-out our creative experience with tried-and-true business management know-how!In 1999, Robert established Q Data Company to provide data management solutions for non-profit organizations in the Philadelphia, PA area. Since then he has developed data management applications and protocols for dozens of small and large; for-profit and non-profit organizations across the U.S. In 2010, Rob joined Jet Morgan games as the Chief Operating Officer and Executive VP of Business Development, taking on the roll of strategizing decisions that affect the overall operations and development of the business. Day-to-day, Rob helps contribute to the team's efforts to create games and advanced solutions for our clients.
Marc Manalli
Animation Director Marc's seasoned animation career encompass over 11 years of traditional animation, Flash animation, illustration, background painting, character design and storyboard creation!Marc has animated and directed numerous Flash animated 'shorts', games and web series. In 2000, Marc began his professional career as an Animator / Illustrator for Camp Chaos Entertainment. His most notable projects include; the Metallica Napster Bad Flash animated series, the Iron Maiden Visions of the Beast DVD music videos, the Meat Loaf Man of Steel music video and his role as the Lead Animator for the television series VH1's ILLustrated. In 2005, Marc went on to become the Senior Illustrator and Lead Animator for the Mattel Digital Network, providing animation direction for a multitude of original flash games, sizzles and animated web series for brands like; Barbie, Barbie Girls, Pixel Chix, Polly Pocket and Hot Wheels. In 2011, Marc joined Jet Morgan Games as the Animation Director, where he continues to provide broadcast quality animation and illustration work for our games!
Troy D. Patterson
Lead Game Designer / Developer With over 10 years of computerized game design and development experience under his belt, (not including his awesome hand-built arcade machines) Troy not only designs the fun-factor in our games, he brings it on!As an avid gamer at heart, Troy's game design philosophy is boundless, expanding beyond the constraints of the digital space with world-wide influences from years of researching, playing and enjoying traditional games. Troy began his career as a Multimedia & Web Developer in 2003, and his vast knowledge of game production and his contributions to the industry through weekly podcasts, keep him on the cutting edge of the gaming market. In 2010, Troy joined Jet Morgan Games as the Lead Game Designer / Developer and has 26 shipped games he's personally developed as bragging rights!
Tim Panella
Music / Sound Design Tim Panella is a composer and audio designer with over 15 years experience writing music and creating sound effects specifically for broadcast, film, and video games!Tim's career in professional audio blossomed in the early 2000's, during the "halcyon days" of independently-produced-and-delivered cartoons on the web. His work with one of the industry's pioneers at the time, Camp Chaos Entertainment, led to collaborations with rock giants Yes and singer Mark Slaughter, and culminated in scoring work and sound production for the television series VH1 ILLustrated. Since 2005, Tim has been creating custom soundtracks (and literally thousands of effect clips!) for online games and interactive environments for various properties and has been working with Jet Morgan Games since the very beginning in 2008!
