President of BreakAway Games, Deb Tillett to speak on Quality
of Life Issues at the Women in Games Conference in United
Kingdom
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Hunt Valley, MD - July 10, 2006 -
BreakAway Ltd., a leading independent developer of serious and
entertainment software today announced that Deborah Tillett,
BreakAway's president will speak at the Women in Games
Conference on steps her company has taken to strike the right
balance between home and work; ensuring happy, productive
employees. The 3rd Annual Women in Games Conference is being
held July 10th and 11th at the University of Teesside in the
United Kingdom. The Women in Games Conference empowers
professional development for women working in and researching
games and the games industry. For more information visit:
http://www.womeningames.com/ BreakAway has grown from a small
single studio to one that employs 95 developers and business
administrative personnel. Over the last two years BreakAway has
opened studios in Austin and Corpus Christi, Texas and
continues to grow steadily. Deborah will speak on the
importance of creating and maintaining a family friendly
environment for her employees including, family play dates,
throwing parties to celebrate employee's special occasions and
hiring baby sitters to reward employees for their hardwork
among many other benefits catered to the employees and their
families. Deb is a technology industry veteran with over 25
years in strategic marketing, product branding and operations
expertise and has been asked to speak at numerous conferences
on quality of life issues in the gaming industry. She is a
member of external board for University of Maryland Baltimore
County's Center for Women in Information Technology and serves
on the advisory board for the College of Business and Economics
at Towson University. Deb was recently honored with Towson
University's Distinguished Alumni and Dean's Recognition Award
and was named one of the Daily Record's Innovator's of the Year
for 2004. She holds a BA degree from Towson University and an
MBA from Loyola College's Sellinger School of Business. About
BreakAway Ltd Founded in 1998, BreakAway is a leading
independent developer of entertainment games and game-based
modeling, training and simulation software. With a client list
that includes the Department of Defense, Microsoft, Electronic
Arts, Buena Vista Games, FDIC and the National Institute for
Justice, BreakAway has emerged as the top serious games company
through its lite simulation products. BreakAway, a two time
Deloitte's Technology Fast 50 winner employs people in its Hunt
Valley, MD headquarters and its Austin and Corpus Christi,
Texas studios. For more information visit www.breakawayltd.com.
######### Lindsay Riehl Director of Marketing BreakAway Ltd.
10150 York Road, Suite 250 Hunt Valley, MD 21030 phone:
410-316-9293 cell: 443-255-3081 fax: 410-683-1706
www.breakawaygames.com www.breakawayltd.com
