Mark Masse

Mark has 20 years of experience developing large-scale network systems. He began his career with Starwave creating rich, interactive Java applets for ESPN, the NFL, and NASCAR. Mark architected and developed the content management system (CMS) that powers all of the Disney web sites including ESPN.com, ABC.com and Disney.com. In 2008, he received a "Disney Inventor Award" for creating a "System and Method for Determining the Data Model Used to Create a Web Page." In 2011, Mark led the architecture of the API management system used by Walt Disney Theme Parks and Resorts. In 2019, he founded the Purple Island game studio and developed the game Poker Squadrons, which was released in 2021.