The Quirkat Family

The Players

	Mahmoud Khasawneh, Founder and CEO: Prior to forming Quirkat, Mahmoud, in his capacity as the CIO of Government, founded and led Jordan's e-Government Program for four years. Other main highlights of his career include the positions of Chief Technology Officer at an Interactive Services spin off of Telewest Communications/Flextech, and Chief Technical Architect for the E-Solutions Unit at EDS for the Europe, Middle East and Africa region. Mahmoud’s in-depth knowledge of the regional publishing landscape culminated in the successful release of multiple titles developed by Quirkat and its international partners within the Middle East territory.
	Candide Kirk, co-founder and CTO: Prior to co-founding Quirkat, Candide played an instrumental part as a technology consultant in shaping the CIO Office at the Ministry of ICT in Jordan. She led international cross-Governmental cooperation efforts mainly focused on transferring knowledge and technical know-how to the Kingdom, in addition to her role as a strategic advisor to the e-Government Program. Candide has a proven record of leading development teams in the production of regionally relevant game products. Being half-Jordanian, her in-depth knowledge of the region’s culture, language and demographic have enabled her to tap into game storylines catered for the region. Her game credits include Arabian Lords, Mythic Palace, Tariq’s Treasure, Al-Moosiqar and the unreleased Relic Hunters game.
	Joumana Medlej, Concept Artist/Art Director: Joumana Medlej began to school herself in illustration and the comic arts at the age of 12, and later graduated with a BA in Graphic Design from the American University of Beirut. Before joining Quirkat, Joumana worked as part of the animation teams of Future TV and Zen TV. Her work has appeared in a number of local and foreign magazines and on regional TV shows. She is also a globetrotter with numerous published travel articles and photography, and an active martial artist.
	Faris Issa, Programmer: Faris first joined Quirkat as an intern in Summer of 2008 and has since become a key player in the upkeep and content management of Fuzztak. Faris’ responsibilities at Quirkat also include online and mobile game programming. He is a Computer Engineering undergraduate student at Purdue University in the USA.