ABOUT ME
Kevin Gerstner
Known History
St. Louis
>>>> Missouri >>
Ask my parents, they'll tell you my first love was my home PC. My favorite games were Backyard Baseball and Blues' Clues, and I'm proud to have grown up in the early stages of the modern internet. I was born in 1999 right before all of the computers were supposed to explode. Glad that didn't happen.
I created a board game with my best buds while we all worked at a glue factory. We marketed the game on Kickstarter and raised about $3000 which we were really proud of at the time. We also built a raft out of barrels and playtested on the Lake of the Ozarks (before we got pulled over by the coast guard – oops 😅).
READ ABOUT THE GAME'S KICKSTARTER Ices' Plain & Fancy
2016 \\ Liquid Nitro Ice Cream Slinger
I wrangled liquid nitrogen at -190ºC to infuse luxury deserts at the greatest ice cream joint in the Lou.
Tulsa
>>>> OKLAHOMA >>
I studied computer science, art, math and game design at the University of Tulsa and met some amazing people. During this time, I focused on exploring different areas of the tech space and made a few video game demos. Reign Cane!
Shuffles Board Game Café
2018 \\ Board Game Server
Painted a digital art collection for the 20th anniversary, used at a major public event and publication. Illustrated social media graphics which received over 500 likes across platforms.
New Orleans
>>>> LOUISIANA >>
After graduation, I moved further down the Mississippi River to my fianceé's hometown in The Big Easy. While there, I had some of the best food of my life and worked part-time at Whole Foods while I worked remotely for an ed-tech company called Civil Media as their Full Stack Developer.
MERIDIAN &
Starkville
Starkville
>>>> MISSISSIPPI >>
I moved to Meridian, then Starkville with my fianceé while she was in grad school. During that time, I started working for 97 Switch, went on a lot of hikes, got into 35mm photography, and had some amazing BBQ.
Raleigh
>>>> North Carolina >>
After moving place to place, I decided to settle down in Raleigh, NC. The City of Oaks is treating me well and I love hiking and visiting different breweries in the area. I'm excited to see what this next chapter brings!