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TRAPPER MARKELZ


 * Welcome
 * About Me
 * Instagram
 * Poetry
 * Music
 * Projects
 * Contact Me
 * …  
   * Welcome
   * About Me
   * Instagram
   * Poetry
   * Music
   * Projects
   * Contact Me

TRAPPER MARKELZ


 * Welcome
 * About Me
 * Instagram
 * Poetry
 * Music
 * Projects
 * Contact Me
 * …  
   * Welcome
   * About Me
   * Instagram
   * Poetry
   * Music
   * Projects
   * Contact Me

TRAPPER MARKELZ

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   TRAPPER MARKELZ
   
   HUSBAND. FATHER OF FOUR.
   
   POET. MUSICIAN. CYCLIST.
   
   SOFTWARE STARTUP LEADER

 * ABOUT ME
   
   
   
   HUSBAND. FATHER OF FOUR. POET. MUSICIAN. CYCLIST.
   
   SOFTWARE STARTUP LEADER
   
   
   
   Trapper was born in Alaska, educated at RIT in New York, worked in enterprise
   IT in Chicago, and entered the consumer web/mobile/startup scene via Boston.
   He completed the Harvard Business School GMP program in 2015 and has lived
   the ups and downs (mostly ups!) of a startup CEO. He spends his free time
   writing poetry (check out my book Childproof Sky!), cycling when he can,
   produces techno music when inspired, plays video games, appreciates a good
   Bourbon, likes to fish and reads/watches anything science fiction.
   
   
   
   Trapper has 23 years of direct experience building teams, companies, and
   shipping consumer-facing software products and experiences, many built around
   online communities. He is currently the Co-Founder and Chief Operating
   Officer (COO) at Beamable, a gaming development technology company based in
   Boston, MA.
   
   
   
   Prior to Beamable, Trapper was Chief Product Officer (CPO) of Disruptor Beam
   where he served as Game Director on Star Trek Timelines, worked with
   blockchain gaming technology, and managed studio production across multiple
   AAA mobile IP licenses game titles.
   
   
   
   Prior to Disruptor Beam, Trapper was the CEO of MeYou Health, working with
   large employers, small employers, health plans, benefits brokers, and
   consultants to deliver a wide range of clinically validated online
   communities that helped people move more, quit smoking, and improve their
   overall well-being.
   
   
   
   Prior to MeYou Health, Trapper was co-founder of GamerDNA, a digital gaming
   media company that derived insights on the gaming community. This
   intelligence was applied to many businesses in social media, online content,
   and advertising solutions for publishers and brands.
   
   
   
   Prior to GamerDNA, Trapper co-founded 360voice.com, an online Xbox gaming
   community that pioneered auto-blogging technology to drive new ways of
   interacting around games using data. As part of that project, he designed and
   coded a data-driven competitive gaming system for Proctor & Gamble that
   integrated into the Xbox 360 game console as part of a large media campaign
   that handed out over $100k in prizes.
   
   
   
   Trapper also worked in Chicago, IL for Spencer Stuart and Associates for over
   8 years, pioneering agile development methods and the adoption of enterprise
   technology.
   
   
   
   Trapper lives in Arlington, MA with his wife Maureen, three daughters Hannah,
   Lucy, Alice, and his son Jack.

 * INSTAGRAM
   
   CHECK OUT THE LATEST ADVENTURES IN ALL THINGS TRAPPER
   
   

 * POETRY
   
   HERE IS A SELECTION OF PUBLISHED WORKS AVAILABLE ONLINE AND IN PRINT.
   
   CHILDPROOF SKY, A CHERRY DRESS CHAPBOOKS 2023 SELECTION, RELEASED IN
   SEPTEMBER 2023. AVAILABLE NOW AT AMAZON. LEARN MORE AT
   HTTPS://CHILDPROOFSKY.COM
   
   September 2023
   
   INDUSTRIAL, MIXED USE IS FORTHCOMING FROM POTOMAC REVIEW
   
   Summer 2024
   
   ELEGY FOR A GARDEN IS AVAILABLE IN VOLUME XXVII OF CLACKAMAS LITERARY REVIEW.
   
   May 2024
   
   ODE TO THE OILY BILGE OF A CHARTER BOAT AND STOP LIGHTS ARE AVAILABLE IN THE
   SPRING 2024 ISSUE FROM PINE ROW PRESS.
   
   April 2024
   
   WHEN IT HAPPENS AND MATRICULATING ARE AVAILABLE ON THE WEBSITE OF THE THE
   SANDY RIVER REVIEW.
   
   March 2024
   
   PODCAST APPEARANCE ON THE JAN 15TH EPISODE OF MY BAD POETRY, READING AND
   DISCUSSING THE POEMS HELLO, BABIES, SLAYING IT, AND A READING FROM ISAIAH
   
   January 2024
   
   WHAT YOU ASKED, DEAR UNCLE, AND ENDANGERED SPECIES APPEAR IN ISSUE #13 OF
   BLOOD & BOURBON, AVAILABLE FOR PURCHASE ON AMAZON.
   
   December 2023
   
   ODE TO BEING FRUSTRATED WITH MY KIDS IS AVAILABLE IN VOLUME 10 FROM DIGGING
   PRESS.
   
   November 2023
   
   THE KARDASHEV SCALE IS AVAILABLE IN ISSUE 20 OF CAGIBI.
   
   November 2023
   
   TURNING A CORNER IS AVAILABLE IN THE FALL OF 2023 ISSUE OF THE BANGALORE
   REVIEW
   
   November 2023
   
   LYING IN THE STREET IS AVAILABLE IN ISSUE #3 OF THANATOS REVIEW
   
   October 2023
   
   CAN YOU SEE IT IS AVAILABLE IN THE AUTUMN 2023 ISSUE OF NEW NOTE POETRY ON
   PAGE 11.
   
   September 2023
   
   ALL I HAVE LEFT, FORM OF SURVIVAL, AND EVERYTHING IS A NAIL ARE AVAILABLE
   FROM THE BOND STREET REVIEW SUMMER 2023 EDITION
   
   August 2023
   
   NATURE GAMES IS AVAILABLE IN ISSUE #21 OF WILD ROOF JOURNAL, ISSUE #21
   
   July 2023
   
   MONSTERS IS AVAILABLE FROM THE CREATIVE ZINE IN ISSUE #6, SPRING 2023, PAGE
   10.
   
   June 2023
   
   DEMONS EVERYWHERE IS AVAILABLE TO READ ONLINE IN PANGYRUS LITERARY MAGAZINE.
   
   May 2023
   
   I'M ALIVE AND SO ARE YOU IS AVAILABLE TO READ ONLINE AT POETRY ONLINE.
   
   April 2023
   
   PASSENGERS IS AVAILABLE IN THE NOVEMBER 2022 #7 ISSUE OF HARE'S PAW LITERARY
   JOURNAL.
   
   November 2022
   
   A READING OF ALL I HAVE LEFT, PERFORMED AT FOLLEN COMMUNITY CHURCH,
   LEXINGINTON, MA, IS AVAILABLE ONLINE.
   
   October 2022
   
   ANXIOUS PRAYER, PLACE OF STONES, AND ON THE LINE ARE AVAILABLE IN ISSUE #11
   OF THE BANYAN REVIEW.
   
   September 2022
   
   NEGATIVE LAND IS AVAILABLE IN ISSUE #16 OF WILD ROOF JOURNAL. YOU CAN LISTEN
   TO A READING OF THIS POEM ON THEIR PODCAST. MY READING IS AT 18:38. YOU CAN
   ALSO WATCH THE READING ON YOUTUBE AT 18:45
   
   September 2022
   
   RICH PEOPLE IS AVAILABLE IN VOL. X | ISSUE 3 OF THE BANGALORE REVIEW.
   
   August 2022
   
   THE LONGEST ECHO IS AVAILABLE IN ISSUE #17 OF THE CLOSED EYE OPEN WEB MICROS
   
   July 2022
   
   WILL I BE YOUR TRAGEDY?, THE DAY WE TALKED ABOUT DEATH AT CHURCH, AND END OF
   AN ERA ARE AVAILABLE IN ISSUE #37 OF SHOT GLASS JOURNAL
   
   June 2022
   
   CHILDPROOF SKY IS AVAILABLE IN PRINT ISSUE 45.2 OF THE JOURNAL
   
   May 2022
   
   SEE YOU AT THE AIR DOWN AND GLASS COFFIN ARE IN THE JANUARY 2022 ISSUE OF THE
   WRITE LAUNCH
   
   January 2022
   
   NOWHERE ON ALL SIDES IS AVAILABLE IN ISSUE 5 FALL/WINTER 2021 OF THE THE
   MOVING FORCE JOURNAL
   
   December 2021
   
   AN ORANGE IN THE SUN IS AVAILABLE IN THE FALL 2021 ISSUE 110 OF THE
   GREENSBORO REVIEW
   
   December 2021
   
   SNOW-COLORED HOME IS AVAILABLE IN THE OCTOBER 2021 ISSUE OF DILLYDOUN REVIEW.
   
   Published October 2021
   
   WHO GOES FIRST, SCROLLING, AND WHEN SHE LOOKED OVER THE EXPANSE IS AVAILABLE
   FROM CATHEXIS NORTHWEST PRESS.
   
   Published October 2021
   
   YOU WILL NEED FOOR FOR THE JOURNEY IS AVAILABLE IN ISSUE XXXIII OF HIGH SHELF
   PRESS. (JOURNAL NO LONGER AVAILABLE)
   
   Published August 2021
   
   END OF THE ROAD IS AVAILABLE IN VOLUME 11 OF THE THE STILLWATER REVIEW
   
   Published May 2021
   
   A MIDNIGHT CLEAR, IT SEEMS LIKE THE BACK WHEEL GOT HIM, AND OFF TO WAR,
   DAUGHTER ARE AVAILABLE IN VOL 2 NO 2 OF HOLE IN THE HEAD REVIEW
   
   Published May 2021
   
   MARLBOROUGH IS AVAILABLE IN ISSUE 4 VOL 2 OF PASSENGERS JOURNAL
   
   Published April 2021
   
   SUMMER CAMP IS AVAILABLE IN THE JOURNAL PROMETHEUS DREAMING
   
   Published March 2021
   
   WALLS IS AVAILABLE IN ISSUE 2 VOL 2 OF THE DILLYDOUN REVIEW
   
   Published March 2021
   
   FIRST SNOW IS AVAILABLE IN THE WINTER 2021 ISSUE OF THE BALTIMORE REVIEW
   
   Published January 2021
   
   BOUNDARIES IS AVAILABLE ONLINE AND IN THE COMPILATION WORDS OF POWER EDITED
   BY KEVIN WATT
   
   Published October 2020
   
   MY DIRECTORY LISTING AT POETS & WRITERS MAGAZINE CAN BE FOUND HERE.
   
   
   
   MY PROFILE AT CHILL SUBS CAN BE FOUND HERE.
   
   
   
   VARIOUS NEW AND EXPERIMENTAL WORK IS AVAILABLE ON MEDIUM.
   
   


 * MUSIC
   
   CHECK OUT MY ELECTRONIC MUSIC ALBUM ABOVE AVAILABLE ON BANDCAMP, SOUNDCLOUD,
   AND SPOTIFY
   
   
   
   Listen to my other songs and albums on Soundcloud!

 * PROJECTS
   
   A FEW THINGS I'M ALWAYS WORKING ON...
   
   POETRY COLLECTION: CHILDPROOF SKY
   
   Childproof Sky (published by Cherry Dress Chapbooks) is a 22-poem, 31-page
   chapbook about the loss of my daughter from SIDS in 2009 captured from the
   perspective of myself as a father and husband. The poems span 13 years and
   touch on moments of loss, sadness, resilience, love, and hope.
   
   
   
   Purchase the book at https://childproofsky.com
   
   Learn More
   
   MY COMPANY @ BEAMABLE
   
   Beamable's mission is to enable Unity game developers to easily add social,
   commerce, and content management features to their games. If you are a game
   maker, come check us out! Maybe we can help!
   
   Learn more
   
   MY SIDE PROJECT: MODI BOXI!
   
   I teamed up with Jeff Paradiso to launch a 3D printable gaming storage
   solution with infinite expandability.
   
   
   
   We ran a Kickstarter that attracted 6800 backers and $410,000!
   
   
   
   You can buy the STL files direct at our store. If you have a 3D printer, grab
   this and get started!
   
   Buy Now
   
   FOLLOW ME ON FISHBRAIN
   
   I grew up fishing in Alaska. I love freshwater ultralight fishing in New
   England. Bass. Perch. Crappies. Bluegill.
   
   
   
   If you like fishing, check out my Fishbrain profile where I log my catches
   and give me a follow!
   
   Check it out
   
   MY DISCOGS VINYL COLLECTION
   
   I did some Trace/Prog/House DJing back in the early 2000s. I still have over
   250 albums and 300 records that I've put up on Discorgs. It is all classic
   electronica from 1999-2003
   
   Take a look
   
   MY NFT COLLECTION
   
   As a technology enthusiast, I love exploring the latest trends. NFTs are
   lighting the crypto world on fire and I am involved in a number of
   communities and projects. You can see a portion of my collection in this 3D
   gallery.
   
   View Now
   
   MY ORIGINAL STAR WARS RPG CAMPAIGN
   
   In 2021, I wrote up a custom four-session campaign for Fantasy Flight Games'
   Star Wars RPG system. I borrowed heavily from ideas, text, and images across
   the internet to put all their pieces together for my players. I present that
   campaign here as a Google Doc and supporting Google Sheet and Google Slides
   to provide ideas for other players. If you use anything from my campaign, I'd
   love to hear about it!
   
   Check it out
   
   MY TEDX TALK @ YOUTUBE
   
   FULFILLMENT MECHANICS
   
   In 2010, I gave a TEDx Nashville talk on the role of gamification in product
   design. It was an amazing experience.
   
   Watch Now

 * DROP ME A LINE
   
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