Primarily, I'm a family man with a wife, two kids, a mortgage and four awesome siblings. I've travelled the world (60 countries and counting), surf every other day and spend any and all free time being creative. Around that, I've accrued 17-years of experience in magazine, website and digital publishing as a video games expert, travel writer and general entertainment specialist. In that time I have been involved in or presided over the launch of seven commercial magazines and four commercial websites, worked as a consultant on game development and in news media, appeared on TV and contributed to over 60 publications. I have been nominated for multiple awards, the highlights of which have been three victories at the Australian Magazine Awards and winning the inaugural MCV Pacific awards for 2013 Journalist of the Year and Media Outlet of the Year. As of 2013 I founded my own publishing company, Old Mate Media, as a content creation house for text and video creation, digital and print design, and website development. My first title is Grab It, a digital magazine focused on indie games, which ten months after launch was announced as a finalist in the Digital Magazine Awards for 2014. Grab It was also the official indie game show guide for the giant PAX AUS conference in October of 2014. While not working on any of the above, I write kid's books, run a YouTube channel and have recently completed a building course, getting hands-on with renovations and construction. I'm always on the hunt for interesting and fun ideas to explore.

Creator @ I write, design, publish and promote digital books for children for myself and other parents hoping to share something with their offspring, and perhaps make a dollar on the side. We just launched our first novel on iBooks and I encourage all iOS owners to check it out here - http://geni.us/WillyNilly1 From March 2015 to Present (9 months) Sydney Area, AustraliaFounder @ A publishing company that specialises in the conceptualisation, creation, production and marketing of digital magazines and media. This includes custom publications, publications for marketing purposes and original content, such as the our first release, Grab It Magazine. Grab It has just been announced as finalist in the Digital Magazine Awards for 2014, 10 months after launch. It also picked up the prestigious role of being the indie games show guide for the huge PAX AUS expo, held from October 31, 2014. Recently, Old Mate Media has provided content, editorial direction, design and marketting for; - Finder - Maxim - EB Games - UNSW - Grab It - PAX - Krash - It Girl - MCV - Official PlayStation Magazine. From November 2013 to Present (2 years 1 month) Sydney Area, AustraliaConsultant - Editorial Direction @ In this role I work intimately with the team at Australia’s leading comparison website finder.com.au to drive their editorial vision forward. This encapsulates content creation, conceptualisation, commercialisation and design, as well as coaching existing staff and expanding the crew. The role extends to defining site philosophies, developing new content categories, article templates and working on new monetisation strategies. From February 2015 to Present (10 months) Editor-in-Chief @ Grab It - The Game Discovery App is available on the App Store and it provides reviews, previews, interviews, cheats, guides, features, opinions, trailers, news, top 10, best ofs and more, all focused on indie games for the iPad. By focusing on the iPad and on indie games by indie developers, our magazine is able to provide a unique reader experience that exists organically on the format. You can click through to the App Store direct from the magazine to grab any indie game you want, and it can download to your iPad as you continue to enjoy Grab It. You can engage in as much or as little interactivity as you like. You can enjoy the whole experience, with all its audio, video and editorial content offline. And best of all you can enjoy hours of entertainment while you discover the best new indie games the App Store and the iPad have to offer. Media Kit Available - https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/grab-it-magazine-media-kit/id771266598?ls=1&mt=8 Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/pages/Grab-It-Magazine/477354589022616 Twitter - https://twitter.com/GrabItMagazine YouTube - http://www.youtube.com/grabitmagazine Website - http://www.grabitmagazine.com From November 2013 to Present (2 years 1 month) Sydney Area, AustraliaEditor @ I produce, manage and design the content for print publications released by Trade-Media under its brands, led by MCV. The first release under this partnership between Trade-Media and Old Mate Media was the official show guide for the EB Games Expo, released in the first week of October, 2014 as three separate collector's edition. From September 2014 to Present (1 year 3 months) Sales and Marketing @ In this role I work closely with advertisers to maximise the exposure of their products in Nuclear Media's stable of titles, including Maxim, Krash, Ultimate, Post Modern Ink and It Girl. This includes the negotiation, organisation and implementation of agreed activity. From November 2009 to Present (6 years 1 month) Sydney Area, AustraliaVideo Games Expert @ Over the past 16-years I have and continue to contribute articles on all aspects of video games to over 50 publications, in print, online, digital, radio and TV forms. This includes; - Being an integral part of the successful launch of seven media outlets into the Australian and New Zealand industries. - Working as a consultant in the development of local video games and in the undertaking of local events and exhibitions - Creating and working as a mentor in initiatives that aim to bring new video game journalists into the industry. - Appeared as "the expert" on Australian mainstream news programs via outlets like Channel 7, Triple J, Channel 9, ABC, Bloomberg and 2UE. I am available for comment on all aspects of the video game industry regardless of the medium. From October 1997 to Present (18 years 2 months) Editor in Chief @ I looked after the launch of the Australian arm of internationally renowned magazine Game Informer, including its editorial, design and management direction. I also took control of its TV spots, social media outlets, clans and events. From issue 46, I moved in to an Editor-At-Large position and brought in a new editor to work on the day-to-day activity while I launched the digital version of the publication in Australia. Over this period I oversaw Game Informer's amazing growth, the highest in the country across any genre for three consecutive years. This resulted in collecting the Australian Magazine Award for Best Computing & Games in both 2011 and 2012, and the inaugural MCV Pacific awards for Best Magazine and Best Journalist in 2012. From October 2009 to Present (6 years 2 months) Sydney Area, AustraliaGames and Technology Editor @ Since its launch in Australia, I have looked after all things gaming and technology related in Maxim Magazine, a "lads" publication that exists in print, digital and online forms. From June 2011 to Present (4 years 6 months) Games Editor @ From Issue 1, I have worked as the "GameSta" game guru in young boys magazine Krash. In March 2012 the magazine celebrated its 100th issue. From October 2003 to Present (12 years 2 months) Sydney Area, AustraliaFilm, Music, Sport and Technology Writer @ Broadening out from video games into other topics of great interest, I also have and consistently still do write about Music, Film, Sport and Technology in publications such as; Ultimate, Foxtel, Maxim, Popular Science, TNT, TV Week, New Weekly, Brag and FilmINK. From February 2000 to June 2012 (12 years 5 months) Editor-in-Chief @ Hired as Community Editor for the launch of Gameplayer website, promoted within six months to Editor-in-Chief and took site through redesign and to 1,000,000 hits per month target. From February 2007 to June 2009 (2 years 5 months) Sydney Area, AustraliaEditor @ Took over the lead on the Australian edition of GamePro magazine and its website. From November 2005 to January 2007 (1 year 3 months) Sydney Area, AustraliaGuest Editor @ During this period I looked after the conceptualisation, content, editing and design of a number of one-shot publications for IDG Communications that were focused on specific technology and video games themes. From October 2003 to January 2007 (3 years 4 months) Sydney Area, AustraliaDeputy Editor @ Brought on board to launch the Australian edition of GamePro Magazine and also its .au website domain. From October 2003 to October 2005 (2 years 1 month) Sydney Area, AustraliaTraveller @ The travel years From May 2001 to October 2002 (1 year 6 months) Staff Writer @ I came onboard with Official PlayStation 2 Magazine for its launch and worked as Staff Writer through the proceeding issues, before leaving to fulfill a lifelong dream of backpacking the globe. From October 2000 to May 2001 (8 months) Sydney Area, AustraliaContributor @ Straight out of school I began working as a games reviewer on a number of websites, before moving into magazine work with N64 Gamer sometime in 1997. From there I grew my freelance portfolio, contributing regularly to magazines such as; Hyper, PC Powerplay, Nintendo Gamer, PC Gamezone and PSW. From November 1996 to September 2000 (3 years 11 months) Sydney Area, Australia

Molecular Biology & Genetics, Ecology @ University of Sydney From 2007 to 2010 Mona Vale Public School From 1983 to 1990 Chris Stead is skilled in: Creative Writing, Editorial, Editing, Graphic Design, Web Project Management, Web Content, Consulting, Advertising, Marketing, Video Games, Social Media Marketing, Digital Media, Magazines, Game Development, Digital Marketing