Question: Tell us about yourself!* What’s your name and what do you do here at SOE?
How long have you been working at SOE?
Answer: My Name is Don Vercelli and I am the SVP of sales for SOE.* I have worked at SOE for 13 years.
Question: How did you get into the industry?
Answer:A friend of mine got me an interview with the Sales department at SCEA before the PS1 had come out in early 1995.
Question: Tell us what a typical workday is like for you.
Answer: I am either on the road selling to the retail channel or in the office working with retail buyers or our sales force. I work closely with the Marketing department on creating sales materials. With POSA Cards we are now reaching different retailers we have never sold products to. Retailers like 7 Eleven, CVS, Rite Aid.
Question: What is your favorite SOE game title?
Answer: Champions of Norrath. The random items you collect from the dead corpse’s are awesome. When you play co-op and you try to cross a bridge. You both have to hang on the screen to cross.
Question: If you could be any fictional character, who would you be?
Answer: Indiana Jones
Question: If you could have any superpower, what would it be?
Answer: Flight
Question: Let’s get Real! Hobbies? What’s last book you read? Last movie you saw? What do you do to unwind after a busy day?
Answer: I play in two bands.* Adler’s Appetite.* Social Network.* Play guitar or drums.