History of Combat Studios™ LLC

Founded: 2004 (Originally as PlanetCombat LLC)
Ownership: Private
Headquarters:
P.O Box 1883
Daphne, AL 36526

Background:

Combat Studios™ is the world's leading developer of enhancement solutions for First Person Shooter Multiplayer titles. Combat Studios™ has been a pioneer in its field since the company was founded in 2004. Today Combat Studios™ continues to innovate and improve FPS multiplayer games by deploying and improving the revolutionary Tour of Duty™ service.

 

Executive Profiles

 

Lou Alvarez
President & Chief Executive Officer CEO {Founder}
Screenname: Lou
Country: USA

Bio:

Lou is Combat Studios’ co-founder and Chief Executive Officer. He oversees design, marketing, promotion, delivery and quality of programs, products and services for the Tour of Duty™ and Combat Testing™. He is also tasked with recruiting and training new senior administrators and ensuring that all assets are in place for each Tour of Duty™ as well as the Combat Testing division.

Lou is a veteran of the United States Army; he was awarded two bronze stars and a purple heart for fighting during the first Gulf War. Following this experience, Lou has managed several automotive companies and has over 12 years of management, budgeting, and operating experience at both start up companies and large firms. Lou resides in Daphne, AL with his wife and two daughters. He is fluent in English and Spanish.

Contact: lou@combatstudios.com

 

Ronald Comes
Vice President Operations - Tour of Duty™
Screenname: Stoneballz
Country: USA

Bio:

Ronald Comes is Combat Studios' Chief Operating Officer. He is responsible for the proper management of all aspects of Combat Studios activities so as to insure maximum membership satisfaction; a sound financial operation compatible with the best interests of members and staff members; the maintenance and improvement of the quality of Combat Studios services; and the security and protection of Combat Studios assets. Ronald has been with Combat Studios since 2004. Ronald resides in Midwest City, OK with his wife and son.

Contact: ronald@combatstudios.com
 

Staff Profiles

 

Robert Kalish
Combat Studios™ Director of Development
Screenname: Nettech
Country: USA

Bio:

Beside his duties at Combat Studios Rob is also employed by a private contractor for The National Weather Service and NOAA (National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration) where he develops and matains there complex networks of websites.He and his wife have owned a Computer Service bussiness for the last 5 years. Rob background consist of sql datbases, programming languages such as php,perl and c++. Rob is a graduate of Flordia State University with a BS in computer Science. He has over 20 years experince in the computer field.

Contact: rob@combatstudios.com

 

Charles Green
Combat Testing™ Director
Screenname: Deadshot
Country: USA

Bio:

Charles is Combat Studios’ Director of Testing Services. He oversees operation, selection, promotion, and delivery of services for Combat Testing™ .
Charles is a retired US Navy Electronics and Communications specialist. Following his time in the Navy Submarine service, he worked in the R&D side of Intel Corp. Charles has been active in the gaming communities and business for over 15 years starting with HomeLAN Federation back with Tribes and serving as staff there for many years. Following that he was a founding member of iAdmins Inc. and joined Combat Studios in 2005 with Battlefield 2 Ranked Servers and Combat Testing in 2006.
Charles has been married for 22 years, and had 3 sons. When not tied to a computer somewhere he enjoys camping, hiking, and other outdoors activities.

Contact: info@combattesting.com

 

Dave Smith
Tour of Duty™ Director
Screenname: LuucEarth
Country: US

Bio:

Dave has been involved with BF2 Combat since the middle of the first TOD. He hs been involved in every aspect of the Tour of Duty starting out at the bottom of ranks such as a plain old grunt, all the way to General of an army, and also through all of the staff positions except Forum admin.

Dave has taken the Lead for the mod team for the tournament since Tour 2.
He’s been working with computers since 1981, when he taught classes to high school teachers on how to use Word Processors on computers. Dave training and knowledge in the digital realm comes from years of hands on experience in the field.

Contact: dave.smith@combatstudios.com