ABOUT PETRICORE
EXPERTS IN EMERGING TECHNOLOGIES & GAME DEVELOPMENT SINCEĀ 2015.
What is Petricore?
Petricore crafts captivating software and unique products. Born in 2015 in Worcester, MA, from a deep passion for game development, we’ve since expanded our horizons, helping global clients while creating our own engaging experiences.
With hundreds of projects under our belt, our true joy lies in crafting meaningful digital journeys. Welcome to Petricore.
Meet Our Team
Meet our talented team, turning creative visions into reality
RYAN CANUEL
CEO
As CEO Ryan handles day to day business operations, as well as our external collaborations with our clients and partners. Ryan enjoys traveling to conferences, and also taught XR Game Design at Becker College.
JAMES SPAVOLD
CTO
Known by most as just āSpav,ā as CTO he leads our client project software development, and software development team. Spav has been programming for over 10 years and contributed to numerous projects.
CHRISTINA ANDRIANO
Lead Artist & Project Manager
Our multi-talented lead artist capable of creating any 2D or 3D assets we could possibly need. Christina works tirelessly to create and guide a vivid and beautiful art style for all our games and client projects.
OLIVER AWAT
Lead Design & Senior Software Developer
The creative genius, Oliver guides the creative vision for our games helping bring them from tiny prototypes to big bursts of fun. Heās also a talented senior software developer, quickly conveying design ideas into code.
JOEL MACFADYEN
Software Developer
Joel helps bring our clients AR/XR visions to technical reality. Joel currently lives in Columbus, Ohio and when he isn’t working can be found dancing, which he’s been doing for over 12 years.
KARINA SINHA
Software Developer
A Software Developer at Petricore, Karina works on a variety of projects internally and with our clients. Karina graduated from Northeastern University with a Masters in Game Design. When she isn’t working Karina enjoys singing karaoke and baking.
ALEX SHARMA
Quality Assurance Tester
Alex, who was previously an intern with Petricore came back to help with our QA testing. When Alex isn’t finding bugs or filling out regression tests you might also find him playing some Tekken.
SEAN SARMIENTO
Junior Software Developer
Sean is a Junior Software Developer at Petricore working on internal R&D prototyping for XR. Sean graduated from Clark University. When not working Sean likes to play guitar and make his own games.
BRITTANY COOK
Marketing & Community Manager
Brittany manages our marketing efforts, which also includes running our social media channels. Prior to working at Petricore Brittany had a background in films, and when she isn’t working is likely streaming.
SEBASTIAN SCHINDLER
Software Developer
Sebastian is an innovative software developer with experience on a variety of projects and technologies. He helps contribute to both our original titles and our work for clients.
EMMA LOWRY
3D Artist
When Emma isn’t working as our character artist, she enjoys painting miniature figurines, and playing Dungeon & Dragons. She’s also a Dungeon Master!