Ken Pfile

Ken Pfile is a software engineer who got his start in the industry with a summer internship at NCsoft Austin in 2006. He loved it and continued working there part time while finishing his Computer Science degree at the University of Texas. His next position was at online game company KingsIsle Entertainment. At both companies his work focused on core game technologies, servers, and tools.

After learning that Portalarium was brewing up Shroud of the Avatar, he knew he had to help make it. Ultima Online more than any other game helped create his greatest gaming memories. He plans to do all he can to help make Shroud of the Avatar just as unforgettable. Ken’s forum name and online handle is BurningToad, which was the name of his original Ultima Online character on the Great Lakes shard.