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Former Employee This article is about someone who is no longer a part of the Club Penguin or Club Penguin Island team. |
| Nathan Sawatzky | |
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| Information | |
| Full Name | Nathan Sawatzky |
| Born | Unknown |
| Position | Moderator |
| Joined the team | December 29, 2005[1] |
| Left the team | May 14, 2011[2] |
| Penguin Name | Gizmo |
Gizmo was a former moderator and employee in Club Penguin. Many people thought Gizmo's real name was Dave Krysko, but this was proved wrong when Screenhog confirmed[3] that Dave Krysko is not Gizmo. He was in charge of the parties, parades, and fun events around Club Penguin. Gizmo joined the Club Penguin team on December 29, 2005.[1] Gizmo was the most active out of all moderators.
Job in Club Penguin
Nathan Sawatzky was the Director of Community Support at Club Penguin from 2005 to 2011:
| “ | In 2005, I was fortunate to join a fresh, naive, and aspirational team about to launch a virtual world for children called Club Penguin. Our little project grew to support a community of millions of children around the world and, in 2007, The Walt Disney Company purchased us. My role in this was to build and lead a team which grew to over 200 support reps located in 6 different countries who supported our users with finesse and creativity, securing our product as a leader in both trust and safety across the industry. | ” |
— Nathan Sawatzky[4]
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- Built industry leading support and moderation department from ground up with a multimillion dollar budget and year over year growth of over 200%.
- Developed robust training program which allowed for quick, thorough training to frequent new hires.
- Built out structure and process which allowed for rapid grown (50 people hired in 4 months with no previous infrastructure.
- Remained focused during rapid growth.
Trivia
- When searching for Gizmo in the new Buddy List, there was no message that said you can meet him while he is online, it was very likely because he quit Club Penguin.
- Rsnail announced in early 2012, that Gizmo had left Club Penguin in his Twitter account.
- Gizmo was Club Penguin's first Moderator.
- On October 24, 2012, he was invited back to Club Penguin to celebrate the 7th Anniversary Party, along with Rsnail, Screenhog, and Billybob.
- Gizmo has a Twitter account - @NateSawatzky.
- His favorite parties were the Music Jams.
- His favorite item was the Messenger Bag.[5]
- His Membership level was 4.
- He was usually seen with the Soccer Ball pin.
- Before he joined the Club Penguin Team, he was a Starbucks employee[6].
Gallery
Appearance in Club Penguin
Gizmo's Player Card
Gizmo at the Dock on the Adventure Party
Gizmo at the Stadium on the 7th Anniversary Party
See also
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 A New Mod!
- ↑ https://twitter.com/natesawatzky/status/68939546435387393
- ↑ https://twitter.com/_screenhog/status/38077094806167553
- ↑ http://ca.linkedin.com/in/nathansawatzky
- ↑ https://twitter.com/natesawatzky/status/411970543919722496
- ↑ What We Learned From 350 Million Kids | Lane Merrifield | TEDxKelowna
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