Scott Ertz

Current UpStream Contributor

Scott is a development manager here at PLuGHiTz Technologies. He is the project lead for PLuGHiTz Gaming (DDRLover and CounterQuest) as well as PLuGHiTz Live!. Scott is most known for his time in the DDR World, both as a player and then for hosting and presenting tournaments in the Tampa, Florida area. Currently, his energies have been in the development of a few new sites for PLuGHiTz Technologies, as well as redeveloping some of our current sites.

Nick Woodward

Current UpStream Contributor

Nick is the co-host for PLuGHiTz Live! Radio as well as Co-Owner/Producer for PLuGHiTz Records, Affiliate. He has been involved in audio engineering for almost six years now and enjoys debating with Adam over any and everything. His love for games includes anything that blows up, and of course, the Madden series (Minus '06 - '08. Damn the EA Franchise!) While sexy, he still is a nerd at heart and enjoys his time here at PLuGHiTz Technologies and all of the endeavors to come.

Jon Wurm

Current UpStream Contributor

Jon is a PLuGHiTz! Live! Radio co-host and upstream contributor as well as the CFO of PLuGHiTz Technologies. He is gamer, who likes RPGs, RTSs and racing games the most but won't turn down a good FPS either. He is also a computer geek who does a little programming and all around tech guy who is working on his finance and accounting degree at USF. You can find him on Xbox Live as shinobiJon, but not the PSN so QQ. Let's not forget he is into good anime too.

Josh Henry

Current UpStream Contributor

Josh has come from the Brazilian wilds to bring yet another perspective on the gaming industry as well as today's up-and-coming technology. You may have seen him at GameStop over the past two years, or if you're a lover of Largo High School Productions, you have seen him up on stage doing his thing the last 4 years. On occasion, you can catch him on Xbox Live mowing down zombies in Left 4 Dead or making it rain on Madden 2010.

Kyria Gianos

Former UpStream Contributor

Think that women have no place in talking about gaming and technology? Well, Kyria here is the part of the team to prove you wrong. Bringing you the female perspective, she will make sure you're up to date with the latest news in all things tech, while keeping you plugged in to The Weekly UpStream, in her words, "the best segment on the show." Even if you're not as nerdy as the boys on the show, Kyria's here to deliver the news in much more understandle terms, and touch on topics the average tech user would be interested in. Plus, she just makes the whole show look better all around.

Adam Ertz

Former UpStream Contributor

Adam has been involved with PLuGHiTz Technologies since shortly after its inception. His work on the DDRLover and CounterQuest teams has been mostly providing valuable insight into the gaming community's thoughts and direction. Adam is most known for his time on the Professional Counter-Strike Scene with teams like, Echo 7, Pandemic, Team x3, and PerdoX. He was also a well known World Of Warcraft PvP Icon and Raider, and a founding member of the well known guild All That Remains.

Russell Isabelle

Former UpStream Contributor

Russell is the head journalist for PLuGHiTz Technologies as well as a co-host on PLuGHiTz Live! Radio. He is known as the token black guy of the show, and presents a compilation of top ten random facts for the "Russell's Hustle" portion of the show. He is a journalism student at the University of Florida. He is most known for his love for fighting games such as the Street Fighter series, the Marvel vs. Capcom series, the Dead or Alive series and the Soul Calibur series. He also spends most of his time playing adventure games (Okami anyone?).

Weston Watson

Former UpStream Contributor

A self proclaimed Gaming Guru Weston's mission statement is to bring the readers and listeners the very best in gaming news, reviews and previews. An avid Dead or Alive player, but a general player of all games, some current favorites include Left4Dead and Prototype. Expect an unbiased, no nonsense opinion on the videogame world as we know it today. He won't let you play crap... no matter how much "the cool kids are doing it."

Cody Bailey

Current UpStream Contributor