Behind the Screens: Q&A with the Technical Lead of Zynga’s Mafia Wars

CEOs tend to get all the credit, but as many of them would likely admit, it’s countless invisible yet talented individuals who make up the vast amount of value in Silicon Valley. Beginning this week, we're hoping to shine a light on some of these unexposed stars through a regular new feature called Behind the Screens. Kicking off the series is 28-year-old Erik “Dutch” Vanbragt, the franchise lead of technology on Mafia Wars, an enormously popular multiplayer browser game from the social networking game company Zynga.