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Wardell built PCs and worked as a check proofer to fund his education at Western Michigan University. He graduated in 1994 with a degree in Electronic Engineering, specializing in Computer Engineering.
Wardell's first notable achievement was the design and implementation of Galactic Civilizations for OS/2, one of the platform's few games. He led development of OS/2 Essentials, followed by Object Desktop, a package of utilities and desktop enhancements.
Wardell remained an OS/2 advocate for years; in 1996 he won OS/2 Professional's "Corporate Commitment" award. When the OS/2 market collapsed, he guided Stardock to Windows, heading development of PC game Entrepreneur (now The Corporate Machine) while coordinating the creation of WindowBlinds and other Object Desktop components.
Wardell designed Galactic Civilizations for Windows and its sequel, which became GameSpy's Game of the Year. He subsequently designed The Political Machine and Elemental, as well as two expansions to Galactic Civilizations II. In 2012 he was producer of Elemental:_Fallen_Enchantress.
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