Aaron Archer has left Hasbro - another look at a famous document of his

[Paul Agnew]

I think the most exciting fan-gossip at this years BotCon will be finding out who was sacked and who left.

And here I was thinking the most exciting fan-gossip at BotCon would be revealing the identity of Michael Crutchfield.

[Deonasis]

Sad to see him leave Hasbro. You can tell he has always had a soft spot for transformers and their fans despite climbing the ladder beyond that brand at Hasbro.

Maybe he can post on forums now or maybe now he can start a successful, offical Transformers Collectors Cub? That would be nice.

[Hursticon]

Indeed it's very sad to hear that Aaron Archer has left the company.
His tenure with the brand has seen it reach its loftiest of heights & some of the most amazing Transformers toys in history have been produced under his watch also.

I think we as fans & the brand at large will continue to feel the ripples Aaron created for a while to come, it is definite though that a Giant piece of Hasbro has departed.

[Tetsuwan Convoy]

Rik Alvarez was working for Hasbro? I didn't know that. The main point that sticked with me about Rik is that he had those rubbish "unofficial guides" and in the back of the book was usually a section dedicated to horrid cheap, nasty knockoffs...

IIRC, he is also a consultant or soemthing with funpub too.

But Yeah, sad to see Aaron go although I didn't really notice him until WFC came along and he popped up on some promotional videos.

[griffin]

Rik Alvarez was working for Hasbro? I didn't know that. The main point that sticked with me about Rik is that he had those rubbish "unofficial guides" and in the back of the book was usually a section dedicated to horrid cheap, nasty knockoffs...

IIRC, he is also a consultant or soemthing with funpub too.

Yeah, he started out as one of the "fan council" of FunPub, but in 2011 he was announced as being employed by Hasbro as "Creative Manager" (and was on the 2012 Hasbro panel as well)... which sounds like a made up title, that didn't end up going anywhere or lasting very long.
TFwiki has a page on him.

[Tetsuwan Convoy]

I realise that TFwiki is far from an unbiased source, but

Alvarez is ambidextrous, and frequently lightens the mood around the Hasbro, Inc. offices with feats of juggling.

As the main point just feels a bit sad.