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Michael has been focused for the past 10 years on using information technology to connect groups of people with each other, and to solve everyday problems. His specialty is figuring out how to turn good social and technology ideas into reality, and organizing the resources and team of talented people required to do so. Michael’s strengths are in communication, administration and vision, finances, legal, and design.
Matt brings an extensive background in customer service, sales, project management, as well as business strategy and development. Matt has been involved in information technology since 1998, and holds an associates degree in Computer Sciences. Other interests include sports and spending time with family and friends.
Jonathon is an entrepreneur and self-taught programmer, and cut his programming teeth on MS QuickBASIC back in the Windows 95 days. He has dabbled in HLA, writing prime number finders and solving other mathematical problems (including a few Diophantine problems). The past 2 years have been focused solely on web development with PHP/Javascript and MySQL.
Kyle is a visionary entrepreneur who contributes over ten years of experience in the design industry. He views each project with anticipation, catering solutions to various opportunities & challenges. His extensive background, paired with a keen ability to understand and provide effective design, consistently exceeds client expectations. He is especially passionate about user interaction because he understands the close interrelationship between designer, client, and everyday user.
Paul is an internationally-recognized expert on PHP, performance benchmarking, and other technologies. He is the founder and maintainer of the Savant Template System and the Solar Framework for PHP, and writes about software development, management, economics, business, politics, and culture.
In 1999, before his family had the web, Alex installed Netscape Navigator from floppy disks and began creating webpages for fun. Today, he programs in PHP, MySQL, CSS, jQuery and Objective-C. He lives in Maine with his wife Kierstyn, and enjoys cooking, movies, and creating great web applications.
With an extensive background in PHP and MySQL, Jake has spent a decade building websites and applications for major corporations, political candidates, online magazines and more. When he's not working on a server from a couple thousand miles away, Jake can often be found shooting down targets at 300 meters while training with the Oklahoma National Guard.
Jonathan is a young entrepreneur with experience in Politics, Management, Technology, Marketing and Global Philanthropy. Jon seeks unique juxtapositions between seemingly unrelated fields to create new experience, products and services. Splitting his time between Los Angeles, CA and Des Moines, IA, Jonathan focuses on living a life of personal, spiritual, environmental and social responsibility.
For 3 months in 2009, we all converged on a house in Birmingham, Alabama, to work together in-person for some intense projects. The historic home was supposed to be completely renovated by the time we arrived, but was running behind schedule. Fond memories, and strong bonds, developed as we lived and worked 24/7 in the combination home+office while the renovation was completed around us - with our help, at times.
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We are a team of experienced web & brand consultants, designers, and software developers based all over North America.
We are a passionate group of strategic thinkers, creative minds and technical wizards, using and creating technology to empower people to improve their life and the world around them.
We are genuinely excited by the new opportunities of the internet, and inject this enthusiasm into the web projects we build for our clients and the innovative software we develop.
We are experts at architecting, designing and implementing mobile and web applications using whatever technologies are appropriate (such as PHP, Ruby / Ruby on Rails, Python, MySQL database, Magento, Flash, etc.). (more about our services »)
Michael R. Poythress - CEO
Michael has been focused for the past 10 years on using information technology to connect groups of people with each other, and to solve everyday problems. His specialty is figuring out how to turn good social and technology ideas into reality, and organizing the resources and team of talented people required to do so. Michael’s strengths are in communication, administration and vision, finances, legal, and design.
Matt Blackwell - COO
Matt brings an extensive background in customer service, sales, project management, as well as business strategy and development. Matt has been involved in information technology since 1998, and holds an associates degree in Computer Sciences. Other interests include sports and spending time with family and friends.
Jonathon Hill - CTO
Jonathon is an entrepreneur and self-taught programmer, and cut his programming teeth on MS QuickBASIC back in the Windows 95 days. He has dabbled in HLA, writing prime number finders and solving other mathematical problems (including a few Diophantine problems). The past 2 years have been focused solely on web development with PHP/Javascript and MySQL.
Kyle Simukka - Creative Director
Kyle is a visionary entrepreneur who contributes over ten years of experience in the design industry. He views each project with anticipation, catering solutions to various opportunities & challenges. His extensive background, paired with a keen ability to understand and provide effective design, consistently exceeds client expectations. He is especially passionate about user interaction because he understands the close interrelationship between designer, client, and everyday user.
Paul M. Jones - Vice President, Engineering
Paul is an internationally-recognized expert on PHP, performance benchmarking, and other technologies. He is the founder and maintainer of the Savant Template System and the Solar Framework for PHP, and writes about software development, management, economics, business, politics, and culture.
Alex King - Developer
In 1999, before his family had the web, Alex installed Netscape Navigator from floppy disks and began creating webpages for fun. Today, he programs in PHP, MySQL, CSS, jQuery and Objective-C. He lives in Maine with his wife Kierstyn, and enjoys cooking, movies, and creating great web applications.
Jake A. Smith - Developer, Systems Administrator
With an extensive background in PHP and MySQL, Jake has spent a decade building websites and applications for major corporations, political candidates, online magazines and more. When he's not working on a server from a couple thousand miles away, Jake can often be found shooting down targets at 300 meters while training with the Oklahoma National Guard.
Jonathan A. Bell - Business Development
Jonathan is a young entrepreneur with experience in Politics, Management, Technology, Marketing and Global Philanthropy. Jon seeks unique juxtapositions between seemingly unrelated fields to create new experience, products and services. Splitting his time between Los Angeles, CA and Des Moines, IA, Jonathan focuses on living a life of personal, spiritual, environmental and social responsibility.
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For 3 months in 2009, we all converged on a house in Birmingham, Alabama, to work together in-person for some intense projects. The historic home was supposed to be completely renovated by the time we arrived, but was running behind schedule. Fond memories, and strong bonds, developed as we lived and worked 24/7 in the combination home+office while the renovation was completed around us - with our help, at times.