Meet The Team
AMIE FOREST
Creative
Amie creates dynamic, interactive community websites, vibrant branding and print collateral, and entertaining animation. She has 30+ years experience as a graphic designer and creative director in both web and print media. Her specialty is project conceptualizing, pulling the main stakeholders together at project start for a creative session in site/project envisioning.
She has worked with corporations, political candidates, educational institutions, non-profits, green industry and small companies, always focusing on improving user experience, maintaining a consistent brand, and streamlining workflow process. She began her career as a newspaper illustrator, where she was able to blend her obsession with politics and news with her love of art, and then moved on to print graphics before becoming fluent in the web. She is well-rounded and able to bring a myriad of skills to each project.
JOHN PAUL HAYES
Technology
JP is a web programmer who loves to turn concepts into reality. His expertise covers a wide of range of programming languages including: html, xhtml, jQuery, JavaScript, php, mysql, css, and css 3.
He is passionate about open source frameworks, particularly the content management systems Drupal and WordPress, and the open source community where he contributes regularly. Lately he has been building robust online communities, to great success, for a diverse range of clients. He has a deep understanding of the history and importance of social media and utilizes that knowledge to each projects’ benefit. Always looking to the future, John stays on top of all the latest web trends and technologies and thrives on creating innovative solutions to address clients’ needs.