About Fusionbox
The Fusionbox Team
Alexander Groth — President and Founder
Nickname – T–Bone (based on the Seinfeld episode)
Alexander Groth is a developer skilled in various web development languages. Prior to starting Fusionbox, he worked for an Internet Startup, Across Media. As a developer there he was appalled at the bloated budgets, lack of expertise, and downright absence of customer support of the web development consultants with whom he worked. Alexander started Fusionbox because he felt there was a need for a focused and talented web design and development company with exceptional customer service. Alexander holds a Bachelor's from UC Berkeley and a Master's from Johns Hopkins. Alexander will drive the technology decisions and master plan for your project and usually lends a hand in the development of all our web–based software. He often interrupts our day by calling mandatory ice cream meetings.
Ivy Hastings — Account Director and Strategist
Nickname – Rainbow Bright
Ivy Hastings left a stifling corporate position to come to work at Fusionbox in 2003. Also a veteran of Internet start–up, Across Media, Ivy has ten years of experience in online marketing, usability best practices, and effective user interface design. Ivy develops all the online strategies for Fusionbox's clients and translates between the geeks and the clients.
Lindsey Jamieson — Account Manager
Nickname – Shorty
Lindsey Jamieson is the newest addition to Account Management team at Fusionbox. In her past life, she was a project manager at McClain Finlon Advertising. That being said, she understands the balance between delivering great work and the importance of a timeline and budget. She is a graduate of Colorado State University, majoring in Business after trying out Spanish and Nutrition too. Her right–brain activities include redesigning her 1930s house, taking art classes and teaching her dog new tricks.
Justin Stollsteimer — Lead Designer
Nickname – Justini (because he's a design magician)
Justin is not only a talented designer, he's a Computer Science major too. Justin designs all of our websites and has the incredible ability to translate a client's vision into a beautiful, functional & search–engine–friendly web site design. Justin is also probably the most easy–going and friendly guy you'll ever meet. He is the polar opposite of the typical prima donna designer type. His goal is to thrill our clients with his designs.
Nick Yorchak — Search Engine Marketing Specialist
Nickname – Big Ten (Top 10 Rankings)
Nick Yorchak joined the Fusionbox team as a Search Engine Marketing Specialist. Since then, he's been responsible for SEM campaigns, as well as optimizing client's websites using the latest search engine optimization (SEO) techniques. He loves nothing more than attaining high organic search rankings and attempting to decipher the Google algorithm, but his other hobbies include skiing, hiking, hockey, social media, blogging and creative writing when he can find time. A graduate of the University of San Diego, Nick holds a degree in History and Business. A self–proclaimed "literary genius," his writing skills have helped many of Fusionbox's clients ascend the search engine rankings. As a member of SEMPO (Search Engine Marketing Professionals Organization), Nick stays on the cutting-edge of the always changing SEO industry.
Monica Valdez — Search Engine Marketing Specialist
Nickname – Captain Analytics (Yarrrr!)
Monica is one of the knowledgeable Search Engine Marketing Specialists at Fusionbox. She brings a long background of marketing and technical expertise as well as expert Pay–Per–Click (PPC) and SEO skills. In addition to her passion for Internet marketing, she enjoys traveling, photography, music, and learning Mandarin Chinese. Her favorite holiday is Talk Like a Pirate Day (September 19th). Her educational background includes a graduate certificate in Technical Communication and a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Multimedia Studies from the University of Colorado. Additionally, as a member of the Business Marketing Association, Monica currently serves on the Board of Directors as the Roundtable Chair for the Colorado Chapter.
Colin Thomas–Arnold — PHP Programmer
Nickname – "Tuesday Special"
Before settling in Denver, Colin was a landscaper, a canoe tour guide, an English teacher in Japan, even a chimney sweep. What a perfect candidate as a PHP Developer! His programming background is actually quite extensive. He is especially adept at object–oriented programming and algorithm design. He has made applications for everything from cell phones, Apple computers, Windows PCs, the Internet, to Texas Instruments graphing calculators. He graduated from Oberlin College in 2004 with two degrees: Physics, and Japanese. He has lived in Japan for three years, and speaks the language fluently.
Angelo Lakra — PHP Developer
Nickname – "Fozzy"
Angelo began learning as much as he could about computers at an early age. He ended up earning a degree in computer engineering technology from Southern Polytechnic State University in Marietta, Georgia so that he could dabble in hardware design. Not long after, Angelo found out that his real passion was writing software for critical systems that utilized the web. Angelo loves open source, ultimate frisbee, Ruby, and the occasional beer. He is currently working on his poker face.
Kevin Healey — Business Development Manager
Nickname – Kevin "The Ingratiator" Healey
Kevin is the dinosaur of the Fusionbox team. His 28 years of experience in sales and marketing (having sold his first car when he was 12 years old) uniquely qualifies him as our manager for Business Development. His background is as varied as a stock and commodities broker, to a contractor, to an owner of a new car dealership. This diversity has proven invaluable to our customers as he helps them identify solutions that tailor fit their exact needs. Always available (24/7), Kevin relishes customer calls and interaction, go ahead call him now 504–307–3447, but be forewarned his southern charm can be disarming!
Paula Lee — SEO & HTML Production
Nickname – Pucca ('cause she's so cute!)
Paula Lee is a junior attending Metropolitan State College of Denver majoring in Digital Art. Her role at Fusionbox is multifaceted indeed, as she gets involved in everything from search engine optimization and HTML editing to Online PR. She enjoys organizing and has a great interest in learning about programming and advancing her knowledge in new technology. Paula is also involved in Arts Street, a Denver non–profit that trains our future creative workforce.
