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We’ve provided a little information about our team members’ backgrounds, but we would be honored to provide more. We would be even even more honored to learn about you. Give us a call or pop us an email and let’s get started!

Peter Jacobson – Principal

Peter has been implementing new technologies in support of the arts since 1996. An expert in both client- and server-side Web design and development technologies including CSS, XHTML, JavaScript, PHP, PERL, and MySQL, Peter believes that good design, at every level, is not a luxury but a core principle. In fact, bad design gives him shingles. He acts as project lead on all Linking Arts productions.

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Michael Isaac Almond – Creative Director

For the last eight years, Michael has specialized in User Experience Design, including Visual Design and Branding, User Interface Design, Interaction Design and Usability for a wide range of clients and project types. These include public facing Web sites and applications, including Software as a Service (SaaS) and Social Media applications, non-profit public interest sites, and portfolio sites for Designers and Media Arts Professionals. Michael’s professional skills draw on years of previous experience as an Art Director and Campaign Organizer at a leading Social Marketing media agency.

R.L. Bottoms – Lead Developer

R.L. Bottoms is a highly experienced Senior Web Applications Developer. He has worked on a wide variety of projects at Linking Arts and beyond. His extensive knowledge of Object Oriented Programming practices, Team Programming concepts, and Graphic Design allow us to deliver on time and under budget. His expertise in an astonishing range of technologies has proven invaluable time and again. He keeps us years ahead of the curve – and that works to your benefit.

Yet he’s not one to while away his hours staring at a monitor. One his key assets is his ability to work with potential clients in the initial stages of a project, helping to identify requirements quickly and effectively, then managing the implementation of those requirements by coordinating other team members effectively. What can we say but that he’s a peach?

Dan Gomes – Information Engineer

Dan, until recently in charge of technology at Film Arts Foundation, has extensive experience in the field. As a Senior Technology Consultant, he provided information engineering services to clients such as American Express, Ford, Ford Credit, IBM, Australian Telecom (Telstra), Intel, Kaiser Permanente, and more. But he tired of the corporate life, and made his way to San Francisco to live the dream, and pay housing costs beyond his means.

Gabrielle Loffer – Content Manager

Gabrielle comes to Linking Arts with a background in online community development and content management. She brings needed perspective on the long-term needs of building and maintaining online communities. If she’s your Account Rep you’ll find yourself in capable hands.

Steve Marcus – Systems Consultant

Steve is a systems consultant specializing in component-based, object-oriented architecture and design. He has participated in several domain areas in his twenty-some-odd-years of systems work. The industry domains Steve has worked in include petroleum, utilities, health care, financial institutions, financial management, insurance, manufacturing, education, entertainment, and others. Steve works with various contemporary technologies and methods. His core competencies include business architecture and design, domain modeling, process design, problem definition, and requirements gathering and analysis. Steve is a certified facilitator, and frequently plays the role of mentor/coach.

Avi Einhorn – Internet Application Developer

Avi has been programming in various languages since the days of ENIAC. His current tools of choice include Perl, C, PHP and Java. He has extensive experience using these tools and various database servers to build back-end environments for enterprise-level Web applications. Recent work included developing proprietary streaming media players based on the Windows Media Player and RealPlayer client software.