When
you work with Gravity Switch, you can rest assured that you're working
with the best. As a small boutique shop, we're nimble and flexible
- able to handle rush jobs and complex projects of all sizes with
minimum hassle and maximum personal service. From our founders and production
team, to our strategic alliances, we pride ourselves on being intensely
creative, professional, fun, reliable, and passionate to the very core.
Jason Mark
Co-founder, Chief Strategist & Creative Lead
Jason's long-term involvement in web and multimedia training and development (from the early 1990's on) led him to co-found Gravity Switch. He understands how much the Internet affects today's businesses. Throughout his career, Jason has helped conceptualize, design and orchestrate numerous interactive and functional web design projects. He's known as a visionary, a strategic Internet consulting guru and a reliable expert who has a knack for transforming intangible concepts into concrete results.
Jason studied in the United States as well as France and Germany. He received his Undergraduate and Masters Degrees from the University of Massachusetts, Amherst.
Christine Mark
Co-founder & Graphic Designer
A veteran of Microsoft Corporation, Christine Mark has over 15 years of experience in the software design and web/interactive industry. Hard working, down-to-earth, and easy-to-laugh, Christine possesses all of the qualities of a world-class designer, without the ego. She is a seasoned design professional whose interactive and functional web design work has received numerous awards. Christine understands that effective web/interactive design must include, and go beyond, the traditional graphic design principles of branding, corporate identity and logo design, visual voice, and wow-factor to encompass User Interface (UI) Design and Interaction Design.
She graduated Magna cum Laude with a degree in Computer Science from Mount Holyoke College.
Kelli Allard
Project Manager
It's in the details. That's Kelli's philosophy in life and she brings her passion for perfection into every project she manages. Kelli has been keeping our clients happy since 2001, and in internet years, that's quite a long history. Aside from her flair for details and her project management know-how, Kelli has had a hand in almost every role at Gravity Switch, from office management, usability analysis, and quality assurance, to sales and proposal writing. Kelli graduated summa cum laude from Elms College with a B.A. in Psychology.
Rachael Frank
Information Architect, Project Manager
"A place for everything, & everything in it's place."
Rachael's got an eye for details, a knack for seeing connections, and a
flair for organization. She graduated with Honors from Marlboro
College with a B.A. in Film Theory & Criticism.
Ketesah Surgies
Project Manager, Copy Writer
A perfectionist by nature, details are very important to Tess. She has
a knack for not letting things slip when managing projects, and a
profound desire to help people. She got her start in the web industry
writing content, but for a number of years has also been managing
projects and juggling client requests. While she takes pleasure from
all the details that come with project management, Tess still makes
time to enjoy the written language in the form of writing copy,
providing editing consultation, or even just playing word games.
Tess graduated Cum Laude from the University of Massachusetts Honors College with a BA in English.
Theresa Carrington
Executive Producer
Theresa has over a decade of Web and Interactive Media design,
production and project management experience. Her background blends
extensive work with Web, CD-ROM and Multimedia Kiosk production with
client service and project management capabilities from Cone
Communications, Think New Ideas, Cramer Productions, Razorfish and
Houghton Mifflin Learning Technologies. She is a seasoned Project
Manager and Designer working with Fortune 500 clients including
Motorola, Lotus/IBM, EMC, Houghton Mifflin, Bausch & Lomb, Glaxo
Pharmaceuticals, Comcast, Hasbro, Lucent Technologies, Fidelity and
John Hancock.
Theresa is also a freelance photographer and an avid travel enthusiast, having lived abroad in Portugal, Spain and France. She graduated cum laude from the University of Massachusetts, with a Bachelor of Arts degree (BDIC) in Communications and Graphic Design.
Erich Bennar
Lead QA Engineer, Technical Strategist, SEO Specialist
"Are we doing it the smart way?" If you need to know if something is done right, you go to Erich. A strong multi-tasker, Erich embodies all the key traits of a good tester and technical planner: intelligence, analytical skills, creative thinking, a drive to understand how things work, and a productively "devious nature" that keeps him on the hunt to find the critical stress points of any feature or website.
Erich graduated with high honors from Marlboro College with a BA in Computer Science and Sociology.
Hal Marshall
Graphic Designer, Video & Motion Producer, HTML Programmer
A designer and new-media expert, Hal brings extensive experience in developing captivating, viewer-oriented, designs to the Gravity Switch team. He comes to web design from the world of video and motion graphics, and can handle anything from the HTML/CSS programming that makes a website work to the interactivity and visual flair that makes a website an immersive experience. His wide-ranging abilities, creative focus, and dedication to client value set him apart.
Hal has an MFA in Filmmaking from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago.
Todd Cesere
Programmer
"Just figure it out." If you have a challenge that requires someone to hunker down with the available information and just make something work, Todd is the man for the job. He has worked with many technologies, including PHP, HTML, XML, CSS, Javascript, Java, C++, and MySQL, and is ready to learn more at a moment's notice. Since his first programming job in 2000, he has been a staunch defender of both maintainability and usability. Whether looking at front facing user interface or a block of back-end code, in his eyes the programmer and the end user need the same result; a succinct, effective programming design.
Todd graduated from Michigan State University with a BS in Computer Science.
Tommy Boucher
Programmer
"A programmer is a machine for turning coffee into source code." Tommy has worked in a variety of fields in the industry from low-level firmware, to computational linguistics, to his favorite, Internet technologies. Fluent in multiple programming languages, his goal is to write clean, well-structured, efficient code. With a mathematical mind, Tommy will solve your problem quickly and completely.
Tommy is currently studying mathematical computing at the University of Massachusetts.
Rob Archer
Programmer
"Does it work?" A programmer and software designer for 10 years, Rob takes a practical craftsman's approach to client projects. Rob is comfortable pioneering new technologies, developing open source customer resource management tools or even keeping a client's aging AS400 mainframe talking to their website "for a little while longer." If you need an e-commerce web solution or require advanced website / Intranet integration, he can do it! Also an expert in CD-ROM programming, Rob has developed numerous projects using Lingo for Macromedia Director and is fluent in ActionScript for Macromedia Flash. His programming toolbox includes PHP, ColdFusion, MySQL, Oracle, Microsoft SQL Server and Access, HTML, XML, Javscript, CSS, some duct tape and a really big hammer.
Gavin Andresen
Programmer
Gavin received his Bachelor's degree in Computer Science from Princeton University. Career accomplishments include co-writing the VRML specification (the international standard for doing 3D graphics over the web), leading the development of a voice-over-the-internet product that has more than a million users (Roger Wilco), creating a web service that lets the blind play online games with each other and their sighted friends and family (All inPlay), and implementing much of the core code for Gravity Switch's content management system and the integrated e-commerce web solution. He's an expert C++, PHP and SQL developer, with years of experience with both Windows and Unix.
Gabe Ripley
Programmer
As a co-founder and seasoned member of the Gravity Switch development team, Gabe has extensive experience in a variety of authoring environments including PHP, Director Lingo, HTML/DHTML, ColdFusion, and JavaScript. Gabe can easily master new technologies including seamless advanced website / Intranet integration. He is also well-versed in developing 'tried and true' solutions like educational interactive games. This programming guru is known far and wide for his incredible talent, programming skill, as well as his ability to implement creative web development solutions in a single bound!