Kevin Bridges is a long time internet veteran and has actively been involved with internet systems development since 1992. He has been an integral component helping to deliver some of the largest and most complex Drupal sites in existence. He has a deep understanding of automation, security and performance implications and brings passion in these areas to the team. He is the DevOps North American Global Track Chair for the Drupal Association and has worked with outstanding organizations ranging from the Now Public team to Acquia. He has been involved in Drupal as a contributor since 2004 and has helped establish Colorado as a Drupal hub. Kevin brings the concepts of DevOps to organizations to help them realize modern techniques of automation, testing, scalability, predictability and metric driven results. His skills, from project management, to systems architecture and automation have helped numerous clients and projects realize their goals.
Our Team
Even though we were founded, and are still headquartered, in beautiful Denver, CO, the website development team at NewMedia! actually consists of many talented individuals, spread across several locations in (basically) three cities. Generally, our entire group is split pretty evenly between 6 departments:
- Web Design
...Website Designers, UI/UX Designers, Graphic Designers - Web Development
...Software Developers, Web Developers, Custom Programmers - Search Engine Optimization
...SEO Strategists, SEO Architects, SEO Content Writers and Submitters, SEO Link Builders - Managed Web Hosting
...Systems Administrators, Security Specialists, IT/Support Personnel - Sales and Management
...Business Development Specialists, Account Managers, Project Managers - Client Liaison and Support
...Project Coordinators, Account Representatives, Customer Service Evangelists
However, when you're working on a daily basis with the folks at the NewMedia! office in LoDo, your main Denver web development contacts will probably include some of the following friendly faces:
Kevin Bridges
Steve Morris
Steve wears many hats at NewMedia!, but his primary responsibility is developing new business relationships with the many clients and partners with which we are so lucky to work. Prior to the real commercial embracement of the Internet in the mid-90s, Steve's experience was offline, in advertising, marketing and design, working with some of the largest agencies and brands in the world, based out of London, UK. During his time with NEWMEDIA!, Steve has successfully overseen the development and delivery of hundreds of projects worth many millions of dollars, with clients who are local, national and international, and he brings a wisdom and breadth of experience to every new project we undertake.
Ryan Blyth
Ryan is a Colorado native. Yes, you read that right! He currently lives with his wife, his two sons, and crazy dog in Aurora, just outside Denver. He originally earned his degree in English Writing from The University of Colorado Denver, then spent several years as a technical writer where he originally discovered his passion for information architecture, user interface, web design, web development. He is a web standards and CSS master as well as an experienced Drupal themer - successfully completing close to 100 Drupal projects. Ryan has been a valued member of NewMedia! since 2007. Aside from developing websites at NewMedia!, Ryan spends his time raising his sons, yelling at the Broncos, trying to keep his German Shepherd off the couch, and playing with his son's Mindstorm Lego Robot.
Katie McCreary
Katie first discovered her passion for marketing at the ripe old age of 9. But it wasn't until attending college at DU that she realized the Internet's massive potential for engaging consumers in a new and different way. A member of the NewMedia! team since late 2007, Katie's responsibilities include Project Management, SEO Strategy execution, as well as client relations, and marketing and promotional activities. Originally from Clarksville, Tennessee, Katie loves calling Denver her home. On the weekends when she's not traveling, you'll find her enjoying the Denver nightlife and the symphony, or up in the mountains snowboarding fresh powder or hiking a 14er.
Justin Luke
Justin came to NewMedia! in 2008 after graduating from Warner College of Natural Resources at Colorado State University in Fort Collins where he received his Bachelors of Science. Prior to moving to Denver, Justin did manage to get in 72 days of riding with no broken bones when working up in Vail. As summer approached, he made his way to beautiful sunny Denver - melting pot of new ideas and technology - and found a unique company that had much to offer. That company was NewMedia! Justin brought with him his skills in customer service, his dedication to work and an eagerness to learn. Justin is also very good with problem solving and is beginning to become a well seasoned IT Help desk associate combining his customer service skills with his IT knowledge. He is able to fix a mirade of problems for both systems and network issues and has knowledge of MacOSX, Windows 7/8, and recently Linux. Apart from snowboarding, in his spare time, Justin enjoys live music and staying active outdoors, whether that's hiking, biking or camping. He is proud to call Denver his home and looks forward to getting to know it better one food cart at a time.
Brandt Reed
Brandt is a talented, and unusual, combination of both design/aesthetic and development/technical abilities, having been working in the web design industry for the past 7 years. He worked as a front-end designer for two universities prior to joining NewMedia! in 2012 and has extensive experience creating custom (hand-coded) website themes using a wide range of CMS tools. His strengths are in web User Interface design and coding very clean xhtml & css that is up with all the W3C goodness. He is a fast learner and someone that is always looking to be challenged with new ideas and techniques. He lives in Denver, with his lovely wife and two young kids.
Rick Manelius
Rick graduated from MIT with a PhD in Materials Science and BS in Engineering (where he also coached track and field) and quickly became a valued member of the team shortly after joining NewMedia! in 2012. Yes, he really is a rocket scientist. In addition to his considerable talent in all things technical, his specific expertise is in understanding the big picture, and helping identify challenges and provide solutions long before a problem has a chance to develop. His analogous nickname here is the Swiss Army Knife. Rick’s a software developer, media technologist and project manager, but please don’t ask him to design anything. We all have our limits. Rick loves to learn, share, and connect with like-minded people, and he lives in Denver with his wife Emily and their dog Linus.
Johannah (“Jo”) Hoffman
Johannah (“Jo”) was born in Germany and raised in North Florida but relocated to Colorado to attend the University of Colorado at Boulder. Having joined the NEWMEDIA! team in early 2012 as Project Manager, Jo works directly with both clients and the design/development team to help ensure clear communication and timely completion of business-critical projects on a daily basis. An experienced business professional with exceptional business development, client relations, human resources, training and managerial skills, Jo spent eight years supporting the formation of a highly successful litigation law firm by streamlining policies and procedures which increased the company’s revenue and overall success. Consistently recognized as an effective and motivational leader with the ability to work in diverse and vigorous environments, Jo maintains a strong aptitude for building trust, creating teams and leading groups to work collectively to achieve successful results. Jo lives in Broomfield with her husband and daughter.
Alex Knoll
Alex joined NEWMEDIA!’s team in 2012 as a Web Developer after having held that position for several years with the global educational nonprofit organization, EDUCAUSE. In addition to being a very talented programmer, Alex is also a J.D., a licensed attorney, and a member of both the Colorado and Missouri Bar Associations. He is a well-rounded, truly pragmatic problem-solver. The same passion that propelled Alex from computer science to the law, and back again, enables him to be a critical thinker that never shies away from complex multi-disciplinary challenges. Alex’s role includes the formation and implementation of Drupal best practices, interaction with the Drupal API in custom modules, and creation of information architecture.
Chris Caldwell
Chris joined NewMedia! in 2013 after developing websites and complex web applications independently for over 13 years. He's a passionate open-source software advocate with extensive experience in the LAMP environment and a deep understanding of the Drupal content management framework. Chris loves building advanced, highly-functional Drupal websites and loves tackling complex problems in future-ready ways. When he's not wrapped up in the world of web development, Chris enjoys getting out on backpacking, hiking, and mountain biking excursions with his wife, getting his hands dirty in the garden, and making things from scratch.
Give us a call today at 303-860-6050
Or you can click the following button to fill out our contact form.Fill out our contact form
