
Chief Experience Officer at Sherpa Web! Studios
Greater Atlanta Area

Chief Experience Officer at Sherpa Web! Studios
Greater Atlanta Area
- Founder of Sherpa! Web Studios, focused on Engaging, Enticing, and Evolving(TM) B2B online relationships by delivering award-winning web design & interfaces, top-ranked search engine marketing, and cost-effective web technologies.
- Guest speaker, lecturer, writer, and thought-leader on the quantifiable and strategic value of B2B digital marketing.
- Co-founder of Vascent, an Atlanta-based web design and development firm consecutively ranked 'Top Web Design and Development Firm', 'Best Place To Work', 'Fastest Growing Private Company', and a 2006 Inc5000 'Fastest Growing Firm'.
- Named as 2006 Atlanta Business Chronicle's Up & Comers Top 40 under 40.
- Featured in a variety of publications including MarketingProfs, Atlanta Business Chronicle, BtoB Magazine, Atlanta Woman Magazine, Techlinks, TalentZoo, and Georgia Restaurant Association.
- Recipient of multiple international design awards from the Web Marketing Association and Horizon Interactive Awards.
- Marketing Chair and Board member of Moving in the Spirit, a nationally awarded youth development non-profit serving Atlanta's communities.
- An active member the Atlanta Interactive Marketing Association (AiMA), Search Engine Marketing Professionals Organization (SEMPO), and Computer-Human Interaction - Atlanta (CHI-Atlanta). Founder of Atlanta User Experience Group (AUXG).
- Earned BS from the University of Georgia with Highest Honors, where he's often a guest lecturer and speaker.
- Extensive experience architecting digital marketing campaigns for businesses of all sizes:
ENTERPRISE ORGANIZATIONS: Rinnai, Siemens, ADP, Sprint, Porsche, and Berkshire Hathaway.
MID-SIZED COMPANIES: Cbeyond, Spanx, Purchasing Power, Rollings, Amcat, Maxxis, Kilpatrick Stockton, Agilysys, Boyken International, Inovis.
SMALL BUSINESSES: Buckhead Life Restaurant Group, Ron Clark Academy, Julian Lecraw & Company, Cumming-Forsyth Chamber, Tyler Perry Company, Career Sports & Entertainment.
Digital Strategy -- the art and science of creating, executing, and measuring high-performance digital marketing strategies.
Search Engine Marketing -- driving consumer initiated demand through search engine and social media marketing.
Persuasive Technology -- the use of web sites, software applications, and mobile devices to influence people’s attitudes and behavior and motivate toward specific actions.
***2009****
- Judge for WebMarketing Awards
***2008****
- 'Most Effective Search Engine Marketing' Award (Atlanta Interactive Marketing Association)
- Judge for WebMarketing Awards
***2007****
- 'Largest Marketing Services Firm' (Atlanta Business Chronicle)
- 'Inc5000 Fastest Growing Firm' (Inc Magazine)
- 5 Interactive Media Awards (Horizon Awards)
- 6 'Excellence in Design' (Web Marketing Association WebAwards)
- Judge for WebMarketing Awards
***2006****
- '40 under 40 Up and Comers' Award (Atlanta Business Chronicle)
- Top Web Design and Development Firm (2002-07 Atlanta Business Chronicle)
- Judge of WebMarketing Awards
***2005****
- 'Best Place To Work' (2004-05 Atlanta Business Chronicle)
***2004****
- 'Fastest Growing Private Firm' (2003-04 Atlanta Business Chronicle)