Our People & Experience
People make the difference. From project management follow-up to strategic planning sessions to the programming behind the scenes, our staff makes us who we are. The people at NetPilot have been around the web world for quite a while and have the creativity and skills to take your project further than you might have thought possible.
Our development team has extensive experience with web site programming, receiving college-level training, continuing education, and one-on-one online instruction by industry experts. Our team has experience with many types of web applications that serve a variety of purposes. Our programmers have experience in Java, CSS (Cascading Style Sheets), ASP, .Net, HTML, Javascript, PHP, CGI, Perl, Flash, e-commerce integration, web database design and integration, content management systems, and much more.
Our developers are trained in web development techniques consistent with the industry standard guidelines of the World Wide Web Consortium (w3c.org), including web site coding and image optimization.
Get to know us a little better:
John Merry: Owner, Project Manager, Developer, Search Engine Optimization Specialist
John Merry brings a long history of marketing and web development to the project. With a 25-year background in marketing, a bachelor’s degree in marketing, and 16 years of experience in web design, John will ask the right questions to begin the journey of online success. Solid organization and process management gets your site created correctly, on time, and within budget. In addition to web development and database programming, John is trained in search engine optimization from the International Webmasters Association.
Marla Meredith: Creative Director, Interface Design and Usability Expert
For more than 17 years, Marla Meredith has practiced, taught, and researched visual communication, information design, and user interface design. She currently oversees the design direction and development of client interactive solutions from concept to delivery--managing and directing a multi-disciplinary team of multimedia/web designers, developers, and web analysts. Marla provides strategic guidance on information architecture, website usability, content development, and ADA (Americans with Disabilities Act) website compliance. She has worked on a variety of applications — commerce, education, entertainment, finance, and medicine — for such clients as Hewlett Packard, GoGirl Energy Drinks, ACS, Blue Diamond Growers, PRIDE Industries, Lockheed Martin, state of California, state of Arizona, and the Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation. Marla has served as a guest faculty member of Washington State’s Digital Government Academy and has held memberships in a number of associations in the field of usability and visual communication. Marla holds a bachelor’s degree in visual communication from California State University, Sacramento.
Michael Perry: Senior Multimedia Designer and Adobe Flash Developer
Michael Perry has over 12 years experience in web/multimedia design and development, and has been responsible for a number of award-winning user interfaces. As a senior multimedia designer and developer, Michael works closely with the creative director and development team to understand the client’s strategic business, marketing, branding, functional, and user experience objectives, ultimately creating engaging and intuitive web sites and Internet products. He has worked with such clients as Lockheed Martin, state of Oklahoma, state of California, Hewlett Packard, Sony Ericsson, Apple, Motorola, Pedigree, Cadbury Schweppes, 7-11, and Vodafone. Michael is trained and educated in visual communication. He is an expert in Adobe Flash, Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Illustrator, and is proficient in HTML, JavaScript, and CSS.
Zach Schapel: Developer/Project Manager
With over ten years of experience in the website design business, Zach has knowledge of all aspects of design/development. Managing an effective project requires a well rounded skill set to constantly solve problems and increase effectiveness. Working previously for a large e-commerce driven web provider serving Fortune 500 companies has lead to a particular focus on new age content management systems. Zach is skilled and well-versed in XHTML, CSS, Joomla, PHP, MySQL, Zend Framework, Photoshop, Server Administration, and search engine optimization tactics.
Jeff Mee: Developer
Programming websites for many years, Jeff has developed a particular focus on open source systems and the coding platforms that they create. He is experienced in many languages and systems, including JavaScript, DOM, AJAX, PHP, MySQL, Zend Framework, Zend Server, Joomla, Magento, and more.
Kevin Davis: Developer
Kevin has been developing software for more than ten years, most recently with a focus on websites, web applications and business process automation solutions. He has developed systems for Fortune 500 companies, single-employee small businesses and everything in between. Kevin is well-versed in a wide variety of platforms and programming languages, inclucing PHP, Flex and Javascript. Additionally, he has extensive experience with MySQL, SQL Server and Oracle.
Vicki Mongan: Writer
Vicki Mongan has more than 25 years’ experience bringing the right words to corporate, nonprofit and public agency communications—through websites and other print and electronic marketing, advertising and corporate communications projects. Throughout most of her career, Vicki has maintained a freelance practice serving clients in the financial services, technology, healthcare, travel, energy, consumer products and public sectors. In addition, Vicki has worked with nonprofit organizations that range from relief and development agencies to municipal utilities. In her writing practice, Vicki specializes in moving complex concepts into appealing, benefit-driven materials that engage and inform readers. Her clients have included Sutter Health, First American CoreLogic, Blue Diamond Growers, Pride Industries, Intel, HP, Cisco Systems, Adobe, and countless other local, national and international organizations.
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