With 10+ years of experience in the constantly changing landscape of the web, Anthony is dedicated to being on the cutting edge of all things web development. While his objective over the past several years has been building custom WordPress-based websites, he has a wealth of past experience in all phases of the website process from planning through launch.

Prior to working in the industry, Anthony served 3 years in the Army as a paratrooper in the 82nd Airborne Division. After an honorable discharge, he earned a Bachelor’s degree in Web Design and Development from The Art Institute of Pittsburgh. When he’s not building websites, you can find him cooking, camping or planning his next adventure.

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His career started after graduating from Robert Morris University with a Bachelor’s degree in Media Arts/Graphic Design. Matt’s prior work experience includes creative leadership in multiple agency settings, leading international design teams both large and small: and spearheading thousands of design projects in the advertising, local news, and higher-education industries.

Matt is a true Yinzer at heart. He prefers fries on his sandwiches, owns too many Terrible Towels, and finds Hunt’s ketchup repulsive. Matt couldn’t be more proud to bleed black and gold. 

Matt is a also Disney nerd (he previously produced a podcast on the topic, and even interviewed the voice actor who brings Mickey Mouse to life). The House of Mouse has been a major source of inspiration in his creative journey for as long as he can remember, and Matt strives to replicate the company’s world-class attention to detail that has always been held on the highest pedestal – especially in their theme parks – as often as possible in his everyday work.

We asked Matt what he loves about working in the creative field:

“I enjoy analyzing data to influence design decisions and tell stories that viewers may struggle to comprehend without visual assistance. I love the challenge of making every creative decision and deliverable purposeful — diving into the why behind every design — with the intent to drive results for both our team and our clients.”

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His career started after graduating from the Art Institute of Pittsburgh with a Bachelor’s degree in graphic design. He has worked with larger corporate brands such as rue21, as well as smaller agencies and a variety of clients along the way.

When Kevin isn’t behind a computer designing, you can probably still find him behind a computer recording a guitar track. In the rare instance, he’s not behind a computer, you can find him at the Round Corner Cantina.

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If you can look at it on a screen, he’s probably made it, edited it, cut it, recorded it, or developed it. His origin story begins in the dorms of West Virginia University, where he hand-coded his first website on a 56k dial-up connection using nothing but a text editor, an HTML glossary, and his imagination.

That quick grasp of new technology and early adoption will serve him well over the next 20 years, as he approaches digital marketing with a hobbyist’s zeal and an eye for DIY. After spending years in the insurance industry and working on his fiction writing, a friend in marketing saw Jim as the perfect candidate for a web editor position. “You know, people will hire you to do this stuff,” she said, as he helped her with the website at Artist Image Resources, a local nonprofit dedicated to providing a laboratory for local artists to tell their stories.

This assertion proved true, as Jim would quickly move from web editor to the head of all digital marketing efforts at Carlow University, at one time juggling the constantly-shifting website of a higher education institution, managing the vibrant social media accounts for the University, all the while creating award-winning content and making sure marginalized voices got to be heard.

Born and raised in Wheeling, West Virginia, Jim finished his degree at West Virginia University and would contribute to the digital marketing efforts of Artists Image Resources, serving as a board member. As an adult brain cancer survivor, Jim approaches every experience with the enthusiasm of someone who got a second chance and will never, ever, take each new day for granted.

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