Bill Finn, CEO/President
Founder and President of Finn Digital LLC, Bill Finn is responsible for the strategic innovation, design and support of digital media initiatives, bringing more than 12 years of expertise with Fortune 100 and other corporations, both national and international in scope.
Bill consults on, designs, and produces business communications projects including interactive marketing strategy, e-learning, core business data applications, rich internet media, video and corporate event media. His ability to transform clients' business vision into results-driven digital media has helped the Finn Digital Team win best-of-category and excellence awards from the Business Marketing Association in 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, and 2005 as well as multiple awards from the International Academy of Visual Arts in 2008.
He has assisted global corporations in design, development, and support of:
- Interactive marketing strategy
- E-learning Systems and Initiatives
- Business-Critical Presentation Design
- Business Data Tracking (KPI) Tools
- Large Event Presentations and Display Media
- Safety Incident Reporting Systems
- Shipping Load Entry and Driver Data Management Systems
- Project Sales and Management Tools
- International Sales Incentive Management Tools
- C-Level Interactive Marketing Media Kits
- Strategic Partner Consulting for select clients on major customer accounts
Bill is a past president of the Business Marketing Association in Milwaukee, a board member of the Milwaukee Interactive Marketing Association, and a member of the Metropolitan Milwaukee Association of Commerce’s Council of Small Business Executives, the MMAC China Business Council, the Milwaukee World Trade Association, the Great Lakes Hemophilia Foundation and the UW E-Business Consortium.
Jill Schmidt, Director of Accounts
An expert in interactive strategy, Jill Schmidt provides insight and understanding not only of best practices in award-winning interactive media, but also extensive research and usage of current and future interactive and web trends.
She assists clients in developing an interactive plan that provides measurable business results, and facilitates understanding of the participation risks and rewards associated with current Internet trends. Her work was recognized with a W3 Silver Award, a Davey Award and the Business Marketing Associations' Best in Class Bell award for newsletters.
Jill's areas of expertise include:
- Interactive Account Management
- New Business Development
- Social Media Strategy
- Online Advertising and Marketing
- Email Marketing
- Qualitative Analysis
She was a 5th term board member serves as the Milwaukee Interactive Marketing Association and as an active member of the Business Marketing Association and the UW E-Business Consortium in Milwaukee.
Jill holds a Bachelor of Arts in English from the University of Wisconsin in Milwaukee.
Jim Rowden, Project Manager
With an eye to keeping the project on time, on budget and achieving the highest quality possible, Jim has been managing interactive projects for the last four years.
Jim’s areas of focus include organizing, strategizing, and communicating with the stakeholders on projects. He works with user experience, creative and technical team members to bring the projects to fruition.
Jim’s areas of expertise include:
- Years of team leadership and project management
- Project strategy, estimation and planning
- Creation and management of budgets, timelines and project plans
- Project documentation
- Team communication and coordination
Stacy Sandee, Project Director
Stacy Sandee is responsible for the conceptualization, project timeline, programming, testing and debugging of both Internet and standalone applications and offers over 12 years of experience. Her expertise and education in Management Information Systems offers our organization and clients a technically strong Project Director with superior, process driven organizational skills. Stacy leads the knowledge transfer process to many of our non-technical clients. Stacy’s talents include web applications, web performance enhancements as well as enhanced usability evaluations and integrations. Stacy is a lead Project Director on key client technical projects. She is responsible for team and project oversight, tracking and timelines. Stacy ensures that our projects remain on scope, on budget and on time.
Stacy’s experience encompasses a wide array of application languages including:
- ASP (VBScript)
- ASP.NET
- VB
- JavaScript
- DHTML
- C
- C++
- COBOL
Applications and integrated design environments in which Stacy is proficient include:
- Adobe Homesite
- Contribute
- Dreamweaver
- Microsoft Visual Studio
- SQL Server
- Umbraco CMS
- MS Access
- Visio
- Office
- SourceSafe
- CVS package, Subversion
Travis Wolf, Developer
As an experienced web developer, Travis Wolf is closely involved with the hands-on execution of web and interactive projects on a daily basis. He is expert at rapid analysis, process identification and delivery.
In addition, he's delivered innovative code solutions on a number of projects and is experienced in clearly expressing client project communications.
Travis' skill set includes:
- Flex/Flash Design and Development
- ActionScript
- HTML, CSS, JavaScript, XML, XSLT
- ASP.NET, ASP, PHP, ColdFusion, Visual Basic, C#
- Microsoft SQL, MySQL
- Adobe Development Suite
- Web Standards Compliance
Travis serves on the Web committee of the Business Marketing Association in Milwaukee, and is an active member of the Milwaukee Adobe Users Group and the UW E-Business Consortium.
Travis holds a Bachelor of Science in Web and Digital Media Development from the University of Wisconsin, Stevens Point.
Tim Grove, Developer
A seasoned interactive media professional, Tim Grove is a master in implementing award-winning dynamic, data-driven programming while being fully-versed in cross-browser compatibility, extending his programming knowledge to DHTML and usability.
In addition, Tim contributes a strong understanding of systems design and architecture, and helps to identify project challenge areas and corresponding solutions.
His areas of expertise include:
- Flex/Flash Design and Development
- ActionScript
- HTML, CSS, JavaScript, XML, XSLT
- ASP.NET, ASP, PHP, ColdFusion, Visual Basic, C#
- Microsoft SQL, MySQL
- Adobe Development Suite
- Web Standards Compliance
Tim serves as the Web Chair for the Business Marketing Association in Milwaukee, and as an active member of the Milwaukee Interactive Marketing Association, Milwaukee Adobe Users Group, and the UW E-Business Consortium.
Tim holds an Associate’s Degree in Informational Technology/Multimedia from ITT Technical Institute in Greenfield, Wisconsin.
Jake Rohde, Art Director
As the creative force at Finn Digital, Jake Rohde produces a healthy balance of elegant design with a solid base of usability in interactive, print, and web design for corporate clients. Interested in all things visual, Jake’s award-winning approach to design includes a process of research, study, collaboration, brainstorming, sketching, refining, detail, and polish to produce a custom, defined, and relevant design for the project at hand from creative development to final deliverables.
Jake's skill set includes:
- Adobe Photoshop
- Adobe Illustrator
- Adobe InDesign
- Adobe Flash
- Adobe Fireworks
- Quark XPress
- Swift 3D
- Digital Photography
- HTML/XHTML, CSS
- Web Typography
- Web Standards Compliance
Jake also serves as a presenter/instructor for the Graphic Design Industry Seminar conducted at Milwaukee Area Technical College. He is an active member of the Business Marketing Association in Milwaukee, the Milwaukee Interactive Marketing Association, the Cream City Photogs and the UW E-Business Consortium. He’s also co-founder of Valo Photography.
Jake holds an Associates of Applied Arts degree in Graphic Design from Milwaukee Area Technical College in Wisconsin.
Kari Dunham, Interactive Account Executive
Kari brings strong insight into the digital strategy with her expertise in social media. She coordinates with several clients on long- and short-term deliverables, ensuring that the process from consultation through delivery is handled smoothly.
Kari's social media expertise includes:
- Twitter
- Facebook
- LinkedIn
- Yammer
- Sprout
- Utterli
- Jing
- Wikispaces
- Blogger
- Wordpress
- Flickr
- Digg
- Weebly
She is an active member of the Business Marketing Association in Milwaukee, the Milwaukee Interactive Marketing Association, and the UW E-Business Consortium.
Kari holds a Bachelor of Arts in Public Relations and Marketing from Marquette University in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.