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Meet the Team

Geek Squad. Nerd Crew. Gaggle of Googlers.

Meet our friendly, talented group of problem-solvers and technical thinkers.

Jonathan Michaels CEO / Sales & Strategy Jonathan is the founder and “Internet Übernerd” at Geeks on the Beach, with experience in the web and marketing industry dating back to 1997. Originally from New York City, Jonathan is a published author, veteran board member, and twice-honoured “Entrepreneur of the Year.” Jonathan views his role on the team as the grease that makes the wheels turn.
Skills:
  • Empathetic Listening
  • Early Mornings
  • Strategic Planning
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David Michels Director / Account Manager 50% partner, 100% on the ball, David was the founder of his own web development firm before joining forces with Geeks on the Beach in 2011. Since then, he's worked with over 500 client projects in every capacity, from Project Manager to Client Rela- tions and Support. Consider David your personal account manager slash ringleader.
Skills:
  • Client & Project Management
  • Whistling Show-Tunes
  • Multi-Tasking
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Célia Williamson Senior Designer / Developer Paris-born, Célia fell in love with Vancouver Island while on vacation and never left. A senior designer with a bachelor's degree in Tourism and a Master's Degree in Web Project Management, Célia is frequently relied on to lead teams and tackle some of our largest and most demanding web development projects.
Skills:
  • Clean Design
  • Large Project Management
  • English Tongue Twisters
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Ana Jara WordPress / UX/UI Designer Ana is a talented front-end designer and Divi specialist that also happens to have a degree in marketing. If you’ve seen a beautiful Geeks on the Beach WordPress web- site with great UX and subtle animations, there’s a good chance that Ana played a role. Ana is organized, focused, and excellent with client communication.
Skills:
  • Attention to detail
  • WordPress / Divi Design Skillz
  • Patience for Shenanigans
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Angela Hinz Office Manager / Account Receivable Everybody needs an Angela in their lives - but you can’t have ours! Angela knows all and sees all. Have a billing or invoice question? She’s on it! Angela has lived on Vancouver Island since 2004 and has a 16-year history in the resort and accommo- dations sector. Angela wears multiple hats as HR/Office Manager and head of Ac- counts Receivable.
Skills:
  • Invoice & Accounting Questions
  • Cheesecake Restraint
  • Office Management
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Holly Woods WordPress / Graphic Design Holly’s creativity and design sense result in beautiful WordPress websites with clean layouts and a focus on ease of use. Holly is a skilled designer with a large portfolio of logos, illustrations, and infographics. More than just a talented web and print designer, Holly is also a wicked DJ. Solid, dependable and easy-going, everyone loves working with Holly.
Skills:
  • Graphic Design
  • WordPress Virtuoso
  • Scratching Beats
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Jonah Para Paid Ad Campaign / Analytics Imported from Argentina, Jonah has managed campaigns for Marriott, Colgate, Pfizer, and Tiffany. Now he’s on our team. From simple to sophisticated paid ad campaigns on Google, Facebook, and Instagram, Jonah is dedicated to improving click-through rates, growing audiences, increasing conversions and making phones ring.
Skills:
  • Google Paid Campaigns
  • Meta/Facebook Advertising
  • Fanático de la Selección Nacional de Fútbol Argentina
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Tiana Michaels Copywriter / SEO Researcher When a client doesn’t know what to say or how to be found in the search engines, we bring in the big guns. Tiana is a wordsmith and storyteller with the uncanny abil- ity to extract the most salient parts of what a client needs to convey, putting it in clear terms that make sense to search engines and visitors alike.
Skills:
  • Competitive Research
  • Writing Engaging, Search Engine Optimized Copy
  • Gluten Tolerance
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Aliya Conrad Product Designer & Developer Aliya graduated with a Bachelor of Computing from Queen’s University, specializing in Cognitive Science. Her background in web development and psychology positions her uniquely to develop web products with your end users in mind. When Aliya’s not on her laptop, she can be found exploring new countries or out for a surf.
Skills:
  • HTML/CSS
  • User Research & Deep-Dive Site Audits
  • Caffeine Dependence
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Sladjan Ilic Interactive Designer / Developer Coder, animator, and innovator, Sladjan is the Austrian-based custom developer we tap when clients request the impossible (or at least the impossibly impressive). Sladjan takes vaguely-worded lofty aspirations and turns them into gorgeous high- performance cross-browser compatible code. If Sladjan were a fruit, he’d be the cherry on top.
Skills:
  • Clean Javascript
  • Animations & Eye-Candy
  • Bloated Code
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Rick & Randy System Admin & IT Support This dynamic duo isn’t a person; it’s a team. And we couldn’t do what we do without them. Whereas the rest of us are marketing, code, and design nerds, these two hon- orary Beach Geeks are a different flavour of geek; the sysadmin. From email and hosting to firewalls, spam filters and servers, Rick & Randy keep it all running smoothly and securely.
Skills:
  • Uptime
  • Advanced DNS Configuration
  • Grace Under Pressure
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George “Geo” Butler Digital and Motion Designer You know those engaging videos that draw the eye and make visitors want to ex- plore more? That’s Geo’s excellent work. As resident Digital and Motion Designer, Geo chooses from a palette of drone footage, illustration, photography and video to tell stories and create inspired visuals, sophisticated designs, and custom logos.
Skills:
  • Drone Wrangling
  • CAdobe After Effects & Illustrator
  • Lustrous Facial Hair
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Vera Krautwurst Senior/Director UX Architect With a 14-year track record, Vera is an award-winning and seasoned UX Pro. Origi- nally from Berlin, Vera’s forte is User Experience, Interaction Design, Digital Product Design, Information Architecture and User Research. Before joining our little agency, Vera worked with top international brands, including AirBus, Volkswagen, UBS, Vodaphone and Mercedes-Benz.
Skills:
  • UX Architecture
  • Winning Awards
  • Making Our Clients Look Good
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