• Michael Kogon, CEO, Definition 6
• Daniel Crowder, Partner, Monumental
• Brian Rudolph, President, Eureka! Interactive
• Jesse Warden, Flash Developer, Bellsouth
• Minsoo Pak, Creative Director
• Ryan Todd, Developer/ Designer

Panelist Bios

Steve L. Riley, President and CEO, echo11media, inc.
Steve is the President, CEO and founder of echo11media, inc., a full-service custom eLearning development and Macromedia Authorized Training company.

Steve’s in-depth knowledge and mastery of eLearning enables him to guide
echo11media’s development and deployment of highly effective eLearning solutions with clients and partners including AT&T Wireless, Solvay Pharmaceuticals, First Union Bank, BellSouth, Arch Wireless, SYNAVANT, and BlueCross BlueShield.

His recognized expertise, the product of over 18 years of technical training development and delivery experience, comprises a unique combination of multimedia design and development, instructor-led training design and delivery, business management, organizational and personnel leadership, and project management.

Steve is also a Macromedia certified Authorware instructor and expert, and has
instructed professionals from organizations such as Coca-Cola, Westinghouse and
Boeing.

He previously founded and led INTERAX, Inc., which specialized in the design and development of multimedia training products. INTERAX clients included The U.S. Department of Defense, Industrial Training Corporation (ITC), Loral Aerospace Corporation, UP Incorporated, South Carolina Electric and Gas, XEROX and Mobil Oil.

Steve’s professional path commenced in a career with the U.S. Air Force, during which he both received his technical training and honed those skills as a training instructor. He holds a degree in Electronic Systems Technology.

Daniel has over ten years experience in developing human-centered applications that extend to platforms as diverse as web applications, wireless, multimedia and PDA.

Daniel Crowder is a founding partner at Monumental, a company that provides exponential value for business by using a natural approach to develop interactive solutions. Monumental has delivered competitive advantage to clients such as IBM, Coca-Cola, CNN, Avaya, UPS and Sony. To learn more about natural interactive solutions visit: http://www.monumental-i.com/

Brian Rudolph is the founder and CEO of Eureka! Interactive, Inc., a creative studio based in Roswell, Georgia which specializes in animation, multimedia production and web development. His client list ranges from small and medium size local businesses to Fortune 500 companies such as Lockheed Martin, Dow Chemicals, PBS, and Seimens. Prior to founding Eureka! Interactive, Inc. Mr. Rudolph was the Director of Multimedia for the Art Institute of Atlanta. He has a degree in theatrical set design, as well as a degree in film and television production, and over 20 years experience in the multimedia industry. This unique fusion of creative design experience combined with technical expertise is rarely found in one individual. Mr. Rudolph is currently serving as President of The Interactive Media Alliance (TIMA), a non-profit organization dedicated to offering professional development for members of the interactive and new media communities.

Jesse R. Warden is a Flash Developer who currently works at Bellsouth Online's Research & Development department, working on next generation, Rich Internet Applications using Flash. When he is not contracting or consulting, acting as Flash editor for the MX Developers Journal magazine, or coding in Flash for fun, he's usually playing games and looking for the next LAN party.

Minsoo Pak is the former Director, Brand Experience for Sawyer Riley Compton and Chief Creative Officer and Managing Partner of Voltage Factory. Minsoo has over 12 years of experience creating breakthrough, award-winning branding campaigns, design pieces and interactive applications for clients. He earned a BA degree in Psychology from Emory University and a Degree in Art Direction/Graphic Design from The Portfolio Center.

Prior to Voltage Factory, Minsoo was with Creative Director, Associate Partner of USWeb/CKS Atlanta. He managed a creative staff of 60 people and developed groundbreaking interactive work for Blimpie, Fieldcrest/Cannon (Royal Velvet), Netbank and Royal Caribbean Cruise Lines.

Prior to USWeb/CKS, Minsoo was the Director of Multimedia at Ogilvy & Mather, where he established and led the Interactive Department of Ogilvy & Mather Atlanta. There, he launched the Kodak Digital brand by creating Kodak's first online efforts to sell digital cameras. His Print, Television and Interactive work have been featured on numerous television programs and won many advertising recognitions including an ADDY Best of Show and CA Advertising Annual.

ryan is a freelance developer/designer who has worked for several
companies in the past 8 years including macquarium,user insight, ibm,
bookmark media, iconologic, and faucett new media. he graduated with a
masters in information design and technology from georgia tech in 1997,
and specializes in flash, javascript, and director development with a
concentration on game development and e-learning. in his spare time, he
develops flash, php, and director prototypes and experiments on
plasticstare.com, and writes, designs, and codes for the online art
magazine that he co-owns, pasticheonline.net.