Dan Belhassen – President

As Leader of the Pack, Dan sets the pace, and is devoted to finding solutions to problems his clients don’t even know they have (yet). No question is too big or too small, and he is always ready with a smile and an answer. His feet have been firmly planted on the ground of Modern Earth since 1999, but he is always scanning the horizon for new ideas and opportunities, and boldly goes … you know the rest…

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Chad McMurren – Account Executive

It’s the Chad. Armed with a Swiss Army Knife, a compass, and a backpack full of Answers and Solutions, our Trusty Account Exec earns his Merit Badges the new fashioned way, by helping old and new clients across the information super-highway, happily pointing the way to Modern Earth. He is equally comfortable on a familiar path or on the road not yet taken to help clients reach their online goals.

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Susan Hurrell - Marketing & Communications

Searching the heavens for signs, wonders and keywords, Susan connects the dots of the Great Site Map, seeing possibilities and providence in how things fit together – with some elbow grease, a lot of hard work, and a thesaurus. Goddess of Content, Queen of Optimization, greatBIGnews Guru, and Marketing Maniac, she gets things found. After that first cup of fair trade organic dark roast, of course!

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Curt Thiessen – Graphic Designer

What do you find when you look between the ear buds of an IPod? It’s a bird, it’s a plane – its Curt! It takes a conversational topic as powerful as a steaming locomotive to break his superpowers of concentration and design creativity – but at the slightest hint of a colleague or client needing a word of advice or a helping hand – WOW - faster than a speeding bullet – he’s THERE!

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Barrett Telfer – Graphic Designer

We’re so glad that this country boy was transplanted to the city – so Modern Earth clients could truly appreciate his keen sense of design, and deeply ingrained work ethic. Always willing to go “above and beyond” to get the design job done right, Barrett keeps his design skills as sharp as his sense of humor – and only his designs have a cutting edge.

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Kyle Peterson – Graphic Designer

If Kyle ever decides to disappoint his fans and retire from the razzle-dazzle world of graphic design, he would become one of the world’s leading film critics – he LOVES the movies, and has a definite opinion about every film he sees (just ask him!). This may be the secret of his design success – inundating himself with images and ideas from the world of cinema – providing rich inspiration that he directs into amazing websites (like this one). Two Thumbs Up!

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Heather Soiferman - Graphic Designer

Imagine hearing about Caravaggio and Transformers in the same sentence – wild! With a BFA and a hobby site devoted to Cartoon Robots (www.comicsindisguise.com) Heather always has something interesting to talk about – and great inspirations for her client focused design work. We pushed her into the deep end her first week, and her transformation into a seasoned pro was exactly what we expected. More than meets the eye!

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John Hughes - Developer

Our international man of mystery – John plied his programming trade in Europe for a few years, and picked up some great experience. John is intensely focused when he works, but occasionally breaks out into cheers when he cracks some particularly challenging code. Not to be confused with the Brat Pack movie director of the same name.

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Chad Norris – Developer

Who do you call when good code goes bad, or well-behaved programming decides to take a walk on the wild side? None other than that great Canadian Action Hero, Chad Norris! With the same combination of brains and brawn as his famous Uncle Chuck, Chad faces every problem with steely determination and a deep belly laugh, doing his patriotic duty to bring misbehaving bugs into line with a few roundhouse kicks to keep the programming wheels turning smoothly.

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Marshall Mays – Developer

With a great outlook on life (he’s 6’6”); Marshall fine-tuned his coding skills as he traveled the long and winding road to Modern Earth. He is a devoted fan of the trials and tribulations of the survivors of Flight 815. We’re so glad Marshall found us, rather than booking passage on that fateful flight, to end up lost on a mysterious Pacific island, enjoying the scenery with his new daughter.

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Michael Howard – Project Coordinator

Look him up in Life’s Dictionary, and Michael is defined as “the epitome of transferable skills set”. He’s seen the world during his time in the Navy, and traveled to China to teach ESL. As an independent consultant for “all things computer” for many years, Mic built his own life raft of skills, abilities, talents and tricks of the trade – with amazing people skills and a truly caring customer service ethic. Some people can “cope” – he can “manage” - projects, people, hardware – with a smile and an eye on delivering results.

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Cynthia Biebrich - Administration

Two parts magician (making stacks of paper disappear in the blink of a cursor and a wave of the mouse) and 3 parts Number Cruncher Extraordinaire, Cynthia keeps the administrative wheels turning and turning and turning … for which we are extremely grateful (especially on payday).

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Jackie Johnson – Content /Admin Assistant

Jackie lends a hand in many different areas, given the depth of her experience and the breadth of her skill-set. Not your ordinary word-smith she has her Master Craftsman degree, and a full tool-kit to tackle any broken syntax or crooked sentence structure that dares challenge Strunk’s Elements of Style.

Yvonne Ringland – Office Manager, Modern Earth Business Center

More than just a friendly face and helpful voice, Yvonne manages all aspects of the Modern Earth Business Center with the perfect mix of charming personality and ruthless efficiency. Her front desk is the “nerve center” that we depend on!

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Zeke

Zeke knows all, sees all, and never misses a beat. Our faithful mascot represents the unwritten Modern Earth philosophy – Keep your eyes on the stars, and your hands on the wheel. Zeke likes long walks along the Aurora Borealis, mango lassi, and listens to Bach organ fugues. He does a wild Watusi when the mood strikes or the planets align.