Written by: Nicole Hunt
Lauren Plowman is a left-brained strategic thinker in a sea of right-brained creatives. At Urban Emu, she steers our client relationships and manages projects from the ground up.
Written by: Nicole Hunt
Shelley Caplan is a Senior Project Director, bringing her deep background in health communications and stakeholder engagement to our work with clients like the United States Department of Agriculture and other mission-driven organizations.
Written by: Nicole Hunt
Kristin McPeak wears a small domino chain around her neck as a constant reminder of the impact of small actions. Today, as Urban Emu’s Chief of Staff, she looks for little dominoes everywhere.
Written by: Nicole Hunt
After nearly a decade in the Navy, Shaelyn Ventrano found herself in charge of a team of 50+ cross-functional military and civilian employees – and realized that she thrived in a project management role.
Written by: Chris Sheppard
With a rich background in persuasive sales copywriting and email marketing, plus a decade of self-employment in copywriting and marketing, Nicole Hunt brings a unique blend of creativity and data-driven insights to every project.
Written by: Nicole Hunt
Not a lot of people can say they’ve provided decor for the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade or carried Call of Duty equipment in black boxes to hide it from the press. Patrick Keenan has done both. So how do you go from COD release parties to building fully customized web applications for federal clients? You follow that unrelenting itch to learn and build.
Written by: Nicole Hunt
For Vlad Gorshkov, Design Director at Urban Emu, empathy is the cornerstone of effective and insightful design. From his childhood experience of immigrating from Ukraine, to the lessons he learned working with customers at an Apple store, Vlad knows that taking the time to understand someone else’s experience is an essential part of purposeful design work
Written by: Nicole Hunt
Alex Fox wasn’t always interested in UX Design, but after realizing vocational work was not, in fact, his vocation, he took a chance and went back to school to study Graphic Design.
Written by: Nicole Hunt
Dana Lebed brings a fresh and balanced perspective to Urban Emu’s UX Design Projects. She’s a natural researcher who’s as comfortable drafting competitive analysis reports as she is planning elaborate day trips for herself and her family.
Written by: Nicole Hunt
From volunteering at his children’s school to creating development solutions for his local newspaper, Brandon Tilley is passionate about making the world a better place.