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Wes Cruver, age 21, serves as Chief Creative Officer.
Wes co-founded Kidz Online when he was eleven years old. He is responsible
for the look and feel of all Kidz Online content and the quality of the
programming. Wes designed the KOL website and is responsible for
its evolution and maintenance. He also designed and wrote the code
for the interactive media module. Wes has produced numerous promotional
videos, 6 global webcasts, and a film for the 2000 Global Internet
Summit. |
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Chris Marshall, age 19, serves as Chief Technology
Officer. Chris has worked for KOL for the past six years where
he developed extensive experience with streaming media production
and distribution. His most recent work as has been the design and
implementation of the next generation, fiber-optic based, distribution
network connecting the Digital Studio at Virginia's Center for Innovative
Technology to Equinix in Herndon Virginia. Chris is also studying
Electrical and Computer Engineering as a freshman at Carnegie Mellon
University. |
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Joel Holland, age 18, serves as Chief Marketing
Officer, as well as the producer of Streaming Futures. Joel has
been starting and running businesses since he was 12 and is ranked
in the top 10 nationwide for his marketing skills through DECA,
a national organization with more than 300,000 teen members, and
was named Business Student of the Year by the McLean, Virginia,
Chamber of Commerce in 2002. He was recently awarded second place
in Virginia for the Journalism Education Association High School
Journalist of the Year Contest. |
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Jeff Fissel, serves as Chief of Webcast Operations
and has produced several global webcasts. He is responsible for
the management and production of a Preparing Teachers to Teach Technology
(PT3) grant in partnership with George Mason University and three
school districts funded by the Department of Education. Jeff also
co-manages KOL's Wi-FI last mile beta programs and is in charge
of managing all the after school programs. He is a junior at
George Mason University studying Information Technology. |
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Oscar Navarro, a software developer, designs and
implements backend web applications for Kidz Online. For the past
few years, he worked for the Verizon Information Delivery system
department, which maintains and develops Verizon's Intranet. He
has a degree in application software development and currently is
studying Computer Science at George Mason University. |
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Kristin Miller, serves in the web casting department
and has helped to produce several global web cast. Kristin also
helps recruit people for Streaming Futures. Kristin is a Computer
Science major at George Mason University currently going into her
sophomore year |
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Jared McQueen, serves as Lead Production Editor
for KOL's Teach IT series. Skilled in almost every facet of Information
Technology, Jared has perused everything from computer networking
to 3D animation. Jared is currently finishing up his senior year
at George Mason University majoring in Information Technology concentrating
in Information Security and Telecommunications. When not behind
a computer Jared enjoys outdoor sports, running, and going to concerts. |
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Srinath Gopalakrishnan, Network
Administrator |
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Jodi Wilkinson, an information technology major at George Mason University, serves in the webcasting and web development departments. She has been a part of dozens of webcasts locally and nationwide. Jodi is also in charge of producing Teacher Live, KOL's monthly webcast geared towards teachers. When not on webcasts, she works on various aspects of the KOL website. |
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Gino Guzzardo, serves as a Producer, Writer, and
2D Animator. In addition to creating the 2D Animation TeachIt, Gino
is co-producing the upcoming NetBasics unit. He also developed and
teaches an “Internet Basics” course through KOL’s
partnership with the Los Angeles Trade-Technical College. While
being proficient in many digital mediums, including 2D and 3D animation,
digital illustration, Flash, and video editing, Gino is also traditionally
trained in painting, drawing, photography, and film. He graduated
with a bachelor's degree in Fine Arts from The University of Southern
California. |
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Ian Dale, serves as Producer Animation and 3D.
Ian has been involved with KOL for the past six years, handling
many of their graphics and animation needs. A recent graduate of
the University of Southern California, Ian received his bachelor's
degree in Fine Arts, and currently resides in Los Angeles. He has
experience with a variety of artistic applications, including 3D
animation, digital art and illustration, oil painting, drawing,
and computer game design, and has received awards in each. Ian has
recently completed the TEACH IT unit on 3D animation. |
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Brendan Piper is a recent addition
to Kidz Online team, he has been involved in Television and Video
Production for four years. Brendan started out in Music Video programming
but has transitioned to producing everything from short films to political
forums. Brendan has worked on multiple live shows and countless field
productions. Brendan has created and taught an accredited college
level course for the Los Angeles Community College District in Web
Page development. He is developing and teaching courses in multimedia
production for several other groups. He is managing the oversight
and construction of KOL's new complete production studio and training
center in downtown Los Angeles, his third studio construction project. |
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Brittany East, age 21, serves in
Graphic Development as well as assisting in operations management.
Brittany is a recent graduate with a B. A. in Graphic Design from
George Mason University in Fairfax, VA. She has helped to produce,
host, and edit several global web cast and is also involved in the
gurl TECH channel. She produces a great deal of the promotional material
for KOL including the CD graphics for the first ever Web Works CD
which made its début at the annual NECC conference in New Orleans
June 2004. |
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Chris Watnee, serves as an Editor
and Digital Artist. He is currently a senior at George Mason University,
Majoring in Art and Visual Technology, with a Digital Arts concentration,
and a Minor in Multimedia. |
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Phil Cruver, serves as president and is the husband
and the father of the co-founders. He previously founded and was
CEO of three publicly-traded companies in the transportation, wind
energy, and petroleum industries. Phil has written over 70 articles
published in national magazines and trade journals on the subject
of emerging technologies and is the holder of two patents granted
by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. |
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