Meet our Team
We're an assorted crew of people dedicated to technology, creativity, and most of all fun. All of us privide a premium service (and as with all things Slate, at a not so premium price). We'd love to help your business meet its goals. Customer service is what we're all about. We also like to play Rockband, drink coffee, and we love coming up with ways to make your life easier.
The blogs and twitter pages are accounts of the employees themselves. Slate Technologies doesn't agree or disagree with their opinions, and Slate Technologies doesn't restrict our employees' rights to Freedom of Speech.
Founders
Chris O'Rourke
Senior Technology Strategist
Chris is our top notch network guy. When he's not designing your network or securing your server, he's enjoying all things “Northwesty”. You can check him out on Twitter.
- Project Management
- Networking and Server builds
- Client Site Assesment
Elizabeth Buckwalter
Senior Developer
Elizabeth comes from both a technical and artistic background, so she's our "Jack of all trades". Whatever you need, she can get it done for you. Check her out on Twitter.
- Client and Business Relations
- Shell Scripting
- Back end Web Development
Daniel Erickson
Development Director
Daniel will guide you through the process of web development and make sure you get exactly what you need. You can follow him on Twitter to get to know him better.
- User Experience Design
- Standards Compliant Coding
- Front End Web Application Development
Web and Design Services
Ilana Mullin
Senior Creative Developer
Ilana is a recent graduate from the PCC Multimedia Program. She is driven by aesthetics and adores web programming. Likes: Standards compliant code. Dislikes: Comics Sans.
- Graphic Design
- Corporate Branding
- Standards Compliant Web Development
Christopher Stumph
Junior Developer
Chris is the general office abecedarian and factotum. A horror movie afficionado, he enjoys esoteric art, non-fiction books, and class-based multi-player FPS games. You can follow him on Twitter
- Graphic Design
- Network Management
- Web Design
Brandon Coston
Mobile Application Developer
Brandon is working toward a Computer Science degree at PSU. He is an experienced app developer for desktops and the iPhone. He collects indie art and music. You can follow him on Twitter
Sales and Business Services
Shelley Gonzales
Office Manager
Shelley has been an office professional for 10 years. She's comfortable with the artsy/geeky environment, so she's a great fit here at Slate! In her spare time she manages an indie rock band. You can follow her on Twitter to get to know her better.
- Billing and Invoicing
- Project Organization
- Customer Service
Elaine Volpe
Marketing Director
Elaine is a recent East Coast transplate to the Portland awesomeness. She is a lover of coffee, creativity, DIY, dark chocolate, knitting hats, excellent IMC, mustaches and 80’s glambands. Find out more by following her on Twitter.
- Creating Fantastically Fun Copy
- Planning Successful Events
- Promoting Great Deals