As co-founder and head of Client Services at Rolling Orange, Jake McGowan manages all strategic aspects of client relationships.

Prior to Rolling Orange, Jake co-founded Pantheon Interactive, one of the first interactive agencies in the San Francisco Bay Area. In 1998, iXL purchased Pantheon, and Jake became Vice President of Online Learning at iXL. Prior to Pantheon, he worked at Silicon Graphics as a product manager of the external website, one of the first corporate websites ever developed. Jake was also CEO and a co-founder of online music startup MusicBeyond (which became SeeHear).

Colin Morris is head of Creative and a co-founder of Rolling Orange. Colin’s background in interactive media dates back to the origins of the Web when he began pioneering Web design work at Silicon Graphics. He left Silicon Graphics in 1996 to co-found Pantheon Interactive, which was purchased by iXL in 1998. Colin also co-founded the online music start-up SeeHear.

Derek Evans heads the technical brain trust at Rolling Orange. Working closely with the firm’s creative and business staff, Derek architects elegant technical solutions that address client needs, and then oversees the development of software that brings them to life.

Prior to co-founding Rolling Orange, Derek served as Head of Engineering for the Digital Media Services division of iXL, which at the time was one of the world’s largest interactive agencies.

Colin Dean leads the Rolling Orange creative team with a fine-arts inspired design flair that is seasoned with more than ten years of real-world experience in interactive design and development. A skill set that includes interface design, motion graphics, and client-side scripting enables him to drive a project from first concept to a predictable, high-quality result.

Chris Adams brings almost 20 years of art direction experience to Rolling Orange. He has done print and interactive design for consumer products, as well as for medical and higher education institutions. Chris began his career working in-house at agencies in Minneapolis, where he created product branding, corporate identities, and package design. He later moved to Santa Cruz and worked as an in-house designer at RockShox, the world-renowned mountain bike equipment brand, and then as an independent designer developing print campaigns and websites for Santa Cruz Snowboards. Chris also collaborated with in-house creative staff at Electronic Arts to develop the EA Sports BIG brand. A brief stint on Kauai, Hawaii led to further experience with the Web, identity, and retail design.

As an accomplished animator, photographer, videographer, and designer, Tane Baker personifies the term “multimedia”. Prior to joining the team at Rolling Orange, Tane was a character animator at San Francisco-based Headpedal, Inc., a company that built virtual customer service agents. Before that, Tane co-owned an online animation company that created shows and music videos using Flash. Her animation has been screened nationwide at numerous film festivals, distributed on DVD, and published in the first anthology of Flash art.

Robert Armijo brings top-tier Web development, information architecture, and interface design skills to Rolling Orange.

With close to a decade of project management experience, Sharyl excels at the science of keeping art and code on track. Her high-tech project scheduling, action item lists, and succinct meeting notes have earned her a legendary status among Rolling Orange clients. However, it is her soft touch that keeps creative staff, technical wizards, and clients alike calm and productive.

Lisa McGowan keeps tight reins on operations and finance at Rolling Orange. Lisa’s business acumen, forecasting skills, and grasp of contracts and client relations have helped the firm thrive over almost a decade. Prior to joining Rolling Orange, she headed up production at rightscenter.com, an online literary rights exchange.