dystrick Design

The Team...dystrick design comprises a group of talented professionals who enjoy the challenges of communicating through design. Our passion for our work and the success of our clients defines the dystrick design spirit and company culture.

	Mike Martinez, Chief Creative Officer and Co-Founder As Chief Creative Officer of dystrick design, Mike is the creative force behind dystrick and he oversees the design quality and timely delivery of the entire range of dystrick design’s portfolio working along side some of the industries most recognized brands. He is also responsible for directing his designers and defining project business scope, as well as being intimately involved in the day-to-day design processes. Prior to founding dystrick design, Mr. Martinez was lead designer and developer at Surprise.com, a large community-based website company in Palo Alto, California. Before Surprise.com, Mr. Martinez held the position of lead designer and graphic artist with the design agency Pixolution. Mr. Martinez’s life-long professional goal has always been to pursue his design aspirations. Since taking related trade vocational studies throughout preparatory school, Mr. Martinez earned his BA in Design and Media Communications from San Jose Master’s Institute of Technology in 1998. Mr. Martinez also donates his time to teach and guide local youth groups and conducts local design seminars.
	Sean Sinatra, Managing Director, COO and Co-Founder As Managing Director and COO of dystrick design, Sean is responsible for managing the company's growth and daily operations, including managing dystrick's marketing efforts, finances, human resources and legal issues. He is also responsible for managing dystrick’s high-priority accounts, new business development and strategic partnerships within the new media industry. From the start, Sean has been the driving force behind dystrick design’s client development, revenue growth and business methodology. He is dedicated to maintaining the company’s fiscal responsibility so that dystrick can continue to grow and prosper. He is also involved in the community through his participation in the EBPA business assocation and other local non for profit organizations. Prior to founding dystrick design, Sean held the position of marketing and business development director at Adaptive Broadband, a leading broadband wireless communications company. Before Adaptive, Sean worked at ACI, an independent provider of customized integrated electronic manufacturing services, where he was responsible for new business development and account management for many of the company’s premiere fortune 500 accounts. Sean holds degrees in psychology and business management from California State University, Chico.
	Joe Couto, Brand Director Overseeing all aspects of Brand and Messaging Architecture projects, Joe acts as the art director for all brand development and advertising campaigns and plays a major role in the creative development and conceptualization phase of all dystrick projects. Joe also heads all content development initiatives, casting a creative eye on textual communication and ensuring that informational goals are in synch with visual communications. Before joining the dystrick team, Joe was a lead designer and project programmer at Lockheed Martin's multimedia division, spending the majority of his time custom building interactive, instructional multimedia applications.
	Josephine Voong, Animation and Design Director Josephine finds pride in contributing her talents in animation, design, and illustration to the dystrick team. Her unique style and prior experience with interactive media are an excellent complement to her colleagues' talents. Her role is diverse - including flash animation, illustration, graphic design, and online development. She earned her BA in Cinema with an emphasis in Animation from San Francisco State University.
	Vic Acquino, Sr. Project Manager Victor leads project and account management for dystrick design's clients. His previous 15 years of business and account experience has been in support of solutions for the creation, management and distribution of multimedia within wireless telecommunications, Internet and broadcast networks. He has held commercial and customer facing positions with Mobixell Networks and Philips Electronics.
	Bill Barbin, Web Development Director Bill oversees all database and programming aspects for dystrick clients and has been instrumental in the design and development of many customized Web applications from content management, customer centers, product management tools to e-commerce and m-commerce functionalities. With Bill's wide range of experience in several programming languages and in interface development, he also leads dystrick's application and consultation services. He also oversees quality assurance and is responsible for all proprietary coding standards created by the company. Bill has also led applications development for Lockheed Martin and has taught programming in the Silicon Valley.
	Milder Lisondra, Web Applications Director Milder is a member of the dystrick Application Development team, and a PHP expert, with several years experience developing PHP tools. Milder has worked on projects in a broad range of high tech industries. The five years prior to joining dystrick, Milder was a developer at iHomeFinder, a leader in real estate and MLS Internet solutions.
	Mandi Chase, Web & Print Specialist Mandi's expertise in both print and online mediums is invaluable to dystrick client campaigns. Her 5+ years of experience in Search Engine Optimization, Email Marketing, Print /Signage projects, Marketing Collateral initiatives, Apparel design and more help make all client campaigns as effective and accountable as possible. Mandi graduated cum laude from California Polytechnic State University. She has a bachelors of science in Graphic Communication with a concentration in Design. Her contagious personality and passion for excellence greatly adds to dystrick's new generation of creative energy.
	Rob Lovato, Web Developer Rob's meticulous attention to programming detail is the glue to creating solid, scalable web platforms for dystrick clients. As an integral part of the design and programming teams, Rob's expertise in back-end and front-end programming, along with his visual design background, make Rob an extremely versatile team member. Rob continues to be involved with an even wider variety of projects and clients. Rob graduated from the Art Institute of Colorado in Denver and has more than 10 years professional experience in print/web design and web development.
	Andrew Retana, Graphic Designer, Musician Andrew's natural creative talents cross many mediums from computer graphic art to hand illustrations and musical composition to musical performance that helps provide dystrick "new blood". Andrew is also fluent in many computer design tools and applications and is currently working on a degree in Computer Arts & New Media from the Academy of Arts in San Francisco. Andrew brings new generational perspective and energy to the dystrick design team, and just may become the first dystrick employee to have his music played on the radio.