Morgan Harris, President and Founder

Joshua Forstot, Creative Director and Co-Founder

Joshua Forstot, a graduate of the Maryland Institute, College of Art, has developed identity and branding systems, promotional materials, web sites and interactive media campaigns, packaging and publication designs for a wide range of corporate and entertainment based clients.

Joshua has developed award-winning work for companies such as Billabong, USA and Adobe. He is also credited for establishing the interactive and online media department at Skechers, USA. His impact in the global design community has been felt in publications such as I.D., Spin, The Wall Street Journal, The New York Times and New Riders Publishing.

As the Creative Director for HYFN, Joshua is responsible for overseeing all creative initiatives.

Dr. James Palmer, Chief Technology Officer

James Palmer has a B.S. in Computer Engineering, an M.S. in Computer Visualization and a Ph.D. in Computer Science. His current research interests involve computer graphics, visualization systems, web based applications, and digital libraries. He has worked as a web/applications developer for state agencies in Texas and later in the private sector for Lucid Designs in Venice Beach, California. Applications and projects he has developed have targeted eCommerce, web-based games, advanced visual techniques in Flash, and digital goods distribution. He has authored chapters in three books on Flash and MySQL, in addition to his scholarly work which focuses on computer graphics, computational geometry, and web servce based applications.

Catherine Wachtfogel, Director of Business Development

Catherine has worked in advertising for the past six years ranging from print to online media. She has managed accounts for companies such as Coca-Cola, Nike, Warner Bros., MTV, and Toyota. Catherine graduated from the University of California, Santa Barbara with a B.A. in Global Studies and a minor in Art History.

As the Client Relations Manager at HYFN, Catherine is responsible for making sure all projects run smoothly and all advertisers expectations are exceeded.

Daniel Leavitt, Senior Interactive Developer

Starting with surreal HyperCard games and meticulous cataloging systems for his hobbies, Daniel has been making things with computers for about as long as he has been able to manipulate a mouse.

He was excited to discover during college that his interests could be put to productive ends (including one publication in a major journal) and doubly excited upon graduating to find that people would pay him money to do this stuff (including high-profile clients such as Google and Coca-Cola.)

He holds a B.S. in Neuroscience from the University of California, Santa Cruz, and as a web developer tries to bring humanistic sensibilities as well as technical expertise to his work.

Alvin Crespo, Interactive Developer

Alvin is a graduate from the Interactive Development program at the Rochester Institute of Technology. With 5 years of rich internet application development, he has stayed on top of the game by combining user experience with back-end development to create rich and unique interactions.

When Alvin isn't developing cool and awesome products, you can catch him reading a book on the next big thing.

Khuong Truong, Interactive Developer

Khuong holds a B.S. in Computer Science and Engineering from UCLA. His original interest was computer hardware and low level language; however, rich internet application development has introduced him to a brand new world where his work is visible to many others. Khuong specializes in developing sophisticated social games and applications.

Ben Nelson, Interactive Designer + Producer

Benjamin attended Minnesota State University graduating with a B.F.A. in Graphic Design with additional studies in a diverse range of design mediums including the fine arts and Industrial Design. Since then Ben has worked with a wide range of clients as a Solo Designer completing designs for logos, posters, packaging, magazine layout and web design. With a mind for precision and aesthetic Ben meticulously studies every aspect of a project from start to finish to make sure every aspect of a project is well thought out.

Rees Retuta, Interactive Developer

Rees graduated from the University of California, Los Angeles with a B.A. in Economics and a Computer Programming Specialization. Since then he has become a seasoned I.T. consultant and web developer in a multitude of projects from large scale enterprise application development to BI-analytics software implementations. His experience spans across numerous technical disciplines and industries that include clients such as NBC Universal, Northrop Grumman and Kendall-Jackson.

Rees is passionate about world changing technologies and equally so about his favorite pastimes in snowboarding and indoor volleyball.