Kristine Macabare
Creative Developer and Project Planner
Everybody develops lifelong hobbies while they grow up. For Kristine Macabare, it was web design and programming; we’re guessing the only “C’s” she ever saw in high school were those in the C++ computer language and CSS web development tools. But Kristine is that rare person who combines deep knowledge of the technologies with very people-friendly marketing strategies. After serving as a graphic designer for the Texas Center for Educational Technology, she joined WebDex and immediately began to contribute to content/search engine marketing projects. She consults on blog setup and training, social media implementation, website design and email newsletter campaigns while managing special client projects. Her desire to keep learning matches up well with the constantly-evolving web industry, and she gives back to her fellow Splash Media team members with periodic “lunch and learn” sessions to bring staffers up to date on the latest technology developments.
Cole Field
SEM/SEO Specialist
Cole Field started his professional career in the IT industry, but his real passion came to light when he joined his former employer, SuperMedia. This is where he learned about the world of online marketing and advertising, and how to leverage SEO, SEM, and IYP PPC to take businesses to new heights. After five years, his entrepreneur spirit led him to start his own photography company, where he has taken a wildly creative and interactive approach to the old-school photo. His mobile photo studio is branded to the needs of any client or theme; it’s a sophisticated marketing solution connection brands to consumers.
He has always been a social networker; he enjoys meeting new people and building key relationships. Social media has empowered him to expand his networking both professional and personally, as well as create an online presence for his photography company. It’s all happening online, and people and companies need to incorporate online networking more.
In a few words, he is an influencer, sarcastic and humorous, extremely passionate about his skill, a contemplator and a responder, and is child-like in spirit. He is a social networker and is always keeping up to date about online marketing. He’s just an average guy, with a creative passion just trying to make a successful living and find ultimate happiness in life.
He is married and expecting his first baby, and hope that he/she will become just as passionate about creative media as Cole is. Cole is very involved in humanity outreach, and servant leading at his church.
Candice Phiri
SEM/SEO Specialist
Ambition filming the making of a portrait best describes Candice. She joins Splash as an enthusiast of Social Media and Creative acumen. A previous Online Search Engine Marketeer for boutique agencies as well as the online publisher, Super Media, have fine tuned her into an executive social producer.
Candice recently launched her indie film house branding service announcements and short films with her leading resource, the world wide web. It has kept her looped in a cultural network of progressive and diverse social thinkers.
She is a sister, aunt, and friend. Her passion for creativity along with her drive, make her a force to reckon. Stay tuned to expericence a myriad of successes through all the channels of media.
Rhea Thomas
Blog Manager
As a dean’s list honor student in the College of Liberal Arts at the University of Texas in Austin, Rhea Thomas has always had a passion for the written (and typed) word. She started writing as a child (stories about her Barbies and long, rhyming poems) and displayed excellent managerial and entrepreneurial talents when she started a girls’ club (The Boys Busters) at 10 years old. Diverting off the yellow brick road, Rhea experienced a temporary foray into the world of finance where she continued writing in her free time and had a short story published in Quality Fiction Magazine. Rhea entered the Blogosphere three years ago with her own personal blog, which ended up receiving Google’s Blogs of Note recognition in December 2009. Working as a blogger for UpTake.com, the largest independent travel research site after only two years in business, she began SEO training and learned more about the impact of social media. Still sidelined in finance, she ended up spearheading the social media campaigns for several companies in that industry before finding her way to Splash Media, where she can finally use her writing background combined with her passion for social media.
Bruce Wallis
Technical Lead and Developer
Bruce Wallis came to Splash Media via the recent acquisition of WebDex Media Group. He has been working in IT since 1973. During the past 26 years, Bruce has spent his time and energies providing unique software solutions for a variety of clients.
His software development has covered communications software, database systems, and insurance policy processing systems.
His duties empower him to create innovative business solutions for Splash Media and our clients. He also provides in-house support for the Splash Media team.
Owen Chung
Sr. Systems Administrator
Owen Chung brought with him 12 years of real world technical experience when he joined Splash Media.
His expertise in information systems and networking technologies help Splash Media to maintain the highest standard of availability, security, and reliability of the systems and infrastructure that we rely on every day.