People

Mindshare Studios pulls talent from a diverse pool of creative professionals based on client and project needs. The following biographies will introduce you to some of our team. Mindshare Studios has an office in downtown Santa Fe. We don’t have a large full-time staff, so we can pass on the savings from our low overhead to our clients.

Damian Taggart

Project Management, Web Development, SEO
Before founding Mindshare Studios, Damian worked as a web and multimedia developer for St. John’s College and Central New Mexico Community College, respectively. Damian has also worked doing freelance web design and internet/technology consulting. He is an Adobe Certified Flash Developer and an avid web technology enthusiast.

Damian graduated cum laude with an interdisciplinary degree in Media Arts and English from the University of New Mexico in 2003. Damian is a local Adobe Community Expert and was a co-director of the New Mexico Adobe User Groups.

Rowan Ogden

Art Direction, Design + 3D Modeling
Rowan Ogden received his bachelors degree from UNM in 2001. His academic study focused on communications and media arts. Upon completion of his degree he focused on honing design and media skills in a variety of commercial environments including the DLI Communication Consultants, Morning Star Gallery, Tadu Contemporary, Ned Jalbert Interior Designs, and The Santa Fe Photographic Workshops. Rowan previously worked designing “Building Information Models” (BIMs) and creating marketing collateral in the Green Building Industry. He is currently working on an MFA in Graphic Design at the University of Texas in Austin.

Padraig Taggart

Web Design, Content Migration, SEO

Padraig is currently a student in the Interdisciplinary Film and Digital Media Program (IFDM) at the University of New Mexico. When he is not absorbed in his studies, Padraig works with Mindshare Studios doing basic web design including migrating static websites to database-driven content management systems and search engine optimization.

Tim Morrison

Programming, Content Migration + IT Consulting
Tim has a diverse background in Information Technology, political activism and science. Tim holds bachelor’s degrees in both Math and Physics from the University of New Mexico. In addition to working with information technology, Tim is passionate about community development, alternative energy, and economics. Tim is currently working toward a PhD in Economics at UNM.

Connor Denman

Web Development, Programming
Connor is a web developer with extensive experience in PHP, Ruby, Python, C#.NET, Java, and JavaScript, with knowledge of most major web frameworks and content management systems such as Joomla, WordPress, Codeigniter, CakePHP, Symphony, Rails, and Django. He also has developed numerous Desktop applications in the Objective-C and Java languages for all major operating systems, including Windows, Mac, and Linux. Connor is currently a high school student, attending some Computer Science classes at the University of New Mexico over his summer breaks.

Jason Nakai

Web Development, Vector Illustration + Design
Jason has extensive experience with the development of distance learning content combining streaming media assets and interactive learning objects. In addition to web application programming and user-interface design, Jason creates photorealistic vector art and Adobe Flash animations.

Jason has worked with numerous organizations, such as the Unser Racing Museum, the Southwest indian Polytechnic Institute (SIPI), Central New Mexico Community College (CNM), the Santa Fe Community College (SFCC), the American Society of Radiologic Technologists, and the US Army, to create multimedia productions ranging from small individual websites to full-scale training packages.

Collaborators

We play well with others. Below are some of the other designers and creative consultants we work with.

• Alex Hanna, Invisible City Designs
• Peri Pakroo, P-Brain Media
• Monica Christofferson, Carristo Creative
• Rose Hessmiller, PhD, Ferguson Lynch
• Holly McClelland, Clementine Studios
• David Garcia & Stuart Overbey, Halflife Digital
• Elaine Montoya & Becky Padilla, Zocoloco Studios
• Emily Lewis, Emily Lewis Design
• Joel Waldrep, Volar Media
• Maureen Burdock & Cinny Green, Thema
• John C. Bland, Katapult Media