2010年2月25日 星期四

Meet the Mozzers!

Posted by jennita

Over the past few months, we've announced a number of exciting changes here at the mozPlex. Some of those include becoming focused on our software, new SEO tools and a cultural change with our TAGFEE Tenets. With that, we're committed to being transparent and authentic and feel we've done a great job keeping the SEOmoz community up to date on many of these changes.


Meet the Mozzers


However, one area we've been slacking is in ensuring that our community knows who we are, as a team. There are many mozzers who mainly work behind the scenes building tools, or providing excellent customer service to our members. Along with our shift from consulting, we've had a few organizational changes and people's roles have changed. Additionally we have a number of moz Associates that help contribute to the blog and provide expertise in Q & A.


We'd like to take this opportunity to introduce you to our team, and ask you to get to know us a little better. There are a few new mozzers that may even surprise you! This is an exciting time for us and the community and we're excited to introduce ourselves. Each mozzer was asked to provide their title, social media accounts, top moz moment (tools created, blog posts written, etc.), then I asked them to answer a few fun questions. So without further ado, I'd like you to meet the mozzers.


Development Team


Every team plays an important role to the success of SEOmoz and our tools, but the development team is key. Without this group we wouldn't have the suite of amazing tools that we have to offer our members today. Browse through the developers and see who has worked on your favorite tool, and learn more about the people behind the scenes.





















Ben Hendrickson


Ben

Sr Software Engineer

Follow Ben on Twitter! @bhendrickson
�moz Moment

"From the day I started building the Linkscape prototype to the day we launched the first version was about 10 months. I think that project went well."

I am proud to answer questions like this in a confusing and self-referential way.


Chas Williams


Chas

Software Developer
moz Moment

"I work mostly on Linkscape these days. I wrote the code for anchor text distributions and the new views for OSE, so the OSE launch was a proud moment for me :)"

My favorite Youtube video.








David Joslin


Systems Engineer

David on LinkedIn
�moz Moment

"Since starting in August I have worked to improve our uptime significantly through monitoring, tuning, and application fixes. "

On Saturday morning I hang out with my kids until my wife gets her beauty sleep and then I try to get a mountain bike ride in before working in the yard and other chores.


Jeff Pollard


Jeff

Lead Web Developer

Follow Jeff on Twitter! @nFluxx

Jeff on LinkedIn
moz Moment

"I make sure your website experience is a wonderful one! :)"

On Saturday morning I like to catch up on sleep.




Kate Matsudaira


Kate

VP Engineering

Follow Kate on Twitter! @katemats
�moz Moment

"Helping bring SEO tools and technology to the next level"

Why is the sky blue? Because of Avogadro's number - the number of molecules in a mole determine the wavelength of light reflected (I learned this in my physical chemistry class�when we had to derive Avogadro's number if the sky was yellow -- as a result I will never forget this bit of trivia).

Ken Woodruff


Ken

Senior Architect

Ken will have to remain a mystery for another day because he did not get me his bio information in time. To be continued...

Nick Gerner


Nick

Senior Engineer

Follow Nick on Twitter! @gerner

Nick on LinkedIn

�Nick on Facebook

NickGerner.com
�moz Moment

Nick Leads SEOmoz API development and is currently working on solutions for historical Linkscape data tracking.

On Saturday morning I go for a run, then chase my cats Garrison and Ira until my wife Susan wakes up.

Phil Smith


Phil

Developer

Follow Phil on Twitter! @philhsmith
�moz Moment

"Working on sooper-top secret project"

The funniest job I ever had was… In high-school during the summer I would be the guy-in-a-foam-costume mascot for the local mall I worked at. Think giant purple dinosaur (but not barney.)



Roger Mozbot


Roger

Needs No Title

Follow Roger on Twitter! @roger_mozbot

�moz Moment

Standing on a crate in order to be as tall as Googlebot.

Raised by a protein-rich, startup-obsessed race of robot aliens.

Can't stand paying per click.





Marketing Team


Now that we are focused on our SEO tools, the consulting and marketing teams have been combined. There have been a number of changes in roles and we're now more focused than ever on getting our products launched, participating and leading our amazing community, and creating excellent content for our readers. Take a peak at our new Marketing team!














Danny Dover


Danny

SEO Specialist

Follow Danny on Twitter! @DannyDover

Danny on LinkedIn
�moz Moment

Danny is at least half full of SEO know-how

Rock, Paper or Scissors? Paper.

On Saturday morning I… I sleep in, go to my cooking class and work on my book

Jen Sable Lopez


Jen

Community Director

Follow Jen on Twitter! @jennita

Jen on LinkedIn
�moz Moment

Having worked remotely for 9 months, I LOVE being in the office.


The funniest job I ever had was... in college one summer I tasted beef. It paid well, but was really disgusting!

Joanna Lord


Joanna

Director of Customer Acquisition & Engagement

Follow Joanna on Twitter! @joannalord

Joanna on LinkedIn
�moz Moment

"My focus is on introducing new audiences to our awesome resources and SEO tools. "

My favorite Youtube video is… The Sunscreen Song

On Saturday morning I… wake up, make coffee, check analytics, and then go explore my new home--Seattle.

Scott Willoughby


Scott

Director-Conversion & Retention Marketing

Follow Scott on Twitter! @great_scott

Scott on LinkedIn
�moz Moment

I rock the Whiteboard Fridays

On Saturday morning I... wish cartoons were still as cool as they used to be.

Product Team


The product team leads the path to ensuring that the products being built meet the needs of our customers and they manage the projects from inception through deployment. Essentially they make sure we're all doing our jobs. :)











Adam Feldstein


Adam

Director of Product Management
�moz Moment

Current Focus: 1) Ship a new version of the mozBar. 2) Something much bigger (that I can't talk about yet)

Funniest jobs: I once played a rock/punk gig at a high school party. Ended up being extra fun when the lead guitarist locked his keys in the van with the engine running (fortunately I think we had already gotten the gear out).

Ben Huff


Ben

Product Manager

Ben on LinkedIn
�moz Moment

"I focus on herding cats. Recently that included getting Open Site Explorer out the door, safe and sound. I'm currently working on doing the same for the new Keyword Difficulty tool."

The sky is blue because blue light waves are the shortest visible waves coming from the sun, and scatter off of molecules in the air the easiest.

Matt Heilman


Matt

Art Director
�moz Moment

"I make SEOmoz look good"


Operations Team


Who keeps the company working like a well oiled machine? That's the Operations team of course! They jump in and help with any aspect of the company as needed and are often our customers first point of contact. Without their magic touch the office would be running around like chickens with their heads cut off. Thanks for keeping us from running into each other!











Arden Turnbull


Arden

Customer Service Manager / Office Coordinator
�moz Moment

Arden keeps our customers happy!


Christine V.


Christine

Director of Operations
�moz Moment

I do my best to increase the staff's level of happiness and productiveness, much like Tattoo on Fantasy Island.

If SEOmoz was a Lifetime movie, I would be played by William Hung.

Sarah Bird


Sarah

Chief Operations Officer

Follow  on Twitter! @SarahBird

�Sarah on LinkedIn
�moz Moment

I own legal, financial, HR, and generally help make everything run smoothly. I also champion the Marketing Department and the SEOmoz API. I love my job. :)

On Saturday morning I… Sleep in and then go for a long run around Lake Union.

moz Associates


This is an amazing group of experts from across the search marketing industry. We're priveledged to have this group contributing to the blog, helping with Q & A and providing insight for new products. It sorta feels like we're showing off... because we totally are!�


























Cindy Krum


Cindy

CEO & founder of Rank-Mobile - Denver, CO

Follow Cindy on Twitter! @Suzzicks

Cindy on LinkedIn

� Cindy on Facebook

�moz Moment

Cindy is a mobile marketing evangelist. She'll be providing help in Q & A on mobile topics.

Why is the sky blue? Because that is the way Google wants it? (We're not sure if it will stay blue though - its still in beta and hasn't officially launched.)

Duncan Morris


Duncan Morris

Founder and CEO, Distilled - London, UK

Follow Duncan on Twitter! @duncanmorris

�moz Moment

Given that I always drone on about information architecture I guess I should really point to this post though at the time it came out this was my most interesting post.

On a Saturday morning I travel around the south of England to the coldest and wettest playing fields in existence to play field hockey for Wimbledon Hockey Club. Of course in the UK we just call this hockey, but that would give you all the false impression that I'm rock hard and can ice skate.




Jane Copland


Jane Copland

SEO Consultant, Ayima Search Marketing - London, England

Jane on LinkedIn

Jane's Personal Social Media Profile
�moz Moment

"I've written a couple of successful blog posts for SEOmoz (I worked as a full-time employee at SEOmoz from 2006 until 2009). My favourites are:�Don't End URLs in .0, What Rand and Jane Write When They're Drunk, the follow-up and� A True Story. It's about hookers."

The funniest job I ever had was… I used to work for Rand ;)

Kate Morris


Kate Morris

Kate Morris, Search Engine Marketing Consultant - Austin, TX

Follow  on Twitter! @katemorris

Kate on LinkedIn
�moz Moment

"My favorite blog post on YouMoz was Paid Search: Detaching From an Agency, which is what got me speaking on my first panel at SMX East 2008."

I'm proud to be an … Army Brat.

My favorite Youtube video is … Louis CK - Everything is Amazing, and Nobody's Happy

Lindsay Wassell


Lindsay

Q & A - Tampa Bay, FL

Follow  on Twitter! @lindzie
�moz Moment

This post: Rethinking Duplicate Content

On Saturday morning I… am awake before dawn caring for my newborn twins!

I'm proud to be a… SEO

Michael Cottam


MichaelC

Principal, Michael Cottam SEO Consulting - Portland, OR, Canada

Follow  on Twitter! @Michael512

Michael on LinkedIn

�Michael on Facebook
�moz Moment

I like this one, and it seemed to generate a pile o' comments: http://www.seomoz.org/blog/its-a-feeding-frenzy-for-keywordrich-domains

I'm proud to be a member of the downtown Portland Rotary Club and on the Ambassador Board of the Children's Cancer Association.

Peter Meyers


Dr. Pete

President, User Effect - Chicago, IL

Follow  on Twitter! @dr_pete
�moz Moment

The post: SEO Cheat Sheet: Anatomy of a URL

My most popular post on my own blog (by a longshot) is 25 Point Website Usability Checklist.�

The funniest job I ever had was… Stuffing photo envelopes with a pot dealer and Christian survivalist.

Why is the sky blue? ... because The Flying Spaghetti Monster made it that way.

Richard Baxter


Richard

Director / Founder SEOgadget.co.uk - London, UK

Follow  on Twitter! @richardbaxter
�moz Moment

Hmm. I like writing about tools you guys do - Like this and this and pretty charts on ranking factors using Linkscape data like this.� And I really like talking about Microformats.

My favorite Youtube video is… Eric Clapton Shreds - is pure awesome and always puts a smile on my face. One day match this level of guitar genius...

Rob Ousbey


RobOusbey

Search Marketing Consultant, Distilled - Seattle, WA (soon to be)

Follow  on Twitter! @RobOusbey
�moz Moment

People seem to like my how-to and link building posts.�

On Saturday morning I: often wake up to the smell of bacon

The funniest job I ever had was: watching petrol drip down an inclined hot plate to measure the amount of residue. I won an award for it. Hotplate Rob they called me. Ahh, good times, good times.

Sam Crocker


Sam

SEO Consultant, Distilled - London, for now!

Follow  on Twitter! @crockstarltd

Personal Fashions & Trends Blog
�moz Moment

I'm pretty new to the moz crew but I was pretty pleased with manning up to take on a "doozy" for my first Q & A and think I found a good solution to the problem

I'm proud to be a… n Uh-merican, where at least I know I'm free!

The funniest job I ever had was… working at McDonalds when I was 14 years old. My mom said "you can work for me for free 6 hours a day or you can get a job" we all know that Macky D's is one of the few places that will hire 14 year olds and the rest is history.

Tom Critchlow


Tom_C

Head of Search Marketing, Distilled - London Baby.

Follow  on Twitter! @tomcritchlow
�moz Moment

My most loved SEOmoz post was this one, mainly because of it's sensationalist headline... Headlines ftw. My proudest SEOmoz contribution was speaking at both the Seattle and London pro seminars in 2009 and getting some really positive feedback and comments.

Rock, paper scissors? After years of playing poker I can now comfortably crush Will at rock paper scissors despite him claiming it's a game of chance. I will gladly play any game of any sort for money.

Will Critchlow


willcritchlow

Co-Founder of Distilled, UK & US - London, UK. Though anywhere rainy appears to do.

Follow  on Twitter! @willcritchlow

Will on LinkedIn
�moz Moment

Taking credit for lots of things done by our team, I'm probably most proud of the London PRO seminar in October last year. My personal favourite post, mainly for the title (just google "space monstering") is this one.

Rock, Paper or Scissors? I always lose this to Tom. Rock.

Boss Team


Last, but definitely not least we have our co-founders Rand and Gillian. They may very well be the most well known of the bunch, but I bet you didn't know Rand used to be a black market Pokemon dealer! Without these two, we wouldn't be the team we are today.






Gillian Muessig


Gillian

President/Co-Founder

Follow Gillian on Twitter! @seomom

Gillian on LinkedIn
�moz Moment

"I'm the corporate evangelist and international voice for SEOmoz. My role is to connect the the SEOmoz community with the SEOmoz team and to spread the SEOmoz brand to new audiences and markets."

I'm proud to be a…