the kosada design.development.consulting team
Our small but dedicated team are software and database developers, graphic and web designers, server and security administrators, and customer care and support providers.
Steve Mokris is somewhat of a renaissance geek who dips his fingers into fields ranging from low-level DSP programming to typographical-obsession over the lowercase letter “g”. At Kosada, Steve handles basic issues of keeping the ship afloat, painting the decks, manufacturing the sails, as well as occasionally issuing vague navigational imperatives. He also does most of the TWiki and Quartz Composer custom software development, database security server administration, as well as helping with Drupal module development and website planning.
Having an enormous love for computer graphics and animation, John has produced live action films screened at international film festivals and has presented his work at numerous conferences nationwide. In addition to his work for Kosada, John is currently the Lead Developer for Graphics and Animation at the Game Research and Immersive Design Lab in the Scripps College of Communication at Ohio University, a project he co-founded while a graduate student there. In 2004, John orchestrated several efficacy tests of Tabula Digita's Pre-Algebra/Algebra game Dimenxian with local students in Athens County.
Beth is a Jill-of-all-trades who recently received her BA in German Studies from Oberlin College. She began experimenting with QBASIC in fourth grade and webdesign around age 13, and originally came to Kosada to expand the capabilities of one of her own freelance webdesign projects. As "Designer" she designs anything from print and web graphics to interactive web frontends. She brings to projects an appreciation for simplicity, an obsessive pickiness about diction, and her idealistic enthusiasm.
Matt Radcliffe is a software and systems analyst with experience providing custom solutions including training and support for small to medium businesses from coast to coast. He has worked in the healthcare, insurance, finance, and manufacturing industries understanding business processes that get to the bottom-line — increasing revenue. Additionally, he has collaborated with Kosada on web-based projects, software development, process planning, and IT grunt work.
Originally from San Francisco, CA, Matt received a Bachelor's degree from Denison University in 2004 and speaks Japanese. He is knowledgeable in a variety of programming languages including PHP, PERL, and C, as well as MySQL, Microsoft SQL Server, Open Systems Accounting Software, and Crystal Reports.
He is also experienced with module development for Drupal 4.7 and 5.x, and has recently made some successful expeditions into the complex world of the new Views 2 for Drupal 6.x API.
Chris was with Kosada since the beginning, having first worked with Steve in 1998 to develop a custom operating system. After a brief fling with DeVry, he spent 2 years doing missionary work in Utah. He returned in February 2007, bringing (back) his experience with C, C++, PHP, various Unix hackeries, and many other development tools. From 2007 until 2010 he contributed to popular programs such as Firefox and Thunderbird to better mold them to the needs of individual clients. He's also been on the front lines of some of our exciting work with Quartz Composer. As of Monday, Jan 31st 2010, he is on to greener pastures in Cupertino, where he has been recruited by Apple to work on the official side of Quartz Composer. We'll be watching for you on the Quartz Composer mailing list, buddy.
Bradley Mellen has recently attained a Bachelor of Science in Computer Science from the Ohio State University, as well as being a talented performing bassist and cellist, and active member of Kosada's development team. He has worked on such customizations for Drupal websites as the Role Referral Drupal module.
