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About Us

 

Brian Boyer

Co-Founder, Managing Partner
Brian Boyer

Brian has held numerous positions in industry over the years. He got his start as a web developer for The Ohio State University as an intern. In his second year as an intern, he co-founded Web Pyro with his boss, David Lohnes. After graduation from the Farmer School of Business at Miami University (Ohio) in May of 2010, Brian turned his full attention to Web Pyro. The business has been rapidly growing ever since. Additionally, Brian is very involved in his community. He serves on the boards of the Wayne County Humane Society, Great Decisions of Wayne County, and the Akron Young Professionals Network and is a member of Rotary International.

 

David Lohnes

Co-Founder, Director of Information Technology
David Lohnes

David got his start programming for the internet over 13 years before Web Pyro's founding. David originally was a plant geneticist for the Ohio Agricultural Research and Development Center, a branch of The Ohio State University. The first tool he developed was a search engine for web sites that he sold as shareware. After 5 years of research, he made a career shift and became the center's first Webmaster. Over the years, David has over seen numerous software development projects including project management software, content management system, weather data retrieval and display, and "citizen science" software. David also founded Madison Hill Software in 2001. Madison Hill's key piece of software is an easy to use online solution to managing the manuscript review process for academic journals.

 

Samantha Sivey

Director of Marketing and Sales, Account Manager
Samantha Sivey

As a recent graduate of Ohio University, Samantha made the decision to return home to Wooster in order to figure out her next move. There, she came across the opportunity at Web Pyro, where she has been ever since. At Ohio University, Samantha studied Organizational Communication at the E.W. Scripps School of Communication & Journalism. She minored in Public Relations, but took a special interest in Online Journalism & Social Media while she was there. Samantha completed an internship with Smith Dairy as their marketing intern, where she helped to implement a new fundraising program for local area schools. At Web Pyro, Samantha's role is to not only be the Account Manager, but to head up the sales and marketing department as well. In her free time, Samantha enjoys traveling, photography, scuba diving and spending time with her nieces and nephews.

 

Greg Peterson

Lead Designer, Contractor
Greg Peterson

Before returning to his hometown of Wooster, Gregory studied at the Rochester Institute of Technology, in Rochester, New York, majoring in one of the nation's ground-breaking programs in New Media Design and Imaging. Since his graduation, Greg has maintained an exclusive list of clientele of start-ups, small business owners, and non-profit groups over the past 5 years through his graphic design company, L'atelier MuetPointe. He has worked on projects ranging from promotional advertising design to full website design for many local companies. Greg met up with Web Pyro soon after their founding and has been consulting and designing for their clients ever since. Greg's role will be to discuss design solutions, develop a clear strategy and implement those strategies.

 

Ben Myers

Usability Consultant, Contractor
Ben Myers

Ben has had a strong interest in Internet even since its inception. This led him to a degree in Internet Development from Indiana Wesleyan University. Over the past six years, Ben has worked in the information technology field as a help desk coordinator, network administrator, and systems analysis and design consultant. At one point, Ben even helped run a technology based summer camp for kids. He is currently employed in the Computing and Statistical Services department at the Ohio Agricultural Research and Development Center. There he works with a wide range of systems from Windows, to Macs, to Linux and a wide range of people of different ethnicities, nationalities, and backgrounds. This led Ben to specialize in what he describes as "bridging the gap between people and technology."

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