Jonny Urban
Angel Fire, NM | jonny@alta51.com
I am a catalyst for disruptive solutions to complex issues in technology, user adoption, and customer success. I am a leader who builds team dynamics by challenging, teaching, trusting, and guiding. I specialize in dynamic design, design thinking, the garage model, and have an intuitive ability to cross communicate in agile development. I help fuel innovation in design because each step forward ushers us into the future.
Design Thinking facilitation | Experience Design / Visual Design | Creative Direction | Salesforce Lightning | Adobe Creative Suite
Nick Howard
Austin, TX |
nick@alta51.com
I’ve always been fascinated with exploring the way machines and systems function, as evidenced by my favorite childhood book, quite literally titled, The Way Things Work. Curiosity and resourcefulness remain critical in helping me not only navigate and make sense of the world but more importantly, make improvements to the status quo. This ethos has proven itself to be a worthy companion throughout life, both personally and professionally.
Real Estate & Capital Markets | Financial Analysis | Excel Modeling | Project Management | Python
Bianca Goyette
Angel Fire, NM |
b@alta51.com
I create to bring people together; to facilitate positive and constructive conversations amongst humans. I am an interdisciplinary maker, storyteller, and director of creative specializing in the fabrication of dynamic experiences that shift the way we interact with the world and one another. I have a concerted focus on initiatives that cross-pollinate digital and analog mediums, bringing human interaction to the forefront.
Design Thinking | Copywriting | Creative Direction | Visual Direction | Adobe Creative Suite | HTML, CSS, WordPress
Dominic Lee
Chicago, IL |
dom@alta51.com
I am a Creative Director. I have worked at and on behalf of some of the world’s leading companies and organizations, including Microsoft, IBM, Leo Burnett, Acuity Group, and Wipro. My passion is finding the essential truth for a brand or group of people or individuals and working with them to bring that truth to life. I do this in whatever medium tells the story best. However, I always start with discovery, ideally in person, and rely on handwritten note taking and pencil sketching. I’m highly collaborative, and I do my best work as part of a team seeking to create positive change in the world.
Certified Design Thinking Practitioner | User Centered Design | Strategy Development | Industrial Automation | Market Identification
Lani Rowe
Taos, NM |
lani@alta51.com
I am a systems thinker who possesses creative and logical acumen. I believe that the most intractable problems can only be solved by moving outside of binary, computational thinking and are best approached by reimagining common technology in uncommon form. I hold a USA Cycling Masters National Record in the 1k, am a UCI Masters World Champion track cyclist, an accomplished musician, and visual artist, serve on the board of The Interdependence Project and Eve’s Angel’s, and hold a Ph.D. in Political Science from Yale University.
Software Architecture & Design | Leading Development Teams | 360 Data Collection & Analysis | Synthesyzing Information & Experiences
William Thomas
Chapel Hill, NC | william@alta51.com
I am a raconteur and intellectual itinerant. That’s why I co-founded Empathetic Machines, an independent producer of media focused on how big tech is redefining ourselves, our jobs, and our culture. I like stories that describe a future—and present— grounded in transparency, ethics, and the lessons of the past. My background lies in reimagining organizations and helping them realign and realize the value of the changes brought by technology and globalization. I have done this for start-ups as well as firms in the Global 2000.
Certified Design Thinking Practitioner| User Centered Design | Strategy Development | Industrial Automation | Market Identification
Carter Hubbard
Portland, OR |
carter@alta51.com
As an observationist, I examine society and the environments where we live and play, looking for the unseemingly connected in the intangible and unspoken. My interest in design systems is reflected through the creation of large scale disruptive art installations and community engagement projects to raise awareness and affect change in these spheres. The deep dive into these realms have connected me to environmental consulting, non-profit facilitation, community engagement, and placemaking.