Eric Scoles is our senior developer for internet marketing.

Official Bio | Unofficial Bio

Official Bio:

Eric Scoles  designs and implements smart Internet technologies that contribute to marketing solutions for our clients. His nearly 20 years in the computer world have given him the experience and breadth to twist the technology in ways that are appropriate to the client’s needs, and also accelerate desired results. Clients appreciate his willingness to translate jargon into explanations. He renders our designers’  Photoshop composites as clean and well-optimized web pages. He handles formal use-case development and requirements analysis for web sites.   Eric also deals with the small and gritty parts of web technology, so the rest of the team doesn't have to.

Eric began building websites and web-based applications with Ziff-Davis Education (now Element K) in 1997, at the bleeding edge of the dotcom era. With ZD Education (and subsequently with Spherion Corporation), he worked on teams of dedicated developers who helped to pioneer online training delivery. But by then, he had been involved in personal computing technology since the late 1980s, and had steered an eclectic course that tacked between academic and corporate worlds. Eric served in roles including software training, technical and marketing writing, and end-user support. His experience in a broad range of work environments gives him an appreciation for the needs of a wide array of clients.

Eric developed a keen interest in human-computer interactions while studying anthropology at the University of Rochester, where he earned a BA in 1993. He has worked to maintain a strong focus on the user's experience throughout his professional life.

Unofficial Bio:

Why did you choose this career?
I get to do cool stuff with words and technology without needing to have a computer science degree. And because I'm an information junkie.

Favorite food?
Guacamole. My guacamole. (Two or three ripe avocadoes, a fist full of cilantro, a pinch of ground coriander, two cloves of garlic, the juice of one orange and one lime, some dried ancho pepper, a little bit of finely chopped onion, optionally some minced peppers or tomato, let it sit in the fridge for a few hours before you eat it.)

Favorite movie?
Um, today? The Incredibles. Or maybe Akira. I don't know. Can I table this one? Wait: Rashomon. Yeah, that's how I remember it.

Favorite book?
Either Peter Høeg's A History of Danish Dreams or John Crowley's Little, Big.

Favorite recreational activity?
Reading.  Watching movies.  Riding my ugly bicycle. Getting more INFORMATION.

You think the world would be a better place if:
More people liked guacamole.

The most profound thing you’ve ever heard or seen or experienced is:
"All of the Torah means this: Do as you would have done. The rest is just commentary." (Hillel)

It would surprise people to know that you:
Was voice-talent on a Johnson & Johnson trade show video. Had a maternal uncle who was the lead mechanic on the U2 that got shot down over Russia in 1960. Have been to Iceland (twice) for a pop music festival. Speak just enough German to embarrass myself by slipping into it when I'm trying to say simple things in Icelandic. Have a collection of unfinished novels. And that I can make a connection between all these points.

Besides (branding / marketing / writing / designing, etc.) your other passions are:
Expanding my collection of unfinished novels. Blogging. Riding my ugly bicycle.

Suddenly blessed with a day off and no limitations of time, space or cash, you would:
Take my laptop to The Spot and work on one of my unfinished novels.

Have you ever been accused of being a celebrity look-a-like?
Somebody once said I looked like Robert Redford. Other than the blond hair, I have no idea why.

Where would you go if time, family responsibilities and cash weren't considerations?
To Reykjavik, to research my unfinished novel about an expatriate American web geek who becomes embroiled in international intrigue.

The web site you think everyone should have in their favorites file:
http://zombo.com/. The un-attainable is un-known, there. Or so I've been told.