About

Susan Rust, Green Bird Media

My job titles over the past twenty-five years have changed but the commonalities have been in taking a leadership role through initiative, hard work and innovation. My ability to provide new solutions to old problems has been a characteristic that has been highly valued by my respective employers and clients.

In the last five years, I’ve taken my design, fine art and sales management abilities to create a new company that focuses on branding and website design. But in truth, we transform organizations to fulfill their mission more easily through better communication tools.

Although a small firm, we’ve been able to test and implement high-quality solutions while learning best-practices in our industry. Our ability to stay current with an environment of high velocity technological advances is an asset. Our industry is becoming segmented as we move into different areas of specialty: development, hardware, design, and marketing.

Our move to open-source is natural and it allows us to provide an excellent technology platform in an affordable manner to our nonprofit clients. We guide them into solutions that were beyond their expectations and understanding.

Education

University of North Texas
Bachelor of Fine Arts
Magna Cum Laude, 4.0 GPA

SDCE
IMCP: Interactive Multimedia Certificate Program

Rick Wagner, Green Bird Media

I started my career in the Graphic Arts as a press operator in the late 1980’s before making the jump to computer-aided desktop publishing. I've led pre-press departments at Digital Color Systems, Inc., as well as Graphic Communications, Inc., and was one of the first Scitex Brisque operators in Southern California.

My twenty years experience in print design and production has made web design a natural evolution. I've been designing websites for the last ten years with an emphasis on usability and navigation. Currently we're focusing on leveraging Web 2.0 technologies for non-profit clients in the areas of fundraising, building awareness, and community building.

Education

San Diego City College
Associates of Arts in Graphic Communication

SDCE
IMCP: Interactive Multimedia Certificate Program