Connecting the Dots / An Agency Blog

There’s a lot of debate over Flash relevance lately, with Apple making a big statement by excluding the ubiquitous platform from its iPad, iPod, and iPhone devices. But the demand from marketers (and consumers), as noted in the recent SoDA Digital Marketing Outlook report, says otherwise.

We say meh! Flash is here to stay. So we’re building up our Flash team with the recent addition of Senior Flash Developer, Daniel Butler, straight from London’s Agency Republic where he held the title Creative Technologist, working for a wide range of clients including Mercedes-Benz, PlayStation, O2, BBC, MTV, Green & Black’s, The UK Government, and EA Games. His work has been widely recognized by global advertising award shows where he’s taken home honors including a Bronze Cannes Cyber Lion, Webby, FWA, and D&AD yellow pencil.

Daniel brings a solid ability for developing smart efficient ActionScript while keeping an eye on process. At Engine Digital he’ll work in both of these areas, while working with the creative team to build smart brand engagements and branded utility. Leading our Flash dev team, he’ll build efficiencies while leveraging new and emerging technology. We’re just happy to have another cool accent in the studio.

The Engine team added some strategic muscle with new hire Lewis Zimmerman who brings to the agency a solid yet diverse skill set covering design, development, and start ups. As he puts it “I’m curious about Art, Technology and Economics. Politically, you’ll find me postmodern.”

Lewis will be filling a new hybrid role, covering both Strategic Planning and Development of interaction and functional applications, both web and mobile, including client work as well as internal platforms that the agency is currently developing for internal use and public release.

Lewis holds a Bachelor of Commerce in Finance with an elective concentration in Computer Science from the University of British Columbia, where he graduated on the Dean’s List with Honours and a 4.15 GPA. Beyond technical planning and development, Lewis also has a long history with user interface design and user interaction.