The Beam Reach Crew has many decades of marketing communications experience. As with any tightly run ship or organization, there is a definite chain of command.
Russell A. Perry - President
Russ has over 35 years of progressive management experience in the print, food packaging and paper industry. For the past 10 years, Russ has been president of Renold Canada and a key supplier to the power transmission industry.
Russ was able to move Renold from a rather insignificant "me-too" firm to become an industry-recognized leader. During this transformation, Russ utilized Beam Reach Communications with its promotional products, print services and Web design as part of his formula for success.
Russ is excited to be working with Beam Reach Communications to help our clients achieve all of their marketing goals.
rperry@beam-reach.com
Clarke Perry – Vice President Sales and Marketing
Clarke is the driving force behind the vision and development of Beam Reach Communications. He understands the frustrations of maintaining an all-encompassing and up-to-date business plan, and his experience allows him to develop multi-faceted approaches to marketing problems. Clarke knows the intricacies of working from a business-to-business perspective and has worked with corporations in their endeavors to boost sales and maintain their branding with Beam Reach’s innovative creative design.
Clarke’s knowledge of sales and marketing allows him to develop promotional strategies intuitively, using creative printed materials and branded products to heighten customer awareness, while embedding corporate identity in the eyes of the public. Clarke’s professional history is in the graphic print, pre-press and packaging industries. This history gives Clarke a clear understanding of all of Beam Reach's customers' print, graphic and promotional product needs.
clarke@beam-reach.com
Mark VanderBoom - V.P. Operations and Technology.
Mark is responsible for the continued development of Beam Reach Communications. His duties include: software development, R & D, connectivity, and systems support. His experience lies in deploying mission-critical information systems and working with Web and Internet-based applications. Mark graduated with a degree in software engineering and has designed several complex systems. He is an asset to the future architecture of this Web based service. Mark's forward thinking will keep the Beam Reach Communications system ahead of any competitors
mvboom@beam-reach.com
Lindsey Jacobs - Creative Director
Lindsey is an always enthusiastic, well-organized and detail oriented Art Director and Designer with over 15 years of design and editorial experience. Efficient at handling multiple projects within an intense environment, while creating unique and well executed design solutions for print and web. She has the ability to manage people, photo shoots, budgets, schedules, and several projects at the same time.
After graduating from Sheridan College's Graphic Design program, Lindsey started the first seven years of her design career working at a small design firm working on a variety of design projects, from magazines to logos. After a few years of freelancing, she then went on to become Art Director at Youth Culture Group and oversaw and managed five magazines as well as all the in-house creative. Add in a few more years of freelancing and she finds herself at Beam Reach Communications as Creative Director.
Some of her past clients include: Youth Culture Group, Teen Midol, Wal-Mart, Maybelline, SC Johnson, Gillette, Treasure Island Toys, RedHead Stage Productions, DanceFuzion, Toronto Blue Bays (J Force Dance team), MultiSport Canada, Theatre By The Bay, Sick Kids (Kids Health magazine), CATIE (The Positive Side magazine), POP Magazine, TreeHouse TV, YTV, TSN, Terra Footwear, Alliance Atlantis
lindsey@beam-reach.com
Lucas Duguid - Art Director
With a background of almost 13 years of graphic design and a graduate of Mohawk College’s graphic arts program, Lucas comes with extensive knowledge of the entertainment industry. With over 6000 creative and production projects in the world of optical media, Lucas has overseen the creative, layout, prepress setup and production of CD, DVD, HDDVD, Blu-Ray, VHS, Audio Cassette, Vinyl and USB projects with numerous order runs exceeding one million units.
Lucas also brings to the table a litany of book layout and production expertise. Lucas has been on point with the creative, layout, prepress setup and production of saddle stitch, perfect bound and casebound books. Lucas has had the opportunity to work with traditional litho printing as well as digital short run, web fed and silkscreen printing. Lucas also bring an extensive background in front-end web development and web initiatives.
Some of his past clients include: Apple Computer, Ministry of Natural Resources, United States Air Force, Federal Bureau of Investigations (F.B.I.), Capcom, Paul Haggis, Toronto Blue Jays, National Aboriginal Achievement Foundation, LCBO, Keeprite
lucas@beam-reach.com
Tom Woodhead – SEO Copywriter / Project Manager
Tom Woodhead develops content, provides front-line support, and manages projects for Beam Reach clients.
Tom has been writing marketing, business, and technical communications for over eighteen years, working in software development, MIS, sales and marketing, and agency environments. He has produced sales and marketing collateral such as direct marketing brochures, Web copy, and white papers; business documents such as proposals, annual reports, and business plans; and technical documents such as software development plans, user guides, technical reference manuals, and online help.
In 2000, Tom co-authored SQL Server 2000 Stored Procedure Programming (ISBN: 0-07-212566-7), for Osborne/McGraw-Hill. The book was the #1 seller among Microsoft SQL Server books on amazon.com for an extended period. Tom graduated from McMaster University with an MA in English Language and Literature.
tom@beam-reach.com
Lina Torosyan and Susanne Crago - Graphic Artists.
Lina and Susanne have over 25 years combined experience in print production and desktop publishing with proficiency in all of the Adobe Creative Suite and Corel Draw Software as well as numerous Microsoft applications. They both have extensive layout experience and expertise in developing and implementing advertising concepts. Lina and Susanne are highly organized and adept at meeting tight deadlines. They are both detail-oriented and enjoy working on complex projects.
lina@beam-reach.com susanne@beam-reach.com
David Numan - Software Architect
Dave is one of the newest members to the Beam Reach Team. Dave has a Bachelor of Arts degree in Business from Redeemer University. He is a member of Source Forge, a community of open source developers and is a Zend Certified Engineer (March 2005).
dave@beam-reach.com
Kevin Patterson - Graphic & Web Designer
Kevin has over 18 years experience as a Graphic Designer/Writer/Illustrator. He has worked on projects for small businesses, large corporations, Municipal and Provincial Governments and non-profit agencies. During the last 4 years, Kevin has logged a large number of hours refining his web design skills and has constructed over 150 web sites. Kevin has been working with Beam Reach Communications for the past 5 years, using his creative skills to produce dynamic innovative designs and cutting edge websites.
kevin@beam-reach.com
Robin Perry – Manager, Customer Service
Robin brings to Beam Reach Communications a strong customer service background. Robin earned an Honours Bachelor of Applied Science degree from the University of Guelph and held several lead administrative roles prior joining Beam Reach. Her customer-service knowledge and business savvy have proven to be key assets to Beam Reach Communications and its clients.
robin@beam-reach.com
Marion Schoeman – Customer Service Support, A/R and A/P
Marion has over 30 years experience in Customer Service and Book Keeping. Both Beam Reach Communications and our clients would be lost without her!
marion@beam-reach.com |
