Our Team

As President, Ryan Bettencourt uses his extensive executive management and entrepreneurial experience to guide strategy for dt and its roster of entrepreneurial clients. In between starting three successful businesses, Ryan has directed a large consumer goods business unit and been a road warrior consulting to companies ranging in size from high growth start-ups to a handful of Fortune 500 organizations.

Ryan holds an MBA in Entrepreneurship, Magna Cum Laude, from Babson College, where he started a successful technology driven photo concept while in school.

Grant Miller is an operationally focused, hands on CFO and businessman, possessing an excellent reputation as a strategic partner and specialist in optimizing operations and driving profitability through the integration of people, process and technology. His leadership skills include Pre-revenue Startups to Fortune 500, public and private companies, multi-site and multi-subsidiary global operations along with M&A expertise.

In addition to proven abilities in leading back office operations, audits and reporting, Grant is very adept and accomplished as an outward-facing CFO, leading transactions and negotiations of all types, fund raising and establishing highly credible relationships with investors, bankers and external business associates.

Bill is the co-founder and creative director of digital-telepathy. He has spent the past 25+ years getting a handle on his own creative mind and now brings that wisdom and experience to you. His unique understanding of creative processes both unleash and focus innovation thinking into something that is effective and truly productive.

Bill has worn the hat of designer, developer, and programmer during his careers in traditional ad agencies and .coms. He was brought on as a specialist to build the internet department at KB&D Advertising, working with clients like Little Ceasar’s, Arbor (now CVS) Drugstores, and Bally’s Fitness. Later Bill became one of the founding members of the iExplore.com team, designing and building the website which was chosen to partner with National Geographic for adventure and experiential travel needs. Bill’s current roles call on him to create innovative strategies, user experiences, marketing campaign concepts, and a variety of random big ideas that scatter themselves across his desk in post-it note form.

As Director of Operations for digital-telepathy, Arnold spends time in many areas of the house of dt. Being a ”family man,“ he is dedicated to making life good for the company, whether it be watering plants or reviewing contracts. A believer in the triple-bottom line philosophy of doing business, Arnold is dedicated to balance in all aspects of work and in life.

As a longtime IT pro and technologist, he uses critical thinking and problem solving skills to guide the operations of dt. Possessing a degree in Business from the University of Wisconsin-Madison, Arnold’s past experience includes work with Abbott Laboratories and being an “IT jack of all trades” at The Options Clearing Corporation. In addition, Arnold was a partner in a private IT consultancy in the Chicagoland area, serving a variety of professional firms.

As the Lead User Interface Developer, Dave uses his development and interaction design experience to help create the most usable and innovative web interfaces. He works closely with the development, design, and marketing teams to strategize the most effective interface layouts. He has had extensive experience in front-end scripting, layout architecture, and interface development.

He holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Media Arts with an emphasis in Web Design from Platt College of Graphic Design, San Diego and graduated with honors at the top of his class. In his off-time Dave enjoys spending time with his wife and when occasion permits, visiting the land of Azeroth on the back of a flaming hell-steed - a unique juxtaposition to his off-line life.

Gema works closely with user interface developers addressing user goals, technology requirements and business strategy to design creative UI solutions as our Senior User Experience Designer. Trained in visual design and website production, Gema’s aesthetic sensibilities, attention to detail and empathy for the end user shine through in every design she creates. To balance out working in such a fast-paced cutting edge industry, Gema unwinds by having tea with friends, playing flute, singing, cooking, or catching her favorite bands in concert.

Alex is a strategic marketer that loves taking unconventional approaches to connecting businesses with potential customers. He has a strong belief that marketing is all about communication and relationship building and the M-word is all too often a macro-buzzword used to sell bad products. Alex’s attraction to the web comes from his own experiences to effortlessly discover, educate, entertain and share through web 2.0 internet technologies. He graduated from the University of San Diego with a BA in Communication Studies and a lot of credits towards music and business. When he is not at work Alex enjoys a strenuous yoga class, pick-up lacrosse game and sipping on a fine Belgian Ale while rooting for his home teams in Boston.

As the Social Marketing Specialist, Sarah is the go-to-person for how to strategically use the Internet to initiate and drive authentic conversation within the Web 2.0 space. Her commitment to continual and genuine conversation with peers and power users has facilitated growth and integrity within the social spaces that dt participates. Sarah graduated with a Business Administration in Marketing Degree from San Diego State University and is a former American Marketing Association (AMA) member. When she’s not surfing the web, Sarah’s surfing the Pacific on her 6'4" board and her love of photography, bold colors and music comes to life in her San Diego home.

John is a web developer at digital-telepathy. He graduated with a Bachelor of Science degree in Media Arts with an emphasis in Web Design from Platt College of Graphic Design, San Diego and graduated with honors at the top of his class. During his education he interned at digital-telepathy as a developer/support specialist, which then lead to a full-time position upon graduation. On a day to day basis he is always learning and growing in his knowledge of the web, which is a must! When not working John enjoys tilting back a pint at the pub, playing games, collecting random pieces of armor and weapons from the past, helping Dave in Azeroth (after all he is a Gnome and needs all the help he can get), and most of all spending time with his wife Amy.

Dan is a junior designer at digital-telepathy. With a background in studio art at the University of Colorado, Boulder, Dan decided to move to San Diego to pursue a career in web design. His daily tasks mainly consist of UI design and branding. When not on illustrator or photoshop, he is probably on facebook or searching design galleries. Dan embraces his artistic background and is constantly looking for new sources of inspiration as well as staying up to date with the latest trends. Relatively new to the “real world,” Dan loves the challenges presented to him and the learning experiences that they bring. When not working, Dan enjoys morning surfing, weekend snowboarding at Big Bear, and golfing.