http://www.smilesincluded.com/blog Just another WordPress weblog Mon, 14 Jul 2008 21:58:22 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en SmilesIncluded has added another enthusiastic young talent to their team.  Ben La Marca joins as Director of Photography, responsible for using still images to illustrate our editorial content while developing and maintaining the signature look of the SI site.  Says Ernest, "I am excited to add another committed, creative person to ... http://www.smilesincluded.com/blog/2008/07/14/si-adds-photo-ace-to-team/ SmilesIncluded Co-Founder Ernest Tarango announced today that SI has forged an alliance with the Consumer Products Safety Commission. SmilesIncluded will feature an RSS Widget from the CPSC, allowing SI users to tell immediately if a product they are considering has been recalled by the CPSC. Says Ernest, “This is another ... http://www.smilesincluded.com/blog/2008/04/09/smilesincluded-announces-alliance-with-us-consumer-product-safety-commission/ SmilesIncluded has added talented young video producer Rajeev Nirmalakhandan to their video review team. Raj’s resume is both broad and deep. A graduate of UCLA’s Film School he’s been producer, writer and/or director on countless film and video projects, has worked with top-flight studios including DreamWorks and Universal, ... http://www.smilesincluded.com/blog/2008/03/24/smilesincluded-welcomes-rajeev-nirmalakhandan/ SmilesIncluded welcomes Patrick Nelson, who will be joining our video team. Patrick has a strong background in video production that he will use to help build and guide the SI team, establish our brand, create a signature SI video “look”, and streamline production. His knowledge of the production ... http://www.smilesincluded.com/blog/2008/03/17/veteran-producer-patrick-nelson-joins-si-video-team/ SmilesIncluded Co-Founder Susan Hustace today announced that SI is working towards a Technology partnership with software development leader Adobe Systems.  Says Susan, “We have been looking into the future of technology and services for SI. Adobe products are the de facto standard for web services development. We believe a cooperative ... http://www.smilesincluded.com/blog/2008/03/11/smilesincluded-eyes-adobe-technology-partnership/ SmilesIncluded is happy to introduce our newest marketing and video team member, Randy Nargi. “Randy is a seasoned marketing executive with proven experience working with successful online companies, so we’re very excited to add him to the team,” says Ernest Tarango, SmilesIncluded Co-Founder and President of Marketing.  In addition to nearly ... http://www.smilesincluded.com/blog/2008/02/20/randy-nargi-brings-web-marketing-savvy-to-si/ We’re thrilled to announce five new members have joined our editorial staff! SmilesIncluded will be welcoming Cindy Mantegna, Angela Derrick, Theresa Adams, Cory Vas, and Judson Kusy to our work force. These five newest members of the editing team are trained in such pertinent areas as child development, ... http://www.smilesincluded.com/blog/2008/02/04/child-development-experts-join-editing-team/ We’re happy to announce Chris Campbell has joined the SmilesIncluded team. “Chris Campbell is a real asset to SI’s marketing efforts,” says Ernest. “He has more than 20 years experience as a marketing expert in the toy industry. His familiarity with toy industry leaders, his marketing know-how, and his ... http://www.smilesincluded.com/blog/2008/02/03/smilesincluded-welcomes-chris-campbell/ SmilesIncluded is happy to announce we’ve added another talented young writer/editor to our staff this week. “Elizabeth is a real catch for us,” says Susan Hustace. “Not only does she have a strong background in Internet editing and writing, she’s also been an educator, with experience teaching special ... http://www.smilesincluded.com/blog/2008/01/29/elizabeth-warren-joins-si-editorial-staff/ “Kathy has been on our radar for quite some time as a person we wanted to join us at SmilesIncluded. Finally her schedule meshed with ours, and we’re glad she’s on board,” says co-founder Ernest Tarango. “She’s got such a strong background in personnel and customer service, and ... http://www.smilesincluded.com/blog/2008/01/04/smilesincluded-is-thrilled-to-add-kathy-murray-to-our-team-as-senior-project-manager/