Media Mechanic Web Design & Development Blog http://blog.mediamechanic.net Media Mechanic: Web Design, Web Development, Web Hosting, SEO, Multimedia | Portland, Oregon Wed, 28 Jul 2010 21:16:41 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7.1 en hourly 1 Media Mechanic adds 5 new team members since April! http://blog.mediamechanic.net/?p=56 http://blog.mediamechanic.net/?p=56#comments Wed, 28 Jul 2010 21:15:32 +0000 admin http://blog.mediamechanic.net/?p=56 Media Mechanic is proud to welcome 5 brand new members to our team: Judith Espino (Web Designer), Jordan LeDoux (PHP Programmer), Aaron Rabideau (PHP Programmer), Terry Gariety (Sales), Brian Dearing (sales).

Judith brings an education in graphic design and years of experience designing websites and branding campaigns to the table. Jordan has over 6 years of full time PHP programming and Network Administration experience to contribute to our knowledge base. Aaron has over 10 years of experience in website design & development under his belt with a vast knowledge of a variety of web tools such as PHP, JQuiry, AJAX, JavaScript, XML and more (not to mention Mr Smarty-pants has a degree in chemical engineering to boot).

Our new sales team brings over 40 years of collective sales and marketing experience to the table. Terry has spent years working in the record industry before moving into the web field. Brian has represented technology firms and managed their client relations for over a decade.

Welcome to the team everyone! With this new additional firepower, Media Mechanic plans to significantly reduce project turn around times while dramatically improving the quality of our service - all while maintaining our unbeatably low rates.

We look forward to showing off our latest team members to you!

]]> http://blog.mediamechanic.net/?feed=rss2&p=56 Media Mechanic’s Paul Ward featured in BusinessWeek Magazine http://blog.mediamechanic.net/?p=53 http://blog.mediamechanic.net/?p=53#comments Mon, 19 Apr 2010 23:28:38 +0000 admin http://blog.mediamechanic.net/?p=53 Media Mechanic founder Paul Ward was featured in this week’s BusinessWeek Magazine

BusinessWeek wanted Paul’s small business owner perspective on the new Healthcare reform bill passed by President Obama.

]]> http://blog.mediamechanic.net/?feed=rss2&p=53 Interviewed by Business Week http://blog.mediamechanic.net/?p=51 http://blog.mediamechanic.net/?p=51#comments Thu, 01 Apr 2010 21:36:42 +0000 admin http://blog.mediamechanic.net/?p=51 Media Mechanic owner Paul Ward was just interviewed by Business Week Magazine (a Bloomberg News mag) for his perspective as a small business owner. We will post a link as soon as we have it.

]]> http://blog.mediamechanic.net/?feed=rss2&p=51 Media Mechanic joins business roundtable to discuss healthcare reform. Featured on local TV news http://blog.mediamechanic.net/?p=48 http://blog.mediamechanic.net/?p=48#comments Wed, 23 Sep 2009 20:18:43 +0000 admin http://blog.mediamechanic.net/?p=48 Media Mechanic founder Paul Ward was invited to participate this morning in a small business round table to discuss healthcare reform measures currently being considered in Congress. The round table consisted of 20 Portland area businesses and congressional staffers from Congressman David Wu’s office as well as from Senator Jeff Merkley. A representative from President Obama’s “Organizing for America” was also present to provide the President’s position on the issue.

The consensus of the meeting: all 20 businesses believed significant healthcare reform was needed this year.

The event was covered by 2 local TV news stations : View the coverage

]]> http://blog.mediamechanic.net/?feed=rss2&p=48 MM featured in “The Times” newspaper & meeting with Rep. Read http://blog.mediamechanic.net/?p=44 http://blog.mediamechanic.net/?p=44#comments Thu, 03 Sep 2009 16:26:53 +0000 admin http://blog.mediamechanic.net/?p=44 Media Mechanic founder Paul Ward was interviewed & featured in today’s edition of “The Times” newspaper (serving the cities of Tigard, Tualatin & Sherwood Oregon). The article is titled: “Tualatin, Tigard folks speak out on health care reform“. Paul discusses healthcare reform from the perspective of a small business owner.

On Friday, August 28th,  Media Mechanic founder Paul Ward met with Oregon state Representative Tobias Read at Nike World HQ for a lunch meeting to discuss a variety of topics. Among them was the logical next steps in expanding healthcare in the state of Oregon. Thanks to Rep. Read for the great input!

]]> http://blog.mediamechanic.net/?feed=rss2&p=44 U.S. Energy & Commerce Committee ask Paul Ward to discuss small business healthcare issues http://blog.mediamechanic.net/?p=40 http://blog.mediamechanic.net/?p=40#comments Wed, 19 Aug 2009 22:48:01 +0000 admin http://blog.mediamechanic.net/?p=40

Media Mechanic founder Paul Ward has been asked by The U.S. House of Representative’s Energy & Commerce Committee (one of 3 currently writing healthcare legislation) to meet tomorrow via conference call to discuss his views on the current healthcare debate as a small business owner.

]]> http://blog.mediamechanic.net/?feed=rss2&p=40 MM founder Paul Ward talked Healthcare reform with U.S. Rep David Wu & state Senator Bonamici http://blog.mediamechanic.net/?p=38 http://blog.mediamechanic.net/?p=38#comments Sun, 09 Aug 2009 04:55:19 +0000 admin http://blog.mediamechanic.net/?p=38 Media Mechanic founder Paul Ward spoke at considerable length today about Healthcare reform with U.S. Rep David Wu & state Senator Suzanne Bonamici. Paul took the opportunity to personally thank Senator Bonamici for all of her work to help pass Oregon’s two new Healthcare reform laws, including universal coverage for the state’s children. The conversation continued with Rep. Wu urging Paul to continue his efforts in bringing the small business community to the table to pass meaningful reform this year.

]]> http://blog.mediamechanic.net/?feed=rss2&p=38 Oregon Universal Healthcare for Kids that Media Mechanic testified in favor of went into effect Aug 3 http://blog.mediamechanic.net/?p=36 http://blog.mediamechanic.net/?p=36#comments Fri, 07 Aug 2009 17:17:59 +0000 admin http://blog.mediamechanic.net/?p=36 The new Oregon Universal Healthcare for Kids that Media Mechanic founder Paul Ward testified in favor of before the Oregon state Legislature earlier this year went into effect on August 3rd 2009: “Oregon becomes one of 12 states to cover all kids with health insurance”

]]> http://blog.mediamechanic.net/?feed=rss2&p=36 Paul Ward invited to meet with Senator Jeff Merkley to discuss healthcare http://blog.mediamechanic.net/?p=33 http://blog.mediamechanic.net/?p=33#comments Tue, 28 Jul 2009 22:10:10 +0000 admin http://blog.mediamechanic.net/?p=33 Media Mechanic founder Paul Ward has been invited by Senator Jeff Merkley’s office to meet with the Senator to discuss his views on Healthcare reform & the potential effects on small business, after the Senator read Paul’s recent Op-Ed article in The Oregonian.

]]> http://blog.mediamechanic.net/?feed=rss2&p=33 Op-Ed article by Paul Ward in July 22’s The Oregonian on healthcare reform & small business http://blog.mediamechanic.net/?p=25 http://blog.mediamechanic.net/?p=25#comments Wed, 22 Jul 2009 17:39:49 +0000 admin http://blog.mediamechanic.net/?p=25 Pick up a copy of today’s (July 22) The Oregonian (Oregon’s largest newspaper) to read my new Op-Ed article “Healthcare: a cry for help from small-business owners”. (you can read it online here:  http://www.oregonlive.com/opinion/index.ssf/2009/07/health_care_a_cry_for_help_fro.html). It is the first time I have written an article for a newspaper, so I am very excited. I hope you enjoy it and learn something of value.

This follows my recent interview in The Wall Street Journal: “Sick & Getting Sicker” (you can read it here:http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052970204005504574233992478668488.html) and last Monday’s write up in The Oregonian: “Healthcare: touch choices for small business” (you can read it here: ttp://www.oregonlive.com/opinion/index.ssf/2009/07/health_care_tough_choices_for.html)

Special thanks to Galen Barnett of The Oregonian for giving me the opportunity to express my opinion to the Oregonian’s nearly 1 million readers across the state. Special thanks to The Small Business Majority for my statistical research.

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