Anthony heads Video Vistas and received a Bachelor of Arts degree from Loyola University in New Orleans. Anthony has been designing computer software since 1997 and his applications have appeared in numerous publications including TIME, The San Jose Mercury News, and CNET. In 2005, he moved from New Orleans  to Raleigh in search of higher ground, lighter winds and a stable environment to launch a tech start-up. He presently has absolutely no spare time to pursue any of the twenty or so activities he enjoys.

Dan just retired from a 22 year computer programming career in the USAF. He still can't fly a plane but his coding skills have made our app soar and do things we never thought possible. And, he does it all on his 1981 TRS-80.

Tim handles the numbers at Video Vistas. He earned a B.S. degree in Management from Tulane University and an MBA from Loyola University in New Orleans. In his free time Tim enjoys baseball and finding tiny bugs in computer software that no one else would ever notice. Everybody likes him.

Rachel is the one who makes everything pretty, or in other words, is in charge of graphic design for Video Vistas. She has an AAS in Advertising and Graphic Design, and graduated from Wake Tech  with the Student of Excellence Award. She is being forced against her will to learn a bit of programming code as well (Thanks Dan!) In her spare time, she enjoys hanging out with her hubby, surfing online forums like GaiaOnline and Zantarni, and shoe shopping.

James designs and supports our databases. He graduated from University of Minnesota with a Bachelor degree in Computer Science. His spare time is occupied with tennis and his son. In fact, we constantly reprimand him at work for watching Youtube tennis videos. He claims to be testing the application, but we know better.

Karen handles communications and marketing duties at Video Vistas. She received a Bachelor of Science in Communications degree from Loyola University. As a former television news reporter, Karen was broadcasting herself while the Youtube guys were still riding their big wheels. Karen occupies her spare time with classic rock, vintage computers and F1 racing.

The Video Vistas Advisory Board gives advice to Video Vistas on technical, legal and strategic issues that occur over the course of the company’s operations.

Members

Mark Bourne
Mr. Bourne has over 25 years of programming experience on a variety of platforms including IBM mainframes, mid-range computers, Unix workstations and Windows desktops. Mark has developed large scale software projects for Procter & Gamble and ExxonMobil that were globally distributed. He is President of Industrial Software Applications, Inc. that produces customized Windows, Server and browser based application software and is a Court-qualified expert witness in computer systems. Mark earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Computer Information Systems from Tulane University.

Shawn Deggins, Esq.
Attorney Shawn Deggins holds a Bachelor of Business Administration in Information Systems degree from the University of Texas. He received his Juris Doctorate from the Chicago-Kent College of Law, the law school of the Illinois Institute of Technology. Mr. Deggins practices law in New Orleans, Louisiana and is an experienced computer programmer.

Michael Situ
Mr. Situ owns and manages a multi-million dollar construction material import/export business. He is fluent in Cantonese and Mandarin and regularly travels to China. Mr. Situ is well versed in database programming and personally built the database and financial systems for his company. He earned a B.S. in Business Administration with an option in Finance from California State University, Hayward and is a Certified Public Accountant. He has worked as an Associate Analyst at Merrill Lynch and as a Senior Accountant at Fireside Bank in California.

Andrew Krüger
Andy Kruger holds an MBA from Tulane University in Management and Organizational Behavior and a BA from Colgate University in Economics and Anthropology. His past experiences include best-practices management consulting, financial accounts management, executive management of small companies, and teaching. As the corporate analyst for the Mantco Group, Andy runs the day-to-day operations associated with finance and forecasting. His principal role engages his skill and ability to construct accurate financial analyses on each project or potential project to provide the best strategies for value acquisition. Other responsibilities include exploration and vetting of new investment opportunities including early- and mid-stage high potential ventures.

Marc LaRosa
Mr. LaRosa helped launch two start-ups in the area of electronic payment processing. Marc is well versed in the areas of peer-to-peer computing and online social networking. Marc studied Computer Engineering and Marketing at Northeastern University in Boston where he lived in the same dorm as Shawn Fanning when Shawn created Napster.

Chere Theriot
Ms. Theriot is a Film Production and Art Coordinator. She has worked on the sets of many major Hollywood productions including The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (Paramount), The Guardian (Walt Disney), Failure to Launch (Paramount), Glory Road (Walt Disney), Skeleton Key (Universal Studios), and Jersey Girl (Miramax). Ms.Theriot received a Bachelor of Arts degree in English from Louisiana State University. She completed a graduate program in publishing at New York University and studied abroad in Austria at the University of Innsbruck.