Andy is the Strategic Director at Orbit Media Studios, where he brings vision and web marketing expertise to the Chicago business community, aligning client’s goals with the most effective web marketing techniques.  Ideas are tempered by 11 years of experience on a huge range of business models and interactive projects.  Andy is continually consulting with clients on what is possible, how to do it and if it’s a good idea. In other words, he approaches web marketing with a sense of what’s realistic and effective.

Web strategy experience includes analysis and planning for hundreds of websites since 2000. Andy also developed the Orbit process for planning, designing and building websites.  This process has been used for 500+ website projects and has led to successful outcomes for virtually all clients.

Andy is a speaker on topics including SEO, social media and web marketing strategy. He shares his insights and ideas in the “Orbiter,” Orbit’s web-marketing newsletter.  He is passionate about teaching the principals of content marketing, usability and Analytics.

Previous careers include IT recruiting and teaching foreign languages.  Andy speaks Mandarin Chinese and lived in Beijing in 1996-7.  Since 1998, he has lived in the Ravenswood neighborhood of Chicago.  Last year, Andy became a certified Chicago Treekeeper, giving him the basic skills to care for the Chicago’s urban forests.  In his freetime, he enjoys reading and playing piano.