BuildingOnline: Agency: Meet Our Team
Alan Wickstrom President / CEO
Alan has over 20 years of marketing experience in the building products & home improvement industries. He has worked in online media and marketing & advertising for more than 15 years. Alan has been a member of NAHB and the Dana Point Chamber since 1996 and is an active Paul Harris Fellow Rotarian, Past President of the SOCSA Foundation, board advisor to Dana Point Coastal Arts, Board Member of the Dana Point 5th Marine Support Group and board advisor of the Italian American Opera Foundation in Southern California.
He has been a featured speaker on internet technology in the building industry throughout the United States. He has either created or participated in some of the most relevant information tools in this industry, such as BuildingOnline's eUpdate Building Industry News Service. Download Alan's Biography in PDF format.
Dan Busarow Technology Director
Dan is a graduate of the University of Minnesota Institute of Technology, and has more than 28 years experience as a Unix consultant and developer. He co-developed BuildingOnline's Building Industry Search Engine, a technology that changed the face of the building industry in the online world. Dan has developed countless web-based solutions for our many varied clients. Dan serves as a software consultant to leading computer industry companies, and is the driving force behind our programming and development philosophy: "If you can dream it up, we can make it happen."
Greg Smith Creative Director
Greg received a BA in Journalism from San Diego State University, where he was an award-winning editorial writer and illustrator. He later went on to study Illustration and Design at The Laguna College of Art and Design. Greg joined BuildingOnline in 2002 as a member of the design team, and took on the role of Creative Director in 2004. His primary goal is to constantly raise the standard in the way we develop and support our clients' brands, and to always strive to make every project better than the one before it.
Cindy Wild Senior Designer
Cindy has been with BuildingOnline since 1996. She has grown with the company, and has been elemental in its successful development. She has taken on various challenges for us, in many different roles, from Account Manager to Project Coordinator to Senior Designer. She has more than 14 years of design, development and project management experience. Cindy exceeds the expectations of both clients and co-workers on a regular basis.
Rosa Go Senior Designer
Rosa joined our team in 1997, and has been an essential element of the continued success and direction of our agency. She's multi-lingual, fluent in English, Spanish and Mandarin Chinese. Having lived all over the world, she brings an educated sophistication to our company. She has directed, designed and developed web interface solutions for companies of all sizes.
Heatherdawn Wadleigh Search Marketing Director
Heatherdawn was a key addition to our team in 2003 at a time when the race for search engine dominance came to the forefront of web design and development. She has a degree in web development technology and also serves as a project developer. Her primary role is to keep your site as high as possible in the search engine rankings. She is indespensible in keeping our network of sites well-ranked and easily found.
Steve Joyce Editor
Steve Joyce has been a member of the BuildingOnline team since 1999. He's the renegade individual type, always out in the field, always keeping up on trends in the building industry. His primary function for us is writing and editing our eUpdate newsletter. His depth of knowledge in the building products industry, and his ability to keep us informed have been crucial to our success.
