As a founding member of Smashing Ideas, Evan Clarrissimeaux comes with over 14 years experience in digital production managing major brand and entertainment property companies such as Disney, Nickelodeon, Ford, and Kraft among others. Having been involved with Macromedia Flash since its inception, he has built fun, interactive rich media for the web, TV and mobile devices working on such projects as Postopia.com and the Madonna “Music” video for Shockwave.com. Clarrissimeaux began as an educator at the Ethical Culture Schools in New York and later at the University Child Development School in Seattle focused on teaching art and technology to children. He has spoken at numerous conferences both in the US and abroad.

Steve Jackson joined Smashing Ideas in February 2005 having been active in the new media industry for over 12 years. Prior to joining Smashing Ideas, was President and CEO of Applied Semantics, a Santa Monica, CA-based producer of software applications (AdSense) for the online advertising, domain name and enterprise information management markets. The company realized a half billion unique impressions a month across its domain-name network, with a click-through rate of 50 percent on many of the listings. Applied Semantics was acquired by Google in 2003.

Before joining Applied Semantics, Jackson served as senior vice president and general manager of iXL, Inc. during which time he created the global Media & Entertainment division, which produced innovative consumer-focused Internet sites and revenue-generating business-to-business online initiatives. Under Jackson’s direction, the division grew annual revenues from $2.5M to over $15M in under 18 months. iXL went public in 1999 and reached a market capitalization of $3.5 billion with 38 offices globally. An entrepreneur and early Internet provider, Jackson was founder and CEO of Spin Cycle Entertainment which he sold to iXL. While overseeing the implementation of numerous Web sites for Spin Cycle clients, Jackson directed and produced six TV shows for Universal Studios as well as the Microsoft television special on the launch of Windows ’95. Jackson’s company (a Smashing Ideas client in 1998) was credited with creating Universal’s first Java-enabled online game with Jurassic Park, as well as the first utilization of streaming audio for a Waterworld online game over nine years ago.

Brian Burke joined Smashing in 2005 and currently serves as President. Burke and his team focus on design, development, interactive strategy and content distribution for mobile phones including Smartphones, iPhones as well as tablet devices including the iPad. Burke has also been instrumental in business development for the company and is currently building out the ePublishing division.

Prior to Smashing Ideas, he held leadership positions at several pioneering digital companies, including Zango Inc, where he served as Senior Director, creating the company’s online content business. Additionally, Burke was with Atom Entertainment (now an MTV Networks company) as Vice President of Syndication, where he built the company’s multi-screen, content syndication business. Burke also held senior roles at Vendaria Media Inc, and Imation Publishing Software (formerly a division of Adobe). He received his M.A. in European Studies from K.U. Leuven, Belgium and earned his Bachelor of Arts in Communications Studies at Seattle University.