Hydra Studio

HYDRA is where I work and I play. I am courageous, a risk taker, a skeptic, a perfectionist, I have a lot to say but rarely say it, I truly believe timing is everything, I am learning to be a Father, (I love you Riley),I am loved by, and in love with my wife. I am an interface designer at heart, but would say i have an unnatural obsession and excitement with web standards and coding in general.

A few things I like...trying to scream like Underoath, Chipotle, collecting vinyl toys, Northland Church, ideas with purpose, going to shows, shooting photos, how the drums sound on a rock-n-roll record, trips to the Apple store, Roho espresso shots with friends, fall, being up for daybreak, fresh-air, buying organic, the beach, and road trips with no plans.

You will likely meet me first. I handle the new business at HYDRA Studio. I work directly with our clients from project conceptualization to project planning. From that point, projects are passed off to the genius of our design and development teams. I love that my job requires me to go out for coffee and discuss market, industry and technology trends. I strongly believe that humans must take steps forward even when there is nothing underneath them. Otherwise, we simply exist in a redundant pattern of "point A to point B". I am an avid believer that growth is not possible unless you live outside of your comfort zone. That is the only way to learn about yourself and those around you. Travel is my passion. It mandates introspection and self-awakening.

I do not believe in the proposed black and white line between "business and personal". Our ability to communicate with each other and arrive at a mutually beneficial solution is entirely personal. It takes genuine charisma, trust, and most importantly, respect. All of those traits are unique to our own person and inherently drive our business relationships.

So let's say you're a new-born baby HYDRA web client. First you get to have your fun with Mr. Aaron Harvey. You and he laugh, skip, and hold hands all the way into the sunset. The very next morning you wake up to a heaping handful of Michael Parler in 5th gear.

When your web project is green-lit, I'm the guy you'll be meeting with, carving out your website's architecture, wire-framing your new online application, consulting to help define your new social network's features, and mapping out your eCommerce solution's launch into a massively deep impact on planet Cyberspace.

While your project is being passed around our rock-solid development pipeline (see: Team Below), I'll still be that wonderful checkpoint along the way, providing you ample feedback, scheduling meetings, supplying progress updates, attempting small talk, and most importantly, keeping your project rolling.

Whether it's a ring on the phone or a flight to your office, I am here to make sure your ride with HYDRA is as smooth as possible. Always know that you are welcome to call or email me anytime, but be wary if we go to lunch. You'll quickly notice that I have a serious portion control problem. Seriously, I am not afraid to devour my entire meal AND what is left of yours, unless of course, your meal consists of any form of poultry. I am severely allergic to all our feathered friends. Not so fun.

Music is my passion and my outlet. For as long as I can remember I have been rehearsing, recording and performing music, and I have my dad to thank for that. I started out playing "The Little Drummer Boy" in a church play, and now, after touring the country several times with a few different bands, my passion for percussion continues.

I am unbelievably thrilled to be a part of a team that continues to push the envelope of interactive design and development. I look forward to creating a relationship with you and playing that integral role in achieving your interactive goals.

Hi, I'm Halley the only girl on the Hydra Team. I handle everything from keeping the power on to invoicing our clients! I am married to and look forward to spending the rest of my life with the guy who also happens to be at the top of this page.(Bobby) Currently, I only work part-time because my days are usually spent chasing after our 10 month old Riley. I know it sounds cliche, but I really don't know how I lived without him. He is the most amazing person I've ever met and I absolutely LOVE being his mommy. Other things I love are music, date nights, hanging out with my friends when I get the chance, art, chai tea lattes, my new Volkswagen, and traveling.

My name is Michael Shayne Bruno, but everyone who knows me calls me Shayne. It’s kinda stupid that isn’t my first name. I guess I have my parents to thank for that. I’m 23 years old, even though I feel like I’m 47. I currently live in Lake Mary, Florida. I graduated from Full Sail with a degree in Digital Media.

I listen to a lot of music. Everything from Sigur Ros to Kenny Chesney. I’m lying about the Kenny Chesney part. I’m a really big movie purchaser. I have a collection of about 400 DVDs. That is probably why I’m so broke all the time. I like alot of sports. UFC would have to be my favorite though. I also enjoy surfing when I get the chance, and skateboarding when I’m not too lazy. Other than that, I have fun chillin’ with friends.

I’ve been working for HYDRA for a year now. I love everyday at my job. Who wouldn't love a job doing what they love and hanging out with friends while you do it. We are a pretty close team and when we’re not working together, we are probably throwing the Nerf ball into the lake.

I've been pretty amazed by the internet ever since the day my family upgraded to a 28.8k modem. Some time has passed since my aol 3.0 home-page days, the web has changed a lot and keeping up with what's new is something I'm quite passionate about.

I'm Zach, the second third fourth fifth sixth seventh newest addition to the HYDRA hood. From the first time I met these guys I knew they had something special and I wanted to be a part of it. I do mostly front end work with a sprinkle of server side code now and then. My forte is xhtml / css / javascript, but here at HYDRA everyone wears a few different hats so I dabble in Flash and others.

I grew up a military brat and have lived all over the country, but I consider Florida my home and will rep it 4 life. I went to the University of Central Florida's Digital Media program where I learned all about nerd stuff and really fell in love with this line of work. Just in case this whole internet thing doesn't pan out, my backup career choice is either monster truck driver or hot dog stand guy.

When not working I like to ride bicycles, visit some of Florida's many fresh water springs, stay current on world news, tinker with my motorcycle and try to keep potted house plants alive.

My name is RZA; I don't really know why HYDRA named me RZA, but its sweet. I'm a momma's boy, so it only made sense to me that since she was a programmer, I should be too. It's in my blood, I guess. You know what else is in my blood? A constant stream of caffeine. I love coffee, it's my life source--some people choose like... a healthy dosage of sleep, but not me!

I'm a graduate of Digital Media and Entertainment Business from Full Sail, the influence of my dad brought me into the business world and my mom into the arts and computer world, so I did both. But going back to my roots (and what would make my mom happy), I've chosen to be a PHP Developer. I'm super ADD, but I don't really like it so I'm not going to talk about it anymore.

Aside from my programming, I thoroughly enjoy painting and in general creating things from nothing. Back in the day, at the unfortunate expense of my parents, I used to take everything apart just to figure out how they work. I have a poor success rate of being able to put them back together, so I don't really do that anymore. In addition to that, I frequently find myself enjoying doing nothing, watching the History channel, reading Digg, playing Paintball and playing video games.

To start this off as cliche as the rest. My name is Jamal Fanaian. The last name is Persian. I'm actually quite confused about my nationality. My mom is American, my dad is Persian. I was born in Logan, Utah, grew up in Dominican Republic. Now I'm in Orlando! That kind of happened with quite a few years in between. Anyways, to move on. I'm assuming I'm the youngest member of the Hydra team, since that's how it has been at my last few jobs. I do have to say, its odd. Additionally, I'm the newest member, until someone else joins and states on here that I am not. I'm pretty excited about joining the team. Its very different compared to my past jobs and very unique. I love the structure and so far love the people here.

I am a PHP Developer by trait. Started back in 8th grade by learning HTML. Obviously, from there that grew to learning more and eventually landed me my PHP obsession. I have always been curious about computers and technology so I guess I fit right in as a developer. I do often wonder into other realms of development, to expand my knowledge and such. For example, I've recently been playing with Ruby and Python. I've even been learning about system administration and such. Its good to keep your head full of knowledge. Someday my head will become too heavy for my body I'm sure.

Sadly, I don't have a music history like everyone else here seems to. I do enjoy music, I am learning to play a guitar but my procrastination has mostly taken over. I'd love to one day be able to make music though. Anyways, I'm talking too much so I am going to stop. Now back to work!

I moved to the US from Brighton, UK in 2006 with my family after realizing the US was a much nicer place if you want to run your own business, and if you don't like getting rained on every day of the year.

Hydra gives me a call when they need extra input on a project or need to get something done quickly, I'm like the Batman of software development. So far I've helped the team with software architecture, framework development, database design and tens of thousands of lines of PHP code.

I'm a typical geeky software developer, obsessed with underlying structure and functionality. I love to pull things apart to see how they're constructed - discovering particularly great code inside an application is like discovering poetry.

I have a degree in Artificial Intelligence and I've been programming since I was 9, when I discovered I could write my own MS-DOS games in QBASIC. Since then I've dabbled in everything from C# to Lisp, but it was love at first sight when I discovered PHP and all the creativity it allows.

When I'm not working with Hydra I like long walks on the beach, sunsets and working on my startup business(es).

I’m the big guy of the team. I write the PHPz and Javascriptz. I make people do pushups when they’re late, and I arm-wrestle them when they aren’t. I’m a meathead, and that’s fine with me.

I didn’t grow up with computers like some of the other guys. I grew up in a construction family, working as a bricklayer to get through the first years of college. I went to the University of Central Florida and got a Bachelors in Civil Engineering. My first job out of college was as a Construction Project Manager in West Palm Beach.

Computers, however, were always a side affair for me. Every job I’ve ever had, I always wound up being the ‘computer guy’. That changed a few years back, when I decided that I’d had enough with construction, and wanted to do something that was creative. After dabbling in .NET for a while, and doing a lot of projects in VBA, I finally got into PHP.

My development focus is on practicality over academia. I see too many developers get caught up in trying to make code ‘pretty’, instead of making it ‘work’.

I’m the newest of the Hydra guys, and I’m mega-stoked to be a part of the team. There’s some major talent on this team, and I’m honored to be a part of it.