The Team

Andy Meng

Andy has seen his company grow over the past decade to become  the premier online agency in Colorado Springs.  Andy earned his Bachelor of Science in Finance from the University of Missouri, and was well on his way to an MBA when he got the call to fly jets in the Navy.  So in 1984, he went to Pensacola for Aviation Officer Candidate School after which he spent nine years in the U.S. Navy as a Naval Flight Officer who achieved over 300 day carrier landings and 100 night carrier landings.  After his stint in the Navy, he wanted to get back to his home state of Colorado, so in 1994 he moved to Colorado Springs with his wife Joan and son Tyler, to start a small media company with his brother.   The family grew when his daughter Ellen was born in 1996.

The Navy gave Andy his mission orientation, and this drive is a prime factor in how Infront was founded, grew, survived tough times, post 9/11 and thrives today. It also instilled the ideas of teamwork and hard work - hallmarks of the work ethic at Infront.

Joan Meng

Joan had been managing the back office since the company’s inception. She has a Bachelor of Arts in English from the University of Missouri and has worked in administration for San Diego Home/Garden magazine and Robbins Research International, a leader in human development training.

But a funny thing happened - we discovered Joan was an outstanding production manager.  For years we struggled to find someone with the right balance of client-facing skills, technical understanding, and team-building approach.  Turns out she was right in our own "back-office".  So we conscripted Joan and her life (and the lives of our clients) has never been the same.

Jahnene Thomas

Jahnene is a web & database developer, who specializes in the design, development, and maintenance of databases and interactive websites. She has worked extensively in both the hardware and software sectors of the technology field for ten years, and has an Associate’s Degree in Computer Programming and Network Engineering.

Jahnene's unflappable disposition makes her the natural choice to work in a business where client relationship is paramount. Her creativity, positive demeanor and calming influence are essential to the atmosphere in the office, and to giving our clients the confidence in her ability to deliver. 

Tim Bendt

Tim has a Bachelor of Science in Multimedia from the University of Nebraska. He has experience in flash development, XHTML, CSS, Flex and video production. 

If you wonder where people are going on the internet and what the next big thing is, ask Tim. Our resident boy genius has a tremendous sense for what works well on the bleeding edge. His creative skills will produce the right emotional response for your target audience in an elegant user interface.   When he's not contemplating the internet, he's usually out digging himself out from under a snow drift.

Steven R. Yashur

Steve has 12 years of experience in internet web application development and more than 14 years of experience in system administration and network administration. In 1995, Steve and two classmates from the University of Colorado founded Compunerd, Inc. (an internet provider and web development company.) He has also been published in the Colorado Springs Business Journal.

Steve's fathomless technical prowess is offered in an unassuming loyalty.  He loves a challenge. And that's handy at Infront. He's always found a way to provide solid technical solutions within budgetary constraints and time deadlines. Client's strongly value his ability to deliver professional reliable solutions under pressure.

Jason Fry

Jason is a jack-of-all-trades when it comes to computer knowledge which includes more than ten years of combined experience with technical and network support, system administration, web application design, and database design. Jason has a Bachelor of Science in Psychology and a Masters of Education: Instructional Technology from the University of West Florida.

Don't let Jason's calm demeanor beguile you. He tenaciously researches technical challenges and provides quick resolution. His self-reliance makes him a great team member and we're glad to have him aboard.

Will Clark

Will comes with years of experience creating compelling and unique web designs.  Endowed with the rare combination of innate design sense and an amiable, easy going personality, Will's contribution to an outstanding customer experience is invaluable.  The only strange thing about him is his penchant for designing in Latin.  This secret message seems to be embedded in all of his design composites:

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Hillary Pingel

So, Joan finally gets some more help, and we rescue a girl from the plains of Kansas & Nebraska.  Funny how the mountains of Colorado, and Infront Webworks seem to attract  "flatlanders".    But that's OK -  the "flatlands" seem to generate creativity, innovation and hard work (or is it Colorado that brings those characteristics out of the flatlanders?). 

No matter - we're happy to report that Hillary comes to us with great experience managing websites from the client's perspective - a point of view that will make her invaluable not only to our clients, but to the entire Infront team.  As a true adopter of internet technologies, we relish her unique viewpoint and approach to creating a  great website experience for our clients.

Andrew Slagh

So hiring Andrew presented a real problem.  He goes by "Andy", but with one Andy already on the team, we knew that he had to be renamed or there would be endless confusion.   So we we decided to call him Andrew and settle for just a little confusion.   Those of us on the "inside" call him "AJ" (Andy Junior), but you can call him Andrew, just like his mother does.  But whatever you call him, know that you'll get a prompt, professional answer to your tech support question.

Amanda Obringer

Amanda joined the Infront team to help out with design and converting complex designs into XHTML and CSS code.  Don't worry if you don't know what that means, all you need to know is it's really hard to do it right.  Amanda does it right.  Plus she brings the additional expertise of being able to apply designs to our SiteWorks CMS by editing Ruby on Rails views as part of the MVC architecture employed by Rails. Cough. Cough.   Let us know if you'd like some lessons on how to interpret Web 2.0 jargon.