Vincent Gandino Founder, President

Vincent is an accomplished Web Site Developer and Project Manager with an outstanding record of success in the Internet Technologies sector. With an experienced background in client relations, sales, project development and project management, Vincent is an entrepreneur who is capable of discussing at length and in detail design strategy and system functionality, molding user request to fit existing technical architecture and implementing the design quickly.

Vincent graduated from Marist College in Poughkeepsie, NY, with a degree in Communications/Multimedia. Vincent continued his studies at Parsons School of Design in New York City while working full time designing and constructing web sites. He worked closely with internal and external executive management to conceptualize, design and launch internet/intranet sites, furthering company goals.

Jon Lancellotti Operations

Jon is an experienced professional dedicated to achieving results. He has spent over 10 years planning, directing, and managing projects. Jon has accomplished bringing in projects on time and on or under budget. Jon has been placed in key leadership roles and specializes in developing relationships with clients. He is also experienced in delegating responsibilities and designing time schedules.

Jon and his family have been involved in the boxing game for a number of years. He has assisted in finding and developing new talent.

Jon has always prided himself on being an athletic individual. He has trained in several styles of martial arts one being Shotokan karate where he earned the rank of black belt. He also played on multiple high school teams at St. Francis Prep but football was by far his favorite.

Dominick Tolipani Web Developer

Dominick is an eclectic web designer/developer who brings a high level of artistic vision and enthusiasm to all the web sites he designs. Dominick began his career in web design after attending Parsons School of Design in New York City, where he earned a certificate in Graphic Design. Prior to Parsons, Dominick completed his B.A. degree at SUNY Albany in English Studies. He then worked as a project manager for a contracting company.

An avid sports fan, Dominick coached CYO basketball and ran the NYC marathon. Dominick has been actively working as a web designer/developer for two years and lives in Queens, NY.

Socrates Manolopoulos Director of Technology St. Francis Prep, Web Site Developer and Project Manager, Varsity Offensive Lineman Coach, Cisco Certified Programmer,

Socrates has an innate curiosity. In 1983, at the age of 8, he began his programming experience in BASIC when his father brought home one of the first PC's made by IBM. His interest in computers and electronics has engaged him since then.

Socrates graduated from St. Francis Preparatory High School. He earned a scholarship to Rensselaar Polytechnic Institute, graduating in 1997 with a B.S. degree in Science and a minor in Computer Science .

He returned to his Alma Mater as a science teacher and football coach. He was appointed Chairperson of the Technology Committee at St. Francis Preparatory High School in 2001. This position has enabled him to integrate technology to provide efficiency for the school and the curriculum. He is taking classes at Queens College to further his education. Most recently, he earned a full scholarship toward the completion of a Cisco Certification Program at Queens College.

Socrates has been involved in the development of a 12 home housing community in Piles Grove, NJ. For the past five years, he has been running a successful sole proprietorship called Deft Studios, primarily a web development company which also offers other technology services. He has a dream of creating a "big-time" web site, and adds "if it helps kids, then that's even better".

Karen Gandino College Leadership and Student Development Officer

Karen Gandino is a high school and college guidance counselor. Karen works with students in Brooklyn, NY, assisting them with college counseling and emotional and behavioral counseling. She is also the Program Coordinator and Adjunct Professor for CUNY's College Now Program, which enables high school students an introduction to the college experience and to gain college credit while still in high school. Karen teaches a Student Development course designed to assist students with adjustment to college, including learning styles, leadership skills, career planning, diversity and study skills. Karen has worked with both high school and college students promoting higher education since 1996.

Before joining the Department of Education as a guidance counselor, Karen worked with college students as a Residence Director at Marymount Manhatten College, NYC. She was responsible for the management and supervision of a traditional and an apartment-style residence hall with 7 Resident Assistants and 300 students. This position also required that she assist students with their developmental needs through counseling, crisis management and conflict resolution.

Also at Marymount Manhatten College, Karen was Director of Leadership and Student Development within the Office of Student Affairs. She created an environment that complemented the formal academic environment by providing special emphasis on students growth through leadership development and co-curricular programming.

As a student athlete, playing high school soccer and lacrosse and college lacrosse, Karen is a strong believer in the power of athletics as a tool to both promote growth and attain goals.

Karen has a Master's Degree in Education & Counseling from Hunter College, NYC, and a B.A. degree in English Literature from Marist College, Poughkeepsie, NY.

Christopher Hunt-Walker Development Director

As development director, Christopher Hunt-Walker brings eight years of professional experience in the field of new media production. With a multi-disciplinary background in new media and computer science, Mr. Hunt-Walker is knowledgable in production techniques for print, application development and digital content creation. Notable client work includes American Cancer Society's Relay for Life campaign online (ACSLightl-lope.org) , The Orchard.com and Queensborough Community College's (CUNY) online portal.

In addition to new media production, Christopher has held instructor positions at the Jamaica Center for Arts and Learning (Queens,NY), CUNY Queensborough Community College (Queens,NY) and Polytechnic University (Brooklyn,NY) where he teaches interactive production for the web. Christopher holds a Bachelor's Degree from CUNY Queens College in the field of Media Studies.

Sheldon Smith Creaive Director

As creative director, Sheldon Smith brings eight years of graphics production experience to DesignAttic Multimedia. His persistence to excel directly translates to his success delivering quality artistic direction to every project. Sheldon's experience in the digital media realm allows him to create graphics for any media environment including print, web and broadcast.

Notable client work includes art direction and graphics for Azzure Denim print campaigns. logo idents for Take-Two/Rockstar Games and web creative for Luster's Beauty Products. Additionally, Sheldon has directed production and post-production for several video and photo projects for web and broadcast.

Sheldon holds a Bachelor's Degree from CUNY Queens College in the fields of Media Studies and Film.