The Re-Vision Labs Team
- We are a distributed team – we come together to collaborate for maximum results and low overhead, so we can keep our pricing reasonable.
- We are a team of unique specialists – we specialize in social strategy, program design and evaluation, creative storytelling and marketing, and video game design. We have the tools and breadth to tackle complex projects, yet are happy to apply our specific expertise to discrete problems.
- We don’t just teach it we use it – we use social media as it fits into our work flow and as transparently as possible.
- We don’t know everything – if we can’t do something, we’ll be happy to refer you to someone who can. We know a lot of people.
Give us a call. We think you’ll like us.
Gabriel Scheer – Principal
Gabriel is a connector and systems thinker who consults on sustainable business, strategy, and social technology practice. Gabriel excels at building, extending and utilizing networks and strategic partnerships, as well as at identifying and leveraging technology trends into innovative business models. He has worked with a wide variety of clients, including the Washington State PTA, Walkscore.com, Alticor, the Association of American Colleges & Universities, the City of Seattle, Oki Golf, SeeYourImpact.org, the Northwest Environmental Business Council, and Fishbase.org. He speaks regularly on social and environmental trends in business, with an emphasis on how social media and technology are changing peoples’ interactions with organizations and each other. Founder of three companies and Seattle Greendrinks, a non-profit dedicated to convening and growing Seattle’s environmental community, Gabriel has Masters Degrees in both International Studies and Public Affairs, with an emphasis on environmental management, from the University of Washington. Gabriel was named one of Seattle’s 25 Most Influential People by Seattle Magazine in 2007, and is a 2010 Marshall Memorial Fellowship recipient. Find him on Twitter or LinkedIn
Melinda Briana Epler – Partner
Melinda is an Experience Designer and Creative Storyteller for social businesses and not-for-profit organizations. She is a versatile strategic designer and implementer of large-scale change management in governments, non-profit organizations and Fortune 100 companies. Melinda has 15 years of experience as a strategic planner and 20 years of experience an award-winning multi-channel storyteller. She was a Founding Partner of Re-Vision Labs and is currently Founder and Executive Director of Elements In Time, an Experience Design and Creative Storytelling firm dedicated to creating sustainable change, locally and globally. Her diverse client portfolio includes Amway, Oikocredit, American Association of Colleges & Universities, Participant Media, University of Washington and the State of Washington. Melinda works with her clients to design and implement strategies for entering new markets, to cultivate and sustain social change initiatives, and to achieve long-term organizational planning and innovation. As a systems designer, she is deeply experienced in finding creative solutions to complex challenges. Melinda holds an MFA in Media from the University of Southern California, BA in Social Anthropology and BFA in Visual Storytelling.
Jay Hasbrouck, Ph.D. – Partner
Jay’s work has inspired, informed, and shaped product and service development for clients in health and beauty, personal care, nutrition, healthcare and medicine, government, technology, and tourism. His 16+ years of experience includes training and developing innovation teams, managing research and cultivating insights that drive international strategic planning and new business models for direct selling, environmental regulatory compliance, and communications strategies. He’s conducted research in Mexico, Egypt, Germany, South Korea, Brazil, Japan, Malaysia, and the United States. Positions at IDEO, Intel’s User Experience Group, USC’s Center for Sustainable Cities, and California Institute of the Arts have informed his perspective along the way. Contributions to his field have included organizational roles in professional associations such as the American Anthropological Association, Ethnographic Praxis in Industry Conference, and Computer Human Interaction. Jay is a Principal at Hasbrouck Research Group and holds a Master’s of Visual Anthropology and a Ph.D. in Social Anthropology, both from the University of Southern California.
Mark Selander – Partner
Mark is a cross-industry designer specializing in concept art, product development, and high-level presentations. Since 1998 he has worked developing projects in television, games, and product design with an emphasis on storytelling and dynamic visuals. Mark studied industrial design at Western Washington University, graduating in 1998. After college he worked for Will Vinton Animation studios (now known as Laika) in Portland Oregon, focusing on stop motion and digital animation. While there he was privileged to work as a model builder, set designer, and concept artist on a variety of television shows and commercials. Following Will Vinton Studios, Mark spent the next 6 years working on video games as a concept artist for Microsoft Games. He worked on titles ranging from the award winning Crimson Skies series to an innovative web game supporting Stephen Spielberg’s film AI and a variety of other projects for the XBox and PC game markets. Mark is currently working as a freelance concept artist, designer, and illustrator at Machines And Humans. His goal is to work on projects and teams that are positive, and promote creativity and collaboration.
Jessie Martin – Partner
Jessie is a Seattle-based illustrator and graphic designer. For more about her work please visit ThisThisThis.
Kendall Guillemette – Partner
Kendall is an interactive developer and strategist who provides web-based marketing and technology to clients such as Boeing, Burlington Northern Railroad, Evri, The Coca-Cola Company, HP, The MacArthur Foundation and Microsoft. He is Director of Vigilante Web.
Ted Tieken – Partner
Ted is a business analyst specializing in retail banking, electronics, insurance, telecom, and technology. Learn more about Ted on LinkedIn.
Carl Staaf – Partner
Carl is a developer of fun and addictive games for players of all stripes. For more about his work please visit Robot Super Brain.
