About

Kevin is a seasoned CTO with over three decades of experience under his belt, and the only technological advisor you will ever need.

He has an unparalleled reputation among organizations for his ability to bridge the gap between business and technology, and architect sustainable processes which enable organizations to achieve exceptional ROI.

Kevin graduated from the Wharton School of Business and has completed coursework towards a master's in Computer Science at UCLA. He is the author of the critically acclaimed book: XML: Visual QuickStart Guide (2nd Edition), he taught Programming Concepts in JavaScript, held a position on the Santa Monica College Computer Science Advisory Board, and was a guest expert for the ACLU Nationwide Staff Conference, speaking on the topic of web development and production.

Prior to starting IS2 Consulting, he held senior positions at multi-million dollar organizations such as Film Roman, Lionsgate, and Philips Interactive Media. Since then, Kevin has enabled organizations like American Camp Association, Los Angeles Fire Department, and UCLA to achieve exceptional success and rapid ROI on the technology initiatives he lead for them.

Jessica Robins Thompson is a creative director and digital strategist with over 15 years experience creating websites, web-based applications, online campaigns, and brand strategies.

As Creative and Technical Director at Lightray Productions she headed projects for Warner Music Group, The City of Los Angeles, Disney, Revolution Studios, Norman Lear and more. She spearheaded the first online crime mapping system in the country for LAPD, and recently launched FireStatLA - an initiative of Mayor Garcetti for tracking emergency response times.

Jessica is Faculty at Otis College of Art and Design, where she focuses on process oriented design for web and mobile.

Justin got his start in technology as a teen electronics hobbyist, technician, and sound engineer. Problem solving skills learned in electronics were important when he turned to writing ground-breaking statistical modeling software for residential real estate appraisal.

Combining his love of music and sound with programming, Justin created digital audio and synthesizer software for Atari and Macintosh computers and later led a ten-person hardware/software development team for Hybrid Arts' digital audio workstation.

Next Justin co-founded a software services firm where he developed an Academy Award-winning film sound system. He also created many other applications for companies like Disney, Apple, 20th Century Fox, and Yamaha.  After leaving the software services firm, which had grown to over 40 developers, Justin has served as a "virtual CTO" to several start-up companies, developed sophisticated hedge fund trading systems, created high-volume loyalty transaction software, and architected a print-on-demand process automation system with million-order volume.

Justin's success in software is owed to problem solving, intuition, a love of learning, business sense, and a willingness to ask questions.

Larry Hemley has spent 25 years guiding marketing for technology, healthcare, scientific, clinical, and engineering professional staffing firms as well as 5 years in sales and sales management.

After working with some of the nation’s leading staffing firms and driving ROI generating marketing efforts, he set a path for working with small and mid-market firms to assist in driving their growth. From strategy development to branding and lead generation to supporting it all with market research and analysis, he is driving home the message that brand matters, but not without ROI.

As Chief Marketing Officer, Larry Hemley joined Eliassen Group in October of 2008. His responsibilities included the creation, strategic development and implementation of all marketing including websites, collateral, marketing programs, social media, tradeshows and career fairs, advertising, and direct mail as well as public relations for the entire company.

Prior to joining Eliassen Group, he served as Vice President of Marketing for On Assignment, a diversified professional staffing firm, providing flexible and permanent staffing solutions for Healthcare, Scientific, IT and Engineering. In his four years with On Assignment, he was responsible for rebranding the company, creating new web properties, driving marketing programs and being part of the team to integrate two major acquisitions.

Prior to joining On Assignment, he served as Director of Marketing and Communications for COMSYS Information Technology Services (now Experis, a division of Manpower), one of the nation’s premier providers of IT staffing and solutions. In his four years with COMSYS, he was responsible for rebranding the company, creating successful marketing programs, collateral development, and launching two additional brands.

Larry is a former Professor of Advertising at the University of Houston where he spent five years. As an advertising competition class, he guided his class to a national championship for the university in 1993.

He has a Bachelor of Arts degree in Advertising from the University of Houston.

Mo is an entrepreneurial-minded consultant with a passion for using technology and marketing to grow businesses. 

During his 20+ years of business leadership experience, Mo has long been an advocate for understanding the value of data, and he has dedicated his practice to helping organizations unlock the potential of their data assets. He has successfully helped clients launch innovative new products, cross the chasm of digital transformation, build strong, efficient, and highly productive teams, and dramatically improve their marketing impact.

Mo's experience allows him to effectively bridge the gap between IT, marketing, and business strategy. With this approach, he has successfully launched a marketing technology consulting firm, transformed a $20 million b-to-b media division, and provided marketing and technology leadership for a 300 person company.