World traveler, gamer, runner, log-home dweller, pitchfork-wielder
Austin has over 20 years of experience working on the web. From learning management and website tech support, to communications management, to web development, Austin’s expertise spans the entire lifecycle of a website. He not only has knowledge of modern HTML, CSS, PHP, and WordPress best practices, but also knows what it takes to make sure a website is easy to use for site visitors and easy to maintain for administrators.
Austin has served as the lead developer for Teal projects including sites for the American Association for the Advancement of Science, CAP and CAP Action, I AM ALS, Public Interest Network, Omidyar Network, and the Center for Justice Innovation.
Before joining Teal, Austin worked in nonprofit communications and as an IT specialist at Boston University. He studied philosophy in college. and consistently strives to find applicable uses for that knowledge, but got a Masters in mass communications just in case.
Austin's Recent Work
Grasslands’ Week Mini Campaign
America's Grasslands Coalition unites ten leading conservation organizations behind one goal: making grasslands a national conservation priority. They had under 60 days to launch a refreshed brand, a new website, and a live paid campaign — timed to the one week of the year the whole country might be looking.
Institute for Women’s Policy Research
IWPR produces some of the most widely-cited research on gender equity in the country. Their website needed a better way to tell that story.
