The Team...dystrick design comprises a group of talented professionals who enjoy the challenges of communicating within the world of new media. Our passion for our work and the success of our clients defines the dystrick design spirit and company culture.
Mike Martinez Mike Martinez, Chief Creative Officer and Co-Founder

As Chief Creative Officer of dystrick design, Mike is the creative force behind dystrick and he oversees the design quality and timely delivery of the entire range of dystrick design’s portfolio working along side some of the industries most recognized brands. He is also responsible for directing his designers and defining project business scope, as well as being intimately involved in the day-to-day design processes. Prior to founding dystrick design, Mr. Martinez was lead designer and developer at Surprise.com, a large community-based website company in Palo Alto, California. Before Surprise.com, Mr. Martinez held the position of lead designer and graphic artist with the design agency Pixolution. Mr. Martinez’s life-long professional goal has always been to pursue his design aspirations. Since taking related trade vocational studies throughout preparatory school, Mr. Martinez earned his BA in Design and Media Communications from San Jose Master’s Institute of Technology in 1998. Mr. Martinez also donates his time to teach and guide local youth groups and conducts local design seminars.
Sean Sinatra Sean Sinatra, Managing Director, COO and Co-Founder

As Managing Director and COO of dystrick design, Sean is responsible for managing the company's growth and daily operations, including managing dystrick's marketing efforts, finances, human resources and legal issues. He is also responsible for managing dystrick’s high-priority accounts, new business development and strategic partnerships within the new media industry. From the start, Sean has been the driving force behind dystrick design’s client development, revenue growth and business methodology. He is dedicated to maintaining the company’s fiscal responsibility so that dystrick can continue to grow and prosper. He is also involved in the community through his participation in the EBPA business assocation and other local non for profit organizations. Prior to founding dystrick design, Sean held the position of marketing and business development director at Adaptive Broadband, a leading broadband wireless communications company. Before Adaptive, Sean worked at ACI, an independent provider of customized integrated electronic manufacturing services, where he was responsible for new business development and account management for many of the company’s premiere fortune 500 accounts. Sean holds degrees in psychology and business management from California State University, Chico.
Joe Couto Joe Couto, Brand Identity, Print Media

Overseeing all aspects of Brand and Print projects, Joe acts as the technical and creative liaison to client counterparts, and directs project staff from concept to completion. Mr. Couto also acts as the art director for all print advertising campaigns and plays a major role in the creative development and conceptualization phase of all dystrick projects. Before joining the dystrick team, Joe was a lead designer and project programmer at Lockheed Martin’s multimedia division, spending the majority of his time custom building interactive, instructional multimedia applications. Prior to that Joe was a lead designer at Pixolution, Inc.

Josephine Voong Josephine Voong, Animator/Designer

Josephine finds pride in contributing her talents in animation, design, and illustration to the dystrick team. Her unique style and prior experience with interactive media are an excellent complement to her colleagues' talents. Her role is diverse - including flash animation, illustration, graphic design, and online development. She earned her BA in Cinema with an emphasis in Animation from San Francisco State University.
Victor Aquino Victor Aquino, Project Manager

Victor provides project and account management responsibilites for dystrick design's clients. Victor's previous 12 years of business and account experience has been in support of solutions for the creation, management and distribution of multimedia within wireless telecommunications, Internet and broadcast networks. He has held commercial and customer facing positions with Mobixell Networks and Philips Electronics. Victor earned his communications degree with a public relations minor from San Jose State University.
Milder Lisondra Milder Lisondra, Web Applications Developer

Milder is a member of the dystrick Application Development team, and a PHP expert, with several years experience developing PHP tools. Milder has worked on projects in a broad range of high tech industries. The five years prior to joining dystrick, Milder was a developer at iHomeFinder, a leader in real estate and MLS Internet solutions.
Fabian Espinoza Fabian Espinoza, Graphic Designer

Fabian adds years of graphic design experience to the dystrick team. Prior to working at dystrick, Fabian fine tuned his talents working with clients ranging from Biotech companies to educational institutions. Always up to date on the latest industry standards and applications, Fabian has worked in the printing industry and has even served as a Design Consultant on the marketing board of The Role Model Program.
Caroline Tikhoniouk Caroline Tikhoniouk, Web Programmer

Caroline handles the day-to-day activities and updates of dystrick's busiest clients. Her background as a web developer and web marketer goes beyond her primary role as dystrick's web programmer.

Previous web marketing roles at PeopleSoft and Cisco Systems provide a solid foundation to support the high expectations of dystrick's customers. Caroline also ties her passion for animals by providing web production services for non-profit animal welfare organizations.