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Our staff

Omni Marketing Interactive assigns a design and marketing team customized to your individual project. Our design staff consists of professional illustrators, graphic designers, Web designers/developers, Web site usability professionals, and programmers (ASP, CFM, and Flash applications).

Our marketing staff consists of search engine optimization (SEO) specialists, Web developers, usability professionals, print designers, and Web analytics professionals.

Our executive team:

Shari Thurow, Founder and SEO Director

Shari Thurow has been designing and promoting Web sites since 1995, and she is outsourced to many firms throughout the U.S. As a pioneer in the area of search-engine friendly Web site design, she has a 100% success rate for getting client sites ranked at the top of search engines and is the author of Search Engine Visibility. She also has experience in banner advertising, and posting to moderated discussion lists and newsgroups. She has designed and successfully marketed Web sites in the following industries:

  • medical
  • financial
  • scientific/biotechnology
  • software/computer
  • online stores/e-commerce
  • real estate
  • manufacturing
  • art and interior design
  • marketing
  • insurance
  • employment
  • education
  • legal
  • Web portal sites

Shari received her B.A. in Genetics and Developmental Biology and an M.A. in Asian Studies/Japanese from University of Illinois. Shari specializes in XHTML, CSS, Adobe Photoshop, Macromedia Fireworks, and other Web design and graphic design software. She is also member of the American Marketing Association and the International Webmasters Association.

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Mike Rende, IT Director

When wearing his programmer's hat, Mike has created solutions for clients with ColdFusion, ASP, JSP, SQL, ActionScript and JavaScript. When a designer is needed, he is proficient with Macromedia Fireworks, Flash, and Freehand; Adobe PhotoShop and Illustrator; Corel Painter; Eovia Carrara Studio and many other graphic design and multimedia software programs.

Mike attended Northern Illinois University, graduating cum laude with a BFA in Fine Arts. In addition to his education in the arts, Mike has many years of managerial experience which culminated with a role in the pilot rollout of Barnes & Noble's revolutionary in-store book catalog systems.

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Nina Vaught, Directory of Usability

Nina Vaught brings over 25 years marketing, communications and consulting experience to Omni Marketing Interactive. Working in both Fortune 500 and small business environments, she played key roles in marketing communications, website usability and user experience.

During thirteen years with Hewlett Packard in product marketing and business development for domestic and global services, Nina was a recognized customer experience advocate, and worked with the Hewlett-Packard online Business Store to improve online communications and site usability; and with clients including State Farm, Proctor & Gamble, Glaxo Welcome, Johnson & Johnson and Michelin to optimize delivery of service, customer satisfaction and profitability.

Since leaving Hewlett Packard in 2000 she has accomplished extensive usability research and conducts expert Web site usability analyses and user-centered website design for a wide variety of industries.

Nina holds a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Business Communications at Marylhurst University, with an Associates of Arts Degree in Advertising and PR. Professional memberships include Usability Professionals Association, Internet Professional Network, and American Marketing Association.

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David Barnes, Photography Director

David Barnes brings over 30 years of award-winning photography experience and accolades to Omni Marketing Interactive. After winning many NPPA, IPPA and AP photo awards, David has worked with the Waukegan News-Sun, an 80,000 circulation daily newspaper covering Lake County, Illinois, and WBBM-TV News/CBS.

The Waukegan News-Sun won the Picture Editor of Year from the National Press Photographer's Association while David was on staff. David also was writer and producer for the Two on Two documentary show on WBBM-TV News/CBS, in many cases combining video with stills.

In the early 1980s he worked for Time Magazine, out of the Midwest Bureau, and other New York based magazines including People, US and Business Week. David continues to photograph for major magazines as well as our corporate clients.

If you have any questions about Omni Marketing Interactive's search engine optimization, site usability analysis, Web design, or link development services, please call us at 847-426-8978 or email us at info@search-usability.com.


Omni Marketing Interactive
847 S. Randall Road #312 • Elgin, Illinois 60123
Phone: 847-426-8978 • Fax: 847-426-1507