Nathan Marks
Founder, Creative Guy
Nathan’s parents brought home their first computer when he was four. The year was 1980.
Within minutes, his graham-cracker encrusted fists were pounding keys with abandon, and square floppy disks were strewn about the room.
Along with a fascination for all things electronic, his professional skill set has been honed through positions as a Graphic Designer, Training Coordinator, and Product Manager.
Nathan founded Herkimer in 2003 when he first started taking-on freelance projects. Since then, the company has added an amazingly talented full-time staff, and built more than 200 sites for a diverse set of companies and organizations. He is passionate about business, and using the Internet to ignite success for Herkimer’s clients.
He cherishes free time with his wife and daughter, boating, skiing, wake-boarding, rollerblading, scuba diving and shooting photos.
Steve Blair
Senior Web Developer
Steve grew up mostly in De Pere, WI. In high school, he acquired a second-hand computer that was already 5 years ancient. He immediately started programming in C/C++, used it to get online and actually met his future wife online in 1997.
After high school, he moved to Madison and earned a Bachelor of Science in Computer Information Systems from Herzing College.
Since graduating, Steve has concentrated on developing dynamic custom and CMS-driven websites and applications, using a plethora of ever-changing web technologies.
Outside of work, Steve enjoys working on his 1901 Queen Anne Victorian home, gardening with his wife, welding custom bicycles and garden art, and restoring and driving his 1969 MG Midget.
Michael Spredemann
Web Developer
Michael's love for computers and gadgets began at an early age when his father built a Pong game system for the family. That love continued to grow as the family upgraded to newer technology and he even learned a little Basic (an old programming language).
He has a social, pioneering nature that led him on many adventures including spending time in Colorado as a snowboarding bartender, limousine driver and then starting a Milwaukee-based social events club with his father in 1996. Seven years, 55 scuba dives, 15 sky dives, and 5,000 happy members later he was ready to move on to something else.
Life being the sometimes unpredictable creature that it is, that something else turned out to be developing Web sites. After teaching himself how to write code (and most importantly how not to write code) and testing out almost every content management system, he selected Drupal as his platform of choice.
His education leaned toward an artistic and design focus which left him with a good balance of both design and programming skills.
While away from his beloved keyboard, he spends his time with his wife, son, and daughter planning adventures to his wife's home country of Peru and around the world.
Lisa Marks
Project Manager
A stark counterpoint to her computer-nerd coworkers, Lisa had no computer growing up. In fact, she typed her school papers on a typewriter (especially tragic when teachers asked for multiple copies).
Following a disability injury in 2005, Lisa left her position at Meriter Hospital and began her foray into Web/media development. While she recovered, she learned best practices for Web-building and graphic design.
Lisa’s role at Herkimer has grown to include updating client sites and building new features, managing logistics for the office and large projects. Some of Lisa’s goals for work include: becoming more proficient with vector-based illustration, increasing her involvement with customers, and learning more advanced programming.
In her personal life, you will find Lisa playing with saltwater fish, scuba diving, gardening with her daughter, ice skating, playing tennis, leading a Monona Girl Scout troop, boating, and when she’s really lucky -- flying small airplanes.
