John Ellis
CEO, Co-Founder

John has 18 years of experience incubating and marketing high-growth businesses at leading brands like Yahoo, EarthLink and Kinko’s. He has held executive roles in marketing, strategy, business development, product management and operations. If you're into details you can read more here.

Gear:
Canon 5D Mark II

Shoots:
My ever-moving children and Travel photos whenever possible

Inspirations:
Frank Gehry, Phil Hansen and too many photographers to mention.

Ryan Phillips
VP of Business Development, Co-Founder

Ryan has been a Professional Photographer for 17 years and is recognized as one of the leading Photographers in his industry. Ryan graduated from the prestigious Rhode Island School of Design (RISD) and moved to NYC where he went on to work with some of the most renowned shooters in the fashion industry including Richard Avedon and Patrick Demarchlier. Ryan's work has been featured in leading publications such as Forbes, Fortune, Travel + Leisure as well as top wedding publications such as InStyle, Modern Bride, and Los Angeles Weddings.

Gear:
Canon 5D Mark II

Shoots:
Weddings & Portraits

Inspirations:
Lifestyle and Travel Photography

Fabien Reille
COO, Co-Founder

Fabien brings 12 years of global strategy, product, and operational experience to PurePhoto including co-founding one prior startup. He was most recently Vice-President of Products for ReachLocal. Prior to ReachLocal, Fabien held various senior business development and product management roles at ValueClick, including launching and running the ValueClick Video product line.

Before joining ValueClick, Fabien co-founded Opendisc, an online marketing company servicing the music industry. Fabien began his career working as a strategy and management consultant in the media and entertainment practices of Andersen and Deloitte & Touche, both in Europe and the U.S.

Fabien holds an MBA from the Hautes Etudes Commerciales (HEC) in France and a post graduate degree in biochemistry from the Ecole Normale Superieure (ENS) in France.

Gear:
Olympus E-500

Shoots:
Nature, wildlife, family

Inspirations:
It varies; I want to simply capture my emotions

Ivan Ivankovich
CFO

Ivan brings more than 22 years of finance and operations management experience. His industry experience includes technology (primarily software), Internet services, online advertising, digital media and telecommunications. In addition to having expertise in financial modeling and investment management, Ivan has business transaction experience both on the buy and sell side participating in the diligence, negotiation and transition/integration of companies.

In addition to his role as the senior finance executive for various early and later stage companies, Ivan served as CFO of YellowPages.com and Vice President, Portfolio Operations with Platinum Equity.

Ivan started his career with Ernst & Young joining their audit practice in Los Angeles. He is a Certified Public Accountant and a member of the California Society of CPA's.

Gear:
Nikon D90

Shoots:
Family, kids sporting events, travel

Inspirations:
Time with family; recording memories of my kids

Michael S. Mikowski
Vice President, Engineering

Mike brings 16 years of product engineering and 10 years general management experience. His most recent position was as Engineering Manager for ValueClick's Search123 online advertising team where he spent 4 years overseeing planning, development, deployment, and maintenance for both the European and North American markets. The platform routinely handled 1.5 billion transactions per week, required 100% up-time, and delivered content in less than 1.5 seconds. Highlights include a video ad platform, online shopping widgets, and the shopping site for AMD.

Mike previously founded and served as CEO for two self-funded startups, and grew one to become a Tier 1 supplier to Ford Motor Company before its sale to a competitor. He has also worked as a Senior Software Consultant and Application Designer for premium engineering software, as a Senior Design Engineer, and as an independent internet consultant. He has led the development of multiple internet platforms since 1995. He has earned numerous awards in design, engineering, art, and music, and holds 2 patents.

Gear:
Panasonic DMC-FX01

Shoots:
Family, Travel

Inspirations:
History, Culture, Color, Form and Composition

Ryan Fuller
Creative Director / UI Designer

Prior to PurePhoto, Ryan founded Estebull.com, a cutting-edge design and development firm. Ryan is both a designer and photographer and he brings a fresh eye to the world of photo sharing sites. His primary goal is to bring a clean, scalable design that rivals professional desktop applications.

Ryan began his career in Sports Marketing at Oakley. He has worked on everything from websites to worldwide advertising campaigns for such companies as Virgin Records, US Navy, Spike TV, Fox Sports, IBM, Net Applications, National Geographic and many more.

Gear:
Canon 5D Mark II, Canon Elan 7, Fuji E550, Samsung Dual View

Shoots:
War, Fine Art, Advertising, Nature, Travel, Portraits and Sports Photography

Inspirations:
My Wife, Life, Space, AD, TAR3N, Just about everything in this world, "even the bad".