Computers and technology are nice, but they don't nurture your project, help you to follow your instincts or even make the coffee.
So you should probably talk to real people, like the crew from Bam Creative. As well as bringing years of experience in a wide range of creative and technical fields, we believe that being friendly and attentive is just as important as being clever with computers. When it's time for a knowledge of our programming and creative crafts, we can impress with hip terminology with the best of them, but we know you only want to talk about one thing: helping you speak to your market. That's our language too.
The core team of talent at Bam Creative are...
Miles Burke, Managing Director
Miles has been involved in the design and development of websites since 1994. He has a graphic design degree from way back in the 80's before the internet arrived in Australia.
An accomplished conference and event speaker, Miles was the Author of a best selling book on creative small business in 2009. He has also been published in numerous magazines and newspapers, both as the writer and the subject.
Miles is the National Chairperson of the Australian Web Industry Association, and has served on a number of boards, including Australia's largest state internet industry association, the Western Australian Internet Association, from 1999-2004.
Miles drinks Long Black coffees with one sugar, or Green Tea.
Joshua Lovell, Account Executive
Joshua graduated from the Curtin Business School with a double degree in Marketing & Public Relations, then completed an Advanced Diploma in Business Systems at Computer Power Training & Support majoring in Java programming.
He worked in the Advertising Sales Team for a WA publishing company before heading overseas, returning in 2007 after a two year expedition exploring the world, during which he worked for a boutique chocolate company in Vancouver, Canada.
Joshua enjoys soccer, snowboarding and golf. He likes his coffee strong with lots of milk, cream and sugar.
Patima Tantiprasut, Project Manager & Director
Patima graduated from Edith Cowan University where she majored in Interactive Multimedia and Graphic Design and worked in the university technical support team while she studied, putting her natural people skills to good use.
A passionate music lover and maker, Patima has a background in both code and design, which a year as Bam Creative's Lead Web Designer helped her hone. She's a real people-person, and is a perfectionist when it comes to anything web related.
Some would say she's a bit too happy first thing in the morning, even without a coffee; and don't get her started on how great netball is - she lives and breathes this sport at every spare moment.
Patima adds coffee and milk to her sugar, which explains a few things ...
Graeme Haynes, Senior Designer
Graeme has been designing and building websites for six years, ever since he graduated from Goldsmiths College in London with a degree in Design (Honors). He picked up his experience in Scotland where he learnt CSS, XHTML and all things web. After four years of rain he decided that it must be about time for a little sunshine.
He has a passion for photography, and most things apple, gadgets, music, and playing games on the Xbox 360.
Graeme likes his coffee strong with milk and no sugar, or earl gray tea with a dash of milk.
Adam Braimbridge, Senior Developer
After setting a very high standard at Bam Creative in both web development, dad-jokes and quoting Monty Python, Adam left our shores to spend a year travelling in Canada.
Following his travels, Adam returned to us and we accepted him with open arms back to the development department where he builds on the knowledge and experience he's honed from his professional and now eventful personal life.
Adam prefers his coffee with a stack of milk and two sugars.
Laura James, Designer
Laura came to Bam Creative from a rival firm, after spending months travelling. A graduate of Murdoch University, Laura has a degree in Interactive Digital Media with a minor in Mass Communication. Laura is also originally from the UK, making our design team very British.
Laura, along with Patima, makes up Bam Creative's the official - albeit two-person - netball team.
Laura is a fan of the skinny cappuccino.
Robert Lim, Web Developer
Robert graduated in 2007 with a degree in Bachelor of Science of Digital Media, and quickly joined the industry with a rival firm. With experience in PHP, ASP, Ruby on Rails and jQuery, Robert is pleased to be part of the Bam Creative team.
Rob is a busy man outside of work, juggling his love for sport namely basketball, golf and tennis, and working on his car. He is also a drummer at his church and also finds time to learn the guitar as well.
Rob chooses either white coffee and one sugar, or a Mocha and finally, Chinese tea for his beverages.
Chris Botman, Senior Developer
Chris hails from Christchurch, New Zealand, where he worked as a programmer on financial and governance software for American clients. Chris has a degree in Software Engineering and previously studied Electronic Multimedia.
Chris joins the Bam Creative team with a wealth of knowledge in both development and design. He spends his spare time exploring WA, seeing the sights.
Chris enjoys water, or tea with no sugar if there's a biscuit handy.
Ben Thomson, Web Developer
Ben graduated from eCentral TAFE with a Diploma in Website Development, although he would argue he knew PHP and JavaScript development long before the TAFE courses, with his background as a freelance web developer and a manager and administrator of several online web properties.
Outside business hours, you'll find Ben producing, performing and DJing music for a local hip-hop act, as well as maintaining a busy social schedule and catching a game or two of football or cricket when time permits.
We still haven't converted Ben to coffee, so you'll see him sipping a Black Tea in the morning.
Mark Termeer, Web Developer & Director
Mark hails from Christchurch, Aotearoa. Having travelled the world extensively playing indoor volleyball for the national team and then playing beach volleyball on the FIVB world tour, Mark found himself landing in Perth and staying. Mark realised it was time to hang up his beach volleyball shorts and get a real job, and completed a diploma in business computing. Mark enjoys the daily challenges of being a Web Developer.
He is still involved with the volleyball community as a coach, and plays beach volleyball regularly. As well as his love for sport, Mark loves movies and going out for breakfasts.
Mark enjoys his coffee white with two sugars. Preferably on the beach.
Cathy Baguley, Accounts
Cathy has been wrestling accounts and figures for the last 13 years, in various roles, and has been involved in office administration for the last 19 years. Cathy is as comfortable with profit and loss statements, as she is with client liaison, so we think she's clever and personable.
Cathy's life outside Bam Creative is kept busy with her three children, and trying to make time for her outdoors passions, including camping and motorbike riding.
Cathy is a big fan of the Soy Cappuccino with two sugars, or a cup of calming green tea.