Creative Mouse Adds Senior Project Manager and Database Director to Continue Integration Into Wireless Application Gateways

June 06, 2005

Portland, Oregon. (June 06, 2005)- Creative Mouse, a Portland-based Web design firm, has hired John Randy as senior project manager and Peat Bakke as Database Director.

John Randy will be responsible for the daily operation of all Web site projects including scope, budget, schedule, risk management and quality assurance. Prior to joining Creative Mouse, John Randy held the position of vice president of sales for a major telecommunication company. There he managed projects for a diverse client base. Before that, John Randy held the position of director of business development at another telecommunication company where he focused primarily on the telecommunication market.

Peat will also play an instrumental role at Creative Mouse by developing and managing the creative direction of client database projects. Peat brings his expertise in database development to Creative Mouse. His experience is working on corporate and franchise database projects for numerous clients. He will be an asset to Creative Mouse and help take clients to a new level of interface design and corporate branding.

“The addition of both John Randy and Peat to Creative Mouse’s senior development team will allow us to provide an unsurpassed level of service to our clients while continuing our growth pattern,” said J. Mottinger, president of Creative Mouse. “We feel that with John Randy extensive project management experience and Peat’s contributions as databse director we are building a cohesive team and are better able to offer a more comprehensive range of expertise to clients looking to maximize their Internet and PDA presence.”
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About Creative Mouse
Creative Mouse is an advanced web design firm specializing in database integration, e-commerce, application development, web site hosting and graphic and multimedia design. The Portland-based company also designs sites for personal digital assistants — a rapidly increasing facet of its business. Creative Mouse provides pro-bono consultation and development for many non-profit groups in the area. Creative Mouse can be reached at 866.664.4343 or by email at sales@creative-mouse.com.

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