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Certificate in Web Technologies from the International
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GSA Book of Experts

Principal Partner
Judy Benedict

MBA in Real Estate and Management Information Systems, University of Georgia
B.S. in Administrative Management, Clemson University

Judy formed Giraffe Web Development and Design in 1999.  Prior to forming her own company, as V.P. of Operations for Goddard Technology, she completed several database, hardware, software and training-related projects for hundreds of companies such as Intel, the United Nations, AT&T, Hallmark, Buckley Air Force Base, Atlanta-Hartsfield and Dulles and National Airports, First National Bank of Chicago,  and Greenville Hospital System.

After graduating from college, Judy worked in the field of real estate finance for 10 years before making a career move into the field of high technology.

Judy is a graduate of Leadership Greenville and Furman Women’s Leadership Connections and is a judge for the Greenville Tech Charter High School senior projects. Currently she servers on the Greenville County College Fair steering committee. She is a past board member of ECPI College of Technology Advisory Board, the Greenville County Historic Preservation Commission, the United Methodist Women of Buncombe Street UMC, the Kappa Delta Alumnae Association of Greenville, Stone Lake Community Club, A Child's Haven, Lapsits for Early Literacy and is the founder and editor of The Hampton-Pinckney Gazette. In addition to her nonprofit involvement she is a certified aerobics instructor through the American Council on Exercise and most recently is a world-champion powerlifter through the World Natural Powerlifting Federation.

Shay West

MBA in Marketing, MIS, and Corporate Finance/Financial Institution Management

B.S. magna cum laude, Business Administration, Management, Pre-Law/government, Erskine College

Shay has been affiliated with Giraffe Web for the past seven years.  Her background includes html coding, business consulting, and social media.  Her previous experience as a Loan Officer for the NC State Employees’ Credit Union, City Executive for Wachovia Bank, and Database Marketing and Marketing Research across multiple industries gives her extensive insight to the social media/blogging outlets with which she is currently involved.

Jane Silverman, Freelance graphic designer and concept developer, first started working with a home-made computer connected to her TV and programmed in machine language. She subsequently acquired a TRS-80 with a cassette and graduated onto XT's, 486's and Pentiums. In the early 90's, Jane started designing web sites using the program HIPPY, using 3D Studio, Animator Pro, and early versions of Paint Shop Pro and Photoshop. Over the years she has designed graphics for gaming. She has been happily coding and designing since, specializing in graphic design and Macromedia FLASH.