PROFILES

Certificate in Web Technologies from the International Webmasters Association

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 was recently a judge for the Greenville Tech Charter High School senior projects. 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.

Associates

Doug Patterson
Web Developer

B.S. Economics and Management, Economics and Management

Doug began designing websites in 1994. He is a firm believer in developing technically solid, usable and accessible web sites that conform to modern standards established by the World Wide Web Consortium (w3.org) and the Web Accessibility Initiative. He researched many firms in the Upstate and found that Giraffe Web shares those quality priorities.  Doug is certified by Prosoft as a Certified Internet Webmaster Master Designer, Administrator, and Web Site Manager and has been a certified computer technician since 1998. He has built sites for small businesses and government. He is a US Coast Guard Veteran and is still serving his country as Commander of the local US Coast Guard Auxiliary Flotilla, where he is also the webmaster. In 2004 his Flotilla web site won the Coast Guard Auxiliary National "Best of the Web" Runner-Up award. He has been Resources Division Chief in the National Department of Recreational Boating Safety Affairs of that organization since 2005. The Auxiliary patrols Lakes Hartwell and Keowee and provides boater education. 

Doug provides contract web development services for Giraffe Web.

Shay West
Social Media/PR

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 six 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.

Victor Morrill
Business Development

Victor Morrill is a Principal Partner with Morrill Technology Group. Mr. Morrill’s experience spans 30+ years of complex technology initiatives. Through Victor’s career, his aspirations lead him from Micro Development and technology design, through systems engineering, to complex sells positions within the technology sector. He has provided solutions to organizations such as AT&T, Bell South, MCI, Sprint, & GTE. Mr. Morrill made his transition from engineering to technology sales in the mid 80’s.

Through Mr. Morrill’s career, he has provided strong direction, expert advice and leadership within large corporate and mid-size environments.  His dedication to maximizing efforts and empowering others to succeed is well noted. The recipient of numerous awards, Victor has received top honors such as “Outstanding Sales Achievement”, “Outstanding Sales Recognition” and many other Sales & Technical Awards from organizations such as Digital Communications Associates, Newbridge Networks Inc., MCI, and Sprint Enterprise Solutions.

Victor’s positions and initiatives have taken him throughout the Americas as well as overseas. He facilitated such projects as the technical support and application development for an international telecommunication project for the Ivory Coast where he helped engineer and install the COMSAT satellite project for the inter / intra-national telecommunications link from Abidjan Africa to United States.  Mr. Morrill was also recognized for design, implementation and market training of the Caracas Venezuela primary communication network.

Mr. Morrill graduated from Southern Technology Institute with an A.S. in Industrial Engineering Technology. He received an A.S. in Advanced Electronics from the US Navy and is a graduate of Elkins Instate with a degree in Computer Engineering. He also carries numerous technical certifications from Microsoft, Sun Microsystems and the US Navy. Victor also holds numerous sales and management training certifications.

Mr. Morrill is an active member in his church and a member of the Pleasantburg Rotary.

Strategic Relationship with:
Morrill Technology Group, Internet Marketing Consulting
8595 Pelham Road Suite 400-212 Greenville, SC 29615
Heidi Harner Morrill, Principal

Masters in Chemical Engineering, University of South Carolina
B.S. in Chemical Engineering, Clemson University

Heidi has 25 years of extensive technology and chemical engineering experience. This background includes sales and support engineering, design engineering, programming, multimedia design, and systems analysis with such companies as: SCANA, Digital Equipment Corporation (DEC), The Pennsylvania State University (Penn State), and Fluor Corporation and as an Instructor at Greenville Technical College. In addition, Heidi was co-founder of a web development and multimedia company in 1995, when businesses were just discovering the benefits of the Internet. Heidi’s 14 years internet programming and analytical experience are essential ingredients to the continued success and growth of her clients. Morrill Technology supplies in-depth search engine optimization research and monthly reporting.

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.