The Core Team
Benjamin Gil
CEO / Creative Director
Alexandra Gil
COO / Copywriter
Joe Hakooz
IT Director / UE Expert
Matt Cole
Multimedia Producer
About Us
People today are so bombarded with images and information they’ve become desensitized and harder to reach. We break through the wall by using strategic design that delivers the message in a way that satisfies the audience experience, while positively impacting our clients’ objectives. We don’t do this by sitting around worrying whether to think inside or outside the box. We don’t have a box. Good design comes from figuring out the specific meaning and purpose of each element in relation to the project as a whole. Trying to please everyone results in mediocre design and neutral reactions. Instead, we focus on the targeted audience, execute our plan with precision, and then measure the results and react accordingly. In short, our recipe is strategy, quality production and careful follow up. And it works.
Benjamin Gil
Benjamin started out life as the son of a son of a photographer, and was raised in a darkroom chewing on Kodak paper. Seeing the world through images led him to train in both the traditional arts, as well as 2D and 3D digital design and animation. He produces visually engaging work in a style that is both fun and playful, yet slick and professional. As both CEO and Creative Director of SupabenjaDigital, Benjamin brings to the table 20 years of solid experience, skills and well-established relationships. His work has been succesful for a wide variety of organizations in the United States and Europe, including Boy Scouts of America, Vivendi Universal Games, Blue Cross & Blue Shield, John Deere, Raytheon and the U.S. Army.
Alexandra Gil
Alexandra grew up in a small New England town where she developed her imagination by reading books and finding good places to hide from witch hunters. While hanging out in tree forts, or under her bed, she discovered she had a talent for writing, editing and problem-solving. She has since widely explored the world beyond. She graduated from U.C. Berkeley in California and Durham University in England, and has lived and worked in a variety of places in the U.S. and Europe. As an experienced business owner and creative professional, Alexandra brings to SupabenjaDigital highly evolved skills as a content developer, business manager and visionary.
Joe Hakooz
Joe has been working with us as Technical Director since 2008. With over ten years of experience in web application development using Flash, ASP.NET and other related technologies, as well as his user experience expertise, he’s able to figure out the best and most efficient way to develop code for each project. Joe’s whirlwind of activities also includes running his own tech company, contributing to his blog raleighflash.com, which provides discussion and tips and tricks on coding, and spending time with his wife and two young children. He also holds three patents for a therapeutic medical device VTFlex, and when he needs a well deserved break from being in front of his computer he turns to another passion: drumming.
Matt Cole
We have been working with Matt since 2005. As Multimedia Producer, he seamlessly combines different medias and applies them to the web, including film, photography, 2D and 3D imagery and animation, graphic design and motion graphics. He specializes in dynamic and database driven Flash development utilizing AS3, PHP and MySQL. When Matt is not busy working in front of his computer he spends time with his wife and two dogs, and is soon to be a father.