Jason has been creating effective visual communications for over 15 years. He began his career as an illustrator and designer. His art has appeared in magazines, on packaging and, more recently, on several commemorative coins released by the Royal Canadian Mint. His artistic merits are well established. But it is his empathetic, strategic and consultative approach to the design process that led to a specialization in brand identity. In 2005 Jason founded Compass Creative Studio with the goal of building a professional team to meet his clients’ growing demand for more strategic creative services. Jason has worked with hundreds of clients over the years helping clarify and give expression to their mission and vision. He describes himself in part as "Artsy....without the fartsy".

In 2007 Jason accepted the Burlington Chamber of Commerce’s Award for Excellence in Small Business on behalf of his company. In 2009 he was listed by Hamilton Magazine as one of several individuals who would shape city life in 2009 and beyond.

Jason has too many interests for his own good but probably enjoys boating, photography and travel the most. He is also an avid reader. He lives in West Lincoln, Ontario with his wife of 13 years and their 4 children.

Email: jason@compasscreative.ca

As lead web developer, Jonathan is the one who brings our visual ideas to fruition online. He combines a vast knowledge of technology with an intuitive sense for problem solving. He enjoys developing online strategies by working with clients to understand their issues and objectives. Jonathan gets high level concepts and helps translate them into real world scenarios.

As a programmer Jonathan concerns himself with the details. He writes clean, standards-compliant code. He is passionate about maximizing the user experience by paying close attention to usability, compatibility and performance. Jonathan has extensive knowledge of many popular web technologies, including HTML, CSS, JavaScript (specifically the jQuery and Ext JS libraries), PHP, MySQL and Flash. He is well versed with existing content management systems like WordPress and Joomla!, but has also helped clients by building completely custom solutions, including customer relationship management (CRM) software and secure payment gateways for online stores. In addition to working with popular coding frameworks like Code Igniter or the Zend Framework, he has actually written his own light PHP based model-view-controller framework.

Jonathan studied as a technician at RCC Institute of Technology. Always wanting to learn more, he spends much of his time scouring the internet researching new technologies, reading tutorials and interacting with other developers on the latest techniques and best practices. More recently he has committed much time to better understanding search engine optimization theories and techniques.

When Jonathan isn’t writing code he can be found either on the golf course or watching a Toronto Maple Leafs hockey game. He lives with his wife, Amy, in Grimsby.

Email: jonathan@compasscreative.ca

Joel studied Graphic Design at Harding University in Searcy, Arkansas where he graduated in 1999 with a Bachelor’s degree in Art. His well-rounded education included courses in painting, illustration, typography, art history and photography, and was a great foundation for the work he does today. After graduating, Joel set off with his new bride on a year-long around-the-world honeymoon that saw them backpacking and working in 10 countries on 5 different continents.

Joel’s design experience includes magazine publishing and corporate communications. Since joining Compass Creative in 2006, Joel has been instrumental in the branding and rebranding of dozens of Compass clients giving creative expression to their vision and mission. Joel possesses an artful eye and an attention to detail that is clearly visible in the clean and proficient designs he creates. Never a slave to current trends, Joel’s approach makes telling the client’s unique story top priority.

Joel nurtures his artistic storytelling abilities through many creative pursuits – from writing and producing music, to video production, to his passion for photography. He lives in Burlington with his wife, Andrea, and their 2 children.

Email: joel@compasscreative.ca

Ah, Carol, we are just so darn lucky to have a treasure like this one on our team. She handles everything with a number attached to it, keeps the back end of all our projects running smoothly, can get us out of just about any pickle, and all with a smile. Oh, and she does some crackerjack editing and copywriting too.

Fortunately, Carol has been educated by more universities than the average person (we stopped counting at five). Unfortunately, that also makes her the flakiest person in the company.

Fortunately, Carol comes to us with a wide range of work experience, including stock photography, editing and accounting. Unfortunately, her previous experience did not equip her for the fierce foosball competitions here at Compass.

Fortunately, Carol lives in Dundas, Ontario—a pretty little town, nice and close to her work. Unfortunately, we can’t get her to stay at work more than 5 hours in a day, because she wants to go home to her lovely family.

Email: carol@compasscreative.ca