Authors

Tim Barton
Sales & Marketing

Tim Barton joined Blue Sky Factory in April of 2004, making him a veteran on our growing team! Tim joined up with Greg at Blue Sky after selling his Health Care Management firm, where he focused on strategic growth, acquisitions and the growing convergence of offline and online marketing strategy. His company grew to $50 million in annual sales.

Tim holds the Company record for longest commute, shuttling in from Boston Monday thru Friday. The daily Flights give Tim plenty of time to read the 2000 emails/day he thinks he receives. Truth is Tim resides in the Boston area where he runs the New England office, and journeys to Baltimore often…. but not everyday.

Tim spends his time away from work with his wife and two children, and enjoys competitive badminton (yes, it’s a real sport), skiing and tennis.

Jeanne Bayers
Account Management

Jeanne comes to Blue Sky with 15 years of experience in advertising and marketing. She has spent the past 6 years working in the online arena. Specializing in Client Services, she has held positions at advertising agencies, media outlets and software companies.

Jeanne received a B.A. degree from La Salle University in Philadelphia where she majored in Communication Arts and minored in Business and English.

Originally from New Jersey, Jeanne has a deep affection for everything associated with the Garden State; from the shore to Bruce Springsteen. She heads north regularly to visit her parents and seven siblings. She also enjoys living in Harbor East and experiencing all that Charm City has to offer.

Greg Cangialosi
President & CEO

Greg Cangialosi is our founder and fearless leader. As a new media ambassador he is always riding the edge of marketing communications and technology. Greg oversees the strategic direction of the company and is very active in the sales and marketing.

Cangialosi is a 10-year veteran of entrepreneurship, a serial entrepreneur. His previous startup ventures have included a 3 year run in the music industry as a concert promoter, starting a touring food vending business, then running a small web design firm. He took a one year break to work for a fast growth startup in Baltimore’s Emerging Technology Center in 2000, and in early 2001 he launched Blue Sky Factory. He amounts all of his past businesses as wisdom and experience gained before starting BSF.

Greg received his B.A. degree in English from the University of Maryland Baltimore County (UMBC) in 1996. Today, he is actively involved with the advancement of the university, sitting on the board of directors for the alumni association.

Cangialosi is also an avid blogger and producer of new media. He has been authoring www.thetrendjunkie.com, a weblog on media, technology, and marketing since 2003, and has been involved in many corporate podcasting projects for companies like GM, Disney & Verizon Wireless.

He is also the lead author of the recent release “The Business Podcasting Book: Launching, Marketing & Measuring Your Podcast,” by Focal Press, an imprint of Elsevier, and also speaks frequently on the topics of email marketing and new media.

Greg and his wife Theresa , who is also an entrepreneur of many years, live in their recently renovated row home in the groovy neighborhood of South Baltimore, a.k.a. SoBo.

Rodney Foxworth
Copywriter/Marketing

Rodney is a recent addition to the Blue Sky team. Prior to BSF, Rodney worked as a freelance journalist, copywriter and marketing communications contractor. Rodney has published in numerous local, regional and national publications and even edited for a nationally circulated politics magazine. He looks forward to using his combined journalism and marcom experience as he tackles an assortment of copywriting and marketing assignments for BSF!

A native Baltimorean, Rodney resides in historic Hampden. When not writing, reading or watching the next installment of his favorite television program, Rodney can be found socializing with friends at a local bar.

Noah Kim
Design / Creative

Noah (which is his middle name. His first, yes first name, is McKinley) is the latest addition to the creative team at BSF. Noah holds the distinct honor of probably being the only person alive with an Irish first name, Hebrew middle name, and a Korean last name.

Born and raised in Baltimore, Noah’s very excited to join the Blue Sky Factory team and to be working in Federal Hill.

When not sitting in front of a computer at Blue Sky Factory, he enjoys sitting in front of a computer at home, eagerly anticipating the release of Star Craft 2 while recovering from his World of Warcraft addiction.

Joanna Lawson-Matthew
Account Management

Joanna joined our Account Management team in the summer of 2006. After graduating from the University of Maryland at College Park (Go Terps!) with a B.S. in Marketing, Joanna tested her skills for several years selling new homes for a national homebuilder. Joanna witnessed first-hand the recent, dramatic change in the housing market and she supported many customers as they adjusted to the rapidly shifting environment.

In her free time, Joanna enjoys being outside, whether hiking in one of Maryland’s many National Parks or playing softball and kickball with friends in Baltimore. She also loves to travel, and has lived in various places around the world including England (her homeland), Switzerland, California and Singapore. She now calls Baltimore’s Federal Hill neighborhood home, and enjoys the various restaurants, shopping and entertainment venues that the city has to offer.

Keith Nickoles
Design / Creative

Keith started working with Blue Sky Factory in 2002 and was brought in to manage creative development in 2004. He owns a B.A. degree attained at Western Maryland College
(McDaniel College now) where he majored in Visual Arts & Design. Keith brings with him a strong background in Marketing/Advertising and a passion for detail. He is responsible for everything creative that goes in and out of the factory.

When he’s not working on the ever-growing list of projects we have around here, he’s usually at home with his dog, having a beer with friends, or being outdoors doing anything that doesn’t involve computers.

Scott Palubinsky
Sales Support

Graduating from Dickinson College in 2004 with a B.A. in American Studies, Scott tested the waters in the legal field until finding his true calling in the marketing/advertising world. After working freelance in marketing and advertising, he is happy to find a home with Blue Sky Factory.

Originally from the small town of Shenandoah Pennsylvania in the heart of what is known as the “Coal Region”, Scott brings with him a blue collar, hard-working mind set. In his free time Scott enjoys being outdoors doing anything that keeps him under open sky. He travels home frequently to visit his family, four siblings, and to catch up with friends.

Alicia Patterson
Office Administrator

Alicia is the newest member to the Blue Sky Factory team (Noah is happy he is not the new guy anymore!) Alicia graduated from Mount Saint Mary’s University in May 2007 with a BA in Communication Studies. After moving to Federal Hill just blocks away from the office, she is happy to find herself a home at Blue Sky Factory and is enjoying city life!

Outside of work, Alicia enjoys the simple things in life. Warm weather is definitely her most enjoyable time of the year! She enjoys playing tennis, dancing, running, having a good time with her friends, and spending time with her family. She travels home to see her family and friends in Montgomery County, Maryland when she finds the time.

Ken Pfeiffer
Technology

Ken brings with him over 15 years experience in designing and developing enterprise class applications. Ken’s one of those weird people that enjoys bare metal tuning of various database engines, and gets excited when he finds a new twist to an algorithm that will save a couple of CPU cycles.

Ken holds the official record for the longest commute. He recently purchased a new home in White Hall where he lives with his wife (Lisa), 21 month old son (Hunter) and 2 black labs. When he’s not engrossed in the world of 1s and 0s you can find him spending time with the family or fishing and hunting.

Jennifer Schuerholz
Sales Support

Jennifer is joining the Blue Sky Factory team to help grow the sales department. Following her graduation from Loyola College in Maryland with a BA in Advertising and PR, she first tested her sales skills as a retail manager for a local clothing boutique. After realizing that her passion for fashion was putting a strain on her wallet she moved on to work in the sales department of a nationally recognized technology solutions company. Her background in sales along with her education and understanding of the Advertising and Marketing industries should prove to be very beneficial to the growing BSF team!

As a Baltimore native Jennifer is a devoted Ravens fanatic and never misses a game. Besides being a spectator, she is also involved in sports herself, playing football, softball and shuffleboard with her friends in the SOBO social leagues. She has recently picked up an interest in photography as well, with her best subjects being dogs and flowers. She has the second shortest commute in the company (Greg beat her out by only a hundred feet or so), living only a few blocks from the office in the ever changing neighborhood of Federal Hill.

Melanie Sims
Account Management

Melanie is the newest member to join the Account Management team! Melanie graduated from Penn State University with a BA in Advertising, after which she promptly switched gears to work in education at Kaplan Test Prep and Admissions in State College, PA, and later Bethesda, MD. After working in operations and center management for 2 years, she is happy to be back in the advertising/marketing world!

In her free time, you will usually find Melanie cooking, baking, or watching the Food Network (sometimes all at once!) She also enjoys running, biking, and doing anything that involves being outside in warm weather. Melanie recently moved to Baltimore City and is enjoying her new role as a city girl!

Ilija Stevcev
Technology

Ilija is the newest member to join the technology team! He graduated from UMBC with a B.S. in Computer Science and at 24, is one of the youngest members of the team. Ilija has no qualms about digging into thousands of lines of code to do his dirty work.

When he’s not busy busting out some serious hacks, he’s putting together the perfect beat for that disco cover of Stairway to Heaven (quite possibly the worst thing anyone has ever heard). When he’s not making musical abominations, you might find Ilija talking very loudly in the corner of a dark bar.