Team
The Mechanism’s team has been hand-picked – chosen specifically for the skills and experience they bring to the company and ultimately, your brand.
Dave Fletcher
Founder / Executive Director
For nearly two decades, The Mechanism’s Founder and Executive Director, Dave Fletcher has explored a wide range of media – including print, video, photography and interactive design, as well as developed brand identity systems, promotional materials, environmental graphics, packaging and publication designs for a global list of clients.
Michael Anthony
Art Director
For two decades Michael Anthony has been winning awards for his creative work in advertising and visual communications.
Chaz Cheadle
Lead Developer
With more than a decade in interactive development, Chaz Cheadle leads The Mechanism’s New York Development team with a focus on multi-platform and seamless programming.
Ben Chirlin
Mobile Developer / Designer
A graduate of the University of Pennsylvania with a Bachelor of Science and Engineering in Digital Media Design, Benjamin Chirlin understands the fusion of design and technology.
Roma Kuchukov
Front End Developer
Concentrating primarily on the Responsive Web Design practice at The Mechanism, Roma Kuchukov focuses on front-end HTML5, CSS3, and modern JavaScript development techniques.
Antonio Ortiz
Social Media / Client Services Director
Antonio Ortiz is responsible for creating working timelines, budgets and workflow, and setting daily priorities for all the members of the Creative and Interactive departments.
Jin Song
Developer
Jin started his programming career as a graduate student at Columbia in mid 90’s, tinkering with heat flow simulation codes in Fortran.
Sharon Terry
Marketing Copywriter
Sharon Terry is a copywriter/editor and marketing specialist with an extensive background in a variety of industries, including nonprofit/association, health care, human resources, fashion and cosmetics.
Sara Weythman
Front-End Designer
As a graphic designer since the early-90s, and front-end developer for the last ten years, Sarah makes elegant, standards-compliant user interfaces.