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Michael Riordan
Michael Riordan is an Assistant Professor at RIT’s School of Print Media where he teaches coursework relating to publishing production. Through his research, he works closely with publishers, print service providers and creative agencies to help improve their workflows and has worked with CGATS and standards organizations to develop quality assurance mechanisms to support the same.
Mike Rubits
Mike is a 4th year Graphic Media student at RIT. He's worked on the initial versions of the Social Networking Game, and is involved in some of the less visible parts of Page2Pub.
Guy Paddock
Guy is a recent 2009 graduate of the Software Engineering Program at RIT. He is interested in Intelligence and Psychology, and his focus is on building intelligent systems.
He joined the OPL staff in the Fall of 2008 as the leader of the Social Networking Game project. At the end of Spring of 2009, he joined the Page2Pub team.
Jacob Weigand
Jacob grew up in the small town of Waterloo, NY. He has two younger siblings, Cody and Chad Weigand. Cody is working for an auto company and Chad is attending high school both still residing in Waterloo. Jacob's mother (Lee-Ann), is working for the Geneva City School District as an accountant and cafeteria food management. His father (Jeffery), works for the Geneva Housing Authority.
Gordon Toth
Gordon Toth is a third year Software Engineering student from New Jersey. At the OPL he is currently working on the Social Networking Game. In his personal time, Gordon enjoys music, video games, having a good time with friends, and of course, the internet. He is currently trying to master PHP through an on-going website project for the
Abdulrahman Matsah
Abdulrahman was born in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. While attending Al-Aqsa school in Jeddah, He developed a passion for New Media. Today, He is a 4th year Graphic Media publishing student at RIT's College of Imaging Arts and Sciences.
Matthew Bernius
Matthew is a cultural anthropologist who focuses on studying how new media tools alter the way groups communicate, and, in turn, how those changes affect the evolution of said tools. Prior to joining RIT's School of Print Media as a visiting professor, he completed a Masters in the Social Sciences at the University of Chicago.
