Glenn Thomas builds innovative interactive systems, businesses, and branded experiences. An early adopter of Macromedia's Flash rich media technology, he sat on the advisory board and spoke and wrote frequently on the technology's utility and reach.

Thomas' clients have included Macromedia, Intel, Publicis, DoubleClick, Disney, Nickelodeon, eTrade, Launch, Warner Bros, Microsoft, AOL, Post, and MSN. Thomas' work has won FlashForward Arrows, Bandies, Emeralds, OJAs, and been featured in books and magazines. He has spoken about interactivity and innovation to many conferences and organizations around the world.

Thomas is also a co-founder and current board member of Smashing Ideas, a Flash interactive agency specializing in tween marketing and mobile entertainment.

Highlights of Past Work

• DoubleClick - the rich media advertising solution Dart Motif
• MBC - online video training systems
• Publicis - online innovation in the healthcare field
• SFGT - mobile marketing systems development
• WeightWatchers.com - online branded advertising
• Coca Cola Olympic Torch Relay - branded immersive experience
• Sydney Paralympics - massive rich media webcast
• Launchcast Player - rich media collaborative filter radio player

Samuel Wan brings versatility and experience to the production of digital and interactive solutions. His track record spans from Flash development to usability engineering; from cross-browser AJAX to shrink-wrapped desktop software.

As an early adopter of Flash Media Server, he architected real-time video/data collaboration environments for accredited universities with 1000+ simultaneous users. His projects have won a Communication Arts Interactive Award and a Flash Film Festival nomination. He has presented at design conferences around the world and co-authored several books about Flash and Actionscript.

Samuel Wan joined Microsoft's Expression Group as one its first Program Managers, managing feature engineering crews and coordinating with WPF, Visual Studio, and Silverlight teams. Over several years, he helped ship Windows Vista, Expression Design 1.0, Expression Blend 1.0, and Blend 2.0 Preview.

Areas of Expertise

• Multi-user systems
• Streaming video
• Multi-user video
• Branded interactivity
• Web and desktop applications
• Software product planning

Thomas and Wan have a deep understanding of the interactive world and the process to develop successful applications. Whether working in Flash, AJAX, Java, or any other number of technologies, Thomas and Wan have developed digital and interactive projects for over a decade. Thomas and Wan provide high level skills and experiences to deliver systems and solutions in the digital world.

Thomas and Wan's team of strategists, usability experts, engineers, designers, and producers works to thoroughly understand client opportunities and deliver successful digital and interactive products. Bringing decades of online, digital, and interactive experience to bear, Thomas and Wan imagine and develop digital interactive systems that deliver quantitative and qualitative value to clients.

Areas of Expertise

• Multi-user systems
• Streaming video
• Multi-user video
• Branded interactivity
• Web and desktop applications
• Software product planning

Technological change is powerfully disruptive. Software, network, and communications technology eventually change the realities of every industry. New companies spring up to take advantage of disruptions current market leaders woefully try to weather. Market leaders fail to appreciate the societal changes caused by technology. We understand how, why, and where people live their lives mediated by technology and we know how to apply that knowledge against industry opportunities.

Andrew Carnegie said "Pioneering don't pay." Google would disagree. We help clients capitalize on opportunities in change through industry awareness, trusted partners, informed timing, and well-tested capabilities. Thomas and Wan speak on change and innovation at conferences and with industry vertical leaders throughout the world. They are experts on technology and its influence on systemic social behavior. The company produces strategic reports, white papers, and presentations with regard to disruptive technological forces.

Capabilities

• Scenario creation and planning around current and future disruptive technology innovations
• Market and competitive research
• Rapid prototyping and user experience testing
• Industry vertical presentations and seminars

Branded rich interactive experiences start conversations with your audience. Out of conversations come understanding, ideas, and innovation that create relationships with your audience. Improve your products and your services to create long lasting friendships mediated by technology. Whatever the technology, wherever the distribution, this is the true power of interactive.

It is with this understanding of the power of interactive that we work to:

• Understand the User
• Ideate around Needs
• Create an Experience
• Deploy for Engagement
• Expand the Relationship

Thomas and Wan utilize a deep understanding of the 5 C's of Interactive to create experiences for past and current clients such as Macromedia, Intel, Publicis, DoubleClick, Disney, Nickelodeon, eTrade, Launch, Warner Bros, Microsoft, AOL, Post, and MSN.

Project Highlights

• Newsgarden - local news mapping system
• MBC - online video training systems
• SFGT - mobile marketing systems development
• WeightWatchers.com - online advertising and marketing
• Coca Cola Olympic Torch Relay - branded immersive experience

Applications no longer live only on the desktop. They must meet multiple user scenarios over touch points ranging from the web to mobile, from kiosks to the desktop. Successful applications that drive productivity, connectivity, and communication must meet all of these scenarios whether they exist for business efficiency, utility marketing, or relationship marketing.

Thomas and Wan focus on collaborative web applications, social systems utilizing network effects, media servers, and multi-user servers. The company works with all forms of technology to ensure that software reaches users where they live, work, and play.

Project Highlights

• Newsgarden - local news mapping prototype
• Microsoft Expression Blend - desktop interaction design software
• Dart Motif - components and feature set options around award-winning rich media advertising solution
• Launchcast Player - award-winning rich media collaborative filtering radio player

Media powers the world of interaction and social experience. The evolution of networked computing continues to disrupt the way we create, consume, and collaborate as a society. Thomas and Wan create media and collaborative media systems to build and reach audiences for advertisers, educators, and entertainers.

Thomas and Wan rely on a range of internal and external creative professionals to produce and deploy video, film, virtual worlds, and machinima for both the digital and physical worlds. Producing Future, Glenn Thomas' media production company wrapped production on a feature length documentary about virtual worlds titled Ideal World in October 2007.

Project Highlights

• Ideal World - virtual world documentary
• Sydney Paralympics - the first major rich media webcast of a sporting event with two weeks of 12 hours a day streaming video coverage
• Icebox - produced award-winning animation for cartoons Zombie College and Garbage Island
• Madonna - produced Madonna's award-winning interactive music video for the song "Music"

Thomas and Wan provide high level consulting and engagements around digital interactive innovation and solutions. Thomas and Wan's team of strategists, usability experts, engineers, designers, and producers works to thoroughly understand client opportunities and deliver successful digital and interactive products.

Contact us to discuss how Thomas and Wan can engage with your company whether you require interactive rich media systems, video, Flash, SilverLight or AJAX. (Contact email address is not directly clickable to prevent spam.)

  Thomas and Wan
  1616 Summit Avenue Suite 202
  Seattle, WA 98122
  ph: 206.349.3902