WDS Team
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Brad Williams
Co-Founder
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Brian Messenlehner
Co-Founder
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Michael Toppa
Director of Development
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Brian Layman
Senior Programmer Analyst
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Chris Cochran
Designer
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Justin Sternberg
Designer
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Eric Lewis
Developer
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Corey Collins
Designer
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Hy Levy
Developer
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Jess Ostroff
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April Heline
Operations Manager
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Random Testimonial
"They were able to solve every problem, and deliver every feature we requested, even when it meant building something from scratch."-Jeff Carter | rockbrookcamp.com
Team
Brad Williams
Brad is a computer programmer and tech junkie who enjoys exploring technology and sharing his knowledge and experience with others. He also has a serious love and passion for buffalo wings and is always on the hunt for a great wing spot.
Brian Messenlehner
Brian is extremely passionate about his work and enjoys learning about new technology. He believes open source software is the key to successful and cost effective web solutions. Brian can never turn down a game of Halo and enjoys going to Ninja practice on the weekends.
Michael Toppa
Mike has been coding for the web since the days of the Mosaic web browser and HTML 1.0. His 18 years in web application development range from academic experience at Georgetown, Stanford, and Penn, to dot com experience at Ask Jeeves and E*Trade. Prior to joining WebDevStudios he was the Director of the Web Applications Team at Penn's School of Medicine.
Brian Layman
Brian has been hacking WordPress since Ver. 1.2 in 2004. He's a WordPress core contributor and specializes in custom plugins for clients who need functionality that hasn't been seen before. He also enjoys caving, mountain biking and rock climbing. He's currently learning how to play the cigar box guitar.
Chris Cochran
Chris is WebDevStudios’ all-star designer. He is the entertainer of the office and a serious Apple addict. He also has a concrete horse mounted in his front yard.
Justin Sternberg
Justin has a great eye for web design and brings a whole new point of view to the team. Justin especially enjoys building child themes off of the Twenty Ten framework and has been recently been introduced into the world of Genesis by our designer Chris.
Eric Lewis
Eric graduated from the Gallatin School of NYU in 2008 with a concentration in Computer Science & Cultural Theory. Before coming to work for WebDevStudios, Eric pursued a career as a freelance developer in the Philadelphia area.
Corey Collins
Corey blames his stepfather and a Commodore 64 for spurring his love of computers and, eventually, web design. The days of editing solely in Notepad and using groundbreaking technology like tables and flame GIFs may be behind him, but only to focus on new projects based in WordPress.
Hy Levy
Hy has over 12 years of experience in software development spanning applications from banking and stock trading to food sales management, crude oil shipping and sports videos. His hobbies include eating, sleeping and watching Netflix (sometimes simultaneously).
Jess Ostroff
Jess has been attempting to bridge the gap between technical developers and creative clients since 2009, and has enjoyed the challenges and excitement that the WordPress community brings to her life.
April Heline
April is responsible for keeping WebDevStudios organized and operating smoothly. In her spare time she enjoys gardening, cooking, hanging out with her zoo and exploring the Philadelphia area.




