- Dwight McMillan
Dwight founded Basics Group after being a principal at an identity firm in New York and before that at a multimedia studio in Philadelphia. Prior to that, he was an art director at a commercial real estate brokerage and a marketing manager at a global investment bank. Dwight leads our work and enjoys treating projects like puzzles — finding the smartest solution and making it fun. Prior to Basics Group, he worked with clients such as Accenture, The Nature Conservancy, MTV Networks, Sony Music, TBWA\Chiat\Day, and the Rockefeller Brothers Fund.
- Hallie Steele
Hallie joined Basics Group after working at a branding and design studio in Minneapolis and being the senior designer at a large retail company. She takes a lead role on our design work and she has a range of experience that supports both the strategic goals of corporate work and the organic, hands-on needs of smaller businesses and nonprofits. Hallie enjoys the craft of design — using the creative process to turn ideas into real things. She is very active in the community and is currently loving the new print shop at AS220.
- Dave Piehler
Dave joined Basics Group after running his own web development firm. He manages our web work and is the point person for any complex database application or technology integration projects. Dave has created and maintained websites, content management systems, and custom database applications for a range of corporate, municipal, and nonprofit clients. He's also very involved in the community, as a board member for AIGA Rhode Island and participating in local groups like the Providence Geeks and RI Nexus.
- Kristen Kreuzkamp
Kristen works on key accounts to provide additional project management support and help us coordinate complex work plans. She has extensive experience in direct mail and database marketing, with additional background as a copywriter and production coordinator. Kristen has worked closely with companies like Smith Barney, Nationwide Insurance, Citigroup, J.Crew, Lands End and JCPenney.
- Karyn Dillon
Karyn manages key projects that involve customer helpline activity, workflow coordination, and project management tracking and reporting. Her communications background, past experience in education, and natural ability to calmly juggle a wide range of tasks and details make her an integral part of our team.
- James Blanding
James helps us on a project basis with server administration, hosting, and complex web development and technology issues. He works closely with Dave to ensure that the websites and applications that we build and maintain are utilizing up-to-date software and running on secure, scalable, and easy-to-manage environments.
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- Amy Bernhardt
Amy works with us on a project basis for design and management support. She is currently helping us launch a new spinoff business venture and she also works closely with Hallie on various internal and client design projects. Amy will try anything once and spent nine years in New York doing everything from art handling and corporate PowerPoint to exhibition and book production. She has worked with artists such as Ronnie Horn, Adam Bartos and Philip Lorca di Corcia as director of exhibitions at Box Studio, LTD.
