As President of Torch Digital, Carlo is in charge of all Business Development. His involvement in various aspects of media production over the past decade has provided him with knowledge and experience as well as a modern and inventive vision of the future.

Prior to Torch Digital, Mr. Spicola worked as a consultant for Bozell Worldwide where he helped to successfully land the ad agency's first interactive account for the new Interactive Services division. He then assembled a team that went on to launch a new campaign for the Internet's fifteenth largest advertiser - Datek.

Previous to Bozell, Carlo worked for MTV Networks in various production and marketing positions for several of the company's divisions including MTV On-Air Promos, MTV Network Creative Services and Nickelodeon Online.

Other production credits for Mr. Spicola include: the 1998 World Series and Negro League Web sites for Major League Baseball; an interactive tour of "Arnold's Room" for Nickelodeon; Loud Records' Wu-Tang Forever enhanced CD; virtual reality exhibitions for Apple Computer and Calvin Klein; commercials for Burger King, ESPN/NFL, the MAC AIDS Fund; digital consulting for Viacom and CTW Interactive; and Web site development for National Video Center, Sony Audio, Viacom Infoworks and Vault.com.

Kyle Schad supervises the production of all Torch Digital projects and many of the company's day-to-day operations. He's spent the past seven years producing an array of media projects, and his versatility enables him to assemble and lead teams of Producers, Copywriters, Designers, Animators, Programmers, and Editors -- or just about any other production resource required to get the job done.

Prior to Torch Digital, Kyle served as Supervising Producer at Bozell Worldwide. At Bozell, he worked closely with the Account teams on both the agency and client side in an effort to guide the development of an Internet campaign for the medium's fifteenth largest advertiser in Datek. As creative and marketing objectives were defined, Kyle initiated and managed the production process by leading a team of Designers and Developers.

Prior to Bozell, Kyle filled various production roles at companies ranging from media conglomerates to Internet start-ups. He served as Executive Producer of LetsPlay where he lead the interface development and all production functions in support of an email-based game and marketing tool. As Senior Producer at USA Network Interactive, he worked with the channel's senior management to define and redesign a brand extending Web presence. And at Nickelodeon Online, Kyle served as Producer/Communications Manager where he helped launch the leading Internet site for kids.

Edward Chowdhury guides all technology decisions at Torch Digital and brings a hard-nosed, bottom-line focused approach to these decisions. His seven years of varied web, database and multimedia expertise allow him to bridge the gaps between business, technology and art. A firm believer in technology, he thinks it's most powerful when it streamlines how people work rather than endeavouring to change the way they work.

Edward learned his craft on the job starting as a programmer of DNA collection robots for the Human Genome Project and achieved prominence as Web Manager at Nickelodeon Online, the highest trafficked kid's site on the Internet. At Nick, he managed day-to-day technical and publishing operations, and led a team of programmers and freelancers working on ongoing projects

Prior to Torch Digital, Edward was the Lead Game Developer at Letsplay Inc., an innovative email-based gaming company, where he developed networked-games for palm pilots, cell phones, web browsers and email clients.

Before this, Edward worked as a freelance developer on a number of projects including the creation of a sophisticated service for building your own web portal. The service empowered non-technical users by allowing them to utilize point and click administrative tools to control all aspects of their site. Edward also spent time implementing sophisticated database caching strategies for Netgrocer and Nickelodeon to ease the load on their servers.

Matthew Abate is Torch Digital's very own design ace. He inherits most of Torch's toughest design challenges, as he has the uncanny ability to systemically organize information in a highly artistic manner. Through visual interpretation of a product, Matthew feels he can provide insight into a brand's identities and cultures.

Prior to Torch, Matthew worked as a Designer at Bozell Worldwide where he was a driving force behind the look and feel of a Datek Internet campaign. His exertions resulted in a creative effort comprised of 150 banner ads and over ten landing pages in the campaign's initial rollout. Matthew visually reinforced the concept of 'superior information through superior technology' by creating banners that deviated from the standard shapes seen elsewhere on the Web.

Previous to that, Matthew worked at the digital strategy and design provider, Razorfish. At Razorfish, he collaborated on the design of Web sites and interfaces for multinational corporations such as 3com and Nike.

Brad oversees finances for all projects, including budgeting and cost management. He also acts as primary customer liaison during production, ensuring that Torch remains tightly partnered with our clients throughout the project life cycle. Brad brings to Torch extensive Project Management experience on technology based multimedia production initiatives. This provided him with critical financial and client management skills. Financial skills that not only allow Brad to realistically estimate a project's costs but even more important, once a project is underway, ensure it stays on budget. His experience also made Brad a firm believer that the key to any project's ultimate success is effective and frequent communication between the production team and the project's customers.

Prior to Torch Digital, Brad worked for almost 15 years at Viacom/MTV Networks, developing and managing technology-intensive applications for various sales, marketing, production, and operations departments. Most recently Brad held the title of Director of Applications Development. In this position he was responsible for all aspects of several multi-million dollar development initiatives, including budgeting, design, staffing, project tracking, and customer management. Working in the fast paced, yet highly cost conscious Entertainment industry; Brad garnered a unique understanding of the need to rapidly provide effective yet cost conscious solutions for customers. His credits include overseeing a complete rewrite of MTV Networks' production library research and tracking system. Over 2000 MTV Networks production and operations employees around the country use this critical, web-based application.

Other projects that Brad managed at Viacom include promo tracking, asset management, production rundown and sales prospecting systems. He has extensive knowledge of the television production and post-production process.