Christopher Baird
Chief Executive OfficerHometown: Luneburg, VT
Favorite Hobby: Water Skiing, Riding & Camping with my girls
Person who has inspired you the most:
Larry Burkett
Christopher graduated college in 1994 with a B.S. in Business Administration and A.S. in Entrepreneurship.
He started freelance website design in 1998 until the formation of Automatit Inc in 2001. Automatit's primary purpose at that time was to develop market and maintain hundreds of websites for the purpose of selling hotel, car and airline inventory in order to receive commission. Working on the internet and being paid commission after the sale, help create a unique perspective for a website designer, development to customer conversion.
Market conditions later required Automatit to move towards a full service web development company offering development and marketing services to small business across the United States. Christopher took on the role of CEO, providing business development and marketing for the company.
Today Christopher is CEO of Automatit Inc. and is speaking in several places around the United States offering education about website development and marketing.
Dee Jay Skinner
Chief Operations OfficerHometown: Twin Mountain, NH
Favorite Hobby: Woodworking & Reading Tech News
Person who has inspired you the most:
My Wife
Born and raised in northern New England, Dee Jay moved to Tucson Arizona in 1993. He has been designing websites and custom applications for over 14 years. In 1996, he became business partners in one of the first online travel companies based out of Phoenix, Arizona. His main responsibilities with the company were to create and maintain company websites and online reservations applications. In 2000, he decided to go in a different direction and form another partnership called Automatit with Christopher Baird.
Dee Jay has now been in business under the Automatit name for over 10 years. Automatit services more than 250 clients throughout the United States with very high customer retention. He truly loves what he does and hopes to continue in this industry for many years to come.
Kelly Pate
VP of OperationsHometown: Tucson, AZ
Favorite Hobby: Spending time with my kids, family, camping and shopping
Person who has inspired you the most:
My Children
Kelly has lived in Tucson most of her life and grew up on the Northwest side of town. She began working in 1997 for a local self-storage management company; she then continued her career with an online company which was a vendor to the self-storage industry for online transactions and call center services. This company served as great experience as she was responsible for business operations which included customer management, development and the IT department. Most recently she worked for a self-storage management company in which she was the district manager for several locations throughout the western states and handled several special projects.
Over Kelly’s 15 years in the self-storage industry she has learned a great deal from both sides as an operator and a vendor. She is excited to apply her experience and knowledge at Automatit with the self-storage customer base as well as the other industries it serves.
Amanda Lozano
Director of Online MarketingHometown: Phoenix, AZ
Favorite Hobby: Gardening
Person who has inspired you the most:
William Shakespeare
Amanda moved to Arizona at a very young age and grew up in Phoenix. She decided to move down to Tucson, where she could attend the University of Arizona in 2005. She graduated in 2009 from the university with a Bachelor's degree in English. While attending college, Amanda worked summers for the State of Arizona, in retail and the restaurant business. She brings her experience in customer service and office skills to Automātit where she was hired as the office manager. Among other various jobs, Amanda maintains the bookkeeping, answers and directs calls and writes some content for the business.
Cesar Bustamante
SEO / SEM SpecialistHometown: Rio Rico, AZ
Favorite Hobby: Schooling, Reading, Gaming
Person who has inspired you the most:
Eric Theodore Cartmen
Cesar was born and raised in Southern Arizona. In December of 2008, he graduated from the University of Arizona with a Bachelors degree in Studio Art and a minor in Art History. He is currently pursuing a Masters degree in Web Design & New Media from the Academy of Art University.
As a team member of Automatit Inc., Cesar utilizes his knowledge and skills to provide our clients with quality support and assistance when it comes to web administration, website updates, and email troubleshooting.
Erin Treat
SEM Marketing AssistantHometown: Tucson, AZ
Favorite Hobby: Binge-watching TV series, reading, crocheting
Person who has inspired you the most:
My mom
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Chris Carroll
Graphic DesignerHometown: Tucson, AZ
Favorite Hobby: Painting and Learning New Things
Person who has inspired you the most:
My Dad, Michelangelo, Seth Godin
Chris graduated in 2008 and holds three degrees in: Graphic Design, Web Design, and Illustration. He has won multiple design awards including a national Addy award, and is an Adobe Certified Expert (ACE) in Photoshop and Illustrator.
Before joining Automatit Chris worked as a freelance designer for 5 years, helping businesses large and small differentiate their image from that of their competitors. He is excited to bring his experience to Automatit and the self-storage industry.
Amy Jen
Web DeveloperHometown: Tucson, AZ
Favorite Hobby: Crafting and Video Games
Person who has inspired you the most:
My family
Amy was born in Tucson, AZ and has lived here her whole life. In May of 2010, she graduated from the University of Arizona with a Bachelors degree in Economics and a minor in Business. Soon after, she joined the Automatit team with a position as a web developer.
Since the age of 13, Amy taught herself how to build websites, initially as a hobby, through books and online tutorials using web-based languages, such as HTML, PHP and CSS. She also has great passion for graphic design and illustration and has been drawing and designing since she was 12. Today, Amy continues to broaden her knowledge and skills while pursuing a career in web and graphic design.
Jarrett Confrey
Web Developer / ProgrammerHometown: Tucson, AZ
Favorite Hobby: Hiking
Person who has inspired you the most:
Alan Watts
Jarrett was born and raised in Tucson, Arizona. He has been tinkering with computers for as long as he can remember and possesses an unquenchable thirst for technology. He built his first website and put together his first computer at age 14. He holds an Associate of Arts degree from Pima Community College and after taking several programming classes, Jarrett is working hard towards becoming a developer.
John Curtis
Web Developer / Customer SupportHometown: Roseville, MN
Favorite Hobby: Sci-Fi Movies, Juggling, Bird Watching, Playing with my cats
Person who has inpsired you the most:
Ray Bradbury
John has been a Tucson resident since the age of 7. He has an associate's degree in Computer Information Systems and a Bachelor of Science in Ecology and Evolutionary Biology from the University of Arizona. His experience ranges from surveying grassland birds and radio-tracking bats, to working in the IT field creating and maintaining websites for over 10 years. He joined the Automatit team in 2006 and his current primary responsibility is customer support. John's other skills include website design and development, and coding in HTML, CSS, javascript, and php.
Claudia Villalobos
Office ManagerHometown: Tucson, AZ
Favorite Hobby: Spending time with my kids, family, shopping and crafting
Person who has inspired you the most:
My children
Claudia was born and raised in Tucson, Arizona. She carries a strong work ethic having begun working full time since the age of 16. She has a solid customer service background stretching from the restaurant industry to the office environment. She has a drive to succeed in any field she encounters and has acquired a variety of skill sets through years of on the job experience. Her artistic skills have crossed into creating and manipulating vector images with software such as Adobe Illustrator and Corel Draw.
Claudia brings her valuable experience and skills to Automatit where she now works as the office manager. Among other various jobs, Claudia maintains the bookkeeping, answers and directs calls.
