Expand Beyond:

Kelsey Ruger

Company: Pop Labs

Track: Creative/UX

Session: The Rebirth of Slick: Why Design is Cool, And Why It Will Make People Love Your Company

Bio: Kelsey Ruger is an accomplished executive who has lent his expertise to high profile Internet projects at Prodigy, SBC (now AT&T) and a number of successful start-ups. Kelsey is currently the Vice President of Houston based Interactive marketing agency, Pop Labs. At Pop Labs, Kelsey is responsible for the company's operations, product development, marketing and creative services teams. Kelsey who describes himself as "an adventure junkie who straddles the worlds of design, technology and business" is passionate about creating a world where ideas are transparent, simple and universally accessible to all people regardless of ability. Kelsey honed his expertise in building user centered solutions while spending time as a technologist, designer and user experience evangelist. He shares this passion on his personal blog The Moleskin (http://www.themoleskin.com) and as the Interactive Director for The Businessmakers Radio Show (http://www.thebusinessmakers.com).

A graduate of the University of Houston, Kelsey also volunteers his time to several professional/community organizations as board member for the (HiMA) Houston Interactive Marketing Association, Westwood College Advisory committee, as well as AIR Houston and Knowbility. He is also the co-founder of the Refresh Houston, and is a member of SEMPO (Search Engine Marketing Professional Organization).