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WA Perspectives
"Our experience with Web Advanced has been truly enjoyable. When it comes to Web Services your marketing and business expertise is second to none. Working on projects has never been easier. Thanks for the quick and responsive service that you provide. I would recommend Web Advanced to anyone who is looking for ways to optimize their web presence."

Mike Vogel
National Sales Manager for Re-roof, U.S. Tile Co.
 
Management Team

Meet the people who still answer their own phones.

Mike Mata, Board of AdvisorsMike Mata, Chief Executive Officer

Mike Mata brings 25 years of experience in the computer industry in executive roles for companies such as Hewlett-Packard Company, Compaq Computer Corp., BMC Software and IBM. Before retiring, Mata served as Vice President of Global Accounts and Operations at Hewlett Packard. The Global Accounts organization served HP's largest corporate accounts across all product and service offerings which represented $15B in annual revenues. Prior to joining HP, Mata served as Compaq Computer Corporation's Vice President and General Manager of Worldwide Market Development and Partnerships. After joining Compaq in 1988, he served in many senior managerial capacities, including Vice President of the Enterprise Solutions Division. Mata also held management roles in business development, commercial marketing, business planning, distribution strategy and major account marketing. At Gateway Computer, Mata served as the Vice President of E-commerce and Business Development and as Vice President of Marketing. Prior to joining Gateway and Compaq, he served in sales and marketing management positions at BMC Software and IBM Corporation. Mike holds a bachelor degree in Business Administration from Texas Christian University and an MBA from Indiana University.



Victor Liu, CEO & Co-Founder Victor Liu, President & Co-founder

Victor began his career as an IT and business solution professional and technology expert working with IBM Desktop Software (formerly FileNet Corporation) on a large, joint database consolidation project with Accenture (formerly Andersen Consulting). Teaming up with technology expert and software developer Adam Bonner in 2000, they established Web Advanced, the premier Orange County web agency.

As Web Advanced's founding CEO, Victor steered the company to a positive cash flow within four months of its founding without the aid of outside capital investment. Victor, currently, heads Web Advanced's business development, marketing, and account management team. A respected and well-known industry leader, he has spoken at numerous technology and business conferences throughout California and is currently on UC Irvine's board of advisors for the School of Computer Science's curriculum program. Victor received a Bachelor of Science degree in Information and Computer Science from UC Irvine.

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Adam Bonner, Chief Technology Officer & Co-Founder Adam Bonner, Chief Technology Officer & Co-Founder

Adam started his career as an IT and business professional as a Microsoft Corporation software developer working in application architecting and development. Adam co-founded Web Advanced, after teaming up with fellow IT professional Victor Liu. Since the company’s founding, Adam has led and managed the company’s well-respected development team as Web Advanced’s CTO. Responsible for all of Web Advanced’s day-to-day development operations, project management and systems architecture, Adam guides the company’s delivery of the technologies and business solutions critical to achieving the client’s business goals.

Like Victor, Adam is well-known industry leader who has presented at numerous professional conferences on a wide array of business and IT solutions. He, also, is a current member of UC Irvine’s board of advisors for the School of Computer Science’s curriculum program. Adam received a Bachelor of Science degree in Information and Computer Science from UC Irvine.



Andrew McLendon, Chief Creative Officer Andrew McLendon, Chief Creative Officer

A talented artist and accomplished web design professional, Andrew joined the Web Advanced team in 2000 as the company’s first employee. An invaluable professional asset, Andrew joined Victor and Adam as a full partner at Web Advanced in 2006. Leading Web Advanced’s design and production team as the company’s Chief Creative Officer, Andrew has overseen the design of more than 120 client websites in the past 7 years. Andrew combines an artist’s keen eye for aesthetic detail with an expert’s understanding of technology and business solutions to guide Web Advanced’s well-known and award-winning design team. Andrew graduated from UC Irvine with a Bachelor of Studio Arts.



Halle Nguyen,
Director of Operations Halle Nguyen, Director of Operations

Halle began her professional career in Technology Management in 2003 when she joined Quest Software as a Sales Support Engineer. She then transitioned into a Project Manager role at IAS Software (now a subsidiary of SafeNet). Halle joined Web Advanced in early 2006 as a Project Manager to oversee and guide Web Advanced’s major accounts. Now, as the company’s Director of Operations, Halle is in charge of managing project cycles with Web Advanced designers and developers. She also provides account direction and manages customer expectations. Halle received a Master of Science degree in Information and Computer Science from UC Irvine. She has also earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Information and Computer Science and a Bachelor of Arts degree in Psychology from UC Irvine.
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