Who's behind Chameleon?
Chas Hodges -
BA (Hons) Graphic Design
Chas graduated and started his career 16 years ago as a 'traditional' graphic designer and embraced the World Wide Web when it was in it's infancy. From the beginning he has built his extensive knowledge of the new media sector from a variety of experiences such as freelancing, managing design teams, producing corporate events, developing computer games and working for large start-ups during the .com boom.
Throughout this time he had the pleasure of working with numerous high profile clients including Microsoft, Intel, Sony, MSN, NTL, Royal Bank of Scotland, Prudential, NatWest, Athena, Williams Formula 1 and Manchester United Football Club (who he also happens to support).
Today, Chas focuses much of his time on the expansion of Chameleon Studios. He is responsible for negotiating sales, scheduling and managing projects, creating usable websites or software interfaces, generating corporate branding and organising marketing campaigns. He can usually be found with the phone permanently stuck to his ear, communicating on Skype or reading up on all the latest web trends.
Interesting Facts
... built his first website back in 1993
... had trials with Manchester United Football Club
... has recently qualified as a scuba diver
Garth Lauckner -
BSc (Hons) Media Technology
Garth became fascinated with interactive media whilst studying for his university degree in Media Technology. Not entirely satisfied with producing and publishing media, he felt the 'interactiveness' of the web had far more to offer and jumped head first into the emerging new media industry.
Prior to Chameleon, Garth worked for several internet consultancies including one of the largest London-based agencies (Oyster) where he worked on many high-profile websites such as GoFly (before it was taken over by EasyJet), BT, FPD Savills, London Transport and the BBC.
With an incredible insight into how the internet actually works, Garth has a great passion for interactive media together with a vast array of experience in web technology, programming, accessibility, search engine optimisation and online business. He spends far too much money on techie books that take years to read (you can tell by the dust) and far too little time sleeping (as he's father to a toddler).
Interesting Facts
... has climbed Mt Kilimanjaro
... has traveled through Tibet and met the Dalai Lama
... has worked at CERN and contributed to the world's first website
