Vizion Management Team
Mark Jackson, President / CEO
Mark launched Vizion Interactive in 2005 with the goal of being a world class interactive marketing agency, focused on achieving client goals. Mark began his journey into interactive marketing in February of 2000, at the height of the dotcom bubble. Mark worked for Lycos, building strategic partnerships for the Network and and working with Quote.com, QCharts, Wired.com, Lycos, Hotbot, and others. From there, Mark worked for AOL Time Warner in cross platform marketing programs, including AOL.com, MapQuest, People.com, People Magazine, and several other AOL owned properties.
In March 2003, Mark joined a small interactive agency and helped it grow from start-up to one of the largest search engine marketing firms in the United States. Now, firmly planted at Vizion Interactive, Mark spends his time speaking at popular conferences including Search Engine Strategies, SEW Live, and PubCon / WebmasterWorld, and writing a weekly column for SearchEngineWatch.com.
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Kim Patterson, CFO
Kim Patterson joined Vizion in December of 2007 as CFO. Kim is a Certified Public Accountant (FL) with over 15 years of Financial Management Experience. Prior to joining Vizion, Kim served as V.P., Financial Operations Officer for IFC Holdings, Inc. where she was responsible for all financial and regulatory reporting for the parent as well as its subsidiary companies. Additional responsibilities included: management of the accounting, purchasing, and commission departments, integration of accounting operations for acquisitions, and facilitating the conversion of the entire accounting system to a year 2000 compliant enterprise-wide system. She held a series 27 and series 7 license with the NASD (National Association of Securities Dealers). Additionally, she has served as an independent consultant specializing in business performance management, process improvement, and compliancy.
Prior to starting her career with Ernst & Young's tax department, Kim attended the University of Florida and the University of South Florida where she was a member of Beta Alpha Psi (accounting honor society). She has a B.S. in Business Administration and M.A.C.C. Degree in Accounting with a specialization in taxation. Kim has served on the Board of Director's for the Outdoor Arts Foundation, Inc. (a 501(c)(3) corporation) as Treasurer and the Board of Director's for the Clearwater Marine Aquarium as President of Auxiliary. Kim is a member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants.
Bill Hartzer
Bill Hartzer manages the Search Engine Marketing and Social Media Marketing team at Vizion Interactive. Hartzer brings his vast experience in the both search engine marketing and social media marketing to bolster Vizion Interactive's already robust search engine marketing and social media marketing offerings.
Hartzer is a successful writer, blogger, search engine marketing, and social media marketing expert. During the past fifteen years in the Interactive world, some of his many accomplishments include:
- Frequent Speaker, Search Engine Strategies Conferences
- Frequent Speaker, WebmasterWorld's PubCon Search Engine and Internet Marketing Conference
- Frequent contributor to searchenginewatch.com
- Owner/Author, Corporate Web Site Marketing
- Administrator, Search Engine Forums
Hartzer has infused Vizion Interactive with his strong enthusiasm and vision for search engine marketing, social media marketing, and search engine optimization. Together with Vizion Interactive's leaders, Mr. Hartzer is focused on developing results-oriented paid and natural search marketing and social media marketing programs to help Vizion's clients increase their online visibility, broaden their brand's reach and maximize their overall return on investment.
Mark Barrera, Client Services Manager
Mark serves as the main point of contact with all Vizion clients and oversees the management of all ongoing projects. He has a bachelors degree in Entrepreneurship from the University of North Texas. Mark is a member of the DFW Search Engine Marketing Association, DFW Interactive Marketing Association and is a Google Adwords Certified Professional.
Mark previously worked as the Director of Internet Marketing and Director of Internet Services at different interactive agencies in the DFW metroplex before joining Vizion. In these roles, he created and implemented organic marketing campaigns, paid search campaigns, email marketing campaigns and consulted on web site design and usability in a very diverse group of industries.
When not working, Mark enjoys playing soccer, running marathons, traveling, and spending time with his family. You can also follow his personal blog at markbarrera.com.
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Stefan Weise, Creative Director / Technical Consultant
Stefan leads the creative team and ensures a smooth translation of each client's goals into design that meets their creative objectives while also meeting web standards including W3C compliance, Section 508 Compliance, and search engine friendly design. He earned a BAS degree from the University of North Texas and is an active in staying up to date with the latest web design and front end development trends. He brings multi-lingual skills to the company and is a passionate proponent of usability, accessibility, W3C compliance, and comprehensive web marketing best practices.
In his other life, Stefan is a professional musician in the Electronic Music Genre. You can read about his music adventures and listen to his tunes at www.stefananion.com