About

Ricardo guides Fahrenheit Marketing in its strategic partnerships, business development opportunities, and overall team management. Over the last 12 years, he gleaned his marketing expertise through the various marketing arenas including graphic design, account management, account direction and as marketing director for a large agency before founding his own company, Fahrenheit Marketing.

Ricardo attended the School of Business and International Relations (FURB) in Blumenau, and later acquired a bachelor degree in Graphic Design and Marketing from Texas State University. He is a devoted family man and enjoys every second he spends with his beautiful wife and four children.

Jacob grew up in Austin and has been doing Web development since 1997. Jacob has been working at Fahrenheit Marketing since 2011 developing Web and mobile applications for our clients and managing our development and technical operations. In his spare time, he plays tournament Scrabble and sings gospel music.

Garrett is from the banking city of Charlotte, North Carolina. As an account/project manager, he acts as the gears that keep Fahrenheit Marketing moving forward to its destination, while drawing out a road map for our clients along the way. Garrett has also worked with non-profits since the age of 13 including the Missionaries of The Poor in Kingston, Jamaica; Invisible Children in San Diego; and PSCORE in Seoul, South Korea.

When he’s not at Fahrenheit Marketing, Garrett likes to work on short stories and travel the world.

Zane manages our client’s SEO and PPC campaigns.

Zane graduated magna cum laude with a business degree from Texas A&M University in 2009. In 2012, Zane completed his Master of Science in Information Studies from the University of Texas’ School of Information. His capstone project was titled “Refining the TEIDisplay Omeka Plugin,” in which he worked closely with the Scholars’ Lab at the University of Virginia Libraries to debug a module made for a digital humanities content management system.

While completing his graduate studies, Zane completed 50 Web design projects in 50 weeks and worked on 16 SEO campaigns.

When Zane isn’t working, he enjoys going to movies and playing sardonic Americana music with his duo The Deadly Buzz.

Brian moved to Austin from Seoul, Korea six years ago. He is well-versed in creating brand identity elements, websites, microsites, banner ads and print collateral that bring rave reviews from our clients and their customers. When he is not at work, he is studying for his MBA at UT and during his study breaks he loves to eat authentic Korean food.

Julianne Coyne is a public relations and search engine optimization specialist for Fahrenheit Marketing. She writes high-quality news releases that get distributed to hundreds of news outlets and boost our clients’ search engine rankings and online visibility. Julianne’s favorite accomplishment at Fahrenheit Marketing has been building the editorial calendar that Fahrenheit Marketing content developers use to write top-notch blogs that meet our clients’ needs.

Julianne has been involved in public relations since before she could drive. She grew up learning from the employees at the advertising agency where her mother works. Her public relations experiences led to her to moving from Amarillo, Texas to Austin in order to attend The University of Texas at Austin and earn a degree in public relations.

Like most students at UT, Julianne fell in love with Austin and refused to leave after graduating. She says it’s one of the best decisions she’s ever made. When she’s not at work, Julianne enjoys exploring Austin’s wide array of amazing restaurants, helping students in Texas become better writers and beating her boyfriend at a variety of board games.

Brian G. writes and edits marketing content for our client’s sites and manages client social media profiles. What he enjoys most about working at Fahrenheit Marketing is the great team energy and the opportunity to stretch his writing muscles frequently.

Brian graduated from the University of Texas in May 2012 with a bachelor’s degree in Plan II and English. While in school, he was an active member of the student theater group The Broccoli Project and wrote his senior thesis on French author Marcel Proust.

When not in the office he can typically be found at Flightpath Coffee House, working on his novel or reading.

Patrick grew up in Austin building and playing with computers from a young age. He works on Web and mobile applications for our clients. He’s especially active in the Drupal world, and is the author of a Base theme for Drupal.

In his spare time, Patrick likes to play instruments, hike, workout, eat pancakes at Kerby Lane and work on his open source projects.

Donna was born in Mobile, Alabama, but has lived in Texas since she was young. She handles most of Fahrenheit Marketing’s administrative responsibilities:

• Human Resources
• Accounting
• Contract Compliance
• Reporting
• Purchasing

During her time off, she spends time with her wonderful husband, directs a church music ministry, and enjoys the animals on her small farm southwest of Austin.

Sherri is a content developer. She writes blog posts for our clients that provide helpful information to their customers and make their sites easy to find in search engines. After writing for magazines and newspapers, she now enjoys being part of the the ever-changing and growing content development industry.

She is from Waxhaw, NC and has a bachelor’s degree in journalism and mass communication from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. She spent years teaching SAT Writing and Grammar in Bangkok, Thailand, where she met her Thai husband. When she isn’t writing for Fahrenheit Marketing, she enjoys cooking Thai food and sharing her recipes on her Thai cooking blog. She also loves running, traveling and hanging out with her husband and newborn son Rocco.

Jennifer Machie may have been born in Louisiana, but she is a true Austinite. After completing her undergraduate studies at UT Austin, she went on to attend the UT Austin School of Law where she is currently in her third and last year.

She has a passion for writing, and has written for a variety of clients both in and out of the legal profession. Her interests are:

• Law
• Writing
• Fashion
• Food
• Travel

During her time off, she spends time with her friends and family, seeing as much of Austin and the rest of the world as she can. She spent her last summer in South Korea where she attended law school at a prestigious university and got involved in human rights.

Sheyna is a recent UT journalism graduate with a passion for creating the best content for every client and expanding her writing skills to fit any niche market. Over the years, Sheyna has been published in more than ten state and nation-wide news publications including The Dallas Morning News and The Washington Post’s Student Advisor, as well numerous blogs as a guest blogger and contributor.

When Sheyna isn’t writing, she’s probably obsessing over her dog, beating her boyfriend on his N64, or taking road trips pretty much every weekend.

Vera came to Austin by way of Chicago in 2008 to pursue her Master’s in Advertising from the University of Texas. She fell in love with the city and has been here ever since, working first as a Marketing Specialist for a local non-profit, and then joining the Fahrenheit team in 2013 as a Project Manager. Vera is passionate about design, internet marketing, and giving our clients the best end product possible.

When not working, Vera enjoys hiking with her dogs, taking in the Austin music scene, and traveling the world.

Having always found comfort and vitality in writing, Olivia is excited to have joined the Fahrenheit Marketing team as a Content Developer. Originally from Plano, Texas, Olivia is currently studying English at the University of Texas at Austin, and she has fallen thoroughly in love with the city. During the year, she also writes for the online music magazine, Jupiter Index. She strives to live a life of constant learning and exploration.

In her spare time, she loves drawing, writing poetry, reading, playing piano, and studying French.