About Us

We’ve found our calling by providing medium and small businesses with reliable Web expertise to help them boost their business using the Web. Our web development,  web design and internet marketing firm has been serving the Oakland, Berkeley, Albany and Richmond areas since 1998.

Tod Abbott, Principal, Senior Programmer, Web Designer and Technical Web Consultant

Tod has been designing and programming websites since 1997. He’s an expert at organizing complex information into databases and creating custom, easy-to-use photo galleries, online stores, and more – almost everything, really. He’s in his fourth year (2007-2012) as President of the Albany Chamber of Commerce. Tod will tell you that he uses his degree in Philosophy every day. He admits to being a fan of science fiction and has been known to do a lot of baking.

Karen Nierlich, Principal, Internet Marketing Consultant and Project Manager

Karen handles sales and online marketing at AEC. She loves to write and keeps the AEC blog filled with current internet marketing info for non-techies. She excels at helping clients create websites and social media platforms that are attuned to their marketing plan and generate new leads and prospects. She is Immediate Past President of the El Cerrito Rotary Club. Karen is known locally as a moss enthusiast and photographer. You can visit her moss blog at http://www.iheartmoss.com.

Kevin Chen, Project Manager

Kevin received his Bachelor’s degree from the University of Arizona in May 2009 and is currently enrolled in the MBA program at Golden Gate University focusing on Operations/Supply Chain Management.  He has a strong passion for helping organizations improve their business processes through quality control and end to end testing.  He’s known to be proactive and result-driven so that clients receive the best possible solutions.

Allison Rolls, Graphic Designer & WordPress Programmer

Allison has a great eye for color, layout and website design with personality. She hosts a weekly KPFA music show under a top secret pseudonym and is an organizer of the annual Hardly Strictly Bluegrass Festival.

Joe Seidler, Search Engine Optimization & Google Ads Expert

I don’t exaggerate when I say we look for some one like Joe Seidler of Seidler Internet Marketing for years. With Joe we have found an expert internet marketing consultant who is friendly and knowledgeable and fits AEC to a tee.

Nancy Rosenblum, Graphic Designer

Nancy creates sophisticated business designs with flair and clarity. She’s an expert when it comes to branding, logo designs, instructional graphics, color and typography choices. She is also a wonderful communicator and we all raise our hats to her fast turn around times.

Santiago Battaglino, WordPress & PHP Programmer, Web Designer

Santiago is a versatile and skillful programmer with sharp design skills as well.