Down-to-earth people. Out-of-this-world programming.
Jeff Bristol
Principal
Likes:
my wonderful wife and kids, bluegrass music, getting to work with the amazing Rocket Jones team, burritos smothered in green chili, C. S. Lewis, mountain biking, miso, red wine, outdoor concerts, The Jurassicasters, family bike trips, Old Town Fort Collins, close friends, Stevie Ray Vaughan, theology, thrift stores, Rasta Pasta, contemplating the meaning of life, homestarrunner.com, camping, frozen margaritas, tech gear, The Town Church, homemade pizza, Ray Bradbury, cruiser bikes, Chewy Sprees, Rails-to-Trails, Casa Bonita, Converse All Stars, Downton Abby, my new "Gandalf" pipe (thanks Zac!)
Dislikes:
cocky people, sushi (yes, I’ve tried it), humid climates, 97% of all television shows, coffee, pushy salesmen, paying extra for more chips and salsa at a Mexican restaurant, televangelists
Strengths:
He ain’t cute but he sure is friendly!
Darla Bristol
Administrative Support
Likes:
The Rocket Jones owner, my five beautiful children and how unique each one of them are, asian food, Pride and Prejudice (the BBC version), coffee, micro beer (especially Bristol Brewing), good friends, long talks over wine or coffee, cooking, eating buffalo wings while watching the Broncos, good books, Adele, U2, Johnny Cash, family, horses, dogs, our cat Jack and our three rats, the name “Rocket Jones” (i think it is the coolest company name around), the office staff (they are the coolest people to work with), old town, crunching ice, Rasta Pasta, riding bikes around old town and the college on a summer night, SuperTarget, hot tubs while snowing, movies at the Lyric, and again, the Rocket Jones owner
Dislikes:
Being cold, headaches, thoughtless drivers, warm beer, political ads, poverty, mindless tv shows, burnt coffee, being sad, not being organized, loud train whistles, January, a dirty house, Hannah Montana crap, Walmart, miso, growing old, Carl’s Jr, when good friends live far away, the “View”, old hillbilly music, laundry, Stallone movies, and big spiders
Strengths:
Sweet as corn syrup and only half as sticky.
Jeff “Shoe” Shoemaker
Senior Software Architect
Likes:
hanging out with friends, programming in PHP, snowshoeing, watching movies with a bowl of popcorn and Hot Tamales, backpacking, coffee cake smothered in homemade applesauce, “The Office”, camping, playing Thomas the Train with my son, coffee, the drive-in, my daughters laughing and singing, biking, anything made by Apple Inc., buffalo wings, Dr. Pepper, music (most of it anyway), mowing the lawn, the indie theater, snow, Woodchuck hard cider, Lucida Grande, a hard laugh
Dislikes:
The Duck, buttermilk, anyone who started a pop-music career before they were out of puberty, car maintenance, angry and/or irrational people, Ben Affleck & Keanu Reeves’s acting, lukewarm showers, Papyrus, drama queens (or kings), stress, baby blue
Strengths:
A genuine know-it-all without being annoying like a regular know-it-all. (He is annoying in completely different ways.)
Stacie Wilhelm
Technical Developer
Likes:
hanging out with friends, thrift stores, Choice City Rebels (roller derby), learning new skills, watching indie films, photography, converse, playing instruments, video editing, Mexican food, sleeping, riding beach cruisers in/to/around Old Town, road trips, drinking hot coffee in cold weather, chocolate, helping people, eating in Old Town, writing songs for friends
Dislikes:
know-it-alls, fleece, dirty clothes, student loans, ASP, waking up early
Strengths:
She does an excellent impression of a completely unimpressive dinosaur.
Tyler Goll
Support Specialist
Likes:
My beautiful wife, music, Sergei Rachmaninoff, Nikola Tesla, longboarding, coffee, locally brewed beer, playing piano, friends, Guinness, ultimate frisbee, smoking hookah, philosophical conversations, Fort Collins, Coopersmith's, breakfast food, writing, the ocean, Seattle, New York City, clam chowder, camping, Disney World, staying up late
Dislikes:
fake people, shivering, feeling like I’ve wasted a day, being tired, losing, being lonely, bad music, onions, bigotry in any form, cheap alcohol, war, people who blindly follow
Strengths:
Can run an espresso machine and a server at the same time.
Marge Norskog
Strategic Partner Relations
Likes:
family weekends, mysteries, new recipes, solving problems, eating outside in the summer, cooking without a recipe, strong coffee, dark chocolate, art galleries, travel, Sandra Bullock movies, Old Town, mechanical pencils, wine, Target, projects, newspapers, museums, painting
Dislikes:
yard work, long car trips, cold winters, itchy wool, board games, chipped dishes, fast food, painting prep
Strengths:
Her pinky finger works harder than my whole body.
Caleb Goll
Office Support
Likes:
longboarding, playing and listening to music, singing, nature, swimming, wisdom, people, Tea, Coffee, cooking, frisbee golf, lemon bars, dreams, Alice in wonderland, rain, family, drawing, feeling timeless, individual subliminal potential
Dislikes:
feeling pressured, conscious ignorance, feeling limited, television, subliminal advertising, recycling insecurities, peeps, racism
Strengths:
He's a walking fortune cookie!
Jason Montgomery
Technical Developer
Likes:
breathing air, my wife’s nose, the Zebra M-301 mechanical pencil, In-N-Out Burger, my parents, snow, See’s Candy, maps, America, Colorado, Fort Collins, geometry, 2d RGR Bn, making things, a deep pile of hot embers, George Bailey, puffy chip bags, syncopation and unusual time signatures, John Singer Sargent, ponderosas, getting the first scoop out of a new jar of creamy peanut butter, the word inclusion.
Dislikes:
this picture of me, the smell of rotting mice, missing puzzle pieces, Florida, thinking of things to say to people I meet, balsamic mint orange coffee, when I do stupid things, burning my tongue, potato chip crumbs packed under my eyelids, healthy bread with birdseed in it, crowds, the word refreshments, artificially adopted “style.”
Strengths:
Is only bipolar half of the time.
Kate Bristol
Project Administrator
Likes:
Avocados, Aretha Franklin, sci-fi, the Bean Cycle, tea, my wonderful family, Paul Simon, country and hip-hop music (let the ridicule begin), my beautiful friends, Ray Bradbury, hitting the snooze button, people watching, used clothing, Neko Case, walking, jazz vocalists, fruits and vegetables, horchata, my bicycle Laurel, the Poudre River, sneezing, contemplating the mysteries of space, not owning a car, pretty words, pretty pictures, local music, local anything, and all the little moments in between.
Dislikes:
Pop stars, anything Disney, wind, remembering people’s names after I meet them, nausea, drama, restless sleep, the word “supermarket,” any food that once lived in water, Wal-Mart, fast food, television, small talk and The Man.
Strengths:
Can sing, dance, and looks good on paper!
Kyle Cearley
Technical Developer
Likes:
Tasty restaurants, typing, people with stories, corgis, the word “weasel,” sushi, traveling, reading, cooking, learning something new, ginger ale, clothes fresh from the dryer, the web
Dislikes:
Moochers, driving during rush hour, overhype, missing sleep, persistent northerly winds, overpriced meals
Strengths:
Like a rock : quiet, very dependable, sleeps a lot, does not react with really nasty fish in his mouth.
Karli Arisman
Accounting
Likes:
Panda Bears, The Slaughterhouse Derby Girls, Coca Cola Classic, making beautiful coffee drinks, inky pens, post its, my iPhone, Netflix, when bank statements reconcile nicely, singing, dancing, road trips, Disneyland (it IS the happiest place on earth!!!), going to baseball games, did I say Pandas? and steak.
Dislikes:
People who drive in the left lane, when bank statements don’t reconcile nicely, the smell of lavender, the smell of basil, when I am out of Netflix, touching flour, clowns, and writing papers.
Strengths:
Has never been to any Jessica Simpson concerts.
Logan King
Technical Developer
Likes:
Cracking ice on puddles, Lyric Cinema's owners' pick, typography and lettering (especially ampersands), trying new things, international news, cleaning up code, turkish coffee, seeing people complimented, stouts, the smell of rain, unusual observations, popping my joints, learning new things, portrait photography, fingerpicking guitar, finding errors in published documents, foreign movies, tracing rambling conversations, firm hugs, guava nectar, trying new recipes, thought-provoking writing, cultivating hobbies, hidden messages in likes and dislikes.
Dislikes:
Being late, debris on my desk, snobbishness, seeing kids unnecessarily rebuked, outhouses.
Strengths:
Sacrificed a lucrative career as a supermodel to work at Rocket Jones.