I blackmailed everyone to say these nice things, …they did their part. (Testimonials)
“ I continue to witness nothing but the sincerest passion from Johnny for web technologies. The new, the old, the now, the wow, the next and the “what will be?” captivate and inspire him. Johnny thrives in the researching, learning, production and creation of what is now known as “Web 2.0”. However, the one thing that stands apart from his passion for web technology is his commitment to the end user. This is his premier passion! This is his critical focus! Johnny continually demonstrates that you and I, the end users, are his number one priority. I highly recommend Johnny for his vision, excellence and passion to create a new and exciting future of web experiences for us all. ”
Colleen McPhillips – Production Manager, Interactivate, 2009 (Colleague)
“ Johnny is an outstanding WEB Manager. His deep knowledge of standards, emerging technologies, and frameworks (in addition to his impressive programming skills) make him a tremendous asset in stragetic leadership and technological vision. Johnny is a true TEAM player and pleasure to work with. ”
Anthony Lloyd – CTO, Interactivate, 2007 (Supervisor)
“ Johnny was fun and full of ideas. He could synthesize an entire web architecture almost intuitively. We worked on a variety of projects together for web-2-print technologies. Johnny was engaging and always improved the overall product. He was the first person I talked to who understood on a deep level the impact social networking would have on the world. If you are looking for a social networking expert to help you capitalize on it for your business, Johnny comes highly recommended. ”
Greg Wasmuth – Director, Product Development, Modern Postcard, 2008 (Colleague)
“ On a surface Johnny is a “techy” (but don’t be fooled), he’s a dynamic and very creative character unafraid to be challenged, adoptable and respected by others. Working with him is a pleasure but only for those who seek excellence, for he wastes no time on mediocracy. He’s a visionary who turns complicated and mundane into inspiring and simple. Magic happens when Johnny is allowed to create and think without the constraints and rules of the average mind. ”
Marzena Kmiecik – CEO, Creative Director, PIXELFANATIX, 2009 (Vendor)
“ I would highly recommend Johnny! He is an exceptional individual and extremely knowledgeable with everything related to Web 2.0. I have a great admiration for the vision and creativity he always displays. He is technically very savvy but also has a strong business sense, a terrific combination. Johnny is simply a great guy to be around and I can’t wait to watch him grow IdeaBlue Networks. ”
Britt Styr – CEO, Britech Group, Inc., 2009 (Vendor / Recruiter)
“ Johnny is a source of great information and has the ability to apply what he knows to lead innovative solutions. I personally worked with Johnny on several key challenges facing the company. And he took each challenge head on by investigating the root causes of the problem by working with other departments and diagram out how we would systematically solve each issue to achieve our goal. In many cases he would use the base functionality or characteristics on how a web 2.0 application was actually developed in order to re-configure it to work for our needs. He really brings a well-balanced strength in technical knowledge and creative problem solving. ”
Scott Berg – Director, Business Operations, Interactivate, 2008 (Colleague)
“ When johnny showed me his visual map of projects and priorities throughout our organization, i asked him to autograph it, and I taped it to my desktop. its that good.”
Sean Dreilinger – Co-Founder, Interactivate, 2007 (Colleague)
“ I highly recommend Johnny and anything he gets behind. Johnny has true passion and ingenuity for all things Web2.0 and the innate ability to select the perfect individuals to carry out his vision. Aside from that, he’s simply a great guy to work with. ”
Lea Smith – Technical Recruiter, Britech Group, Inc., 2009 (Vendor / Recruiter)
“ Johnny is a visionary with a very solid foundation in business. He joined our CEO/Founder’s lunch and has been a great addition. He is very effective at what he does and would be a good partner to align your organization with. ”
Jimmy Hendricks – CEO, Collar Free, 2009 (Group)
“ Johnny was our lead from IT at Hitachi and was on a task force with me to address how to leverage the existing and planned infrastructure. He impressed me with his facility to discuss all at once the business, technical, and interpersonal dynamics inherent in the analysis. It was a pleasure to collaborate with him. ”
Douglas Howatt – Director, Marketing Communications, Hitachi, 2009 (Colleague)
“Johnny possesses a never-ending desire to streamline existing processes and continue to innovate new ones by utilizing the latest technology and thought provocation. He is truly a rockstar in the technology field and never accepts ‘no’ as an answer. I would highly recommend Johnny and his skill set to any potential employer!”
Jon Clark – Lead PPC Specialist, Interactivate, 2008 (Colleague)
“ Johnny is a motivated, intelligent and innovative internet visionary who is well versed in the Web 2.0 landscape. I had the pleasure of collaborating with Johnny on several social networking strategies and his input was always on point and contributed to the success of our projects. ”
Justin Cato – Senior Producer, Interactivate, 2009 (Colleague)
“ Johnny was a pleasure to work with. He is innovative, forward-thinking, and effective at streamlining processes, and looking at how to do things more efficiently. ”
Laurie Halabaso – Marketing Analyst, Interactivate, 2008 (Colleague)
“ Johnny is a born leader and visionary for web development. He and his highly technical team have interactive strategies and foresight to take social networking to a new level. ”
Matt McCullough – Director of Producers, Interactivate, 2009 (Colleague)
“ Johnny is serious about Web 2.0. When we were together at Interactivate, he was always pushing the envelope to get clients into that space. When I’ve talked to him since, I could just feel the passion he has about the web space. ”
Maureen Pflum – Director, Online Optimization, Interactivate, 2009 (Colleague)
“ I am writing to recommend Johnny Negretti as a definite enthusiast of everything Web 2.0 and an active seeker and experimenter of new web trends. While at Interactivate Inc. he was a huge proponent of the wildly successful and popular WordPress blog platform and was very interested in many other collaboration and community related tools. I am sure any companies would find great value in his knowledge and could work with him to create more dynamic web solutions. ”
Scott Brooks – Senior Web Developer, Interactivate, 2008 (Direct Report)
“ Johnny’s techical background and adoption of technology makes him a great person to bounce ideas off during initial stages of client engagement or project. He helped to streamline development processess at Interactivate, and was a real motivator to the developers within his department. He’s definately the ‘go-to’ guy for anything Web 2.0 that needs to be answered! ”
Sean Pirtle – Senior Account Supervisor, Interactivate, 2008 (Colleague)
“ Johnny Negretti was a pleasure to work with. He is a positive, forward thinking person committed to harnessing and implementing new technology in the every day work world. ”
Suzanne Scull – Producer, Interactivate, 2008 (Colleague)
“ Johnny was an exceptional colleague and resource for technical information in all aspects of web development. Johnny is one of those unique individuals who not only will seek out the solution to a problem, but thrives on being the best through innovation. He always thought outside of the box and was the brains behind numerous new concepts with several of my clients. ”
Tyler Stample – Sales, Interactivate, 2008 (Colleague)
“ He has a strong work ethic, and works well with his peers. In addition, he has a firm grasp on web technology, and would be an asset to any company. ”
Jeff Huber – Director, Applications Development, Miva, 2002 (Supervisor)
“ I had the pleasure of working with John Negretti at MIVA Corporation and KFKI Systems. There should be no question that Johnny is a Web 2.0 enthusiast. He’s been talking about and tinkering with the ideas & technology before even other techies got wind that this new Internet force was headed our way. I can say, without hesitation, that John Negretti is a genius. A “Web Prophet” if you will. During our time working together, John had the foresight to adapt a non-Web 2.0 programming language to provide the same type of functionality way ahead of the game…before the tools were even available…he’s a raw-code type of guy. His vision has always been to take developing technologies on the Internet and maximize the potential that they offer. He’s a person that doesn’t see obstacles as limitations, but rather as opportunities for finding innovative solutions. John Negretti is destined for a bright future in which he will be able to make BIG THINGS happen. If you miss the opportunity to work with him, it would be your own considerable loss. ”
Jeremy Russell – Sales Engineer, Miva, 2009 (Colleague)
“ I had the pleasure of working with Johnny ages ago at Miva. He is such a creative and talented guy, always coming up with creative ideas and innovative solutions. I’m looking forward to seeing what Johnny creates with Ideablue. I have no doubt that it will be great stuff. ”
Jimmy Cooper – Product Marketing Specialist, Miva, 2009 (Colleague)
“ I have found John to be one of the hardest working, dedicated, and creative developers I have had the pleasure to work with. John is the type of developer that will stay up late, on his own time, programming for the sheer pleasure of programming. He has always displayed interest in developing new skills, and improving the skills he has, and his enthusiastic attitude toward any task, no matter how small or insignificant, is refreshing. ”
Jon Burchmore – VP, Software Development, Miva, 2002 (Supervisor)
“ Johnny is an enthusiastic and inspiring manager, highly technical and well-versed in the latest web technologies. ”
Ann Lynott – Web Developer, Modern Postcard, 2008 (Direct Report)
“ While at Modern Postcard Johnny demonstrated in depth knowledge of web based marketing interfaces and solutions. He provided excellent recommendations on how to improve corporate and franchise website functionality as well as supporting infrastructure. Johnny is an intelligent, innovative and motivated professional. ”
Brian Cupchoy – Product Manager, Modern Postcard, 2008 (Colleague)
“ Johnny defines progressive internet marketer. His ideas and passion in this space are hard to match. A great strategic thinker, he is able to understand — and perhaps more importantly, put into action — internet marketing approaches that actually work, that aren’t just interesting “what if we tried” notions. A true visionary with whom it’s been my pleasure to work. ”
Gary Lundberg – Sr. Marketing Manager, Modern Postcard, 2009 (Colleague)
“ Johnny demonstrates high expertise and dedication to his line of a work as well as a strong work ethic. While working with Johnny at Modern Postcard, I was part of a committee that was formed to improve communication between different departments. My sub-committee had an idea to develop an online and internal company forum to communicate news, offer/request assistance, educate on company policies, etc. Johnny took time out of his schedule to listen to our idea and offer his insight. At the time, he was a manager and subsequently had many tasks calling for his attention. I was impressed with the time he willingly offered in the very initial phase of this endeavor with little assurance that the project would fully launch. I would gladly recommend Johnny as a colleague. ”
Mary Griffin – Coordinator, Modern Postcard, 2008 (Colleague)
“ Johnny is a self motivated, driven, detail oriented idividual, who I would highly recommend to lead / manage any web based project. He is highly technical and stays ontop of the latest web technologies. Johnny has a knack for working with people and drawing the best out of them. He adds a certain amount of fun to work to create a more productive environment. There are very few people that I can deliver such a recomendation and he is one. ”
Robert Offerman – Senior Business Analyst, Modern Postcard, 2009 (Colleague)
“ Johnny has a deep knowledge of Web strategies, emerging web technologies and web design & development. He knows how to successfully promote a brand online, integrate his vision across multiple departments and channels, apply the latest web strategies and develop successful online projects and applications. He is a passionate, experienced, talented individual who both inspires and leads. He also has a solid background establishing and managing a successful and collaborative web team of web developers and designers. ”
Dan Bucko – Web Manager, Modern Solution, 2008 (Colleague)
“ Johnny is an extremely personal individual with great business vision coupled with creativity. This is a very tough combination to find in a person and have had the pleasure of working with him on each side of the client/customer relationship. I would recommend Johnny for any strategic company branding and marketing that would be built with the newest web technologies. His skills are desired by many. ”
Will Gowin – President, Spencer Gray, 2009 (Vendor / Recruiter)
“ e-Business Strategist and Innovator; I first had the pleasure of meeting Johnny Negretti back in 2006 while assisting him in locating talent for his web development team. From the very beginning I knew that Johnny was the type of person who embraced the most current web technologies and trends. He’s since then been one of the key people in San Diego who has a defining passion and niche for new and emerging web technologies versions 2.0 and newer. He’s well educated in the web development world, not only from a hands on perspective but from a management standpoint. ”
Junior Trujillo – Branch Manager, Tristaff Group, 2008 (Vendor / Recruiter)
“ Johnny was an invaluable resource for me during my employment at ViaSat. He offered a lot of guidance and expertise in the area of web design and structure as I built my department’s intranet site. The only characteristics of Johnny that matched his technical expertise and mentorship skills, were his professionalism and positive attitude. I always looked forward to working with him on a project. ”
Angel Stimac – Engineering Department Administrator, ViaSat, 2008 (Colleague)
“ Johnny is self motivating and extremely knowledgeable in all things web-related. He quickly put together a vision and strategy for our corporate intranet and extranets and executed against that strategy, providing tremendous functionality and capabilities in both areas. ”
Gordon Dankberg – IT Director, ViaSat, 2006 (Supervisor)
“ Turning aspirations into realities is easier when quality people are supportive of your efforts. Thank you for sharing your knowledge and time with me when you worked on ViaSat. Our conversation is with me still as I transcribe mental notes in preparation for the future. It was reassuring to know that a person like you shared my vision. I am putting your recommendations into action and am confident that the results will be positive. I extend my utmost appreciation and thanks for your professional recommendations. You really have had an influence on my life. Respectfully yours, Ricardo Haller. ”
Ricardo Haller – Enterprise IT Support, ViaSat, 2009 (Colleague)
“ I met Johnny last year and over the last couple of months that I have known him, my team and I have learned allot from him. He is a very intelligent individual with a good team behind him. We always look forward to working with Johnny and Ideablue. ”
Alex Carrillo – COO, XOL MarketingGroup, 2009 (Vendor)
