Team

The company works with some of the leading members of the iPhone™ community to make your App effort succeed.

Raven Zachary

Strategy & Business Development

Raven Zachary is President of Small Society, working with big brands, established companies, investors, and startups on iPhone strategy and product development. Raven directed the Obama '08 for iPhone application for the Obama Campaign, and has worked with companies such as Whole Foods Market®, Zipcar℠, CLIF BAR®, and Air New Zealand℠ on iPhone application initiatives. He is the founder of iPhoneDevCamp, a not-for-profit iPhone developer conference.  Raven is also a Contributing Analyst with The 451 Group, an IT industry analyst firm and works closely with O'Reilly® Media on iPhone and mobile technology related events and coverage. He is regularly quoted by the press about the iPhone market and is a frequent conference speaker on the topic.

James Keller

User Experience & Strategy

James Keller is a digital communications strategist and user experience evangelist. Before joining the Small Society team, James Keller was at Wieden+Kennedy helping the Portland office align client business goals and brand experiences with emerging technologies. Leveraging her extensive knowledge of interaction design, business analysis, campaign analytics and integrated marketing communications, she has led multiple teams in creating efficient and effective online strategies for top brands such as Coca-Cola®, NIKE®, Procter & Gamble®, Levi's®, LAIKA Studio, Zipcar, and the MTV® Networks. She can also frequently be seen at conferences speaking on topics such as information architecture, social media, and convergent culture.

Jonathan Wight

Technology

Jonathan Wight is an iPhone developer and architect with more than 15 years of experience with Apple® technology development, including iPhone and Mac®. He was the lead developer on the Obama iPhone application project, Zipcar, and several other iPhone projects that have not yet publicly launched. Jon’s TouchCode iPhone code repository is widely used and praised by the iPhone development community. He also worked closely with Raven at Excite in the late 1990s on a number of desktop client technology projects, including Webshots.

Heather Penner

Client Services

With over a decade in technology, Heather Penner has led several teams to develop large, complex, but beautiful software applications and web experiences for companies such as Intel®, Siemens® Enterprise Communications, and U.S. Bank®. She is a PMI Certified project manager and an agency veteran, but comes at her work with a passion for business analysis and rigor of process.

 

It takes a village

We are a company of seven, including the Leadership team listed above. In addition to employees of Small Society, a project team may include additional team members from our qualified professional network, managed directly by Small Society.