Jerry Fisk, Operations Manager
In one form or another, Jerry has been with Hemera Group since they opened their doors in 2005. Jerry earned a bachelor’s degree in Business Administration at Roberts Wesleyan in 1999. He began his professional career as an Account Manager at Global Crossing, a telecommunications company. Jerry left Global Crossing to start Great Lakes Custom Products with a partner. Shortly thereafter Jerry then chose to move into the financial advisement arena, taking a job as a financial advisor with Smith Barney. Jerry was highly successful, growing his book from $1 Million to $25 Million in a little over a year. In 2005 Jerry moved from Smith Barney to JP Morgan Chase and during his tenure at JP Morgan Chase, he grew his book to over $65 Million. His ability to adapt, problem solve, overcome and create systems which is so crucial to Hemera Group is what allowed Jerry to excel in business undertakings, even though his passion was sports administration. After spending nearly three years at JP Morgan Chase, Jerry accepted a full fellowship and left to pursue his master’s degree in Sports Administration at the prestigious Graduate Program of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Although a full time student Jerry continues to play a major role in the day-to-day operations of Hemera Group. Jerry's location in Chapel Hill has allowed for the pursuit of projects in both North and South Carolina.
(213) 785-7352
jfisk@hemeragroup.com

Jill Jennings, Creative Director
Over the past year, Jill has worked on a variety of projects for Hemera Group until finally joining the team as Creative Director in September 2008. As a graphic and web designer with over seven years experience, Jill has designed for a diverse list of clients including The Home Depot, Neighborhood Publications, Meadow's Mirth Organic Farm, and Be Sweet Cookie Dough.

After earning a bachelor's degree from Houghton College with a major in Art and a minor in Business Administration, Jill landed a job working for Neighborhood Publications, a group of award-winning newspapers in southern New Hampshire. For the next three years, she worked as a graphic designer, honing her design skills and increasing her knowledge of the pre-press process. A move to Pennsylvania brought new challenges, and she began creating promotional materials for The Home Depot. In 2006, she began designing under the name Fierce Girl Design and in 2008 she took the plunge as a full time freelance designer. Her liberal arts education allows her to successfully communicate her vision with clients in a variety of ways and helps her to accurately portray a company’s essence visually. With an eye for detail and a passion for fresh, invigorating design, she has helped clients identify their voice in the marketplace.
(215) 253-3576
jjennings@hemeragroup.com

Jon Graves, Development Director
Jon graduated with a Bachelor of Science degree from Houghton College and began working for Raytheon helping to develop the new United States Air Traffic Control System. The desire to work with the most current languages lead Jon to work with Windows CE developing mobile applications. After working on several large government projects utilizing heavyweight methodologies, Jon felt compelled to focus on lean programming theory, specifically Extreme Programming and Scrum. Jon joined Algorithmics, Inc. and spent several years in the financial sector developing a collateral management application utilizing the Extreme Programming methodology. Currently Jon works with The Neat Company assisting in the user interface design and development of their flagship desktop product (NeatWorks) while serving as Director of Development for Hemera Group. Jon's mastery of both language and theory is integral in allowing Hemera Group to properly allocate resources to complete projects expeditiously and accurately regardless of size. Jon works out of Philadelphia but frequents the west coast as time permits.
(213) 785-7350
jgraves@hemeragroup.com

Ryan Newell, CTO, Founder
(213) 785-7353
rnewell@hemeragroup.com