Ramon E. Peralta, Jr.

Founder & Creative Director

Ramon and the rest of the Peralta Design team benefit from his 20+ years of experience developing corporate identity and creating B2B and B2C marketing material and UI/UX design. He listens to clients and leads the creative team in establishing a unique visual identity for each program, designed to not only complement the client's brand but also to impact its target demo. Ramon developed a passion for innovation after serving as Senior Art Director on the original start-up team behind Priceline.com (Captain Kirk, anyone?). Most importantly, he ensures that the desired ‘look & feel’ of every program is migrated consistently across the entire campaign, whether in a poster, a smart phone app, an interactive activity, or a website.

Jorge Pezo-Candelario

Lead Web Developer & Interactive Designer

Affectionately known as "Employee #1", Jorge leads the web team at Peralta Design. He loves developing and deploying web-based solutions for nationally recognized name brands all the way down to small local businesses. He cut his teeth at SCS Incorporated, a 500 Inc Amazon company, and was on the small start-up team that transformed a 7 person shop into a thriving organization of over 100 employees with online sales that surpassed Target's. Jorge took his passion for what drives clicks online and the back-end systems that power them to Peralta Design where he's helped launch existing companies to the next level and also gotten new companies off the ground.

Laura Tulley

Creative Coordinator/Project Manager

Laura Tulley brings 25 years of experience in client relations, printing, production and project management to her Creative Coordinator role at Peralta Design. After graduating from Ithaca College with a B.A. in English, Laura began working as a catalog manager at Microwarehouse, Inc. in Norwalk. It was there that her passion for project management and print production developed. She has also worked for a local children’s book publisher, Synapse Group, Inc. in Stamford and Penny Publications in Milford. Prior to working at Peralta Design, Laura was working as a Project Manager for Premier Graphics in Stratford. Laura is the main point of contact with clients, giving personal attention to detail and superior customer service at every step. Laura also develops the Production Schedules and is responsible for helping to keep the projects moving forward on time and on budget. In addition to organizing and proofreading, Laura enjoys time with her family, reading, being out in nature and anything dog related. She is a self-proclaimed dogaholic.

Amanda Barnes

Art Director

Amanda is a 2012 graduate of the SASD at the University of Bridgeport with a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Graphic Design. She is knowledgeable in Photoshop, Illustrator and InDesign as well as After Effects and Flash. She brings strong design and illustration skills to the team and has already worked on high profile projects for us for SIkorsky Aircraft, Pepsi, Lo'real, Vendmore Systems, NFL and The First Cathedral.

George Ramirez

Multimedia Designer

George Ramirez brings mellow vibes and creativity as Multimedia Designer at Peralta Design, contributing his skills as both graphic designer as well as front end and WordPress developer. Shortly after graduating from Fairfield University with a Bachelor's Degree in English, George furthered his education by enrolling in Housatonic Community College taking courses in art, graphic design and typography, while becoming proficient in Adobe Creative Suite. He began his graphic design career at a media placement agency in Norwalk where he quickly rose the ranks to Assistant Production Supervisor. Anxious to explore new horizons, he then moved on to an ad agency in Westport. It was during this time that he began to study web design and front end development, and became aware of the overwhelming client demand for content management systems and database driven websites. This naturally led him to WordPress and he hasn't looked back since. George is not only cool, calm and collective but he is also an avid musician and enjoys playing guitar and bass in several bands and venues throughout Connecticut.

Kevin J Atterberry

Back-End Web Developer

Kevin is a computer programmer and database developer who has led the Technical Support department for Success Systems Inc., a leading software company specializing in the convenience store industry for the last 3 years. Kevin has helped businesses manage their store locations using remote computing technology, maintained store value indexes, has overseen the importing of electronic invoices and troubleshot erroneous databases. His expertise in object oriented programming and data migration help to deliver robust and dynamic solutions for our clients at Peralta Design. His skill set includes proficiency in ASP.net, C#, MSSQL, MYSQL, Access and XML. So far, Kevin has helped us with various high profile projects including developing websites for Warren Buffett's Secret Millionaire Club, Peaceful Playgrounds, and Artyarns.

Julian Knowlton

Video & Motion Designer

Julian graduated from Quinnipiac University with a BA in Film, Video & Interactive Media and joins the Peralta Design team as a Motion Graphics Designer. He's either behind camera, storyboarding or neck-deep in After Effects and Final Cut Pro. He shot and directed a 45-second commercial for Nissan and is currently working on a series of 90-second video projects for Peralta Design including Heinz Ketchup, Chobani Yogurt and Mueller Dairy. We are keeping him busy!

Tamara Neighbors-Simpson

MBA, Notary Public Accounting & Finance

Tamara holds an MBA and brings extensive marketing communications, business consultant services, and creative communications skills to the PD team. Her experience as a paralegal and extensive account/financing background makes her a key player on the PD team assisting with everything from marketing strategy to accounting, collections and finance. She has been a Notary Public in the State of Connecticut since 2005 and studied Spanish for 7 years.

Shomari Moorehead

Software Development Consultant

Shomari has over 15 years of experience in providing technical solutions, management and team leadership, web and mobile application design and development, and creation of innovative user centered solutions. He attended Boston University where he obtained a Bachelor of Science degree in Computer Science and Master of Science degree in Computer Information Systems with a concentration in Knowledge Management. Prior to CrucianPoint, Shomari was a User Experience Consultant at IBM delivering solutions across a variety of industries to help both small and large organizations. He is a member of the St. Croix Foundation Board of Directors and a Trustee of the St. Croix Landmarks Society.

Handsome Rob

Chief Security Officer & French Bulldog

Born in December of 2006 at Iris Farms in Upstate New York, Handsome leads security function for Peralta Design, including responsibility for overall corporate security strategy, security architecture development, and the scope of his role covers all utilized security technologies and services, including protection services, perimeter defenses, physical and logistical access control, and profile management of all employees, contractors and visitors.As the company's senior security officer, Han also has enterprise-level responsibility for all data/information security policies, standards, evaluations, roles, and corporate awareness.

He enjoys eating, napping and farting.