As CEO, LaPlante brings vision, leadership and direction to Twelve Horses' team of talented professionals, along with more than 16 years of marketing, sales, business process management, customer relationship management (CRM) and direct marketing applications development experience. David was named "Marketer of the Year" by Northern Nevada's American Marketing Association in 2004, and recently was the recipient of the Reno-Tahoe Young Professionals Network’s (RTYPN) “20 Under 40” award. The Economic Development Authority of Western Nevada (EDAWN) recognized Twelve Horses as its "2005 Business of the Year,” and most recently the Technology Business Alliance of Nevada honored Twelve Horses as the “2007 Technology Company of the Year.” Consistent with his passion, David serves as chairman of the State of Nevada's Center for Entrepreneurship & Technology (NCET), as well as on the board of the Reno-Tahoe Entrepreneur’s Organization (EO) and EDAWN. Prior to Twelve Horses, LaPlante was one of the three partners in Aztech Cyberspace, an Internet professional services company that merged with Twelve Horses in June 2002.

As President and CTO, Steve Spencer determines the technological direction of the company, while holding all business units within Twelve Horses to their financial and strategic goals.  Spencer has more than 18 years of leadership experience in the messaging and data replication industries where he has successfully built various industrial strength messaging solutions sold by such companies as Premier Global Services, MCI WorldCom, Sprint, Pitney Bowes, and Qwest; and data integration products for dotOne Corporation, MCI WorldCom, and Critical Path.  He was recently featured in the Utah Business magazine’s cover story,“Forty Under 40: Utah’sRising Stars" - the sixth annual 40 Under 40 list assembles the key leaders andentrepreneurs from the state of Utah. Spencer shares his experience, dedication, and passion for technology with the Email Service Provider Coalition (ESPC), Young Entrepreneurs Organization (YEO), Utah Technology Council (UTC), as well as his new pursuit, the Utah Tech Spotlight.

With more than twelve years of experience in online marketing, advertising, and graphic design, T.J. is responsible for the development of strategic solutions designed to address the most complex business challenges. In addition to architecting multi-channel marketing strategies for Twelve Horses clients, he has led the development of both the Twelve Horses ticketing system and content management system. TJ offers a plethora of experience in managing and producing traditional, new and online media, and he has worked for such companies as American General Financial Group, Enron, Bowne Business Solutions and Ridgeways. Prior to joining Twelve Horses, TJ accelerated the market position of a leading textile manufacturer through branding and database marketing, and he was also a driving force at American General Financial Group, which produced Financial Annuity Sales that were second in the industry only to the Hartford Insurance Group.

Robert’s skill sets reach across all aspects of an integrated and multi-channel communication strategy. His online marketing career started with the direction of sophisticated email and web campaigns for Mandalay Resort Group, resulting in several awards for creative execution and exceptional Return on Investment. Prior to Mandalay, Robert worked in sales, marketing, advertising and public relations for a variety of companies, including Switchback PR & Marketing, Stoel Rives LLP, Preferred Capital Corporation and Patagonia. During his tenure at Twelve Horses, he has been responsible for online marketing, brand building and global positioning of Twelve Horses, as well as destination marketing clients such as Heavenly Mountain Resort and America’s Adventure Place. Robert was an early adopter of business blogging, and his work in social media has led to numerous marketing and advertising awards including a WEBBY for one of the marketing industry’s first podcast series, Horse Power. Robert has an MBA with a specialization in Marketing from the University of Nevada and a BA from Clemson University. He is also an accomplished writer, photographer, and videographer.

A native to the Reno-Tahoe area, Amy began her career with Twelve Horses (formerly Aztech Cyberspace) over 8 years ago. As a Senior Project Manager, she has excelled at building strong client relationships while managing large website and messaging focused customers including JP Morgan, McKesson, and Heavenly Ski Resort. Amy’s knowledge of website services and internet trends has been closely tied to the growth of Twelve Horses as the area’s preferred online marketing resource. Her close relationships with clients help to develop appropriate solutions to meet and exceed their online strategy.

Eric develops comprehensive search engine optimization plans for Twelve Horses’ clients, as well as guides Pay-Per-Click advertising and Persuasion Architecture. Through detailed analytics reviews, call-to-action clarifications, multi-variant testing, customer research, changes in page layouts, and better content generation, he has dramatically improved conversion rates from existing website visitors for many different types of industries. He has attained upwards of 3,000% ROI improvements for some clients. Eric has worked on hundreds of websites ranging in size from small businesses to large corporations. A few sample businesses he has performed worked on are Alpine Ski Resort, Heavenly Ski Resort, Southernlinc Wireless, Workforce Solutions, Avalon Hills, My Adoption Agencies, User Insight, Utah Department of Human Services, and Eagle Gate College.

After graduating from UC Davis, Jodie began her career in content production at BuyDirect.com, a former division of CNET.com. Jodie continued her involvement in online services at Abilizer Solutions by managing technical integration with major content providers ranging from The New York Times to Bankrate.com. Enjoying the creative and technical aspects of any project, Jodie has built a strong relationship with our production staff while working closely with our clients to design and develop creative solutions to business-driven requirements, especially when including integration with Saleforce.com. Some of the most recent Website projects managed by Jodie include EDAWN, Reno-Sparks Convention and Visitors Authority, Alpine Meadows Ski Resort, Homewood Mountain Ski Resort and Kiley Ranch.

Over the last nine years, Andy has developed everything from simple static Web sites to dynamic content-rich sites, detailed reporting tools and a variety of complex information systems and custom tools to simplify everyday processes and increase efficiency. As a Web application programmer, Andy is tasked with integrating various information systems, developing out-of-the-box solutions for complex technical issues and creating the processes that allow all of the pieces of a project to function seamlessly.

Tim has several years’ professional experience developing online branding while integrating usability, Web standards, technology and artistic styles to create a rich and unique visitor experience. As the senior creative designer and developer, Tim has designed and implemented a variety of online solutions, from  Flash micro-sites to large scale corporate site redesigns. His recent experience with the travel and destination industry includes creating online and offline branding for the Department of Cultural Arts and Tourism of Henderson, Nevada, creation of online branding, Web design and development for the Reno-Sparks Convention and Visitors Authority, as well as the online branding, design and development for Alpine Meadows Ski Resort.

Christine’s first encounters with html when she was 16 could be considered foreshadowing. After spending several years in illustration/animation school, Christine changed course and focused on acquiring a degree in graphic design and becoming proficient in CSS, HTML, Photoshop, Illustrator and inDesign. She spent some time working as a print designer before settling in as a Web designer at Twelve Horses, where she strives to mesh a client’s needs and vision with appealing and user-friendly design. Her desire to push the creative envelope has lead to a number of student and professional ADDY awards, as well a the opportunity to work with clients including Kiley Ranch, Homewood Mountain Resort, Bill Me Later and SouthernLINC Wireless.

As Director of Client Services, Heather Turbeville brings a core focus on excellent services and solutions to Twelve Horses clients along with more than 10 years of marketing, sales, and solutions experience. She has been a successful part of the marketing efforts at Fortune 500 companies including Price Waterhouse, Adaptec and Network Appliance and brings her breadth of large scale business expertise to the Twelve Horses team. Heather joined Twelve Horses in 2005 and has worked closely with large global clients and smaller local businesses to deliver consistent quality of service and architect new strategies that bring her clients into the technologies of tomorrow.