Meet some of our senior search engine optimization and search marketing experts.

Matthew Foster, CEO

B.A., University of Texas at Austin, 1994
J.D., University of San Diego School of Law, 1998

Mr. Foster founded the company in 1995 as an internet marketing and web design firm while putting himself through law school. Mr. Foster is an expert on search engine optimization, social media, reputation management, and Internet marketing. Mr. Foster has been published numerous times in both print and on the web, and has made several television and radio appearances. His work in web design and search engine optimization has been the subject of various awards and international recognitions. In his spare time, Mr. Foster enjoys distance running, the performing arts, cooking, his two chihuahuas and Texas Longhorn football. Read Mr. Foster's interview with Visibility Magazine.

Naveed Memon, Senior Software Engineer

B.S., University of Minnesota, 2004

Mr. Memon began as an intern at ArteWorks while a computer science major in college at the University of Minnesota, where the original Gopher search engine was developed, and has been with the company ever since. Mr. Memon developed ArteWorks' search engine friendly ecommerce solution, known as PrimeCart shopping cart software, from the ground up. Mr. Memon's workaround of blogging sites blocked by the governments of India, Pakistan, Iran and China was featured on CNN. Mr. Memon founded Verge Systems, a global software solutions provider. Mr. Memon is an avid gamer and enjoys exploring new technologies. naveed@arteworks.biz

Stacy Pessoney, Project Manager

B.S., Marketing, University of Alabama, 1998

Ms. Pessoney is a Project Manager who adapts search marketing campaign strategies to align with evolving industry trends. She acts as an organizational liaison among company executives, clients, and colleagues. She is an accomplished writer who specializes in brand development and search engine marketing for a diverse field of clients. In her spare time, she loves to hike, fish and explore the outdoors. Stacy also runs a successful photography and photo restoration business with her husband. She also is an active advocate for her son and other families living with Autism.