our team

Name: Joe Steinberger
Title: President & CEO
Nickname: El Pollo Loco
Greatest Drive Current moment: Serving Polish sausages in a turtle costume to celebrate Kasia Adamska and Turtle Julian's birthday.
Favorite moment in space and time: Peace of Augsburg - September 25, 1555, at the imperial city of Augsburg.
Something about me: I like to advise people up front that my sense of humor is remarkably dry and unfunny.

Name: Bryan Kocol
Title: CTO
Nickname: B.F.K.
Greatest Drive Current moment: Converting old Intertune office into new awesome Drive Current office with Turtle and Joe.
Favorite moment in space and time: 400,000 years ago, when the first word was spoken by Neanderthals.
Something about me: I love Comic-con.

Name:  Matt Kriegsfeld
Title: Product Manager
Nickname: Peanut
Greatest Drive Current moment: Ending my first week of work with a poker tournament.
Favorite moment in space and time: Any time that I'm behind the wheel of a race car.
Something about me: I'm the co-captain of a 24 Hours of Lemons race car team that races to raise money for leukemia research. Although I don't live my life a quarter mile at a time or have parts shipped overnight from Japan, I do get to attempt 24 hours of continuous racing in a $500 crap heap against other similar hunks of junk and it's a TON of fun. www.lappingforleukemia.com

Name: Rich Clingman
Title: Sr. Software Developer
Nickname: The Conserving Conservative
Greatest Drive Current moment: Finally getting dispatch sheets released in Central Dispatch after two years of tweaking.
Favorite moment in space and time: Washington, D.C., January 1, 1863 -- Signing of the Emancipation Proclamation.
Something about me: I began programming when a computer with 64KB of memory filled an entire room. (Okay, this old man was programming almost before anyone else at Drive Current was born!) A 6-year "Cold War" Navy vet, my background includes avionics and electronics repair and design, computer sales and networking, and of course, programming. I worked two years at a Christian center for the blind in Seoul, Korea, and is one of the three members of Drive Current's Korean Contingent. I was a foster dad to six boys and have an adult son who lives in Oklahoma. Continuing my investment in the lives of others, I mentor men recovering from addiction, seeking to help them grow as individuals, husbands, and dads.

Name: Jon St. John
Title: Sr. Software Developer
Nickname: The Saint
Greatest Drive Current moment: January 2nd, 2008 - Finally joining the DriveCurrent team full-time after years of off-and-on part-time work.
Favorite moment in space and time: Here and now.
Something about me: I have a passion for building things and solving interesting problems. Working at DriveCurrent is a great pleasure - not only do I work with a great team, but I also have limitless problem-solving opportunities. Previously, I've done diverse things, such as managing an organic farm, starting a small bakery and working for an environmental non-profit.  I'm happy as long as every day presents itself with new challenges.

Name: Toby O'Connell
Title: Sr. Software Developer
Nickname: The Lone Wolf
Greatest Drive Current moment: The day we added IVR (interactive voice response) to one of our web applications and the comedic gold that ensued as a result of the untrained pronunciation algorithm.
Favorite moment in space and time: December 21st, 2012: Just another day.
Something about me: I never tire of absorbing new information and, as a result, spend vast amounts of time staring at computer screens and books.  I then spend time applying that information while staring at a computer.  When I have free time, I like to run because it allows me to see as much of the real world as possible in a short time period, somewhat satiating my hunger to explore the world.

Name: Kathy Adamska
Title: Software Developer
Nickname: Kasia
Greatest Drive Current moment: My DC baby shower. I was totally taken by surprise, the decorations were beautiful, the gifts were awesome, everything was just perfect! Thank you, guys.
Favorite moment in space and time: 12/31/1969, Known Universe. The Beginning of Time.
Something about me: Born in Wroclaw, Poland. Got my degree in computer science in 2004. Moved to America's Finest to study English literature. Co-founder of oneclicktennis.com. Joined the DC team in 2007 as a software developer. So far, worked mostly on jTracker. I really enjoy my job!

Name: Jared Kuemmerle
Title: Software Developer
Nickname: Zim
Greatest Drive Current moment: 11/2010: Company Poker Game: I play to the end and I lose all my chips in the final round, but have loads of fun in the process.
Favorite moment in Space-Time: 19 BBY: Yoda duels Lord Sidious for the fate of the Republic.
Something about me: Zend Certified Engineer and I like anything with 'bacon.'

Name: Vipaphan Harrison
Title: Software Developer
Nickname: Koong/Kay
Greatest Drive Current moment: Christmas company party awesome.
Favorite moment in space and time: Today and Tomorrow.
Something about me: Moved to San Diego in 2005 and I love to try my best :).

Name: David Schwartz
Title: Software Developer
Nickname: Patient Zero
Greatest Drive Current moment: Actually, two moments tie for greatest: 1) Winning the "New Employee" quiz about my coworker's eccentricities even though it was mostly a matter of guessing, logic, and an unfair advantage, and 2) having lunch provided 4 out of 5 days of my first full work week due to pure coincidence (birthdays and such)... and realizing there IS such a thing as a free lunch!
Favorite moment in Space-Time: Any time that my two kids smile.
Something about me: Married, two kids, love sports (Hockey, Football, Baseball, to name a few), love to curl up at the end of the day with a good book or in front of the TV.

Name: Joohyun Kim
Title: Quality Assurance Manager
Nickname: Joo
Greatest Drive Current moment: Got Joe banned from talking to me by bringing him up as impediment continuously in meetings.
Favorite moment in space and time: The Big Bang
Something about me: I am a classically trained rocket scientist that had the misfortune of graduating right as the cold war ended.

Name: Sheree Chen
Title: Quality Assurance Specialist
Nickname:  Just "Sheree" -- and that's pronounced sher-REE.
Greatest Drive Current moment:  When Joe called me at 8:30a for a phone interview and told me that I needed to know advanced Spanish for this position and that I will be tested to prove my skills.  
Favorite moment in space and time:  Imaginationland when I'm captain of USS Voyager.
Something about me:  I love music.  I'm a beginner pianist and violinist and I play in a wonderful community string ensemble.  I love art and post my doodles on my online comic site. 

Name: Turtle Julian
Title: Sr. Designer
Nickname: Tortuga, Turtle Dove, Turty, Turts...
Greatest Drive Current moment: When Joe threw himself on the floor over the Christmas tree dilemma.
Favorite moment in space and time: Right now.
Something about me: With over 12 years experience, I have exceptional design sense combined with clear, creative thinking. I aim to improve the way people take care of business by applying technology in a manner that is intelligent and intuitive so that ultimately, information can be managed in a way that is well-suited to the user's needs. 

Name: Stuart & Kevin
Title:  Sr. Network Engineers
Nickname: Beeper Boyz
Greatest Drive Current moment: Having a burger with Joe and Bryan at Islands.
Favorite moment in space and time: When Moses came down from the mountain with the ten commandments.
Something about me: Since 1999, the network engineering team has been architecting and managing high performance networks for web sites and web based applications. Utilizing best in class hardware the team has built an infrastructure at Drive Current that can handle the needs of the most demanding applications. With 24*7 active monitoring and proactive upgrades your applications will never outgrow the infrastructure in place to support them.

Name: Jeff Coleman
Title: Sr. Marketing Communications Consultant
Nickname: Wharton
Greatest Drive Current moment: Dress-up Thursdays (while they lasted)
Favorite moment in space and time: The Berlin Wall coming down - November 9, 1989 at the border of East and West Berlin, Germany.
Something about me: I got my start in marketing well before the commercialization of the internet, but after building my first web site in 1999, I was hooked. For the past 10 years, I have been applying my marketing skills to online marketing, from web site planning and design to pay-per-click (PPC) and search engine optimization (SEO) campaigns. Fundamental marketing principles are too often ignored on the web, but they remain as relevant online as with offline media. I strive to consistently apply those principles while leveraging the interactivity and real-time data provided by internet marketing.

Name: Jeri Jean
Title: Head of Administration
Nickname: Radar
Greatest Drive Current moment: Expansion of the office space to accommodate all personnel so those of us who needed to talk weren't interfering with those that enjoy total silence.
Favorite moment in space and time: Feb 3, 2010 5:11 pm when I was notified of the birth of my first grandchild - Davin Laurence Jean.  He was 5 weeks early but a real blessing for all.
Something about me: After retiring from the Navy with 22 years of service in the mid-90's my first civilian job was with Advanced Pollution Instrumentation, Inc in San Diego. Near the end of the 90's API was developing a new website and I was introduced to Joe and Bryan during their presentation and subsequent work on that site.  When I left API to attend college full-time, Joe and Bryan were looking for someone to do their bookkeeping and Joe's godfather (who was also my previous boss at API) suggested he contact me to assist.  I have been working for Joe and Bryan every since doing their accounting and watching their companies and families grow.