Jim is the director and founder of Ideum. Formerly he was the Director of Interactive Media at the Exploratorium in San Francisco. While at the Exploratorium, his department was responsible for developing educational Web resources and media exhibits for the museum floor. For his work at the Exploratorium, he received a Smithsonian Computerworld Award, an Association of Science and Technology Centers Award for Innovation and three consecutive Webby Awards for "Best Science Site." Jim taught courses on design and technology at SFSU's Multimedia Studies Program for seven years starting in the mid-90s and currently teaches for the Cultural Resource Management Program at University of Victoria, British Columbia and the Technology-Enhanced Communication for Cultural Heritage (TEC-CH) program at the University of Lugano, Switzerland.

Kemper Barkhurst is the Lead Designer at Ideum. He has studied at University of New Mexico's Media Arts Department. Before joining Ideum, he founded Identified Media an interactive design and consulting firm, which served educational, commercial, and non-profit clients. Kemper specializes in photography, video, and interactive media. He also has experience designing physical exhibits and custom furniture. Kemper often works projects where the physical design intersects with computer interactives.

As the Senior Software Developer, James has extensive experience building and maintaining web-based applications. Before joining Ideum, he founded Tweeked Ideas, a company responsible for the design of community-driven websites. James is fluent with many open applications and programming frameworks and avidly supports open source software and development. His development methods focus on efficiency, security, accessibility, and stability.

Jonathan is a programmer and multimedia developer at Ideum specializing in Flash ActionScript development.  He has a Master's degree in Media Arts and Computer Science from New Mexico Highlands University and a Bachelor's degree in Computer Science from the University of North Texas.

Chris specializes in bridging multimedia programming and design at Ideum.  He studies at the University of New Mexico, and is working toward a degree in Biochemistry and applied Computer Science.  Before joining Ideum, he established himself through experimentation with attention to detail in multimedia design, programming, and photography.

Carlos studied Computer Science and Engineering at UC Davis, and has spent twenty years working as a systems and network architect at such prominent Silicon Valley firms as Sun Microsystems, Acuson, General Magic, Infoseek, Marimba, and NexTag.  He specializes in Internet services deployment and operations, and lends his extensive knowledge of UNIX systems, web services, and network security.  Before joining Ideum, Carlos worked at Hobnob, focusing on network security and wireless network technologies.

Paul is a programmer and multimedia developer specializing in multi-touch user interface design and development. Paul has a BS in Physics from the University of Exeter, England and an MA in Educational Technology from Michigan State University. Before coming to Ideum, Paul worked as Science and Math teacher then went on to found Quantunet an educational technology company producing video tutorials for students and professionals worldwide.

James focuses on CSS manipulation, XHTML, and Web standards for Ideum. Before moving out West, James was the sole-proprietor of a Web design firm in Asheville, North Carolina. In the previous millennium he explored the printing/copying industry, early typesetting technologies, rare book conservation, and traditional/aboriginal epistemologies. James is an accomplished old-school barista, an off-the-beaten-path film buff, as well as a husband and father of three.