DAVID NEIMAN . President
The president of Athlete Interactive, David Neiman is a digital branding specialist with an unique understanding of athlete brands, in-depth knowledge of new media, and a locker room level comprehension of professional sports.
Since founding Athlete Interactive in 2007, David has helped some of the world's best professional athletes develop their own brands through a combination of storytelling-based branding, digital technologies and award-winning original content. In 2011, he wrote and executive produced A Week in the Life With Steven Jackson, one of five Webby Awards Nominees worldwide -- along with projects from ESPN, MLB and the Los Angeles Times -- for Best Online Sports Video.
A web development veteran, David began his career in 1996 as the Editor of PBS Online, the flagship web site of the Public Broadcasting Service. During his tenure at PBS, David and a talented team of staff and outside producers won back-to-back Webby Awards, the most prestigious accolade given on the web. In 1998, David launched his first web development company, Sketch Interactive, producing award-winning online experiences marked by rich, multimedia-driven content.
David also worked as a sportswriter for the Washington Post, Miami Herald and other publications for much of the past decade. A West Coast based correspondent, he covered every major sport at the college and professional levels, specializing in features and human interest stories.
David graduated with honors from Stanford University.
PAUL KREMER . Creative Director
Since 1995, creative director Paul Kremer has created more than 80 full-scale, award-winning web sites, producing high-quality, individualized online presences for a wide spectrum of clients, small and large.
His work has been recognized by Communication Arts; How Magazine; and Society of Publication Designers, NYC. Additionally, Paul served as a judge for the Communication Arts 9th Interactive Design Annual.
Paul’s past clients include National Geographic, PBS, MTV, Adobe, Rice School of Architecture, Ballroom Marfa, Capitol Records, ANTI- Records, Lou Reed, Lyle Lovett, and Tom Waits.
ERIC KIRSNER . Chief Technical Consultant
Eric Kirsner began his career in 1998, assisting in developing an in-house Java content management system for the Tribune company and their network of 25 media and broadcast sites. Since then, he has worked with a variety of emerging web technologies, and most recently has begun contributing to open source projects.
Eric specializes in backend technologies but is also versed in HTML/CSS and JavaScript. He is often used as the ‘sweeper’ on agile software development teams.
In his free time, Eric enjoys triathlons, bike rides, and spending time with his wife and two daughters.
