Charles Mitchell

CEO and Founder of Business Database Solutions

“The secret to success as an executive is understanding what the customer wants, paired with hiring and utilizing the best skilled, most knowledgeable team to provide it.” His tech background is in database architecture and design, mainly in the Microsoft stack. He stays abreast with new developments in technology and pushes each of his crew to be specialists in their fields so as to keep our services on the cutting edge.

In addition to Geek speak, he is proficient in Spanish and Italian.

Jared Anderson

Software Architect/Programmer

Jared is a software architect/programmer with over 10 years of experience. He has familiarity with a wide range of technologies including C#, ASP.Net, Silverlight, SQL, SQL Server, ASP, VB, PHP, ColdFusion, Javascript, HTML, XML, CSS, XSL, SmallTalk and Delphi’s Object Pascal. Since 2003, he’s been actively involved in the .Net world and has created many applications and web sites for commercial, non-profit and government entities.

Jaime May

Website/Application Developer

Jaime has been developing the front-end of websites and web applications for the past several years. Jaime has experience in both .Net and Java applications, as well as WordPress, Drupal, Orchard and many other popular CMS applications. While he would like us all to refer to him as “The Front-End Guru”, it’s true that there’s not much he can’t do when it comes to front-end development.

Elin Gann

Graphic Designer

Elin is an amazing designer with a true eye for the aesthetic. A true communicator, she does a fantastic job of envisioning and creating conceptual ideas and tones in a visual medium. Skilled in Adobe InDesign and Photoshop, she makes everything she touches look perfect.

Jeff Wilson

Software Developer

A professional software developer for over 26 years, Jeff has experience in a variety of technologies as well as a wide breadth of industries.  He has been working with object oriented programming since 1989, relational databases since 1993, .Net since 2000, and web development since 2001.  His claim to have invented the cursor in a fit of frustration (hence the name) have yet to be substantiated.

Chris Hanson

Software Developer

Chris has over twenty years of experience in software development, and has built numerous web applications and phone applications for both businesses and consumers alike, primarily with the Microsoft stack.  While he typically spends his days building custom software for clients, he is occasionally spotted late at night coding games, just for the fun of it.

Anthony Pouw

Software Developer

A long term Microsoft Technologies developer with BDS, he has been the principal developer on many projects for current and past BDS clients.

Nathan Smith

Software Developer

Nathan Smith has been involved with interactive multimedia since it’s infancy. He has taught classes at UCI Extension and Laguna College of Art and Design, and has been recognized for his groundbreaking work with several awards, including two prestigious Webby™ awards. He specializes in designing memorable and seamless user experiences and as such takes lead roles in art direction and IT. With over 20 years experience, he is the go-to source for bleeding-edge ideas and for being a fully seasoned programmer, graphic designer, artist, and project manager.