Our Team

Strategy and Planning

www.phillipdjwa.com

Agentic is led by founder Phillip Djwa. Phillip is a certified Internet Marketing specialist and strategist with more than 15 years experience in the high-technology industry. During this time, Phillip has worked on a wide range of technology and web-integrated communications projects for Fortune 500 companies, high-tech start-ups, and not-for-profit organizations. His clients have included the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, VanCity, BC Ministry of Labour and Citizens’ Services, Community Legal Education Ontario (The Law Foundation of Ontario), First Nations Schools Association, Granville Island (Canada Mortgage and Housing), and many others.

A career-long social entrepreneur, Phillip has provided support to many worthwhile community initiatives, including the First People’s Heritage Council, Friends of Chamber Music, and the First Nations Technology Council. Phillip has a BA from Simon Fraser University in Fine Arts with a concentration in electronic music, and an MFA in Electronic Arts from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in upstate New York. Phillip invites you to read his blog discussions on technology and social progress. Phillip is the Agentic team member responsible for new business and working with our clients on the strategic planning of their online initiatives; and designing, developing and implementing web-based and web-integrated projects for our clients.

Darko Hrgovic

Senior Developer

With more than ten years of experience, Darko Hrgovic is our tech guru. He is an advanced database and web programmer skilled in the implementation of web solutions with various technologies, including our core use of the CMS Drupal. His skills are in XHTML, PHP/MySQL, and JavaScript. Darko is dedicated to sharing his technical knowledge, with more than eight years service as a teacher of web design, programming, and business applications for the Vancouver School Board. At Agentic, Darko is the senior Agentic team member responsible for designing, developing, and deploying open-source and proprietary database components within client projects as well as his responsibility of technical lead.

Emily Birr

Web Developer

Emily has a passion for design and illustration. She's a careful and considerate designer who knows how to turn beautiful design into functional websites. Having worked with us for more than two years after she completed her training, Emily has worked on most of our key accounts. Her prior experience included many years working in a high-paced television production environment, including 4 years working for the famed News Hour on PBS with Jim Lehrer.

Adam Gooch

Senior Producer

Adam is a pioneer in producing original content for emerging platforms. Comfortable residing within the ever changing landscape where media, new media, entertainment and technology collide, Adam is forever inspired by new possibilities and the innovative storytelling that result.

Adam has over 12 years of experience as a programmer, writer, designer, art director, creative director, entrepreneur, business development strategist and consultant in the new media, web, television, film, print and advertising industries. Loaded with originality and a “cool hunter” sixth sense he is passionate about creating and delivering multi-platform entertainment experiences that engage, inspire, provoke and keep the audience coming back for more.

Laura Mitchell

Project Manager

Laura Mitchell is an seasoned manager of creative and digital projects with 15 years of experience in both corporate and non-profit industries.
She joins Agentic after a successful term as an account manager and producer at Fjord, the digital division of Cossette, one of Canada's largest advertising agencies.
Prior to Fjord she spent several years at Lunny International Group Inc. where she managed educational and interpretive projects for a variety of government and institutional clients after having launched her career working for a local Vancouver architectural firm and a number of non-profit performing arts agencies.
When not immersed in project management Laura enjoys reading extensively, both bad and good television and making sure her dog is able to chase its natural prey - those tiny white moths you find in local Vancouver parks.

Deirdra Kiai

Flash Programmer

Deirdra's Blog

Deirdra is a programmer and game designer with a passion for interactive storytelling. Having previously worked on PC and console games ranging from short to epic in scope, she is thrilled to be putting her talents to work in developing unique, socially conscientious Flash applications for Agentic. Games, in her opinion, have unique interactive properties that make them perfect conduits for teaching, demonstrating, and persuading others to effect a positive change in the world. In her spare time, Deirdra writes and designs a variety of solo interactive story projects, and plays the sousaphone in a local Balkan brass band.