The FMYI team

imageChris Atencio, Director of Product Management. Chris graduated from Johns Hopkins with a degree in biomedical engineering, which he seems to have chosen after finding that it was the most difficult degree. After living in Brazil for a short while, he and his family have come back stateside and Chris now works for FMYI from New Orleans.

imageCourtney Timm, Account Manager. Born and raised south of Portland on a llama farm, Courtney completed an International Studies degree at University of Oregon. More recently, she has been backpacking through Australia, India and East Africa and not long ago received her Masters degree in International Management (MIM) from Portland State University.

imageEric Rath, Director of Technology. After graduating from University of Virginia in Mathematics, Eric picked up programming and became FMYI’s first employee in 2005. His efforts have literally made FMYI what it is today. When not hiding behind multiple computer monitors, Eric enjoys worshiping the New York Yankees and caring for his young one, Calvin, who is rumored to already have a full beard.

imageEvan Moore, Intern. Evan is a student in Seattle Pacific University’s School of Business and Economics and is constantly reminded that he is the youngest member of FMYI. Specializing in marketing, Evan also does a lot of whatever-needs-to-be-done while hiding behind either a handful of lilacs or mirrored aviator sunglasses.

imageGraeme Byrd, Sales and Marketing Manager. Graeme majored in film studies at Willamette University and went on to shoot documentary films and shorts, including work with The Orphanage, the Oregon Holocaust Resource Center and International Korean Adoptee Associations. He has a background in higher education marketing and local store marketing for national and international restaurants. He serves on the Emerging Leaders Board for the Oregon Environmental Council. Graeme is also FMYI’s resident San Francisco Giants fan and a devoted Dylanologist (Bob Dylan fan).

imageHolly Brickey, Account Manager. Holly was raised in Atlanta, GA where she studied General Business at Clayton State University. Holly joined the FMYI team after working for Del Monte Foods in Sales and Customer Service. She enjoys karaoke and playing the piano as well as working for FMYI on a flexible schedule so she can also be a full time mom.

imageJoy Tayler, Director of Human Energy. Following her graduation from Montclair State University with a degree in Commercial Recreation and Tourism, Joy worked professionally as an actress for seven years in New York City. She has been an entertainment manager at Walt Disney World and a casting producer for various national television programs (MTV, WE, TVLand).  Joy will be taking a more prominent role at FMYI in the coming months, as her son grows out of infancy.

imageJustin Yuen, President. Justin founded FMYI in 2004 after a successful career at Nike where most recently he oversaw sustainability business integration as a senior manager in corporate sustainable development. Prior to that role, he was the company’s head of footwear quality for the Europe/Middle East/Africa region based in the Netherlands. Accomplishments while at Nike included creating innovative organizational change programs, designing collaboration tools, building the business case for sustainability, and managing global employee training. Justin conceived FMYI due to his passion for sustainability and an interest in how advances in technology can help lessen our impact on the planet while positively affecting society. He is currently Co-Chair of the City of Portland/Multnomah County Sustainable Development Commission as well as Chair of the Board of Directors for The Natural Step Network. Justin serves on the Board of Directors of the Portland Parks Foundation, the Northwest Earth Institute, and the Board of Trustees of The National Crittenton Foundation. He is also on the Advisory Board for Portland State University’s Center for Global Leadership in Sustainability. Formerly, he served on the Advisory Board of the University of Michigan’s Erb Institute For Global Sustainable Business, Portland State University’s Implementing Sustainability Program, and the Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education. Justin has completed courses in the Executive Education Program at the Columbia University School of Business and holds a degree in International Studies from The Johns Hopkins University.

imageKatrina Yuen, Director of Human Resources and Operations. Katrina was born in the Philippines, moved to California at the age of 3, and graduated from Santa Clara University with a degree in business. Later, Katrina worked for PricewaterhouseCoopers in the Netherlands for American expatriates. After two years in the Netherlands, she worked in Human Resources at Nike’s World Headquarters. Katrina also has her own online eco-business, MNLstyle.

imageMichael Woodson, Senior Software Engineer. After Michael was born in raised in Hawaii, he attended to Western Washington University, where he graduated in a mere 3 years with a degree in Computer Science. Michael has been a programmer for 12+ years, and is FMYI’s resident newlywed and Seattle Mariners fan.

imageNong Vinitchaikul, Designer. After graduating from the University of Virginia with a degree in architecture, Nong moved to Chicago where she interned at various firms and enjoyed the windy city’s diverse dining scene. Wanderlust brought her to Portland where for four years she worked on the design development of museum buildings at Allied Works Architecture. Currently, Nong splits her time between graphic designing for FMYI and listening to her 1 year old laugh.

imageRoger Kang, Finance. Roger grew up in Princeton, NJ and headed west for college at the University of California, Berkeley. After getting his degree in Economics, he went on to perform valuations of private companies while at Arthur Andersen. Roger helps with finance at FMYI and is the go to expert for advice on gadgets.

imageSarah Haskell, Account Manager. Sarah double majored in International Studies and Music Performance at George Fox University before bringing strong sustainability interests and years of customer support experience to the FMYI team. She has traveled to 5 continents and enjoys spending time reading, playing the piano, rock climbing, and watching Law & Order.

imageSeth Tayler, Vice President, Marketing/Sales. Prior to joining the FMYI management team, Seth spent the past nine years as a television producer for Fox, CBS, Sony Pictures Television, Kingworld, Paramount Pictures Domestic Television, and MTV Networks in New York. In this capacity he placed thousands of businesses, products and people in the media spotlight. He has also provided organization and media consultation, affording him the privilege to work with high-profile executives. Seth completed academic training in the field of computer science as well as a bachelor degree in Broadcasting from Montclair State University. At the age of 24, he was already one of the youngest producers ever in Nationally Syndicated television. Seth’s work contributed to the winning of prestigious awards in the television community and is a member of the Producer’s Guild of America.

imageTanya Person-Irby, Account Manager. After receiving a Masters degree in Broadcasting, Tanya worked in TV production for 15 years and was even a part of a Daytime Emmy winning production team. Tanya then taught high school for a bit, and is now a professor at Bethune-Cookman University as well as a part time account manager for FMYI.

FMYI partners

We also rely on the efforts of our wonderful service providers, including:

Alto Law Group
Ben Garvey Productions
Blue Jay Public Relations
Kimberly Harrington
Joseph Anthony & Associates
Keelson Partners
my mac dude
OneEnergy Renewables
Pixelmatrix Design
R. Bruer Company
Shift Advantage
Webaissance

Sustainability commitment

Sustainability has been a part of our DNA from the beginning and our commitment to corporate responsibility is written into our Articles of Incorporation. Through our internal company practices, digital collaboration product, and community engagement, we are using our business as a platform to raise awareness about sustainability. It's simply the FMYI way.

    Company

    At FMYI, we realize that sustainability is not an easy sprint or long-haul marathon, but rather a journey towards zero impact. Our goal is to minimize our environmental footprint, and maximize our societal impact. We know that there's a long way to go, but here's what we're doing currently:

    • Energy: We recently achieved the City of Portland's Climate Champions designation. Carbon offsets for the energy used by our servers and your computer provided by The CO2Stats Project. We're also a member of the Climate Savers initiative.
    • Transportation: Employees are encouraged to commute using public transportation or by bike. We offer discounts on car sharing through Zipcar, access to bikes, flexible telecommuting options, and provide monthly TriMet mass transit passes for eligible employees through the Lloyd TMA.
    • Recycling: Reduce, reuse and recycle is a corporate mantra and we're a Recycle at Work partner.
    • Office: We're a tenant of the Leftbank Project, which incorporated green building principles in its renovation.
    • Procurement: We utilize paperless collaboration on FMYI, computers rated at least silver through EPEAT, and business cards from Pinball Publishing. Sustainability is also part of the criteria we use when evaluating vendors.
    • Employees: Every employee goes through Natural Step Network training, Northwest Earth Institute discussion courses, and can take advantage of volunteer opportunities during the workday.
    • Community: Grants and discounts are provided to organizations engaged in social and environmental causes.

    Product

    As a platform for digital collaboration and communication, FMYI minimizes a company or organization’s environmental footprint and maximizes their profit through eco-efficiency efforts and workflow features. Again, we know this is just a start, but here is what the product does currently:

    • People: Enables telecommuting by providing teams with an easy-to-use, organized location for all information. Creates community around content, bringing a team together across an office or around the world. Reduces stress by keeping everything organized and up to date in one place. Connects people with FMYI’s partnerships to promote sustainability including conferences, car sharing, and more.
    • Planet: Empowers a team with built in templates and content for starting and growing a sustainability initiative. Promotes digital collaboration, leaving a smaller environmental footprint. Reduces ink, toner and paper usage. Encourages more sustainable commuting practices through a tracker embedded in each workspace. FMYI purchases renewable energy credits for computer energy usage while on the site.
    • Profit: Saves money on printing and shipping. Saves money when people telecommute and avoids time lost when commuting. Saves money when people are up to date on the site and flying is reduced for catch up meetings. Generates profits through FMYI workflow features (efficient project management, institutional knowledge base, sales tracking, etc.) so business opportunities don’t slip through the cracks.

FMYI gear

Grab your FMYI gear, like a 100% organic cotton t-shirt, and show off your human energy!