Planeteria is a full service digital marketing company specializing in user interface and user experience design, content strategy and information architecture, web development, custom applications, e-commerce, content management systems, blogs, and internet marketing. With extensive knowledge of latest technology, we have all the tools to make your project a great success.
Since 1999, we have designed and developed hundreds of high quality and feature rich websites for clients across the country. Our speciality is building custom websites for content-heavy private and public organization with diverse stakeholder groups.
Over the last two decades, we have grown to a team of 25 employees.
Programming Languages: PHP, ASP, .Net, C#, Javascript, SQL
Content Management Systems: WordPress, Kentico, Drupal
Planeteria Brewhouse 9 (pb9) Group
Planeteria a part of Planeteria Brewhouse 9 group and has offices in Portland, OR and Denver, CO, and head office in Santa Rosa, CA. As part of this group, we now offer a fuller range of creative and marketing talent with the technical skill to deliver those ideas all in one vendor.
Leadership Team
Sandeep Mehta
Technical Director
Sandeep has over 25 years of international experience managing creative technology projects. He has an engineering degree from IIT Bombay, and an MBA from Manchester Business School. Before joining Planeteria, he was a technology Director for Citibank. He has managed several large development projects, and has experience working across multiple platforms and technologies.
"The experience working with Planeteria has been amazing. The team was easy going, super flexible and immediately responsive to all of our needs. Thank you to Chloe, Heidi and Sandeep for your great contributions to our new website!" - Lloyd Nadal, Solano Transportation Authority.
Recent projects: Wheels Bus, Sonoma Access, Santa Rosa Access, Safe Routes 2 School. Solano Transportation Authority, and Solano Mobility.
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Renu Chadda
Managing Director
Renu has strong managerial skills and Technology background. She has worked in many geographies including Australia, Singapore and India. She started her career with HP and has also worked with a few other IT companies in Singapore. She has played a key role in development and execution of management strategy for Saicom - a Consulting, HR and Training company - and has been instrumental in transforming it into a multinational organization with offices in Singapore, India and USA. Renu holds an honors degree in Computing Science from Staffordshire University (UK).
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Brian Lee
New Business Director
Brian finds new business for the firm, although, as a professional photographer, he sometimes grabs his camera and vacates his desk when a client needs imagery. His photography has won national awards and illustrated the pages of such publications as The New York Times, National Geographic Adventure, and The Guardian.
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Tyler Coffin
Sales & Business Development Director
Tyler has over 13 years of internet marketing experience helping businesses turn project ideas into a reality. Communicating website design needs can prove to be difficult, but Tyler prides himself on educating clients so they are co-creators with input and buy-in on the final product. He will initiate the scope of work, project contract/agreement and payment terms and will be the point of contact for post-launch support. Tyler is a graduate from University of California, Davis.
Recent projects: Solano Transportation Authority, AC Transit, San Bernardino County Transportation Authority, LexTran, RideTraffix, Butler County Regional Transit Authority, Lowell Housing Authority, Northampton Housing Authority, New Hampshire Housing Finance Authority, City of Pleasanton, Sonoma Senior Resource Guide,Fumoto Oil Drain Valves and Belcampo.
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Wyatt Benoit
Project Lead
7 Years of Experience
Before joining Planeteria, Wyatt had mastered her project organization skills by building her own technology company. She designed systems operations including project management flows, set communication strategies writing pitch decks, and planned and oversaw the programming of the company’s online interface. She has been Planeteria’s project lead since 2015. Because of her abilities juggling diverse stakeholder interests, she specializes in working with our government clients. Recently she’s completed projects for Solano Transportation Authority, Sonoma Senior Resource Guide, Oregon Department of Education, Bend Park & Recreation, City of Tacoma, and Basin Parks & Recreation.
Clients like Wyatt.
“Wyatt and the team have been amazing to work with and (we) really appreciate their efforts, flexibility and willingness to help make our site look amazing.” – Lloyd Nadal, Solano Transportation Authority (California)
For Solano, Wyatt was key in helping the client navigation what is often the most challenging task of a website redesign, content creation and organization. She pinpointed problem areas, provided word count guidance, and facilitated collaboration among the entire client/Planeteria team to get the content ready by launch.
“I take a holistic approach to projects, making sure that the core problem is addressed in everything we do.” - Wyatt
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Heidi Peyser
Senior Information Architect
15 years of experience
Heidi earned a master’s degree in psychology specializing in research methods. As a motivated self starter, Heidi taught herself HTML and CSS and now applies her technical expertise and her human behavior knowledge to her role as Planeteria’s user experience specialist.
She helps keep a global perspective on our projects by not just focusing on users, but also taking time to fully understand our clients’ needs. For a project with the Colorado Stone, Sand, and Gravel Association (CSSGA), she proposed a solution for repurposing dated content into an updated content system and saved the client thousands of dollars in additional content generation fees.
“Heidi’s diverse background was truly an asset to our project. Her knowledge of nonprofits, digital marketing, and web design made working with her easy and her sense of humor made it fun!” Annelise Shepherd, CSSGA
She continually challenges herself by tackling large content organization projects especially for our government clients. The State of Oregon, New Hampshire Transit Authority, Solano Transportation Authority, Boston Housing Authority, Clackamas County (Oregon), and New York City Schools Office of Education have all benefited from Heidi’s broad experience and self-drive.
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Chloe Steinhoff-Smith
Senior Visual Designer
Years of experience 10
Since she was a teenager, Chloe has been developing her design skills toward the goal of clear and compelling communication. Chasing that goal has provided her with unique opportunities for growth.
“My most significant learning has come from running my own business,” she says. “I gained experience with leadership and management and was driven to stay ahead of trends in design and technology.” - Chloe
She continues that drive as Planeteria’s lead visual designer. She spearheads the implementation of our user-guided design process and approaches all our projects with a focus on user experience. Government clients such as Solano Transportation Authority, City of Tacoma, City of Sebastopol, State of Oregon, and Bend Parks & Recreation have benefited from Chloe’s UX expertise.
“Not only did Planeteria’s design team deliver, the team made valuable suggestions on how to provide large amounts of dynamic content in an easy to find, uncluttered format. Our site has been well received by patrons of all ages and technological wherewithal.” – Basin Recreation (Utah)
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Courtney Starks
Creative Designer
Courtney has over 8 years of Creative design experience. She loves collaborating with clients to invent pixel perfect designs and interactive experiences that engage audiences. Her modus operandi is attention to detail, both in her interaction with clients and design work. She joined us in early 2016, and since has been connecting with clients to create meaningful designs.
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Keegan Ortiz-DeKramer
Senior Developer
Keegan is a Computer Science graduate from University of California, Davis and has over 12 years of software development experience. He has been programming websites for ten years since he joined us in 2008. He brings a contagious enthusiasm to our projects. If there is a CMS customization that can be done, Keegan has done it.
Keegan’s philosophy in life is “talk a little, listen a lot, and then over-deliver on client expectations”.
Recent projects: Austin Integral Care, Boston Housing Authority, Wheels Bus, TVTC, Safe Routes 2 School. Solano Transportation Authority, and Solano Mobility.
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Bill Olson
Web Producer
Bill has over 10 years of web development experience, his primary role is making sure new project designs and functionality meet expectations upon launch and beyond. He also serves as a main point of content for existing web site maintenance and support.
Before becoming a full time employee, Bill first started working with Planeteria in 2011. He previously worked for Maker Media, where part of his work included building and supporting over 200 WordPress websites for global “Maker Faires” around the world.
Bill had had part in a variety of recent Planeteria projects including Fumoto, I&E Construction, Hannah Boys Center, Solano Mobility, San Bernardino County Transit Authority, Belcampo and more.
Bill has an Associate degree in Interactive Media Design from the Santa Rosa Junior College. He enjoys “making”, playing bass guitar, brewing beer, urban homesteading, gardening, hiking, home projects, and quality time with his wife and two rescue dogs.
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Cesar Cubas
Content Analyst
Has been working with socially responsible organizations since 2012, specially in the non-profit sector. He has a background in Marketing and Social Entrepreneurship. He believes that real innovation can only happens when we offer human centered solutions while remaining true to our local community and the natural resources around us. Cesar is studying his Masters in Business Administration with Marketing Certificate Track in University of Phoenix. His expected graduation date is September 2020. He has a B.A Humanities and Social Sciences from the Monterrey Institute of Technology and Higher Education
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Our Clients
Our clients range form government entities to private enterprise including e-commerce, construction and nonprofit organizations nationwide.
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