David Huyck ’98 is a top-notch web programmer as well as a professional artist (you may have seen his illustrations in the Winter 2017 issue of the Voice). Like Tom, his work spans the development of Reason and its integration with other back-end systems. Currently his duties include serving as technical lead for the Admissions redesign project.
“A Carleton alumnus from Studio Art, my time from graduation until my return to Northfield three years ago took me down a path through graphic design, web design, web programming, and then graduate school in fine art. After earning my MFA at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, I taught art, graphic design, and web programming at UNC, Minneapolis College of Art and Design, and Washington State University in Pullman. My wife, Cailin Orr ’96, and I returned to Northfield in 2014 with our two kids, Susanna and Oscar. When I’m not working on Carleton’s website, I write and draw in pursuit of making more picture books.”
Tom Brice is new to Carleton but a seasoned web developer, bringing extensive programming and software design experience to the team. He is responsible for developing new and improved functionality for our Reason CMS, as well as integrating our website with other Carleton systems as needed, e.g. the directory, course catalog, Colleague, and Advance.
“I started at Carleton in December 2016, but over the years I’ve written software to make training your dog ‘social,’ send thousands of emails for governments around the world, and create one of the first venture-funded ‘Twitter for Work’ products.
“Immediately prior to Carleton, I was a partner in a small consultancy that created software for corporate clients and startups. Our primary focus was mobile software running on iOS and Android devices, as well as the server systems to supply data for those apps to function. And, yes, we even helped a large pet care company create one of the first social apps for dogs and their trainers. In 2014, my partners and I sold our company to an image recognition technology firm. The software I wrote there helps people buy anything from shoes to hand drills by simply taking a picture with a smartphone.”