About Toolfarm

Jason Sharp President

San Francisco, CA

Jason Sharp took over as President and CEO of Toolfarm in 2003, and refocused the company on video software with attention to plug-ins. Prior to Toolfarm, Jason worked as the Business Development Manager at Boris FX, and as Director of Sales at Synthetik Software, which focused on natural digital media generation in both video and still imagery. Jason's career started at Terran Interactive, helping establish their flagship product, Media Cleaner, as the industry's standard for multimedia compression, which was acquired by Media 100 during that time. This introduction into multimedia propelled his interest into the world of editing and visual effects, then naturally After Effects, after being given a free copy of Adobe's After Effects 4.0 - Classroom in a Book.

Jason was born in Hong Kong, grew up in Tokyo, and now lives in San Francisco with his wife, Patty, 2 children, a dog and cat. He owns a kegerator.

Colin Sharp VP Sales

Portland, OR

Colin Sharp was forced into VP of Sales for Toolfarm in 2003, and helped Jason, his twin brother, into refocusing the company on video software with attention to plug-ins. Prior to Toolfarm, Colin worked as the Director of Educational Sales at Pinnacle Systems, and as Director of Sales for Puffin Designs, the makers of Commotion.

Colin's career began with Jason at Terran Interactive, helping establish their flagship product, Media Cleaner, as the industry's standard for multimedia compression which was acquired by Media 100 during that time.

Additionally, Colin co-owns and operates Unheard Skateboard Distribution which houses, Bacon Skateboards, Lifeblood Skateboards and Merde Skateboards.

Michele Yamazaki VP Marketing & Web Development Czarina

Grand Rapids, MI

Michele Yamazaki is VP Marketing/Web Development Czarina for Toolfarm (www.toolfarm.com), a value added reseller and distributor of visual effects software. She recently wrote Plug-in with After Effects: Third Party Plug-in Mastery. She co-authored Greenscreen Made Easy: Keying and Compositing Techniques for Indie Filmmakers with Jeremy Hanke, published in 2009 by MWP.

Michele started at Postworks as a motion graphics artist. She taught After Effects and Photoshop at Kendall College of Art & Design. In 2001 she launched AEFreemart.com and in 2002 co-founded West Michigan Animation and Effects User Group. She is a former board member of MCAI Mid-Michigan and West Michigan Film &l Video Alliance. Michele has a BA from Grand Valley State University.

Alicia VanHeulen Marketing Manager

Grand Rapids, MI

Alicia is part of the marketing and design/content development team at Toolfarm. She has demoed plugins and software at shows and expos and coordinates various marketing materials. She joined the Toolfarm team in 2007 after a 5 year stint at Postworks, where she developed video, print and web materials. She has owned AVsolutions, a motion graphics design company in Grand Rapids, MI, since 1999. She has a BFA from Grand Valley State University.

Shizue Sharp Finance Manager

San Francisco, CA

Shizue joined as Toolfarm's Finance Manager in 2008 to organize and protect the company's monetary efficiencies. Previous to Toolfarm, Shizue spent 10 years working for the law firm Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman in San Francisco.

Shizue has 2 cats, Slim and Gizmo, and despite living in San Francisco, she is an avid A's fan.

Brian Rensberry Operations

Portland, OR

Brian started working for Toolfarm in 2008 helping with phone calls and demo downloads until moving into operations in early 2011. Highly educated in graphic and multimedia design, he finds himself enjoying the technical aspects and post-production realization more than the actual design process. Always learning, Brian enjoys his job in operations at Toolfarm.

When not helping customers realize their own projects, Brian enjoys skateboarding and seeing as many live music shows as possible. Brian lives in Portland, OR, with his girlfriend Megan and their dog Gabby.

Johnny Turgesen Sales Associate

Portland, OR

Johnny Turgesen joined Toolfarm in 2009, working just two days a week as Colin's underling, helping out with phone calls and demo downloads. Johnny now works full part time in sales.

Before helping out at Toolfarm, Johnny was working in sales and marketing with Colin at Unheard Skate Supply. Johnny still helps out on his free time taking out the trash and folding shirts for love of the company and skateboarding.

Johnny lives in Portland, OR, with his girlfriend Alicia.