Prior to his work at Apple, he was a consultant at IntelliCorp and created expert systems for corporations such as GM and Intel. Cypher holds a Ph.D. in Computer Science from Yale University and a B.A. in Mathematics from Princeton University. David Canfield Smith, User Experience Architect, is a coinventor of Creator. The unifying goal of his life's work has been trying to make computers accessible to all people. Prior to Stagecast, Smith was a senior scientist in Apple Computer's Advanced Technology Group where he worked on a variety of software projects for future computers, including educational software with Alan Kay.
Creator is the culmination of that work.
Today all major personal computers have adopted these ideas, and more than 100 million people use them every day. Smith possesses a Ph.D. in Computer Science from Stanford University and a B.A. in Mathematics from Oberlin College. Larry Tesler, President, provides Stagecast with over 20 years of executive and technical management experience in the computer industry. Previously, Tesler served as Vice President and Chief Scientist of Apple Computer, Inc., where he managed the AppleNet product division and various advanced development groups. He contributed a number of ideas and techniques that have become common in graphical user interfaces.