Our WIECK family makes the difference
Our people are our story.
We exist to help the world’s best news organizations and public relations, marketing and communications teams share and monitor their stories. We don’t mean to toot our own horn, but we’re kind of like a backseat driver people actually like. Pushing pedal to metal, we’re racing against industry standards to see how far we can take our clients. Maybe it’s why The New York Times News Service, our very first client, has remained with us since May of 1991, when we dramatically sped up their photo distribution process.
A trusted content adviser to Fortune 500 companies, we’re a company founded on principles of long-time photojournalists, editors and media producers. Deadline-oriented and customer-centric, we are solution finders who strive to surpass our client’s needs. Whether it’s web development, content management or multimedia production, Wieck has the technology and people power needed to communicate your message to the world in a timely, compelling manner.
Relentlessly seeking better solutions for clients, the Wieck family consists of passionate professionals who join forces to make Wieck the cutting-edge company it is.
Our WIECK family makes the difference
Our people are our story.
We exist to help the world’s best news organizations and public relations, marketing and communications teams share and monitor their stories. We don’t mean to toot our own horn, but we’re kind of like a backseat driver people actually like. Pushing pedal to metal, we’re racing against industry standards to see how far we can take our clients. Maybe it’s why The New York Times News Service, our very first client, has remained with us since May of 1991, when we dramatically sped up their photo distribution process.
A trusted content adviser to Fortune 500 companies, we’re a company founded on principles of long-time photojournalists, editors and media producers. Deadline-oriented and customer-centric, we are solution finders who strive to surpass our client’s needs. Whether it’s web development, content management or multimedia production, Wieck has the technology and people power needed to communicate your message to the world in a timely, compelling manner.
Relentlessly seeking better solutions for clients, the Wieck family consists of passionate professionals who join forces to make Wieck the cutting-edge company it is.
Meet The Team
At Wieck, we value our ability to back up artificial intelligence with human intelligence. That’s why we keep our team small. Our intimate size allows for an open flow of communication, strengthening our ability to be the fast-paced, agile company our clients need us to be.
Jim Wieck
Founder & Chairman
Tell us about your selfie: Five or six years ago in the grandstands at a MotoGP race at Laguna Seca, near Monterey, CA.
About: Jim Wieck, a 23-year veteran of United Press International, has always had a knack for finding solutions to help reporters cover breaking news and hit their deadlines, even under the most difficult circumstances. He grew up on a farm in Southwest Missouri and graduated with an English degree from Drury University in Springfield, Mo.
During his wire service career, Wieck served on the editorial committee that implemented the agency’s first nationwide computer system in the mid-1970s. He also arranged ship-to-shore services in the North Atlantic that enabled reporters to provide daily coverage of the successful search for the sunken ocean liner Titanic. And when an 8.1 earthquake struck Mexico City, leaving local media with no means of communications, he authorized the lease of a private jet outfitted with long-range international communications technology to fly in reporters and photographers and provide the world with the first eyewitness accounts of the tragedy.
Since co-founding Wieck Media in September 1990, Wieck has continued to provide brands with a vital link to journalists and fans through Wieck-powered newsrooms and platforms.
Fun Fact: Jim frequently meets family and friends for visits to America’s spectacular national parks and monuments. He is an avid and eclectic book collector, and a big motorsports fan, primarily of the FIA’s F1 series and the FIM’s MotoGP classes. He also likes to frequent Texas’ many dance halls and Honkytonks for a night of live music.
“Do the right thing. It will gratify some people and astonish the rest.”
~ Mark Twain
Tim Roberts
President & CEO
Tell us about your selfie: Tell us about your selfie: Alpine Plateau, altitude 11,100ft near Cimarron Colorado. My family has been coming here since before I was born. Every summer – trout fishing, hiking and exploring. I’ve passed this tradition along to my children and this little slice of heaven is our favorite place on earth.
About: As an award-winning photographer with United Press International and Agence France-Presse, Tim Roberts spent a decade capturing both triumphs and tragedies on film — from Super Bowls, the Final Four, and the Olympics to natural disasters, hostage situations, and the final days of the Branch Davidian standoff. This firsthand experience as a photojournalist proved invaluable when Roberts joined Wieck in early 1991 to help launch operations for what was then known as Wieck Photo DataBase — with The New York Times as its first client. As photo editor for the enterprise, Roberts soon began looking into the new digital technology and formats available for compressing, storing, and transmitting photographs. Within six months of the startup, Roberts experimented with a system of delivery that enabled newspapers and magazines to dial in via modems and download photo files in less than one-third the time required by previous technologies. By the mid-1990s, Roberts was leading the fast-growing company’s migration to Web services.
Fun Fact: He grew up on a farm/ranch in Oklahoma and is still a big-time Sooners fan! — BOOMER SOONER!!
“Do not go where the path may lead, go instead where there is no path and leave a trail.”
~ Ralph Waldo Emerson
Pam Roberts
Controller
About: BOOMER!!! Pam Roberts (aka Sarge) may have lived in Texas for 25+ years, but her heart remains in Oklahoma, where she grew up. Working briefly as an accountant after graduating from the University of Oklahoma, she found the shoeboxes of client receipts to be very entertaining. Traveling around meeting new clients, she worked as an auditor before becoming a financial manager of a global company. Settling into a controller position at a law firm when her kids were ages 4, 3, 2 and 1, she somehow managed to balance family and work while earning an MBA in finance from the University of North Texas. Joining Wieck four years ago, Pam is the company’s controller, office manager and financial planner. She also helps with client and project management for the new Wieck Studios products. She loves the constantly changing technology (just not on her desk) and the global opportunities ahead. She makes it a point to promote the OU/Texas rivalry in the office and at home. Her nickname is “Sarge” because she sets high expectations for her team, but is always there when they need help. She prefers being labeled “highly organized and prepared” rather than OCD.
Fun Fact: Her husband’s family still calls her “Fuzzy,” because of a 1980’s perm gone really wrong.
Sam Smoot
Director of Software Development
Tell us about your selfie: Out hiking with the family at Caprock Canyons!
About: Currently developing APIs, data migration tools and architecture of a future Newsroom product, Sam Smoot has led the specification and architecture of current Wieck products, including Newsroom, NYTSYN, TimesDigest, and VirtualTours. Managing development, Sam put into place project management procedures and QA. Designing, implementing and doing hot-fixes for current hosting infrastructure, he acts as an adviser for hosting requirements and vendors for new infrastructure. Passionate about fixing things, Sam wants to continue identifying and finding solutions for issues that arise. Whether lowering project maintenance to clear time for new development, or improving processes to ensure promises are delivered on time, Sam is always seeking answers to new questions. Timely task completion and client satisfaction are really, really important to Sam. In his free time, Sam likes to cook, do DIY projects around the house, relax with a good SciFi book, and do nature-y things like biking, camping or visiting the zoo. Married with two kids, ages 6 and 3, he plays single dad when his wife of 17 years is out of town on business.
Fun Fact: Sam likes to cook and is mastering Bavarian cuisine thanks to YouTube.
Vanessa Sanchez
Director of Content
Tell us about your selfie: During a girl’s weekend trip, I felt as if someone was watching me the entire time. It turns out it was just the 30-foot sculpture of Tony Tasset’s “The Eye”.
About: Vanessa is a Film/Video/Screenwriting graduate from the University of Texas at Arlington. As the Director of Content Service for the Editorial Desk team at Wieck, she manages and provides digital distribution services for media companies and other major corporations.
In her time off, she enjoys hiking, traveling to new places, watching a good movie, or UFC fight. She enjoys reading and learning about history.
Fun Fact: I’m a TWIN! We might be complete opposites, but we’re the best of friends.
“It ain’t about how hard you hit; it’s about how hard you can get hit and keep moving forward. That’s how winning is done.”
~ Rocky Balboa
Austin Bourdeau
Assistant Director of Content
Austin Bourdeau
Assistant Director of Content
Tell us about your selfie: I always love an excuse to dress my best.
About: When I’m not working, you’ll most likely find me playing video games or listening to k-pop. I’m also that one person who will put “currently on a cruise in the Caribbean” as my out of office message because my husband and I go on multiples cruises a year.
Fun Fact: I still collect Pokemon cards.
“A life without risk is a life unlived.”
German Vasquez
Junior Business Analyst
German Vasquez
Junior Business Analyst
Tell us about your selfie: This is what you get when you ask for a selfie of me.
About: German (hær-MAHN) devoted over 9 years of his career to Target where most of his time was focused on combating organized retail crime before he parted ways. That is when German found the opportunity to join the Desk Team at Wieck. Today, German works as a Junior Business Analyst and Project Manager ensuring the satisfaction of our clients, and the production of great services.
His love for data analytics and software programming has led him to pursue a bachelor’s degree in Information Systems from the University of Texas at Arlington. When German has spare time, you can find him furthering his knowledge in Java, catching up on some Netflix, reading, fishing or hunting.
Fun Fact: After many years of training, German has mastered the technique of air guitar.
“Ever tried. Ever failed. No matter. Try again. Fail again. Fail better.“
~ Samuel Beckett
Bruce Komesu
Junior Business Analyst
Bruce Komesu
Junior Business Analyst
Tell us about your selfie: This is a picture of when I finished my ramen at one of my favorite ramen places in Japan (Kagetsu).
About: Bruce is an Okinawan (JP)/Nebraskan (USA) hybrid. He has lived between the 2 countries back and forth, allowing him to build his career in bridging the 2 cultures. He has served in back-office administration functions and also customer-facing roles both requiring the ability to communicate in Japanese and English. Today, Bruce works as a bilingual business analyst not just bridging languages, but also bridging client needs to the development team.
Fun Fact: One of the first instruments he learned was using his own mouth, Beatboxing.
Manuel Carvalho
Junior Business Analyst
Manuel Cavalho
Junior Business Analyst
Tell us about your selfie: In Barcelona for my for one of my friend’s 30th birthday.
About: Born and raised in Portugal, in a city called Braga. He’s studied economics and management ever since high school but only after graduation did he find his true love, IT and project management. More specifically communication/websites. He has played many different sports including badminton, football, and soccer which led to a lot of injuries including many broken bones, but he is still standing. Besides sports, he loves to watch movies, tv-series, and play video games with his friends.
Fun Fact: Manuel has lived in 6 different countries and has visited all continents except for Oceania.
Ben Nelson
Senior Software Developer
Tell us about your selfie: Ben and his wife Danielle at the Contemporary Art Museum in Bellville, Texas. Just kidding, it’s in Dallas!
About: Ben Nelson (aka Bass) is passionate about bicycles, music, travel, and sneaking indented code comments past Scott. He loves writing Scala and terse HTML, and hopes to travel to India next.
Fun Fact: Ben is a conversational speaker of German and Morse Code, but not German Morse Code.
Eric Givens
Software Developer
Tell us about your selfie: This picture was taken by a large waterfall in Alaska. This was not my first time in Alaska, and it won’t be my last. But be careful. My momma always said, “Don’t go chasing waterfalls!”
About: fter many years in tech support and media production at a small college in the Boston area, Eric, aka “Mr. New York Times”, decided to move into web development full-time and after a short search found a home at Wieck four years ago. Having grown up in New England, after spending some time in Texas he decided he missed the snow and has recently relocated to Michigan’s Upper Peninsula. Eric holds undergraduate degrees in Music and English Literature and is an accomplished classical guitarist. In his spare time he enjoys reading, hiking, video games, filmmaking, and being active in his church.
Fun Fact: Eric is a lifelong fan of pro wrestling (and yes, he knows it’s fake, thank you very much).
Josh Smoot
Software Developer
Tell us about your selfie: Crushing some miles!
About: Josh Smoot said the best words to describe him have always been creative, smart, exciting, honest, and humble.
Fun Fact: Polar bears can eat as many as 86 penguins in a single sitting.
Alysa Miles
Social Media Manager
Tell us about your selfie: This is our latest and greatest Miles family photo. These were all shot on film at Murrell Park in Flower Mound.
About: I love spending time with my husband, John, and our son, Fitz. I am a graduate of the Mayborn School of Journalism at the University of North Texas.
deep conversations > small talk
iced coffee > hot coffee
spotify > apple music
“We are spiritual beings having a human experience”
– Pierre Teilhard de Chardin
Anita Smith
Social Media Manager
Tell us about your selfie: I had just finished a hike to the top of a mountain in Wyoming. I love to frequently visit to see my family, and the mountains are constantly calling my name!
About: I was raised in small town, Nevada, Texas. I moved to Lubbock and graduated from Texas Tech University in 2020 with a bachelor’s degree in advertising and a minor in media strategies. I then moved to Dallas and later joined the Wieck team as a Channel Content Manager for Vizient! In my spare time I enjoy traveling, hiking, spending time with friends and family, and being a major foodie!
Fun Fact: I have the world’s sweetest cat, a Russian Blue named Mila 🙂
Mitchell Wilson
Software Developer
Tell us about your selfie: Christmas with the family on winter break from university.
About: Mitchell is a developer at WIECK. He graduated with a degree in Computer Science from Texas State University and began working as a developer in his hometown of Houston, TX. He is a full stack developer that also enjoys designing interfaces and features.
Outside of programming he likes both watching and playing sports. He also enjoys traveling with his friends and experiencing new places.
Fun Fact: Despite having no parents or grandparents with red hair, both Mitchell and his brother are redheads.
Nathan Roberts
Business Intelligence Specialist
Tell us about your selfie: This was taken an hour or two prior to my brother’s wedding, where I shamelessly cried like a baby.
About: Nathan is one of those more reserved people typically, but if you stick around long enough, you’ll see his dry sense of humor, consisting of mainly dad jokes and bad puns. He graduated from the University of North Texas with a degree in Applied Behavioral Analytics, and now is part of the tip of the spear that is the analytics department at Wieck. In his free time, Nathan enjoys watching or playing just about any sport, or sitting at home with his dog watching Game of Thrones, Old Fashioned in his hand.
Fun Fact: I’ve had more broken bones and concussions than I can remember, hopefully there’s no correlation there.
Brandon Lopez
Digital Content Manager
Tell us about your selfie: I am wearing my favorite All Might shirt in this selfie, it just didn’t make it into the frame
About: Brandon graduated from the University of Texas at Arlington, his interest in programming led him to pursue a degree in Information Systems. After several years of working construction during college, he changed his hammer and nails for a keyboard and mouse working at Wieck as a member of the Editorial Desk team. During his spare time, Brandon likes to spend time with family, watch movies, play video games, hang with friends and travel.
Fun Fact: I like to go to karaoke bars and showcase my horrible singing.
Colin Mitchell
Digital Content Manager
Tell us about your selfie: A selfie I took the day the Pistons picked first in the Draft. I’m wearing a Bad Boys hat and a quote from our GM printed on a shirt.
About: Originally from Michigan, Colin moved to McKinney, Texas in 2011 on Valentine’s Day. He went to the University of North Texas where he got a degree in photojournalism. He loves sports and uses his skills in photography to document sporting events around Texas and the United States. Other hobbies include playing basketball, playing/streaming video games, and eating Mexican food.
Fun Fact: This year (2021), Colin went to Indianapolis to take photos of North Texas basketball in March Madness where they upset Purdue as a 13 seed.
Aaron Perez
Digital Content Manager
Tell us about your selfie: Tell us about your selfie: We took this selfie while taking a tour of an abandoned haunted mine that dates back to the 1600.
About: I was born and raised in Mexico and moved to Texas when I was 14. I graduated from UT Arlington in 2017 with an Information Systems degree. On my spare time I like to play video games, watching shows like Stranger Things, WestWorld, Black Mirror, or horror movies as well as going to escape rooms with friends.
Fun Fact: I’m a big fan of everything supernatural, it is probably because I lived in a haunted house when I was younger with pictures flying off the wall.
Antonio Martinez
Digital Content Specialist
Tell us about your selfie: My girlfriend and I were in a taxi boat heading to Universal Studio from the resort.
About: Antonio is currently an online student at Utica College. He is Majoring in Cybersecurity. After taking some coding classes, Antonio realized he enjoyed the developing and creativity aspect of it which lead him to Wieck as a content management specialist.
Antonio has a wide range of interests. He enjoys playing video games, going out to the movies, enjoys watching wrestling and produces music in his down time. When traveling, his favorite thing to do is explore the varieties of beer at local bars. His dream is to one day drive a supercar on a racetrack.
Fun Fact: Antonio joined a non-profit organization called TangoTab and participated in their event which broke the Guinness World Record for Most Sandwiches Made In 1 hour. (57,662 sandwiches, February 2019)
Billy Butcher
Digital Content Specialist
Billy Butcher
Digital Content Specialist
Tell us about your selfie: I am an avid comic con attendee and this selfie was when I met Bonnie Wright aka Ginny Weasley from the Harry Potter movies at the Dallas Comic Con.
About: Moving to the Dallas area about 4 years ago to be closer to his friends, Billy immediately found himself working in the hospitality industry at a few hotels along his road to WIECK.
Fun Fact: Billy has a love for games of all types, fantasy novels, impersonations and puns of all types. Billy is a gym enthusiast, and isn’t shy from helping those who are in need of a little bit of advice.
Daniel Hernandez
Digital Content Specialist
About: As an engineering major from the University of Texas at Dallas, Daniel carries his knack for problem solving into the digital landscape at Wieck. Daniel previously worked with small business owners all across the nation, assisting them with the development and content creation of their websites for online marketing.
When not in the office or stuck in traffic, you’ll find Daniel at the gym lifting heavy objects. He enjoys cinema and takes his movie watching seriously. By the way, he is an Aries.
Fun Fact: He can deadlift 335 pounds.
“Luck is what happens when preparation meets opportunity”
~ Roman Philosopher Seneca
Caitlin Smith
Digital Content Specialist
Tell us about your selfie: In my free time, you can find me tending to my many house plants, or out buying more house plants.
About: Born and raised in Oklahoma, Caitlin attended The University of Oklahoma where she studied Psychology and Women and Gender Studies. After managing a restaurant for 5 years, Caitlin found her way to joining the Wieck Team. When she isn’t working, she is probably watering her plants or binge watching Master Chef Junior.
William Bradford
Digital Content Specialist
Tell us about your selfie: Heading to the office for my first day at WIECK!
About: Originally from Southern California, William moved to Texas with his wife in 2018. He has an Associate’s Degree in Business Administration from Fullerton College. He got his start developing websites for non-profit organizations over 15 years ago, and has a heart for the community to this day.
Fun Fact: William once considered a career in construction with his father, but after being shocked, burned, and cutting himself the first week on the job decided manual labor was not for him.
Rei Denison
Digital Content Specialist
Tell us about your selfie: This one was at the San Antonio Rodeo when we lived there in 2020. My husband and I love to enjoy and support local businesses!
About: Rei has lived in Japan and the US back and forth for both education and career. After a successful professional career in Tokyo working as an account manager in the IT/Travel industry, Rei moved back to the states and met Wieck where she can put her skills and bilingual culture to use again. Rei loves to travel to enjoy local foods and learn about different cultures.
Fun Fact: Rei eats chips with chopsticks.
Le Pham
Digital Content Specialist
Tell us about your selfie: This selfie was when one of my best friend was getting married early this year and I was so happy I was able to share that moment with her.
About: I just graduated from UNT in December of 2020 and before this I have been doing independent contractor work for different companies. A little about myself personally is that I am a laidback and easygoing person who like to have fun. I like to go try different food places and just hangout as I am a big foodie. I also enjoy playing basketball and football with friends and have that friendly rivalry as I am a competitive person and I like that competitive spirit. During my alone time I like to binge watch TV Shows mainly sitcoms and movies, I also like to play video games, watch anime, draw, and read.
Fun Fact: The BIGGEST Kobe fan you will meet, and that I am part Cambodian.
Haley Mitchell
Digital Content Specialist
Tell us about your selfie: The picture was taken on my 24th birthday while I was celebrating with friends.
About: I’m from Michigan and moved here 11 years ago. I got my cosmetology license in high school and worked in a hair salon for a little while. Straight out of high school I worked 3 jobs for about a year until I finally went to college where I got my associates in liberal arts. After college, life took me to the service industry where I made lots of great memories! This is where I stayed until the fortunate opportunity to apply with Wieck came about. In my free time, I love reading books, crocheting, painting, and most importantly playing with my two cats, Bubba and Beans!
Corey Smith
Digital Content Specialist
Corey Smith
Digital Content Specialist
About: I was born and raised in New England. Growing up there means that I had all 4 seasons to manage. So in the Summer that meant beaches and road trips, Winter was snow days and snowboarding. Once I graduated high school, I was a truck driver for a while. I then picked up the hobby of building computers and PC gaming. That hobby led to wanting to learn more about how code is written and how it interacts with everything we do these days. Technology fascinates me, and I love learning new things.
Fun Fact: When I’m not home gaming, I’m usually out on my motorcycle cruising the White Mountains and New England area.
Maria Peralta
Social Center Commander
Maria Peralta
Social Command Center
About: I recently graduated from the University of North Texas in December 2022 with a bachelor’s degree in public relations and a minor in Non-Profit Leadership. I’ve always enjoyed building relationships with new people and have a strong passion for my field. In my free time, I spend time with my two dogs, go on hikes, visit the lake, and enjoy lots of park days. I love traveling, sightseeing, and learning about new cultures. I believe that traveling broadens our horizons and enriches our perspective.
Fun Fact: I’ve crossed out 5 of my dream destination from my bucket list!
Kayla Pfenning
Social Center Commander
Kayla Pfenning
Social Center Commander
About: I graduated from the University of North Texas in December 2021 with a bachelor’s degree in public relations and I minored in psychology. I am a Service Recovery Agent at Wieck where I respond to reviews and comments for Baylor Scott & White Health and triage them to patient relations among other tasks. On my free time I enjoy watching TV shows and seeing new movies, reading, going on hikes, learning to cook, playing basketball, and having game nights with my friends. I’m also obsessed with coffee and love trying new coffee shops with my friend, we are on the hunt to find the best cup of coffee!
Fun Fact: I have watched my favorite TV show, Gilmore Girls, all the way through at least 8 times!
Meet The Team
At Wieck, we value our ability to back up artificial intelligence with human intelligence. That’s why we keep our team small. Our intimate size allows for an open flow of communication, strengthening our ability to be the fast-paced, agile company our clients need us to be.
Jim Wieck
“Do the right thing. It will gratify some people and astonish the rest.”
~ Mark Twain
Tim Roberts
“Do not go where the path may lead, go instead where there is no path and leave a trail.”
~ Ralph Waldo Emerson
Sam Smoot
Vanessa Sanchez
“It ain’t about how hard you hit; it’s about how hard you can get hit and keep moving forward. That’s how winning is done.”
~ Rocky Balboa
Pam Roberts
Eric Givens
Ben Nelson
Josh Smoot
David Kelbley
About: David Kelbley is the IT Manager at Wieck. His daily activities include system, database, and network administration, and when the opportunity presents itself, he dabbles in programming. Graduating from Texas A&M with a bachelor’s degree in computer science, David has more than 25 years of experience in system design and architecture. Throughout his career, David has worked in many different business sectors including consulting, manufacturing, telecommunications, and SAAS. He enjoys working with startup companies and providing advice to small business owners. Fun Fact: Although far from an expert, David enjoys escaping from the day-to-day computer grind with a little home construction.
Austin Bourdeau
About: As a recent graduate from the University of North Texas, Austin found his way to Wieck where he is now a member of the Editorial Desk Team. After studying public relations and digital marketing, Austin has developed a love for web content and he’s currently on track to become a master at HTML.
Austin loves everything to do with video games, fiction novels, and running. When he’s not training for his next marathon, you’ll usually find him planning his next trip to Disney World, but he’s most likely planning to run his next marathon at Disney World.
“A life without risk is a life unlived.”
Brandon Lopez
About: Brandon graduated from the University of Texas at Arlington, his interest in programming led him to pursue a degree in Information Systems. After several years of working construction during college, he changed his hammer and nails for a keyboard and mouse working at Wieck as a member of the Editorial Desk team. During his spare time, Brandon likes to spend time with family, watch movies, play video games, hang with friends and travel.
Fun Fact: I like to go to karaoke bars and showcase my horrible singing.
Colin Mitchell
Digital Content Manager
Tell us about your selfie: A selfie I took the day the Pistons picked first in the Draft. I’m wearing a Bad Boys hat and a quote from our GM printed on a shirt.
About: Originally from Michigan, Colin moved to McKinney, Texas in 2011 on Valentine’s Day. He went to the University of North Texas where he got a degree in photojournalism. He loves sports and uses his skills in photography to document sporting events around Texas and the United States. Other hobbies include playing basketball, playing/streaming video games, and eating Mexican food.
Fun Fact: This year (2021), Colin went to Indianapolis to take photos of North Texas basketball in March Madness where they upset Purdue as a 13 seed.
German Vasquez
About: German devoted over 9 years of his career to Target where most of his time was focused on combating organized retail crime before he parted ways. That is when German found the opportunity to join the Desk Team at Wieck.
His love for data analytics and software programming has led him to pursue a bachelor’s degree in Information Systems from the University of Texas at Arlington. When German has spare time, you can find him furthering his knowledge in Java, catching up on some Netflix, reading, fishing or hunting.
Fun Fact: After many years of training, German has mastered the technique of air guitar.
“Ever tried. Ever failed. No matter. Try again. Fail again. Fail better.“
-Samuel Beckett
Alysa Miles
About: Alysa is a graduate of the University of North Texas where she earned a degree in public relations. Having always been a word-nerd, majoring in journalism was an easy decision that led to a fulfilling college experience. Her duties at Wieck include social media management and being a member of the Editorial Desk Team.
Her interests include travel, writing and watching all the true crime documentaries you could imagine.
Kaitlyn Jefferson
About: Kaitlyn Jefferson is a Virginia native, Nashville transplant and proud graduate of the University of Virginia (Wahoowa!). Her passion for travel, communication and today’s evolving global media landscape brought her to Wieck in the fall of 2018. A few of her favorite things: tacos, scary books and frequent flyer miles. In her free time, you can find her out and about exploring Music City.
Billy Butcher
About: Moving to the Dallas area about 4 years ago to be closer to his friends, Billy immediately found himself working in the hospitality industry at a few hotels along his road to Wieck.
Fun Fact: Billy has a love for games of all types, fantasy novels, impersonations and puns of all types. Billy is a gym enthusiast, and isn’t shy from helping those who are in need of a little bit of advice.
Haley Mitchell
Digital Content Specialist
Haley Mitchell
Digital Content Specialist
The picture was taken on my 24th birthday while I was celebrating with friends.
I’m from Michigan and moved here 11 years ago. I got my cosmetology license in high school and worked in a hair salon for a little while. Straight out of high school I worked 3 jobs for about a year until I finally went to college where I got my associates in liberal arts. After college, life took me to the service industry where I made lots of great memories! This is where I stayed until the fortunate opportunity to apply with Wieck came about. In my free time, I love reading books, crocheting, painting, and most importantly playing with my two cats, Bubba and Beans!
Antonio Martinez
When not in the office or stuck in traffic, you’ll find Daniel at the gym lifting heavy objects. He enjoys cinema and takes his movie watching seriously. By the way, he is an Aries.
Fun fact: He can deadlift 335 pounds.
“Luck is what happens when preparation meets opportunity”
~ Roman Philosopher Seneca
Antonio Martinez
About: Antonio is currently an online student at Utica College. He is Majoring in Cybersecurity. After taking some coding classes, Antonio realized he enjoyed the developing and creativity aspect of it which lead him to Wieck as a content management specialist.
Antonio has a wide range of interests. He enjoys playing video games, going out to the movies, enjoys watching wrestling and produces music in his down time. When traveling, his favorite thing to do is explore the varieties of beer at local bars. His dream is to one day drive a supercar on a racetrack.
Fun Fact: Antonio joined a non-profit organization called TangoTab and participated in their event which broke the Guinness World Record for Most Sandwiches Made In 1 hour. (57,662 sandwiches, February 2019)
Caitlin Smith
About: Born and raised in Oklahoma, Caitlin attended The University of Oklahoma where she studied Psychology and Women and Gender Studies. After managing a restaurant for 5 years, Caitlin found her way to joining the Wieck Team. When she isn’t working, she is probably watering her plants or binge watching Master Chef Junior.
Kayla Pfenning
Social Command Center
Kayla Pfenning
About me: I graduated from the University of North Texas in December 2021 with a bachelor’s degree in public relations and I minored in psychology. I am a Service Recovery Agent at Wieck where I respond to reviews and comments for Baylor Scott & White Health and triage them to patient relations among other tasks. On my free time I enjoy watching TV shows and seeing new movies, reading, going on hikes, learning to cook, playing basketball, and having game nights with my friends. I’m also obsessed with coffee and love trying new coffee shops with my friend, we are on the hunt to find the best cup of coffee!
Fun fact: I have watched my favorite TV show, Gilmore Girls, all the way through at least 8 times!