Studio Guest Judges

In addition to TopCoder staff, the following industry experts will share their talents as guest judges for the 2010 TopCoder Open Studio Semifinal Rounds and the Championship Round. 

Nathan McClain
Chicago, USA

Nathan McClain has been working in the creative arts for nearly 15 years with experience in digital media, advertising, print making, and photography. Nathan's favorite pastimes are engaging in conversation beyond his capacity and setting land speed records.

In his spare time he has a rewarding career at Arc Worldwide as a creative director. Arc believes "that everything that matters begins and ends with People and Behavior. We seek to identify a human behavior at the root. We believe creativity has the power to transform that human behavior. Or simply - we move people." Arc Worldwide is the marketing arm of the Leo Burnett Corporation with clients ranging from Coca-Cola. Procter & Gamble, Allstate, Blackberry, Miller-Coors, and many others.

Melissa Foetsch
New York City, USA

Melissa Foetsch is a User Experience Design practitioner based in the Greater New York City area. She is currently the lead Information Architect supporting IBM's Cloud Computing initiative. In addition to many years of agency and software industry expertise, Melissa is also a traditionally trained graphic designer with an eye for good design.