Meet the Team
Julie Hamilton
Owner and Account Manager
Julie Hamilton founded Avallo in 1996. With her experience in graphic design and project management, Julie leads the team at Avallo to come up with creative marketing ideas for our clients. Julie started her career as a graphic designer and then found her inner geekness. Her specialty is to take complex programming concepts and terms and translate to plain English for clients. Julie has four kids and one grand child and lives, works and volunteers in Maple Grove.
Ian
Full Stack Developer and Server Administrator
Ian joined Avallo in 2015 as a web developer. After graduation he stayed and has used his programming degree to take Avallo to the next level. He started gaming and programming for fun at the age of 5, so his drive is purely passion. In his spare time, he likes to hang with his dog Huxley and game with his friends. Ian has a Bachelor of Science Degree Computer Science at Metropolitan State University.
Tom
Front End Developer
Tom brings a wide variety of skills. He has been passionate about technology since he was a kid, he built his first computer when he was 13 years old. When he isn’t busy at Avallo he likes to spend time with friends and play Xbox.
Jenna
Front End Developer & Designer
Jenna loves anything to do with design whether it’s digital or print. In her spare time, she enjoys music, traveling, cooking, reading and spending time with her family, friends and pets. Her real dream is going to Africa and volunteering with the elephants.
Dave
Operations Manager of Avallo and Senior Communities Guide
Dave takes care of operations of both Hamilton companies. He early retired from 30 years in the television business to become more involved in the growing companies. His hobbies are collecting any kind of vinyl records, listening to music, attending concerts, camping and hanging with the family.
Maggie
Design Intern
Maggie, a graphic design student at North Hennepin Community College, joined the Avallo team in spring 2024. She will be graduating from NHCC in December 2024. In her spare time, she hangs out with her cats Lacey and Oskar, and exercises her graphic design skills by running her very own blog about her favorite game: The Sims.