Clients

Program Development

• Zero Gravity Corporation
  • Development of all microgravity education program concepts for teachers, students and specialty programs for regional and national sponsors
  • Program concept development, and sponsorhip program impelmentation for the Northrop Grumman Corporation and Foundation Weightless Flights of Discovery national program
  • Project concept and development, seed and implementation grants for the Stephen Hawking Micorgravity Education and Research Center; umbrella organzation for all current and future programs focusing on microgravity workforce and education for K -20 educators, students and researchers in the state of Florida (hawkingcenter.org)
  • Concept development, funding proposals for the Florida Microgravity Training program for workforce transition, funded by the state of Florida.
• Enterprise Florida
  • Development of new facility and alternative funding options: Research into funding programs, outreach to local and federal government agencies for partnership and support, assessment of available properties, and program recommendation for construction of an Enterprise Florida-owned facility utilizing local, state and federal development funding and EFI operations budget. Final result was no-go decision.
  • Funding Horizons for EFI sectors: Consulted with each of EFI's sector vice presidents to outline ongoing projects, identify new opportunities and create a catalog of available federal and commercial funding targets to support their programs.
• Technological Research and Development Authority
  • Developed concept and secured federal and state funding to create the Florida/NASA Business Incubation Program
  • Secured local and state partners, led site selection, outlined program requirements and opportunites and secured multiple funding sources including Community Devlopment Block Grants, US Economic Development Administration grant for the construction of the multi-million dollary Melbourne Business Incubator that now houses TRDA, its incubation programs, education programs and energy sector.
  • Developed the concept and created proposals and concept papers and breifing materials that secured funding for the Endeavour Academy, a statewide, hands-on teacher professional development institute for Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics disciplines (Endeavouracademy.org)
  • Spearheaded all competitive funding efforts to support Endeavour Academy programs through state and federal channels.
  • Secured state funding for the Inovative Energy Technology Program, a Florida-based intitive that provided seed funding to entrepreneurs for development of new energy technologies: Created the TRDA Energy office.
  • Supported all state and federal government relations efforts of the agency with appropriations requests, briefing papers, presentations, proposals, concept papers and required research.
• Constellation Power Development, Inc., Baltimore, MD
  • Created the community outreach and media program for development of a Brevard County peaking power plant. Community outcry upon annoucement of the program caused county governmnt to place a moretorium on construction. Developed a strategic, broadscale communty outreach program with key messages. Program included editorials ghost written for supporters and comany reps.; advertising; community participation at key events; attendance at pubic celebrations and fairs; sponsorships; meetings with key community leaders, homeowner associations, and environmental groups; hosting community informational meetings; and government and media relations. Results of community survey post-campaign indicated positive or no opinion on plant construction. County commission lited the moretorium as a direct result, plant is operating today.
• Reinforced Polymers, Inc.
  • Created the strategy and funding proposals for start-up composites company to expand research into mass manufacturing processes for the auto, marine and defense industries. Generated leads, researched potential partners, proided presentations and wrote invited proposal to the The Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR). Povide pricipal with periodic updates and funding opportunities.
• MAGLEV 2000 of Florida, Titusville, FL
  • Led the development of an extensive application for venture funding. Participated in the development of the business plan and other sections of the proposal to fund the development and validaiton of a planar guideway system, and the application of maglev technology for mining environments that could eventually provide high-speed MagLev for the mining industry and mass transit.
• Florida Education & Research Foundation
  • Secured federal and state funds and oversaw the initial site development of a multimillion dollar clean room facility affiliated with Brevard Community College.
  • Developed programs, directed activities and coordinated proposal developmentt o promote and enhance public/private partnerships among Brevard Community College, universities and Florida industry in an effort to build Foundation Park, a research and industrial park affiliated with Brevard Community College.
  • Actively promoted and sought funding for Brevard Teaching and Research Laboratories, developed the South East Display Center, a consortium of academic institutions, industry, and local and state government developing Flat Panel Display research, industry and training in an effort to secure reasearch funds for affiliated organizaitons.
  • Marketed and promoted Foundation Park and site locations to state and federal government agencies, reserach institutes, and private companies.
• Astronauts Memorial Foundation, Kennedy Space Center, FL
  • Formalized the organization's development goals and strategy, created list of funding targets, secured funds for the establishment of a computer lab for teacher professional development, created several small scale fundrasing initiatives
  • Organized and operated the 10th anniversary Challenger Disaster recognition event, including VIPs, astronaut famiies, more than 200 media, 1,000 members of the general public, and participation by NASA, the Airforce and Florida government officials.

Specialty Communications

• Economic Development Commission of Florida’s Space Coast, Rockledge, FL
  • Developed successful campaign to renew an ad valorem tax abatement program for approximately half-million population Florida County through public election, which passed with almost 60-percent in favor. Developed the outreach strategy, target audience, messaging and response to opposition. Scripted radio advertising and community presentations, wrote editorials and created a comprehensive presentation guidelines package for spokespeople, made radio talk show appearances. Worked in partnership with CK Communications.
  • Ghostwrite articles and opinion pieces for president, key investors that integrate organization’s missions and messages and key economic issues. Write focused, high-level correspondence and create presentations for key initiatives, including investor development and outreach.
• Intersil Corporation, Milpitas, CA
  • Wrote majority of articles for corporate-wide internal employee bi-monthly periodical, including international sectors. Researched story topics, interviewed employees stationed globally, developed themes and headlines.
• Florida Institute of Technology, Melbourne, FL
  
  • Freelance writer for alumni publication.
• Payload Systems, Inc.,Cambridge, MA
  
  • Developed web site copy.
• Doubletake Advertising & Marketing, Melbourne, FL
  
  • Developed copy for brochures, advertising and other collateral.
• Wolf Jessee Paquin Communications, Cocoa Beach, FL
  
  • Wrote editorial pieces for Port Canaveral magazine, wrote Port Canaveral Annual Report, assisted in developing advertising campaigns and wrote product sheets and brochures
• Europe Displays Inc., Orlando, FL
  
  • Developed three-volume proposal for international pavilion contract through the US Department of Commerce.
• Watermark Strategic Communications, Melbourne, FL
  
  • Developed brochure copy and press materials for key clients
• Orlando Magazine, Orlando, FL
  
  • Freelance story
• Warfields Business & Technology, West Palm Beach, FL
  
  • Freelance story
• Onyx Magazine, Orlando, FL
  
  • Freelance story
• St. Mark’s Episcopal Academy
  
  • Creating overall communications program to include operational, fundraising, recruitment and retention, and academic programs for internal and external constituencies. Write news releases, fact sheets, presentations and communications guidelines.
• Florida Solar Energy Center, Cocoa, FL
  
  • Serve as industry expert on selection committee for Research Institute Director of Communications.

Information Technology

• Ozmosis.com
  • Extensive Drupal-based site for a startup company. Created multiple custom modules for the site as well as advanced themeing work.
  • "Mike is hands down one of the best software developers I have ever had the pleasure of working with. He approaches each development project with a clear and unbiased perspective that leads to a highly effective end result. He writes terrific code and continues to impress me with his keen ability to solve complex problems. He will quickly find the answer and always provides a logical and easy to implement solution. Mike has been a pleasure to work with and has become an invaluable member of the Ozmosis team. I would highly recommend Mike to any potential client, but I would rather have him work just for us." - Joel Selzer, Co-Founder & CEO of Ozmosis, Inc.
• SurfMessage.com
  • Created Drupal 5-based site for startup company. Site allows users to sign up for email/sms/wake-up call subscriptions of current surf reports for various areas around the country.
  • "I am very happy with the web site that was created by Anello Consulting. Mike was very thorough in his requirements gathering and very responsive for any changes that needed to be made. He made the whole process of creating a rather complex ecommerce site very easy."
• OffRoadAtlas.com
  • Conceived, developed, and currently maintain a Drupal-5 based site where users can map, find, and share off-road areas and trails. Developed custom modules and theme for use on the site.
• CK Communications
  • On-going work as sub-contractor in developing database-driven web site functionality for thier clients
  • "Anello Consulting consistently provides a well-organized approach to project execution. We trust that any size project will receive attention to detail and finish to our satisfaction." - Caroline Kempf, president, CK Communications, Inc.
• St. Mark's Episcopal Academy
  • Volunteer project to build a Drupal 5-based web site for the school to enhance communications with the school familes and community. Provided a protects student/parent area where teachers can post photos, messages, and homework assignments.
  • The decision to allow Michael Anello and his company to redesign our website was an extremely smart decision for our school. The vast majority of our prospects for new business now comes to St. Mark's Episcopal Academy via our website. This is an enormous change from last year when we got almost no traffic from our website. The web design and support services from Anello Consulting are superior, and I would strongly recommend them to any business. - Joi Robertson, Head of School
• Brennan2007.com
  • Volunteer project to build a small Drupal 5-based temporary web site for a democratic candidate for town council in West Hartford, CT.
  • "Mike Anello is one of the best in the business. He is very knowledgeable and creative in his approach and extremely effective in meeting our goals in a timely manner. Bottom line, if you want a high quality, customized product delivered with a personal touch, call Mike." - Tim Brennan, West Hartford, CT Town Councilman
• Florida Green Building Coalition
  • Developed a Drupal-based membership, green product, and green project web site.
  • "Mike took our requests and asked many questions before preparing his bid. This led to a much better design of the database. Mike was excellent in communicating during the development and making suggestions to keep us within our budget."
• OpsTraining.com
  • Updated and added full ecommerce functionality to their current web site
  • "Michael Anello implemented a database and e-commerce function on our website, saving us immeasureable time in the administration of our business. His work was timely and his rates reasonable. The fact that we can access these functions from around the world is critical for our global operations. I highly recommend his services to anyone who wishes to take his or her website to the next level." - Andy Stanford, owner
• Renco Electronics
  • Updated and added full ecommerce functionality to their current web site
  • Developed custom searching methodologies for their extensive parts database
  • "Mike Anello made us feel at ease with the process of creating a whole new web site ... the web site has brought in much needed new business!" - Ed Rensing, President
• SpaceFlightNow.com
  • Developed custom database-driven multimedia content management system for their web site
  • Developed and deployed world-wide ecommerce functionality, automated activation and renewal process of online memberships
• TheCarConsultants.us
  • Developed custom testimonial section
  • Developed custom contact module that automatically notifies salesmen via email and text message (SMS) of new customer requests
  • "Working with Mike has been a pleasure. He helps us formulate our technology strategy, giving us functional options with accurate costs, so we can choose the best option for our needs. Mike has always exceeded our expectations and we highly recommend his services to others in the business community." - Jeff Leonard, President of The Car Consultants
• Zero Gravity Corporation
  • Created Drupal-5 based "teachers lounge" in support of company's education program. The "teachers lounge" is mainly a Drupal blogging site for teachers to post about their Zero-G experience.
  • On-going role as information technology consultant
  • Directed transition of corporate email and web site to dedicated server
  • Developed new functionality for company intranet
  • Developed video eCard module
  • Deployed open-source photo gallery for company web site
  • "Mike took over the challenge of our programming needs and succeeded in less time than expected." - Edwin Lorse, Zero Gravity Corporation
• The Endeavour Academy
  • Created custom database-driven web site with extensive admin area for teacher training courses
  • "Michael Anello successfully created an informative, attractive and easy-to-use Web site that also provides a very high level of functionality, both for our external customers and internal staff. Mr. Anello's ongoing attention to detail and quick response time allows The Endeavour Academy to continue to provide the highest level of customer service with confidence. We are very pleased with his performance and will continue to take full advantage of his talent and expertise." - Michelle Peters, Director, The Endeavour Academy
    
• OrlHomes.com
  • Transitioned a static web site to a database-driven web site with extensive admin area for client to update content.
  • "Amazing! Mike Anello's ability to not only do the work but understand the concept was awesome. It is rare a programmer/technical vendor has the creative skills to match their software skills. I often put my trust in someone to take responsibility and do the job! Mike did it with initiative and it was so damn easy to communicate with him. I look forward to working with him in the future." - Steve Schiffer, owner OrlHomes.com
    
• DominantMarketShare.com and IAQU.net
  • Developed custom content management system based on customer specifications
  • "Michael has excellent communications and graps conceptual concepts very well. He was on time and the product works well." - Joseph Uffens, Dominant Market Share
    
• TotallyYou.com
  • Deployed open-source based ecommerce solution
  • "Michael made the transition to a fully functioning ecommerce site a very easy and pleasant experience. He took care of the all details and was quick to respond to any questions or concerns that we had. I would highly recommend taking advantage of his expertise as we continue to do so." - Brian Easterwood, Totally You Internet Services Director
    
• Cooper Computer Services
  • Developed various custom database-driven modules for contact and content management
  • "Mike has done a wonderful job with the projects that he has work on. He has been timely with his work and has been very creative. I would recommend him to anyone." - Dean Cooper, owner, Cooper Computer Services
    
• ResponseMill.com
  • Lead developer for site dedicated to sending out email newsletters for various clients.
  • Created server-side email queue system that was capable of sending out thousands of custom emails per hour.
  • Developed modules to aid in the creation of email newsletters
  • Developed modules to aid in email newsletter campaign reports
  • Developed modules to aid in automating tracking of email newsletters
  • "We have never worked with a contract web developer who could analyze, plan and develop software of this superior quality prior to working with Michael." - Alan Brooks, ResponseMill.com
    
• Educate Space License Plate
  • Created simple web site to promote new Florida license plate
  • "Mike continues to provide quick turn around, quality work at a very reasonable price. Each time we work with Mike on a project, it's a truly turn-key and pleasant experience. The recent Space Plate page is yet another example." - Gwen Griffin
• ISAT Foundations
  • Added security and cross-browser functionality in existing intranet application
  • "Amazing. It took me 2 years to do what took Michael 1 week." - Justin Geary
    
• Atomic Enterprises
  • Created dynamic client-side web site navigation system
  • "Mike is a true pro. Excellent attitude and just the guy I need for these kinds of projects. I am anxious to work him in the near future." - Ben Saren, owner Atomic Enterprises
    
• VoiceDirectMedia.com
  • Redesigned client area of web site for faster downloads
  • "Delivered exactly what we wanted and did so in a timely manner. Very good work." - Larry Allen
    
• CollinsForCongress.com
  • Developed full-featured campaign content management system with full ecommerce functionality for online contributions
  • Extensive admin area that allowed each contribution to be approved by multiple parties before processing
  • "Mike's design work on the CollinsForCongress.com website received praise from every volunteer, donor and political big whig involved with out campaign - even our competition found positive words for the web site." - Timothy Brennan, Treasuer, Collins For Congress, Inc.
• FriendsOfSusan.com
  • Developed full-featured campaign content management system with full ecommerce functionality for online contributions
  • Extensive admin area that allowed each contribution to be approved by multiple parties before processing
  • "Mike Anello has been my go-to web site provider for all of my business needs - from complex regulated and data-driven political sites to non-profit organizations. Mike Anello takes tremendous pride in his work, is motivated by details and is very responsive to his customers." - Tim Brennan, Treasurer, Friends of Susan, Inc.
• SlifkaForCT.com
  • Developed full-featured campaign content management system with full ecommerce functionality for online contributions
  • Extensive admin area that allowed each contribution to be approved by multiple parties before processing
• JeepNewsNow.com
  • Conceived, designed, and created Jeep news web site
  • One of the most popular Jeep-related sites on the internet
  • Fully database-driven with over 13,000 registered users
• Christensen McDevitt, Inc. web site splash screen
  • Created Flash-based web site splash screen for their web site
• Space Coast EDC
  • Created CD showcasing manufacturers in Brevard County, FL
  • Worked on various aspects of their database-driven public web site and intranet
• World Series Club of Hartford County
  • Designed and created web site
  • "Mike helped our 75 year old club come into the 21st Century. We now have a much more efficient and exciting way to communicate with our membership and to promote the club to Major League Baseball players. We're thrilled!" - Tim Brennan, member, World Series Club of Hartford County
    
• Technological Research and Development Authority
  • Created various database-driven modules for their web site.
  • "Mike Anello was instrumental in creating the website and protected registration for our seminar series Roadmap to Revenue. This seminar required registrants to submit personal information and Mike as able to develop the process and site for us in a very timely and inexpensive way. " - Gwen Griffin
    
• Florida Progress Corporation
  • Updated and expanded Microsoft Access-based call center application to allow call center operators to perform quick energy audit of caller's home based on limited input information. Audit results would enable call center operators to suggest ways to lower the caller's energy bill.
• Florida Solar Energy Center
  • Modeled solar hot water systems using TRNSYS computer program.
• Espirant, Inc.
  • Worked on multi-lingual, database-driven web site that matches up suppliers and distributors of business products in Latin and South America.
• Payload Systems
  • Designed and created a database-driven Web site that allows site administrators the ability to update the site via a web-based interface.