About Us
Gary Bennett
Gary Bennett is the President of Accelerated Internet Strategies, LLC. Accelerated Internet Strategies was formed in 2006 and is located in Scottsdale, AZ.
Gary has worked for 25 years in the technology and defense industries. He served 10 years in the US Navy as a Nuclear Engineer aboard 2 nuclear submarines and received several awards (2 Navy Achievement Medals) for developing software and his expertise in training.
After leaving the Navy, Gary worked for several companies as a software developer, CIO and President. As CIO, he helped take VistaCare public in 2002.
In 2008 Gary helped write and publish 2 iphone applications; Colorado Ski Report and Utah Ski Report.
In 2008 Gary was an Adjunct Instructor at Collins College - Game Design.
Gary has completed two iOS programming books for Apress Books: iPhone Cool Projects and Learning Objective-C for Absolute Beginners. Gary is currently working on the second edition of Learning Objective-C for Absolute Beginners.
In July 2009, he completed Tee Shot Live for EA Sports. This very popular and cool golfing iPhone application, links all golfing information on the iPhone with EA Sports interactive social networking site for golfers.
Gary is currently consulting for a national bank, writing iOS banking applications. Woodforest Mobile Banking app for the the iPhone and Woodforest Mobile Banking app for the iPad have been very successful.
To date, hundreds of students have completed Gary's iOS and game programming courses. Many of these students have gone on to develop some of the most popular apps on the iTunes App Store.
To view Gary's professional profile along with student and client recommendations, see his LinkedIn profile.
Jeff Hughes
Jeff Hughes brings over 18 years industry passion as a marketer, publisher and keynote speaker in high technology industries including such companies as McAfee, Blue Coat Systems, Webroot, and Novell. Hughes is the author of 12 technology books and numerous trade press articles on technology and marketing topics.
He is the developer and lead instructor for Xcelme's iPhone App Marketing, a course that helped scores of developers learn how to market their iPhone apps the right way in a very competitive market. He has recently released his latest book, "iPhone and iPad Apps Marketing: Secrets to Selling Your iPhone and iPad Apps (Que Biz-Tech)"
Jeff is a frequent contributor to popular iPhone sites including 148Apps.Biz, an iPhone development and news site. He has also consulted to a growing number of independent developers and small companies on how to launch their iPhone apps, offering marketing expertise and consulting services to gain maximum exposure.
Hughes has a BS in Marketing/Minor in Computer Science from Brigham Young University. He resides in Scottsdale, AZ.
Brad Lees
Brad Lees has more than 12 years of experience in application development and server management. He has specialized in creating and initiating software programs in real estate development systems and financial institutions.
His professional career has been highlighted by his positions as Information Systems Manager at The Lyle Anderson Company; Product Development Manager for Smarsh; Vice President of Application Development for iNation; and Information Technology Manager at The Orcutt/Winslow Partnship, the largest architectural firm in Arizona.
A graduate of Arizona State University, Brad and his wife, Natalie, reside in Phoenix with their five children
Chris Fletcher
Chris Fletcher has over 3 years of professional application development experience in both iPhone/iPad applications as well as small business automation and efficiency applications. During his 8 years as a Mathematics instructor, including 2 years as an Adjunct Instructor at Lone Star Community College in Houston, TX, he developed numerous applications. These applications served to introduce and link technology to mathematics, automate assessment, as well as improve students' engagement, comprehension and satisfaction.
Chris has a Bachelors of Science degree in Kinesiology/Minor in Mathematics from Texas A&M University. Chris and his snowboard now reside in Silverthorne, CO.
Mitch Fisher
Mitch Fisher is a software developer in the Phoenix, Arizona area. He was introduced to PCs back in the 1980s when 64K was a lot of memory and 1 Mhz was considered a fast computer. Over the last 25 years, Mitch has worked for several large and medium-sized companies in the roles of software developer and software architect, and has led several teams of developers on multi-million dollar projects. Mitch now divides his time between writing iOS applications and server-side UNIX technologies.
