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23+ Years of Experience

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The Team

Founded in 2002 by Dean Dorazio and Tim Hawkins. Former business colleagues, they pooled their respective talents and expertise in web development, design and business strategy to form Wakefly. Over the last 23 years, Wakefly has grown from a small web development shop into a full-service digital marketing firm with ~25 US based employees servicing some of the finest US companies.

Dean Dorazio

CEO & Partner

Tim Hawkins

Creative Director & Partner

Andrew Oliveira

Web Developer

Ben Rabidou

Senior Web Developer

Brad Sulewski

Senior Project Manager

Chris Bass

Senior Web Developer

Corey Furdon

Senior Project Manager

Jacqueline "Jackie" Horton

Customer Success Manager

Jill Temple

Controller

John MacCurtain

Customer Success Manager

Mark Sloop

Senior Project Manager

Matt Kayan

Senior Web Developer

Matt Wiseley

Director of Technology

Mirek Cymer

Senior Web Developer

Ryan MacQuarrie

Paid Media Strategist

Sandy Amador

Senior Project Manager

Sarah Smith

Project Manager

Steve Karrmann

Senior Web Developer

Recent News

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Wakefly Upgrades Hamilton Lane Website to XbyK

Westborough, MA — Wakefly, Inc., a leading digital agency specializing in strategy, design, and development, today announced the successful upgrade of the Hamilton Lane website from Kentico 13 to Xperience by Kentico (XbyK), delivering a future-ready digital experience platform designed

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Wakefly Launches CNB Website Upgrade XbyK

Westborough, MA – Wakefly, Inc., a leading digital agency specializing in web development and digital experience platforms, is proud to announce the successful launch of the newly upgraded website for Community National Bank. The project modernized Community National Bank’s digital

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Accolades

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Inc. 5000 multi-year winner

Clutch global & top company winner

Kentico site of the month/year winner

Web Marketing Awards winner

NEFMA award winner

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Wakefly Gives Back

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Since our inception in 2002, Wakefly has given back to the local community. Our early philanthropic endeavors included Big Brothers, Big Sisters of Massachusetts Bay and the Westborough Food Pantry. As the company has grown, so has our involvement with the community. Wakefly works with many organizations and provides employees with the opportunity to volunteer during the work day. We are proud to share that Wakefly employees contribute time regularly helping our local communities at the following organizations:

Make a Wish: Swing for Wishes
Make a Wish: Swing for Wishes
Marlborough Chamber of Commerce
Marlborough Chamber of Commerce
Thrive Support & Advocacy
Thrive Support & Advocacy
Steve Karrmann

Steve Karrmann

Steve joined Wakefly in 2015 as Web Developer. Since 2011, he has contributed to web-based projects within the market research industry, in both server and client development roles. He values responsive and visually-appealing design, and works diligently to reflect that in his projects. He is a graduate of Worcester State University, with a B.S. in Computer Science and a B.S. in Mathematics.

Years in Industry: 15
Years at Wakefly: 10

Sarah Smith

Sarah Smith

Sarah started her career in PR & marketing and shifted to website project management, where she has been for over 5 years. She has worked in multiple industries and enjoys creating relationships with clients and helping them achieve their website goals. Sarah is a graduate of Ball State University with a degree in Public Relations, minoring in sociology. 

Years in Industry: 8
Years at Wakefly: 5

Sandy Amador

Sandy Amador

Sandy started at Wakefly as a Project Manager in 2014. Sandy’s 10+ years of experience spans product management and project management for software, web, and app projects. She enjoys working closely with clients and developers in a team environment. Sandy brings her desire to deliver a high quality product that meets the client’s needs to every project.

Years in Industry: 20
Years at Wakefly: 11

Ryan MacQuarrie

Ryan MacQuarrie

Ryan M. joined Wakefly in 2014 as a PPC Specialist. Before that he was an auditor for BJs Corporate where he crunched numbers daily. That experience allows him to look at accounts analytically which has proven to be a successful PPC management strategy. He graduated from the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth, with a B.S. in Accounting.

Years in Industry: 12
Years at Wakefly: 12

Mirek Cymer

Mirek Cymer

Mirek joined Wakefly in 2012 as a developer with strong focus on open source technologies. His passion for coding has started at an early age and evolved through the years as he has developed in well over a dozen programming languages creating client, server, and web applications. Mirek graduated Worcester Polytechnic Institute with a BS in computer science. He enjoys flying and travelling in his free time.

Years in Industry: 20
Years at Wakefly: 13

Matt Wiseley

Matt Wiseley

Matt has over 25 years of web development and agency management experience. Starting his career on CSC’s R&D team testing leading edge platforms, Matt learned the importance of establishing standardized processes for developing web sites. At Embarc, a leading builder of web presences for biotech companies, Matt rose from developer to Director of Technology and board member. He went on to build and run EditMe.com, winner of PC Magazine Editor’s Choice for wiki services, which was acquired by Wakefly in 2011. At Wakefly, Matt upholds a process-driven standard of excellence to deliver exceptional quality and value.

Years in Industry: 26
Years at Wakefly: 15

Matt Kayan

Matt Kayan

Matt K. joined Wakefly in 2011 as a Web Developer, and has been doing web development professionally since 2000. His areas of focus include Kentico and C# development, as well as front-end technologies (HTML, CSS, Javascript). He holds a BA in Interactive Multimedia Design and Implementation from the University of Hartford. Matt first explored BASIC programming on a TI-99/4A, and has been learning about various languages and platforms ever since.

Years in Industry: 26
Years at Wakefly: 14

Mark

Mark Sloop

Mark joined Wakefly in 2009 as a front end developer, but has worn many hats as the company has grown, and is currently serving in the role of Senior Project Manager. With over 20 years of experience in website and web application development, he brings both passion and expertise to each web project. Outside of work, Mark enjoys gardening and tending to his flock of chickens in central Vermont.

Years in Industry: 31
Years at Wakefly: 16

John MacCurtain

John MacCurtain

John joined Wakefly in 2012, bringing with him, 18 years of marketing and business consulting experience. Spending the majority of his career with a 3500 Member ExxonMobil Franchise Group, John leverages his experience in developing and executing Retail Marketing Strategies & “Go-To-Market” Brand Strategies into the realm of Digital Marketing. As a Customer Success Manager, he combines the capabilities of Digital Marketing with his experience working with Global Brands like ExxonMobil, Coca-Cola, Altria and Pepsi-Cola to produce measurable results specifically focused on his clients profitability.

Years in Industry: 31
Years at Wakefly: 13

Jill Temple

Jill Temple

Jill joined Wakefly in the spring of 2014 as the Controller. She has over ten years of experience in many accounting roles and enjoys working with people. Jill is a graduate of Framingham State University with a B.S. in Business Administration with a minor in Finance.

Years in Industry: 24
Years at Wakefly: 12

Jacqueline Horton

Jacqueline "Jackie" Horton

Jackie is a Digital Marketing professional with over 11 years of account management experience and a desire to be a trusted adviser who matches solutions to client goals.

Years in Industry: 19
Years at Wakefly: 8

Corey Furdon

Corey Furdon

Corey joined Wakefly in 2015 as a Web Project Manager. With over 20 years of project management experience in digital marketing agencies, Corey has successfully managed projects spanning across many platforms and industries. She enjoys working closely with clients and the Wakefly marketing strategists to translate the client’s business needs into user friendly, effective websites and applications. She takes particular interest in the technology aspect of each project and strives to understand “how things work” so she can help the team successfully navigate towards the best solution.

Years in Industry: 21
Years at Wakefly: 10

Chris Bass

Chris Bass

Chris joined Wakefly in 2013 as a Software Developer. Working in software since 2008, he has worked with numerous clients across many industries on web design and development, as well as desktop applications and software APIs. He is a graduate of Worcester Polytechnic Institute, with a B.S. in Computer Science.

Years in Industry: 18
Years at Wakefly: 13

Brad Sulewski

Brad Sulewski

Brad joined Wakefly as a Web Developer in January 2015 with over 15 years’ experience creating e-commerce websites, mission critical data driven web applications and tools. Brad has focused on LAMP and ASP.NET C#, HTML, Javascript and CSS to create custom applications, CRMs and CMSs across multiple industries including finance, travel, educational, social and e-commerce. Brad is a versatile resource and can jump into any project at any phase and help with scoping, development, project management and leading the team.

Years in Industry: 26
Years at Wakefly: 11

Ben Rabidou

Ben Rabidou

Ben studied Computer Science at Wentworth Institute of Technology. Ben is a full stack developer who has built software for the last ten years at Alleyoop, Pearson, Monster, EMC and Wakefly.

Years in Industry: 22
Years at Wakefly: 10

Andrew Oliveira

Andrew Oliveira

Andrew has an education from both Johnson & Wales University and NH Technical Institute, Concord New Hampshire. He is certified in both Kentico and Sitecore. With dozens of sites under his belt, including a Kentico Site of the Year nominee, Andrew has spent over a decade working in web development.

Years in Industry: 14
Years at Wakefly: 3

Tim Hawkins

Tim Hawkins

With over 33 years of professional experience in print design, multimedia design and website design, Tim has created over 500 websites. Tim has been recognized by industry standard design governing boards for his outstanding work, as evidenced by the multiple web design awards he has won in his career. Tim holds a BFA in graphic design from the Art Institute of Boston.

Years in Industry: 35
Years at Wakefly: 23

Dean Dorazio

Dean Dorazio

Dean Dorazio is CEO & Co-Founder of Wakefly, an online marketing company founded in 2002 to help businesses transform their online presence. Due to his passion for online marketing, he has helped thousands of clients improve their online image through effective website development, lead generation tactics, and desire to automate their marketing process.

Years in Industry: 28
Years at Wakefly: 23