About
Rod Tasaka
Principal Owner | Creative Director
Rod has always been passionate about expanding designs beyond the confines of a screen or canvas. A creative professional in the design industry for 12 years, he has worked for top corporate clients from New York to Vancouver producing online, print and motion graphics for NBC, Nokia, Vivendi Universal and Atari. Rod was co-founder of Vancouver's Division Creative Agency and most notably was the lead designer with Noise Digital for Playstation.ca.With Surface, he's able to explore and develop his vision with clients and designers from across the globe.
Bryce Mckamey
Director of Business Development
Bryce comes from 3 generations of hard working lumberjacks. A grueling stint in the bush was enough to send him on an entrepreneurial path through construction, marketing studies at BCIT, 2 startup dot coms, followed by designing, building, marketing and co-opening See Sound Lounge in Seattle (voted "best lounge"). He's fully caffeinated, assisting in business development and initiating sales channels for Surface Collective.
Justin Cohen
Director of Online Marketing & Development
Justin joins SURFACE after a distinguished 7 year career in web design and development. Graduating from Vancouver Film School and BCIT, he went on to propel his career by joining the acclaimed Vancouver design agency Blast Radius. Subsequently, his talent and ambition quickly led him solo 6 years ago by setting up his own Strategic Creative Agency, Sofresh Inc, and recently expanded to an office in Asia. Justin is also an instructor in Motion Graphics and New Media at BCIT for the past 5 years. Surface Collective.com would not exist without Justin's online knowledge and his passion for providing customers with an unparalleled online shopping experience.
Nilou Taghinejad
Customer Relations / Studio Manager
Nilou first walked into Surface Collective over 2 years ago. Since then she has dedicated herself to the continual development of Surface Collective, including crossing from production manager to contributing designer. Nilou now works directly with our clients and customers to ensuring everything from the ground up stays in perfect working order.
Ali Moran
Production Manager
Ali's background in fashion, interior and production design, translates into an exceptional fit for Surface. From coordinating stage and costume designs to working on custom interiors for contemporary homes, she now lends her management and hands-on skill to execute both the product line and custom installations. Her practical knowledge for how things should function and flow, ensures deliveries and deadlines are always met.
