About Us
Surfware® Media has been providing freelance media services since 1995. We began by producing Audio CDs, CD Roms, video services, print ads and early primitive websites.
In 1998 we opened our doors and launched Shortstacks.com for short run CDs, expanding in 2001 with more advanced web design, DVD authoring and new DVDr duplication.
In 2005 we expanded our services to produce professional quality HD Video, blue/green composite production and post production video editing. We have expanded disc services for larger replicated CD, DVD packaging jobs and now high definition Blu-Ray discs.
We specialize in web design, commercial feature, special effects and spot editing. We have completed two documentaries: "Professional Drum Shop's 50 Year's" and "A Life of Color" about California impressionist painter Corinne Hartley. Our client video portfolio has 100s of YouTube & Vimeo video uploads, close to 1000 custom professional websites and authored DVDs.
Surfware has expanded all media services with branding concepts, logo design, PHP database, shopping carts, Flash Animation, Search Engine Optimization (SEO), Content Management System Joomla & WordPress websites (CMS), Streaming Video, mobile device applications and Digital Signage Narrowcast Networks. We can fulfill all your media needs including printed material. We have recently teamed up with GoDaddy to provide low cost web hosting, email marketing and domain name registraton.
We proudly reside in Orange County, California serving clients located across the USA, from Hawaii to the northern tip of Maine.
Rich Sumner is the owner and creator of Surfware® Media. Rich is a media specialist working with various media outlets, ad agencies, small business owners and large corporations. Collaborating on projects for Nissan, Infiniti, Pennzoil, Toyota, Ralph's Market, Deloitte & Touche, TBWA/Chiat/Day and many more. We have been part of 100s of small business startups. Recent projects vary from Nissan Leaf Car Launch to BuildingAFRICA.org (developing sustainable African communities) and the launch of The Old World Village website.
Rich has a Bachelor of Arts from California State University Los Angeles. He has taught various classes, part time until 2004, at Cal State University Long Beach, Fullerton College and Cal State University Fullerton. Classes included, Flash, After Effects, Dreamweaver and Lightwave 3d animation.
Before the computer became a career, Rich also played drums as a freelance artist. His career included session recordings and performing with various artists from Lynda Carter to Oingo Boingo. Rich performed on the Tonight Show and for the Queen of England during a Royal Command Performance with singer Helen Reddy.
Software: Final Cut Studio, After Effects, Various Sound Editing Packages, Premier Pro (for windows media videos), Photoshop Extended, Dreamweaver, Flash, Encore, Joomla, Word Press, Google Webmaster Tools, plus most social media sites and tools.
First pro computer and hard drive: Mac Quadra 650 with 56MB hard drive, a 14.4 modem with a massive 100MB zip backup.
| "The most enjoyable part of my business is helping small business, inventors and creators, bring their products to market." |
| Rich Sumner Owner |
