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Zeb joined ARCUS in October of 2000 as the systems administrator. Zeb has lived in the Fairbanks area his whole life and has been working with computers since he was 5 years old. He used to co-host a Goldie Award Winning television program called the "Matinee With Matt & Zeb", but these days he entertains himself with curing various computer ailments and expanding ARCUS' technological capability. When not working, he spends his time playing on computers and attempting to make abstract electronic music. When he grows up he would like to be a robot or possibly a cyborg, but since he already does a great imitation, we suspect he has already grown up.

Ronnie joined the ARCUS team in July of 2004 as a web developer. His interests in the field of computing are manifold. Though he does spend an inordinate amount of time in front of a glowing screen, there are other areas that pique his interest. Of note are a recent stint test driving prototype vehicles for Volkswaggen/Audi, as well as learning the fine art of the pastry chef from an experienced master. Ronnie goes on record as saying that, while indeed exciting, his past vocations pale in comparison to the thrill and satisfaction of learning fantastic new computer skills with which to tackle the challenges presented here at ARCUS.

Joed coordinates all of the video production at ARCUS and spends his time videotaping conferences, editing the videos, and making them available for Internet viewing. Another task has involved making promotional outreach videos for the annual Arctic Forum and for the PolarTREC program. Joed also maintains and updates the Internet Media Archive, where all of the videos he creates go public, and also where a vast (and ever-growing) amount of digital photos from around the arctic go live for public viewing. After graduating from the University of Massachusetts Boston in 2005, with a degree in Art, Joed has continued to live in the Boston area. In his free time he enjoys making short movies, photography, making sculptures, computering, hiking, camping, sleeping, and eating tasty food. Come May or June, Joed feels like something just isn't quite right with the summer, and he has to return to Fairbanks to get in a few weeks of midnight sun to feel right again.