Bolt | Peters

Board of Advisors



Jim Hollan - Professor of Cognitive Science, Director of Distributed Cognition & HCI Lab


After completing a postdoctoral fellowship at Stanford University, James D. Hollan was on the faculty at the University of California, San Diego for a decade. Along with Edwin Hutchins and Donald Norman, he led the Intelligent Systems Group in the Institute for Cognitive Science. He left UCSD to become Director of the MCC Human Interface Laboratory and subsequently established the Computer Graphics and Interactive Media Research Group at Bellcore. In 1993, he moved to the University of New Mexico as Chair of the Computer Science Department. In 1997, he returned to UCSD as Professor of Cognitive Science. In collaboration with Edwin Hutchins, he directs the Distributed Cognition and Human-Computer Interaction Lab.


Craig Peters, User Experience Architect


As co-founder of Bolt | Peters, Craig brought insight and clear planning to the remote research process. Since then he has immersed himself in enterprise design challenges at EMC/Documentum and most recently at Wells Fargo. Craig creates client-centered designs with his ability to facilitate collaboration and organize massive amounts of information.

Craig's background in education, as co-founder of a California middle-school program, gives him the ability to bring detailed personnel and project management to the user experience world. Today, he has extended his education expertise into organized approaches to online demos, tours, and informational interfaces. Craig is also dedicated to developing solutions that meet the needs of elderly and disabled audiences.


Steve Greenspan - Director of Client Implementation


Steve Greenspan is the Director of Client Implementation for Official Payments Corporation. Previously, he worked as Vice President of Interactive Project Management for Clear Ink, a marketing communications convergency. Steve has a keen ability to empower people within an organization making the work day productive and at the same time energetic and fresh. As we grow and expand, Bolt | Peters is thankful to be able to draw on Steve’s insight so our challenges and growing pains become our strengths.


Blake Robertson - Emmy Award Winning 3D Animator


With film, television, and 3d animation backgrounds, blake brings a broad perspective of design, production, and editorial vision to the Bolt | Peters board. Combining these skills with blake's creative ideas allows B|P to look at research projects from unique angles.


Judy McCann - Attorney at Law


Judy brings her 25 years experience as a trial lawyer and mediator to advise on and avoid legal difficulties. She maintains a general litigation practice with emphasis on employment law and civil rights. Her experience as a mediator affords B|P some insight into innovative and cooperative ways of doing business. Judy's knowledge gained by running the business of her solo practice in Sebastopol, CA adds perspective to our company decisions.