Two guys. One vision.

At MelitoKagan, we're different. Our individual strengths combine to place design and technology under one roof. No subcontracting for creative. No outsourcing of programming. Just in-house abilities that lead us to your primary benefit: personalized service.

A military brat, Phil Melito was born in Frankfurt, Germany. Following extensive family travels and various relocations in the U.S. and abroad, Phil eventually settled in Austin in 1988. After earning his Fine Arts degree from the University of Texas, Phil went to work for various advertising and design firms in both Austin and Seattle. His abilities in interactive design, identity development, print design and illustration have garnered plenty of attention and awards. In his spare time, you'll likely find him playing the guitar or taking a dip in Barton Springs. Phil, his wife Angie, and their son Anthony recently welcomed a beautiful new girl to the family: Gianna Marie.

Born in New Orleans, Ryan Kagan graduated from the University of New Orleans with a degree in Psychology. He continued his education by studying computer programming at Tulane. To date, Ryan's been programming for a nearly a decade. He's well-versed in Web technologies such as PHP, ASP, .NET, HTML, CSS, SQL, MySQL, SQL Server, and Oracle. His background in client technologies include Access, C#, and VB and he works with Windows and Linux platforms. When Ryan isn't programming through the night, he's traveling, jogging, studying French, or spending time with his wife Laura and their cat Sam.