Please join us in welcoming a new team member to 3Ci! Wael Awada joined 3Ci in August as a software developer. He focuses on credit card processing integration and web services development. Wael is from Lebanon and came to the United States in 2004 after graduating with a computer science degree from American University of Beirut.

After he arrived in the U.S., Wael earned his master’s degree from Florida Atlantic University (FAU). While attending school he also began his professional career in software development. Wael was a senior software engineer at Open Finance Network before joining Royal Caribbean International.

In 2009, Wael headed back to FAU to earn his Ph.D. in computer science and is now hard at work on his dissertation, with an anticipated graduation of 2012.

Wael enjoys developing web and mobile applications, learning new languages, traveling, and watching movies. He also plays the tabla, a Middle Eastern percussion instrument.

Congratulations to the thirteen other South Florida firms recognized in the 2010 Inc. 500 Fastest Growing Companies list! 3Ci led the group with 6,844% revenue growth from 2006—2009.

Check out these links to see more of 3Cinteractive in the news:

• The South Florida Sun-Sentinel
• The Palm Beach Post
• The South Florida Business Journal

3Cinteractive recently visited the Miami Dolphins at their training camp facility and Sun Life Stadium, to power the mobile messaging component of the team’s interactive “Fins on the Clock” draft event. Integrated with the Dolphins’ broadcast (television and radio), Internet, and social media draft coverage was mobile polling on every facet of the draft, as well as the charity drive for volunteer hours for the Miami Dolphins Special Teams. In addition, fans were able to text in their comments and questions to the Dolphins’ broadcast crew using 3Cinteractive’s Shoutbox™ platform. The text calls-to-action were also promoted to fans enjoying the draft at watch parties at Bokamper’s and Duffy’s, where Dol-Fans were encouraged to text in their shouts and to vote on a variety of questions about the Miami Dolphins, the NFL draft, and general NFL topics.

Along with using the Shoutbox application, the Dolphins also leveraged the intuitive, easy-to-use features of the Campaign Manager and Campaign Designer features of our Switchblade® messaging platform. The mobile aspect of the event not only made the draft a more interactive experience for fans, but the organization itself enjoyed a significant increase in web traffic and a huge huge spike in hits on their social media properties.

Jason Taylor, the 2007 NFL Man of the Year and 3Cinteractive Advisory Board member, along with his wife, Katina, were hosts of the seventh annual Jason Taylor Celebrity Golf Classic presented by BankAtlantic. The event began on Sunday, May 16th with a gala dinner and auction at Martorano’s Italian-American Kitchen at the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel in Hollywood, Florida, followed by the charity golf tournament on Monday, May 17th at Grande Oaks Golf Club in Davie. The all-star lineup included Dan Marino (Hall of Fame Quarterback and 3Cinteractive Advisory Board member), Zach Thomas (Miami Dolphins legendary linebacker), and a host of current Miami Dolphins including Ricky Williams, Will Allen, Greg Camarillo, Vernon Carey, Channing Crowder, Brandon Fields, and Lousaka Polite.

Jason Taylor & friends at the seventh annual Jason Taylor Celebrity Golf Classic

As one of the founding partners, 3Cinteractive is in its seventh year sponsoring the charity event. 3Cinteractive, through being a member of the South Florida business community and as local residents, has made a commitment to the betterment of area youth through a focus on educational, health, social and community service issues.

3Cinteractive contributes, whenever possible, to charitable groups that are compatible with the philosophy of our company. Contributions range from the lending of resources (print and graphic design, web design) for various charities to sponsorships for events such as the Jason Taylor Foundation Celebrity Golf Classic.

Organizations and programs 3Cinteractive supports include the sponsorship of the Jason Taylor Foundation Charity Golf Classic, the Jason Taylor Foundation — Seminole Tribe of Florida JT’s Ping-Pong Smash, the Dan Marino Foundation, Here’s Help, Kids@Home, the Miami Children’s Hospital — Dan Marino Center, the Chris Evert / Raymond James Pro-Celebrity Tennis Classic, Chris Evert Children’s Hospital, the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation, the AT&T Jeb Bush Florida Classic, and the Children’s Diagnostic & Treatment Center.

The Jason Taylor Foundation is a 501(c)(3) organization whose mission is to support and create programs that facilitate the personal growth and empowerment of South Florida’s children in need by focusing on improved health care, education and quality of life. For more information on the Jason Taylor Foundation, please call 954.424.0799 or visit www.JasonTaylorFoundation.com. Readers can also support the Jason Taylor Foundations’ charitable efforts by using GoodSearch, a search engine which donates 50 percent of its sponsored search revenue to the charities and schools designated by its users, at www.GoodSearch.com.

3Cinteractive helped Interim HealthCare, the nation’s largest healthcare staffing company, improve their communications company-wide. The organization employs more than 75,000 healthcare workers and cares for nearly 50,000 patients a day.

Problem

Interim HealthCare has 300 offices nationwide. Each office relied on person-to-person phone calls and emails to notify healthcare workers of new opportunities. They needed a faster, more efficient way to share these job opportunities with the right candidates.

Solution

We provided a modified version of our Switchblade® mobile enterprise solution that integrated directly with Interim’s current office management system. We then developed a messaging interface that was familiar to staff members, easy to implement, and easy to use.

Results

The solution enabled employers at 300 offices nationwide to instantly reach thousands of nurses for job openings easily and inexpensively. In addition, it established the foundation of a system that can be used to solve additional business communication challenges.

As 3Cinteractive’s Compliance and Program Coordinator, Karly Dreker is responsible for managing the entire program submission process. Karly works closely with aggregators and clients to get campaigns to market as quickly as possible, saving clients both time and money.

Born and raised in Boca Raton, Florida, Karly attended the University of Miami where she studied Advertising, Marketing, and Psychology. Her career with 3Cinteractive began in the summer of 2007 when she became the company’s first intern. After graduating from Miami in 2008, Karly came on board full time as 3Ci’s Marketing Specialist.

While very successful in the Marketing and Creative Department, Karly’s tireless work ethic and unmatched attention to detail have proven to be a great compliment to an already exceptional Client Services Department.

In her spare time, Karly enjoys traveling, going to the beach, swimming, and any kind of activities on or in the water. She is also an avid University of Miami Hurricanes and Miami Heat fan.