Meet the team
We are a diverse team of unique people, mostly based in the US but with enough people in other countries around the world to ensure someone is always awake and working! Some of the countries represented in our team are England, Nepal, Switzerland, Thailand, the U.S. and Zimbabwe. This diversity of perspective promotes an open-mindedness which enhances creativity. We do a great job – check out our work and speak to us!
Philippe Alexis
Founder & CEO
Former derivatives trader turned digital marketing expert, Philippe has been at the forefront of internet marketing since self-learning HTML in 1998. As the founder of NoDiamonds.com, a niche marketing agency in Silicon Valley, he’s dedicated to helping his clients drive growth through demand generation, securing high-quality leads, and boosting sales with tools like WordPress, Hubspot, Marketo, and SalesForce.
Beyond business, Philippe is engaged in giving back, volunteering with Catchafire to support nonprofits in web marketing, and serving on the board of Kannon Do Zen Center in Mountain View, CA.
As a yoga instructor since 2000, Philippe loves teaching postural yoga, pranayama, and yoga philosophy. He speaks English, French, Greek, and Japanese.
Anish Blon
Lead Developer
Anish, NoDiamonds’ lead developer, has dedicated the last fifteen years to crafting custom WordPress websites for businesses and individuals. His expertise lies in creating intuitive backend experiences, ensuring seamless website administration and management. As a pivotal member of NoDiamonds, Anish has contributed to over 400+ WordPress projects since 2008, demonstrating his unwavering commitment to excellence.
He holds a Bachelor degree in Computer Engineering from Kathmandu University. He also completed his Master’s degree in Arts (Political Science) from Tribhuvan University in 2019.
Hilary Somers
Project Manager
Hilary is from New York and even after 20+ years in CA she still maintains a bit of East Coast edge. She spent a decade at Google before becoming a project manager at NoDiamonds.
Rueben Chigaru
Tracking & Paid Search
Rueben has 14+ years of digital marketing experience with a particular focus in paid traffic and conversion tracking.
Miriam Chaturvedi
Developer
Miriam has eight years of experience working with PHP, HTML, CSS, and Javascript – building everything from small business websites to larger eCommerce stores. She is based in Illinois, and has a background in Computer Science with a special interest in User Interface.
IV Javier
Designer
IV is located in the Bay Area, California. She has a BS degree and extensive experience in graphic design; and later on ventured into UX/UI design development. Her solid design background supports her ability to create attractive, coherent and fluid websites.
Kiran Nasim
Developer
Kiran Nasim is a full-stack web developer who can easily adapt to any technology. She has masters degree in Computer Science and Engineering from South Korea and for last 9 years has been working for software companies from all around the world as a freelancer.
Currently, she enjoys working as a full-stack architect in PHP(WordPress) and JavaScript(React.js) projects.
She loves to travel and explore different cultures; she hasn’t stayed in a country for more than 3 years in the last decade. She lived in Pakistan, South Korea, New Zealand, US and recently moved to Canada calling it her new home and hoping for new adventures.
Sarah Strang
Project Manager
Sarah has 20+ years of digital marketing and project management experience with particular focus on customer acquisition, conversion and retention. She has managed teams of digital experts covering website development, search engine optimisation, search engine marketing, and lead generation. She is based in London and takes a calm and professional approach to all her projects.
Sam Raj
Marketo Expert
Sam is a marketing professional with 10+ years of industry experience in Marketing Technology. Well-versed in digital integration across a variety of products and marketing communications platforms. Experienced in marketing automation and CRM platform administration, demand generation, and complex data integrations.