Sharene Lewis

Principal

She may walk blindly into a wall on occasion, but Sharene clearly sees the “Big Picture” of brand strategy. A graduate of Cal State Long Beach with a B.S. in Industrial Design, Sharene has practiced both the industrial as well as graphic disciplines of design for the past 20 years. She leaps every hurdle the design industry throws in front of her with the dexterity of a dancer and the drive of a Mac truck. She runs Pi Design with an iron fist and a soft heart, cramming deadlines down the throats of the staff and always expecting 115.31415%. Sharene WILL take your company’s image to the next level, but there’s a good chance she’ll trip up the stairs on the way.

Joel Dualan

Information Architect

Joel came to Pi Design to start a new chapter in his life. He wanted to become a graphic designer and get away from the tedious chore of programming and technical hooha he had been doing for years. Since that first triumphant day when he graced the Pi Design doorstep with his presence, we’ve been so excited to have such a talented, knowledgeable, creative person on staff, with programming abilities that he’s been shackled to a desk doing all of the tedious, technical, web programming hooha and setting the high standards of design excellence that are expected from Pi Design.

Cheryl Pelly

Lead Designer

Her philosophy of "No flat form goes unbent." Cheryl's wizardry at dimensional design has been put to use by Fortune 500 companies such as BMW, Gulfstream, Dassault, GE Healthcare, Nokia and Motorola.

As an instructor at the Art Center College of Design, Cheryl is a master at grasping the reins and keeping the masses on the right track. We welcome the addition of her expansive understanding of color and vast knowledge of innovative materials to our arsenal of design artillery here at Pi. In return, we try to keep the rabid baboon that lives under the sink from stealing her purse.

Heber Pelayo

Graphic Designer

After weeks of coming to work to find the words “Hire me or I’ll steal all of your cheese!” spray-painted in beautiful graffiti lettering across the front door, Sharene showed up one day to find Heber lying in the courtyard unconscious with a knot on his head and an empty spray can in hand. Apparently he had inhaled too many paint fumes and fallen while making his getaway on rollerblades in the shadows of night. The Pi Design team kept him around while his wounds healed to handle some of the smaller production jobs. In a matter of only a few short days Sharene realized the talent that Heber possessed. Upon his recovery we learned that he had received his training at the Art Institute and had four years experience handling prepress and design for a marketing firm. Heber has become a valuable asset to our team at Pi Design and he’ll be around for a long time to come. And don’t worry, we’ll keep him and his spray-paint away from your projects and your pets.