Michael Mahfood :

Michael Mahfood is the Managing Partner for Group M7, and as such oversees all departments including design, technical, administrative, financial and sales.

Michael entered the arena of the Internet in 1995 with over three decades of sales and marketing experience. An accomplished designer in his own right, Mr. Mahfood has overseen or consulted on the construction and development of over 1000 websites.

He resides in Tyler with his wife of 36 years, Suzanne. Michael has five children and eight grandchildren.

Mary Lingle :

Mary Lingle, Group M7 Creative Director and Managing Partner, joined The Group in 1998. She attended college at Northeastern A&M in Oklahoma and Oklahoma State University.

Mary moved to Texas in 1981, and entered the graphic arts field. She began working with computer graphics in 1986. She previously owned her own graphic design business before taking a full-time position with Group M7. Mary uses her knowledge to train our clients one-on-one in Web and graphic technologies, and has held training sessions at area businesses, non-profit organizations and colleges.

Mary lives in Tyler with her daughter Erin, a student at Tyler Junior College.

Albert Croft :

Albert holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Computer Science from Stephen F. Austin State University, Nacogdoches, Texas.

Albert began his association with The Group in 1998, rejoining The Group as systems administrator full-time in 2005. Albert's areas of technical expertise include DNS and email systems, Linux systems administration and support, and the perl programming language, areas which he daily brings to bare on the ever-growing concerns of security and "spam" (unsolicited commercial email or UCE) on the Internet.

Nathan Mickler :

Nathan joined The Group in 2006. He holds a Master's of Engineering degree in Electrical Engineering from Texas A&M University. It was during his time spent researching methods for using software simulations to minimize computer hardware that he developed his skills in programming and decided to specialize in back-end programming for Web applications.

Kim Perry :

Kim, originally from Lubbock, began working at Group M7 in the fall of 2006.

Kim works as a designer and a graphic artist. She has experience in graphics and web design tools. She graduated from Lubbock Christian University in May of 2004 with a Bachelor's Degree in Computer Information Systems.

Mark Heintz :

Mark joined The Group in 1996. He holds a Bachelor's of Science Degree in Computer Science from the University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee.

Mark's technical area of expertise is programming/back end development using the PHP language. He's experienced in C, C++, Perl, Smalltalk and Java. As senior developer, Mark directs our technical department.

Janet Fair:

Janet joined Group M7 this year with talent and expertise in broadcasting and publishing. For thirteen years she was Publisher of Tyler Today magazine, the pre-eminent magazine of East Texas.

Janet holds an M.S. in Interdisciplinary Studies in Journalism, History and Speech from University of Texas at Tyler and a B.S. in Business Management from LeTourneau University, Longview, TX.

Along with Michael, Janet is involved in the sales and marketing of our print and Web services.

Matthew Mahfood :

Matthew joined Group M7 this year as a first responder for Customer Service. His area of responsibility is email and Web server support.

Matthew is attending Tyler Junior College and his studies center around business management and computer science.

Charles Bowker:

Mr. Bowker began his career in the broadcast industry with Buford Television, a communications holding company comprised of television stations, cable systems and subscription TV systems. After retiring as President and Chief Operating Officer, he started a data processing and management consulting business. His lifelong knowledge and involvement in the traditional communication industry allows Group M7 to distinguish itself in the ever-narrowing differences in traditional over-the-air and Internet broadcasts.

A lifelong resident of Tyler, Mr. Bowker has been married for 50 years and has three children, three grandchildren and one great grandchild.