Everybody, Ed. Ed, everybody.

We’ve howdyed, but we ain’t shook. That’s Texas-speak for “we haven’t been formally introduced.” So let’s draw the curtains and shine the spotlight on Ed Morrissey, Integrity’s Partner and Chief Creative Officer. Ed hails from Houston, where he got an early education in all things technical and webby at Compaq. After the interactive start-up he led was acquired, he turned his attention to leading Idea Integration, which was named one of AdWeek’s Top 50 Interactive Agencies. Not too shabby-looking on a résumé, if you ask us.

After a mere five years in St. Louis, he has certainly given people reason to talk—and not because he smells funny or wears socks with sandals. He helped Global Velocity earn Governor Blunt’s Missouri Technology Company of the Year award in 2008, and in 2007, St. Louis Commerce Magazine named him a “Key Player within St. Louis Technology.” But wait, there’s more! (R.I.P. Billy Mays.) Ed’s a member of St. Louis IT Entrepreneur Networking Mentoring Committee, he acts as a strategic advisor to several area start-ups and is co-founder of a nonprofit organization called Operation Shower, which produces and coordinates baby showers for pregnant and expecting military personnel and their families. So basically what we’re saying is he’s a hard-working, creative and big-hearted guy. Lucky us.

Ed gets his kicks by employing creative, user-focused development principles to help businesses better achieve their goals, connect with target audiences and extend their brands online. That’s fancy industry speak for “he’s got mad website skills and puts our clients’ business needs ahead of any lofty design goals.” Which is why he’s been able to usher new clients into our Clayton doors week after week after week…

His experience is all over the place (in a good way), having worked in a plethora (vocab points!) of industries including technology, consumer packaged goods, healthcare, government, oil and gas, media and financial services. And not to brag—okay, a little—his brand roster includes a few familiar companies like AT&T, Bausch & Lomb, Hewlett Packard, JCPenney, Sony, Microsoft, Continental Airlines and Exxon Mobil.

In short, he’s a rock star. So far, the only drawback we’ve encountered is Ed’s love for queso, as it conflicts with our ability to fit in our pants. But we’re willing to give him a “pass” just this once. Consider yourself “shook-ed.”