ABOUT US
Each member of the L+R team has unique startup experience navigating the ups and downs of building great software.
Morgan Porter
Founder
Trent Cox
Creative Director
Brandon O’Neill
Designer
Jake Scott
Project Manager
Morgan Porter
During his dozen years as a web designer and consultant, Morgan has built hundreds of websites for small businesses, large corporations, non-profit organizations and political campaigns. He has managed website projects built on many different content management systems, including WordPress and ExpressionEngine. Morgan’s clients span dozens of industries, including medical, law, government, retail, banking, non-profit and real estate.
A former adjunct professor at Virginia State University, Morgan still speaks at both VSU and VCU when his schedule allows. When he’s not running the company, Morgan is having fun with his wife and two small children, or watching sports – particularly VCU Basketball or World Cup Soccer.
Trent Cox
Trent is a passionate designer and front-end developer, with an entrepreneurial spirit. He has been designing and developing brands, websites, and web apps for over 16 years.
Trent’s passion for pixel-perfect design and easy-to-use interfaces lead him to front-end development and user-experience early in his career. Over the years, he has had the opportunity to work with a wide range of industries and businesses from start-ups to international corporations including CNN, Atlanta Silverbacks, Arthritis Foundation, American College of Rheumatology and dozens of amazing Ad and Design firms.
When Trent is not at work, you will find him hanging out with his two awesome daughters, traveling or tinkering around with new app ideas.
Brandon O’Neill
Brandon is a multi-disciplinary designer with over 10 years of experience serving a variety of businesses and non-profits all over the country. His passion for clear, beautiful communication has led him to develop skills in all the avenues that affect a brand’s impact, including front-end development, website management, branding, print design, and more.
Brandon lives with his awesome wife Scottie and their dog Barkley, a wizened dachshund-Manchester terrier mutt. He loves games, Chipotle, and playing, performing, and recording rock music as Wine & Warpaint.
Jake Scott
Jake entered the marketing world as a designer and has spent the last 15 years expanding deeper into the worlds of video and audio production, photography, web design, marketing strategy, project management and beyond. He begins each project with the question “What is your goal?” and then selects the right tools from his skill set to get the job done.
Jake has had the privelege of serving clients all over the globe, ranging from internatinoal Olympic bids to presidential campaigns, entertainment companies like Netflix and Walden Media, governors of five U.S. states, and countless small businesses and non-profits.
Jake and his wife, Valerie, are based in Duluth, Minnesota where they opened Duluth Cider in 2018, bringing their passion for locally crafted goods and creating community together, and being named Minnesota’s Best Cidery by the Star Tribune each of the past five years.
Sarah Murphy
Sarah is a strategic communications practitioner, passionate about designing and executing tailored strategies to help clients inform and inspire their audiences. Sarah values a holistic approach to communications, finding creative ways to make sure every tactic and piece of content is connected and aligned with big picture goals — yielding measurable results along the way.
In her 12+ years of marketing and communications experience, Sarah has lived the ad agency life, worked in higher education communications at Virginia Commonwealth University and the VCU Brandcenter, and served as an executive board member with PRSA Richmond, where she has been a member since 2011. Sarah holds an undergraduate degree in English from the University of Mary Washington and a master’s in strategic public relations from VCU.
Daniel Reibsamen
Daniel leads technology initiatives for Left+Right, serving as a lead developer and engineer. A certified developer and database administrator, Daniel has over 25 years of software development experience. He previously founded his own technology firm and has been involved in multiple technology startups. Daniel graduated from the University of South Carolina with a degree in mathematics and a minor in computer science.
Sachin Patel
Sachin is an experienced senior web developer with more 10 years of experience in the IT industry. Sachin works closely with clients to understand their business goals, discover their audience needs and problems, and develop outstanding web pages that increase visibility in search engines. Sachin also enjoys writing code and developing new ideas for solving different problems.

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