Our Principals
East Coast Catalyst is an independent digital strategy consulting firm managed by two industry veterans, Tim Bourgeois and David Polcaro. For more than 10 years, they served as principals at full-service interactive agency Pixel Bridge Inc, where they worked with a range of globally recognized and Boston-based clients such as Black & Decker, The Boston Globe, Comcast, Constant Contact, Ecko, Krups-Rowenta, Solidworks, and Thomson Reuters. In 2009, their firm was acquired by a national agency.
At ECC, Tim leads digital strategy, audits, and interim CMO services, working side-by-side with client executives to ensure that their interactive programs and investments are optimized. Dave serves in the dual role of web architect and creative director, providing the vision and expertise to design and develop world-class digital platforms and influential user experiences.
“East Coast Catalyst approaches internet strategy unlike any consulting firm in the industry, which allows them to identify opportunities that others are likely to overlook. In fact, I think they might be the only ‘digital strategy management consulting firm’ on the planet.”
- RD Whitney, CEO / Tarsus Group plc
Tim Bourgeois
Tim is a digital strategist and works with clients to ensure their corporate business objectives are being successfully addressed throughout projects. Working side-by-side with senior managers, he formulates interactive strategies and then oversees implementation of those plans. To accomplish this he relies on his varied experiences helping organizations use the digital channel to optimize performance, both as an operational manager himself and in advisory roles to organizations such as The Boston Globe, Comcast, Constellation New Energy, the Metropolitan New York Library Council, TIBCO Spotfire, and Sulzer Chemtech.
Tim has been active in the digital industry for more than 10 years, and has written dozens of articles, white papers, and blog posts on topics ranging from digital strategy to interactive marketing and web development. His most recent original works can be found on ECC’s Digital Strategy Blog, and other comments and contributions can be seen in publications such as Chief Executive magazine, Visibility Magazine, CRM Magazine, and The Professional Services Firm Bible (Wiley).
Prior to launching East Coast Catalyst, he was CEO of Pixel Bridge, a firm he co-founded in 1999 and which was acquired in 2009 by AMP Agency. Prior to launching Pixel Bridge, he was a vice president at Kennedy Information, a specialty information and publishing company, and a senior analyst at IDC, the market research unit of IDG, the world’s leading technology media, events and research organization. Tim is a graduate of Bowdoin College in Brunswick, Maine.
Contact Tim at tbourgeois(at)eastcoastcatalyst.com or 617-341-6400, connect with him on LinkedIn, and follow him on Twitter at @ECoastCatalyst.
David Polcaro
David is an award-winning interactive producer, web architect and creative director with a diverse set of experiences to draw from when developing visually appealing and compelling websites and digital systems for clients. He believes the web is unique medium and that effective interactive initiatives combine keen design sensibility with proven technologies and customized user interfaces. David’s design philosophy is based on creating exciting interactive user experiences that are on-brand, intuitive to use, and effective in accomplishing business goals.
David is a founding partner at East Coast Catalyst, and leads all digital creative initiatives for ECC clients. Prior to launching the firm, David lead the creative and usability teams at Pixel Bridge for more than 10 years. His background in architecture led him to develop a creative yet analytical thought-process that integrates seamlessly with information design and usability initiatives.
David is a graduate of the Boston Architectural Center. As part of his studies he also completed coursework in mechanical engineering and photography. While at the BAC, David was awarded the DeGeorgio Scholarship Award for design excellence in 1999 and the Nast Portfolio Award for portfolio distinction in 1998.
