// About
A small DC studio, doing the work the big agencies won't.
RixuWeb is a Washington, DC web design and development studio. We're built on a simple premise: complex, custom websites shouldn't take six months and six figures to ship.
// Founder
Sean Chao
Founder & CEO
Sean founded RixuWeb in Washington, DC after a decade shipping software for civic, non-profit, and small-business clients. He still personally reviews every project that ships.
"We started RixuWeb because every DC business deserves a website that looks and works as seriously as the work they put into their craft — without waiting half a year to ship it."
— Sean Chao, Founder
// The team
Senior people, doing the work directly.
No account managers, no offshoring, no project handoffs to junior teams. The person you meet on the kickoff call is the person doing the work.
Marcus Donnelly
Lead Designer
Marcus translates brand and strategy into the custom interfaces our clients become known for.
Priya Raman
Senior Engineer
Priya owns our front-end architecture and ships the complex interactive features other agencies turn down.
Andre Whitfield
Back-end Engineer
Andre builds the APIs, integrations, and data models that quietly run our clients' day-to-day operations.
Leah Petrov
Brand & Content Strategist
Leah sharpens the message before a pixel gets pushed — voice, structure, and SEO all live with her.
Diego Marín
QA & Accessibility Lead
Diego makes sure every site we ship is fast, accessible, and bulletproof across the devices real users carry.
Hannah Okafor
Client Success Lead
Hannah is the person you'll hear from after launch — handling edits, hosting, and what's next.
Cassidy Ho
Client Success Intern
Cassidy supports the client success team on onboarding, support tickets, and post-launch check-ins.
Jordan Reyes
Design Intern
Jordan supports the design team on visual explorations, asset prep, and pattern library upkeep.
Mei Tanaka
Engineering Intern
Mei pairs with our engineers on component work, QA passes, and the occasional late-night deploy.
Made in DC
We're based in Washington, DC and most of our clients are within a Metro ride. We know the market.
Custom, every time
We don't sell themes. Every project is designed and engineered from scratch around your brand.
Long-term partners
We host and maintain what we build. The relationship doesn't end at launch — it starts.