Meet the Team

Our people are the most important part of our company. Every member of our team is passionate about developing great software and delivering innovative solutions to our clients. Atimi's core strength is our technical expertise. We have a dynamic team of professionals that combine strong academic backgrounds with a wealth of industry experience, allowing us to provide our clients with brilliant technological development.

Our team consists of skilled project managers, quality assurance and developers, below is but a few of the accomplished team members that may assist you reach your goals.

Our Quality Assurance Team

D.S.
Being an Apple computer user since the days of the Apple //e, he has been involved with the Macintosh since it was originally released in 1984. He has experience going all the way back to Macintosh System 1, originating in sales/service and training for an Apple VAR, and since 2001 in software development for companies based in the Lower Mainland. He has experience in Windows Server technologies as well and has helped design and implement one of the most widely used Student Administration Systems in the United States and Canada based on the .Net platform.

A.W.
Having worked as a SQAL since 1999, A.W.'s background includes global telecom leaders Tech Mahindra and the BT Group. A man of varied disciplines A.W. holds a BSc in Industrial Design and an ISEB Soft Testing - Foundation Certificate. His unique vision allows him to look past standard test cases and provide an unparalleled schema that leads to an applications ultimate success.

Our Project Managers

P.G.
Closing a decade in software development, P.G. has experience in a range of roles within the software development lifecycle. Initially honing his technical skills in a quality assurance role, he has also worked in configuration management before moving into project management. Most recently, as a program manager, he was responsible for a large-scale development effort, providing project planning and status reporting, risk analysis, and leading process improvement initiatives including Lean and Six Sigma projects. He is a graduate of the University of British Columbia as well as having completed a certificate in Design For Six Sigma for Software & IT at Motorola.

S.S.
S.S. has several years of project management experience, with a disposition for developing & managing software development teams. S.S. has a background in business management and mixed with his software and project experience this gives him a unique ability to understand all organizational processes and deliver solid results within tight timeframes. When he's not managing projects for Atimi, S.S. is working on community projects helping youth fight back against drugs and violence. More recently he was elected to sit on the board of B.C based 10,000 member non-profit organization. As a graduate of the University of Paisley in Scotland as well as having certificates in software development, S.S. brings a wealth of knowledge and experience to Atimi.

M.C.
With over a decade of management experience in the tech industry, M.C. is a hybrid professional with disciplines in product, support, and project management. M.C. is well versed in translating customer needs into valued solutions, and has worked closely with a full range of project stakeholders from technical drivers to key business decision makers. He has managed multi-million-dollar product portfolios, implementing business strategies for technology products while driving positive change through international organizations. M.C.'s experience with cross-functional teams is his strength. He has worked extensively with sales, marketing, manufacturing, and operational departments, as well as international vendors and customers to ensure successful product delivery. In his free time, M.C. is an avid sports fan, which extends into his volunteer work as a little league baseball and senior high school basketball coach.

Our Management

Steven Gully, President
Steven was previously Director of Business Development for Infowave Software's Imaging division, a technology company based in Vancouver, Canada. He helped grow the company from a small startup to a publicly listed company on the Toronto Stock Exchange with over 100 employees. Over his 11-year career at Infowave, his responsibilities grew from a junior technical support and quality assurance role to senior sales and marketing roles. In his last role leading OEM sales efforts, he grew OEM sales by 400% in two years and helped clients ship over 40 new products. He holds a Bachelor of Science degree from Trinity Western University in Langley, British Columbia.

Scott Michaels, Partner
Having worked in software development and project management for over 9 years, Scott has specialized in emerging technologies. He has worked as part of the W3C in defining standards, and as the lead liaison for bridging innovative technology companies with existing major players, such as Adobe Systems, AutoDesk, and other fortune 500 companies. At Atimi, Scott will help you define the needs for your project, and has an uncanny skill for being able to see design issues very early in the process.

Our Software Development Team

M.B.
Has a decade of software development experience with an emphasis on high-reliability applications. He is experienced in many development environments and languages. With 15 years of experience with the Macintosh platform, he is a solid team member for any project.

T.G.
His extensive Macintosh development experience began immersed in the user interface. He was trained as a Systems Analyst and holds a Bachelor of Science degree from Simon Fraser University. With all the cutting edge companies he's worked at in the past, he doesn't shy away from a challenge, this is likely what keeps him satisfied working at Atimi.

Y.C.E.
Has been developing Macintosh software for well over a decade, working on projects ranging from device drivers to applications. He has experience using C, C++, Objective C and has used the Cocoa and PowerPlant application frameworks extensively.

S.K.
Is a software developer with a broad range of expertise, from high performance OpenGL graphics to distributed computing solutions using OLAP databases. He has ten years of Macintosh experience developing software products for System 7 through Mac OS X. In addition to Macintosh software products, he has worked on FreeBSD, SQL and Essbase systems to build solutions for use by clients including Manulife Financial and Bell Canada. His expertise in retail software, Internet, and enterprise systems is a key asset to Atimi's operations and projects.

D.S.
Has over 15 years of professional experience with Mac development. Having worked both for Apple and Metrowerks he brings a real breadth and depth of experience from a plethora of different projects. His background includes ground-up UI design and implementation, high-performance SIMD acceleration, IP network analysis, 3D graphics programming and work with various web standards such as AJAX and automated HTML generation.