Placing a “virtual shop” in the hands of Canadian iPhone and iPod Touch users
2010.08.24
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.
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.
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.
K.B.
A Project Manager at IBM Global Services for nine years, and over 200 hours of formal Project Management education (PMI) logged, K.B. has worked with diverse groups in multiple countries. His renowned reputation for fixing troubled projects with a focus on leadership, change management and risk management lead to multiple awards and accolades for his invaluable service and foresight. Member of the IBM Project Management Knowledge Network, PMI (Project Management Institute) and member of PMI, West Coast BC Chapter.
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, Vice President, Client Services
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.
Sean Howe, Vice President Business Development
Sean is a seasoned executive in the communications and high tech arena and joined Atimi in 2009. He has held senior and executive marketing, business development, and general management roles in Canada, the US and overseas. He was VP of Business Development in the Bell Innovation Centre where he worked on emerging voice and internet communications services; at Nortel he was GM of an OSS software business unit (now owned by Oracle); at Spectrum Signal Processing he was GM of the Wireless Systems Group focused on high performance embedded wireless products (now owned by Vecima Networks); and at Silicon Graphics (SGI) in California he was responsible for Global Business Development in the Communications Segment. Immediately prior to joining Atimi, Sean was providing consulting services in Canada and the US and continues to sit on the advisory boards of a number of emerging technology companies. He has a BA from Carleton University and an MA from Royal Roads University.
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.