Our Team
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STIRLING OLSON
PRESIDENT
As a software engineer, machines have always turned over to expose their soft underbellies to Stirling, but these days he spends more time finding innovative solutions for our customers. Stirling enjoys drinking wine and getting high (in the mountains and airplanes, that is).
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DEREK OLSON
VICE PRESIDENT
For over 10 years Derek has been providing strategic advice to clients across a wide spectrum of industries. Derek has been evangelizing user-centered software design for over a decade, and believes that most of the world’s software is in need of a good spanking.
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NEAL ENSSLE
DIRECTOR OF TECHNOLOGY
Shortly after getting his Master’s in European history, Neal realized he was having way more fun building web applications for folks than reading about a bunch of dead guys. He now leads the technology team at Foraker Labs. A father of two, Neal enjoys sleeping.
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SHEEHAN COMMETTE
RUBY ON RAILS APPRENTICE
As a world class sailboat racer from a family of world class sailors, Sheehan moved to Boulder to escape her family’s expectations and pursue her other interests: Ruby on Rails, snowboarding, beer, biking, and fire poi, which she could do anywhere, but it wouldn’t be as scenic.
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BEN EDDY
SENIOR SOFTWARE DEVELOPER
Ben dreams of being an all-growed-up Ruby programmer. His birth was noble and illustrious, his dignity supported by an adequate patrimony in land and money; and these advantages of fortune are accompanied with liberal arts and decent manners.
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KYLE EDSON
SOFTWARE DEVELOPER
Having spent years with C++ and Java, Kyle recently fell into the world of Ruby on Rails, and loved it so much he decided to stay. In his free time, Kyle enjoys long walks on the beach, being a diehard Colorado sports fan, and striving to be the world’s somethingest something.
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JON EVANS
SOFTWARE DEVELOPER
Having escaped from doing enterprise Java in Oklahoma, Jon truly appreciates the elegance of Ruby and the geography and climate of Colorado. On his days off, he enjoys dragging his two kids up in the mountains and getting lost.
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HUNTER HILLEGAS
SENIOR MOBILE DEVELOPER
After spending over a decade building Web apps, the iPhone came along and Hunter was hooked, devoting his time to getting the most out of all the phones and tablets he can get his hands on. These days you can either find him installing the latest Xcode beta or at the craps tables in Vegas.
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PETER KO
SENIOR SOFTWARE DEVELOPER
Having saved the world twice from imminent disaster, Peter decided it was time to slow down and write awesome code. He spends his free time perfecting his Street Fighter skills and finding hidden meaning within newspaper clippings.
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BRYAN KRAMER
BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT MANAGER
Bryan has spent the better part of the last decade helping people solve problems to make their lives easier. If he is not in the office working, you will likely find him lobbying to move business meetings from the golf course to the ski slopes or singletrack around Colorado.
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JON MAHONEY
QUALITY ASSURANCE LEAD
Having spent most of his life fleeing from the East Coast, Jon was finally stopped by the Flatirons. As the Voice of Quality for Foraker Labs, he extends his QA duties to ski resorts, hiking trails and live music shows.
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TANIA O’BRIEN
SENIOR WEB GRAPHIC DESIGNER
After too many hours spent painting walls and furniture, Tania discovered she was missing something from her art: command + Z. When not busy dreaming up perfect hex combos and fonts, Tania is busy singing lullabies with her vintage white wedding-style accordion.
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TOM PIEKOS
SENIOR SOFTWARE DEVELOPER & TEAM LEAD
Tom has been developing web apps in Rails since way before it was cool. When not intensely studying Ruby and Git internals, he can be found following his beloved Red Sox and enjoying beautiful Colorado weather with his black lab, Josie.
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JENNIFER SIEGFRIED
SENIOR FRONT-END DEVELOPER
Jen has worked in the industry for over 14 years. She'll talk to you passionately about semantic HTML and CSS until the cows come home, if you let her. Hobbies include body piercing, photography, and hanging out with her two awesome dogs.
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SARAH STILLMAN
OFFICE MANAGER
Sarah is a feisty redhead who recently transplanted from the Golden State of California. It has always been her dream to be an office manager. Her favorite season is autumn. She can say the alphabet backwards and has ridden across the country on her bicycle.
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JAKE SUTTON
SENIOR SOFTWARE DEVELOPER
When he’s not getting tattoos, riding his Triumph, playing with sharp objects, or discussing Mid-Century Modern furniture design with his dog, Mingus, Jake enjoys building awesome web apps in Ruby on Rails and fiddling around with relational databases.
