01 / UNDERSTAND
Experience changes the questions we ask.
Our team has worked across government, Fortune 100 companies, energy and rail operations, entrepreneurial ventures and nonprofit organizations. Alex’s experience brings together public-sector, large-enterprise and community perspectives; Jakub adds software engineering, artificial intelligence research and multidisciplinary technical work.
That breadth helps us understand the world around a requirement: how an industrial facility runs, how a funding decision moves through review, or how volunteers support an education program. We bring that context into the conversation early, so the solution reflects the people, processes and responsibilities it needs to serve.
PERSPECTIVE / INNOVATION FUNDING
Government initiatives, understood from experience.
Alex brings experience from both sides of innovation funding: securing two TECTERRA BUILD awards at the highest funding level, receiving approximately six grants through the National Research Council of Canada Industrial Research Assistance Program (NRC IRAP), and accessing Scientific Research and Experimental Development (SR&ED) tax credits. His experience also includes familiarity with the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC).
Earlier, his grant and business planning consulting work with Vencom included pursuing grants and venture capital for emerging technologies; a number of technologies supported through Vencom were commercialized and ultimately sold or exited. That perspective complements the team’s software work supporting Alberta methane reduction programs. It informs how we think about program requirements, applications, evidence and the people who depend on the process. Explore our funding experience ↗
02 / MAKE THE COMPLEX USEFUL
Design around real workflows.
Complexity is often unavoidable. The goal is to give it structure that people can navigate. We think about the distinct needs of applicants, administrators, reviewers, operators and other participants; how a record moves through a process; and what each person needs to see or do next.
Our principals’ experience across funding programs, industrial operations and nonprofit platforms reflects this attention to the connection between rules, people, documents and decisions.
03 / BUILD WITH CARE
Make trust part of the design.
Good software must respect the information and operations entrusted to it. Depending on the application, that can mean authenticated access, appropriate permissions, multi-factor authentication, records of key changes and careful handling of sensitive data. In industrial environments it also means understanding the equipment and safety procedures around the software.
Security and accessibility are practical design concerns throughout the work. The specific controls and assurance for a solution depend on its requirements and operating environment.
04 / APPLY INTELLIGENCE
Use technology with purpose.
We bring curiosity to both established tools and emerging capabilities. Artificial intelligence can help people navigate large bodies of information, find relevant material and focus their attention. In consequential workflows, the people accountable for decisions need a way to review and understand the information they use.
Technology is most valuable when it fits the problem, the people and the evidence—not when it becomes the story by itself.
05 / WORKING TOGETHER
Shape the engagement around the need.
Some organizations need a new application; others need to improve an existing platform, connect systems or support a complex implementation. Depending on the project, our work can span understanding requirements, software design and development, integration, and ongoing evolution of the solution.
We define the scope and delivery approach with the client so the responsibilities, dependencies and decisions are clear from the start.
06 / BUILD THE RIGHT TEAM
Scale the team around the work.
Every project calls for a different mix of skills. We bring together a core team and additional talent as the work requires, scaling our capacity to match the project’s scope, specialist needs and delivery schedule.
That means the people involved can change with the problem: software engineering, design, data, security, subject-matter expertise and implementation support can be brought together around a shared plan. A project lead coordinates the work and remains accountable for the plan, communication and integration of additional specialists.
07 / MAKE IT LAST
Think beyond the first release.
A platform lives within an organization that keeps changing. Useful software needs to be understandable, maintainable and capable of supporting the people who operate it. We consider the wider lifecycle: how a system fits existing work, how teams will use it and how it can evolve as needs become clearer.