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The greatest sum of our whole is our parts and we believe the sky is the limit at Direct North. We've created a unique synergy of dedicated people passionate about exceeding your business potential. Collectively we bring a wealth of business management and technology expertise to your door, and we're here to listen. Let's work together to manifest your business dreams. Meet us.

  • Timothy Connolly

    Timothy Connolly

    Entrepreneur & Co-founder

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    Tim has experienced all scales of software craftsmanship and he's devoted to business and technology alignment. As a 14 year veteran of development starting as a C++ and Java programmer, Tim was promoted to various architect and management levels. He developed an emphasis on project planning, execution, cost performance tracking, documentation and executive status reporting. He was an early proponent of Agile methodologies, and developed a passion for coaching teams to adopt best practices and methods while working at McKinsey and Company. His experience leading Agile projects and engagements include: finance, knowledge management, social networking, document management, enterprise portals, and content management systems.

  • Daniel Honig

    Daniel Honig

    Technologist & Co-founder

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    Daniel combines a passion for technology with a relentless passion for stakeholder value. He is a highly skilled software architect with over 11+years of software development experience, including 10 years of Java, 8 years of Java Enterprise and 3 years of .NET. Daniel has a strong command of OO Design / Analysis, J2EE Design Patterns,Framework design and modeling complex systems with UML. His experience includes work with distributed object and web- service technologies such as SOAP, .NET Remoting, REST, WSDL and UDDI, CORBA, RMI/EJB. His work experience is comprised of mainly Fortune 500 companies such as Banc of America Securities, LLC, AT&T Wireless, McKinsey & Company, TIAA-CREF, Deutsche Bank, HSBC, Pfizer, Ford Motor Company, Apple and Aetna.

  • Suzanne Deprez

    Suzanne Deprez

    Senior Functional Analyst

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    Suzanne is a seasoned technical writer and project manager with over 20 years of software development experience. Her extensive experience in software development provides the background needed to effectively manage software projects and develop understandable technical documentation for software applications including requirements specifications, test cases, and user manuals. She has experience with Java, C, C++, PHP, HTML, and JavaScript. Suzanne uses AgileZen to efficiently manage Direct North projects, while satisfying customer needs. Suzanne has worked for high profile names like Rockwell International, Compaq, oDesk and many others.

  • Jennifer Lackey

    Jennifer Lackey

    Account Manager

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    Jennifer is a successful Marketing and Sales executive with more than 10 years of business development and project marketing experience. She draws experience from industries, which include: television, software development, wireless and telecom, IT and environmental consulting. Jennifer's skills and finesse in strategy and communication are instrumental in helping Direct North achieve marketing and sales objectives. She has worked for corporations such as: AT&T and AT&T Wireless and she's helped a few start-ups get off the ground.

  • Dmitri Pivtorak

    Dmitri Pivtorak

    Marketing Associate

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    Dmitri is a recent University of Michigan graduate specializing in Marketing and Technology. During his professional and academic carrier Dmitri gained firsthand experience with Enterprise 2.0, Social Media, integrated brand promotion and content development. Dmitri relies on his creative spark to deliver engaging presentations and drive innovative solutions. Dmitri has worked with international and US based companies including: a recruitment campaign for FBI, project management for Finland's Konecranes, marketing research for iLabs and advertising for DSI.

  • Developers
     

    Headquartered in New York City with a local mastery team, Direct North also provides collaborative global developers, which tirelessly keep your project moving forward 24/7. Our team spearheads projects in the US and continues to work around the clock through a brigade of experts in India, Russia and Spain. This approach yields unquestionable results by ensuring quicker project delivery, lower development costs and faster prototype testing.