PHIDIAX - Key Persons

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• Modern Datacenter and Cloud Architect / Microsoft

Anthony is a Senior Modern Datacenter and Cloud Architect. With over 20 years working in technology he is continuously learning something new. He enjoys the challenge of new opportunities with each customer or project. His main focus now is architecting and integrating infrastructure solutions, be that on premise, a hybrid solution, or cloud only. His previous experience of working with customers that manage 700K+ computers, and customers in every vertical allows him to bring a wealth of experience and breadth of understanding. Anthony also focuses on making sure his customers are delighted. It isn't uncommon for him to get birthday wishes and Christmas cards from his customers. Why he joined the team... Anthony began his obsession of pushing boundaries when he was still in grade school and he started racing two cycle go karts, topping out around 120 MPH. He is also a life-long learner and does his best work when working with a team of elite individuals in their own rights. Anthony spends his down time out in the desert trails of Arizona, training for his next "ultra-runner" race which typically lasts for 12, 18, or 24 hours. It is this type of self-determination that drives him and attracts him to work with others that have similar traits.

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• Integration and Cloud Architect

Daniel joined Phidiax as a Integration and Cloud Architect. He provides technical expertise to comprehend and deliver technical implementations of all complexities. Why he joined the team... Daniel was developing his first programs, on a TI-99/4A home computer, before he started learning higher mathematics in school; as such, he was exposed to base-16 (hexadecimal), base-8 (octal), variables, and conditional logic before attending day one of Algebra. He started out his college years focused on music composition and performance; but a semester in Electronic Sound Synthesis helped him realize that he enjoyed programming more than music composition. The process of creating layered orchestrations and the process of creating multithreaded applications are very similar to Daniel; he noticed that he dreams in code and dreams in orchestrations almost equally. A couple of years later, Daniel started a software venture to focus on his profession full-time. Since his only software product was a small-business accounting system, competition from the larger vendors of generalized accounting software made it necessary for Daniel to pursue a more specialized technical role. Daniel's career appeared to be a straight march into the halls of Microsoft; as his work on Group Policy got noticed, and eventually purchased, by Microsoft in 2006. Never one to sit still for too long, Daniel contributed to the success of three Microsoft teams: Group Policy, MMC, and Bing Rewards. After Microsoft, Daniel branched out into more diverse technical areas, such as native Mac/iOS/Droid development, PHP, Ruby on Rails, and advanced Digital Signal Processing software. Daniel spent several years working in the volatile software start-up space, on a quest to apply his skills to the cutting edge; he created or repaired applications for taxi hailing, personal security, software licensing, scientific research, digital audio/video processing/streaming, and encryption. To replace volatility with stability, while remaining on the cutting edge, Daniel was intrigued by the business model of Phidiax, and chose to join the team.

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• Collaboration and Cloud Architect

Dave joined the Phidiax team as a Collaboration and Cloud Architect. His extensive background in SharePoint as well as cloud-based development on the Microsoft stack adds remarkable value to our clients and their collaboration and cloud development initiatives. He is an evangelist of the latest cloud-based development methodologies and practices, collaboration, and agile methodologies. His focus is to collaborate with development teams and architects and provide cutting-edge industry solutions to businesses looking to enhance their development and collaboration offerings with a cloud presence. Why he joined the team... Throughout Dave's career in software development, experiences on teams and projects led him to the values set forth in the Agile Manifesto, which he is a signer. These values led him to obtain his Certified Scrum Master credential, investigating methods that support the tenets set forth in the Agile Manifesto put into practice. Dave immediately noticed Phidiax philosophy and culture set up to support similar philosophies, as well as Phidiax stellar reputation in the community and high level of technical aptitude at every level. To continue his growth and hunger for cloud technology, Dave was looking for a partner with similar drive and goals where his talents could add a piece of the puzzle in Collaboration products and modern software development to inspire some synergy in solution delivery. He found that work as a sole entrepreneur had some limitations as to the breadth and reach that would be possible in helping customers, and so after meeting Jason and talking with many different talented individuals at Phidiax, Dave decided that Phidiax was the right team to drive synergy and collaboration in technology to the next level.

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• a Senior Application Architect
• Integration & Cloud Architect
• Integration and Cloud Architect / Dean May

Dean joined Phidiax as a Senior Application Architect. He works with clients to create varying types of solutions utilizing the Microsoft technology stack. He specializes in Service Oriented Architecture, Enterprise Service Bus, and Messaging methodologies. Dean implements integration solutions utilizing technologies such as BizTalk, AppFabric, and Windows Communication Foundation (WCF). His focus is to collaborate with organizations to understand their system and service assets, and provide robust, scalable, fault tolerant, and secure service solutions. Why he joined the team... Dean has ten years of experience integrating solutions, and developing applications and services. Like many in the technology industry, Dean was feeling that once you have proven your worth in a certain task or proficiency, there may only be time to complete the work to "keep the lights on," which doesn't leave much time for self-improvement and exploring new technologies. He joined Phidiax because he recognized that it is an organization where passion for technology in relation to the work-life balance is core to the culture. Since joining Phidiax, Dean has been able to research and become proficient in many technologies and frameworks including the Web Service Software Factory, the Enterprise Library, Windows 8/RT development, BizTalk, AppFabric, WCF and further hone his .NET and C# skills.

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• Cloud Healthcare Architect / Microsoft
• Healthcare Cloud Architect / Microsoft

Howard S. Edidin has over twenty-five years of experience in delivering Enterprise Integration Solutions. For the last 15 years, Howard has been specializing in Healthcare and Life Sciences. He is a Microsoft MVP for the Data Platform and a P-TSP for Microsoft Healthcare and Life Sciences (BizTalk and Azure). Howard is also a DocumentDB Wizard and TechNet Ninja. He has co-authored several books, the last one being "HL7 for BizTalk", and has been a technical reviewer for two others. Howard has been working directly with the Microsoft Product Managers to integrate FHIR on Azure. Howard has taken part in several FHIR Connectathons. For his first one, he completed the Patient Track using Microsoft BizTalk Server in under two hours. He has also provided guidance for other participants on using Microsoft products and services for their FHIR applications. He has been working with FHIR over three years.

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• CEO
• Founder

Jason founded Phidiax in 2009. Currently, he serves as the CEO. He has worked with clients across the globe delivering integration solutions and architectures of various scale, load, and criticality. Based on his extensive knowledge of technology implementation, Jason maintains focus on the "big picture" of solutions which expeditiously solve our clients' complex business challenges. Why he joined the team... Jason founded Phidiax with the intention of reframing our understanding of how a consultancy operates in order to foster a better way to deliver services. Having seen, first hand, how technical talent is dismissed in favor of top heavy management, Jason engineered Phidiax to be run by the architects and promoted a culture where the passion for technology leads to a commitment to our clients' success. Separating Phidiax from the "bottom line" mentality of other consultancies, it is the intense dedication to the technology that makes us a vibrant and innovative company. Jason's original intention of creating a culture and concept that is passion driven lends itself to partnerships with like-minded organizations and is visible at all levels of the Phidiax team. Jason was quick to establish the most important element of the Phidiax organization structure, membership. All employees are members who hold interest in the success of Phidiax and its greater culture. Our clients experience the power of our culture through partnership commitment and deliverable execution.

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• Collaboration and Cloud Architect

Jeff joined Phidiax as a Senior Collaboration and Cloud Architect. His extensive experience in JavaScript and front-end technologies ties together back-end solutions, that Phidiax provides, with client-facing applications that people enjoy using. Jeff has a passion for making the Internet a better place by following web standards and building elegant, usable web software. Why he joined the team... Jeff joined Phidiax after collaborating on a previous project. After spending months earning mutual respect for accomplishments and work ethic, the right opportunity came around and it made sense for him to join the team.

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• Integration and Cloud Architect

Jeff joined Phidiax as a Integration and Cloud Architect. Honesty and straight talk are important to Jeff, especially with regard to coworkers and clients. Jeff straddles the line between developer and project manager. In addition to designing and developing robust and elegant enterprise solutions, Jeff acts as project lead, interacting with client stakeholders, and managing timelines and deliverables. Jeff strives to introduce software development life cycle principles to his projects to improve ongoing IT practices. Why he joined the team... Jeff has been involved with computers since he was a teenager growing up in Alaska. He "cut his teeth" on the family Commodore 64 and continued to work with computers throughout his upbringing. As a young fan of sci-fi, it didn't take much to realize that whatever the future held, computers were going to be a central part of it. While in the Navy, he dove deep into his division's old IBM-clone, learning MS-DOS and writing simple programs in BASIC. After the Navy, he went to college knowing he wanted to study computer science. Fast forward several years, and Jeff found himself looking for a new challenge. Having grown tired of large company politics, he reached out to his old colleague, Jason, and together they found a very fortuitous fit for Jeff at Phidiax where he could pursue his interest in new technologies and balance his home and work lives.

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• Mobile and Cloud Architect

Lewis joined Phidiax as a Senior Mobile and Cloud Architect. His experience in enterprise consulting, game development, and mixed reality provides a unique combination of skills to enrich the Phidiax capability portfolio. Lewis loves building usable, beautiful applications that provide incredible User Experiences. Why he joined the team... Lewis grew up with computers from the commodore 64 to Pentiums and i7s, he has always had an interest in technology. With experience building applications using the latest, unproven technologies, the opportunity to build bleeding edge mobile applications with Phidiax was a perfect fit.

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• Integration and Cloud Architect

Mark joined Phidiax as an Integration and Cloud Architect. He works with clients to implement service oriented solutions using Microsoft technologies including Microsoft BizTalk, Azure, and Services (WCF, WebAPI). Why he joined the team... Mark realized, the people you work with are just as important as the things you work on. Working with people who are experts in their field and work hard to improve themselves and their community is not an opportunity that comes around very often. Having had the opportunity to see Phidiax in action, he made the jump when the opportunity arose and hasn't looked back since.

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• Software Configuration Manager

Mary Ann joined Phidiax to expand the skillset in the DevOps arena. She works with clients to implement automated build and deployment solutions on a variety of scales. Her expertise is implementation of the Microsoft Application Lifecycle toolset and includes: Team Foundation Server, SQL Server Development Tools, Build Automations, and Release Management. Her goal is to assist clients streamline processes and increase efficiencies to support software development. Why she joined the team... Phidiax was looking to better support client initiatives by expanding their services to include DevOps. Mary Ann was looking to expand her career into new and exciting areas. The way Phidiax conducts business…being able to explore the latest technologies while helping clients solve problems…is a refreshing approach, and that makes every day something Mary Ann looks forward to in the perfect career. Challenging, rewarding, and fun!

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• Director of Integration

Tom joined the Phidiax team as the Director of Integration, Integration and Cloud Architect. He works with Phidiax clients delivering integration solutions and architectures: on-premise, hybrid, and cloud. Tom's extensive experience with platforms, technologies, and architecture patterns allows him to work with clients to solve complex business challenges by selecting the best custom solution. Additionally, Tom's extensive project management and software quality experience allows him oversee expansive solutions throughout the software development lifecycle. Why he joined the team... As Tom continued to become a recognized leader in the integration industry, he decided to break from the traditional on-premise solution role, in order to deliver larger enterprise architectures. He is driven to improve the Healthcare marketplace, and is a recognized talent delivering notable Healthcare solutions. To continue his growth trajectory, Tom wanted to find a matching partner with similar drive and goals that would encourage evolution and culture. Jason reached out to Tom circa 2010 as a fellow Microsoft Integration VTS and continued to connect at conferences and during travels through Denver. As Tom was considering moving into an independent role, he reached out to Jason for some assistance. Jason provided some critical guidance, while pitching Phidiax as a better match to achieve goals. Over the course of several months, it became evident that Phidiax was the perfect match and an agreement was struck.

Job Titles:

• a Senior Integration Architect
• Integration & Cloud Architect
• Integration and Cloud Architect / Dean May

Toan joined Phidiax as a Senior Integration Architect. He works with Phidiax clients to architect, design, and implement enterprise integration systems. He has extensive experience applying the full Software Development Life-Cycle. Although Toan has acute software development proficiency, he maintains a broader vision of the project scope and how software components intertwine. Why he joined the team... Toan values the business relationships which he has been able to establish through his years of tenure. He has collaborated with Jason on numerous software engagements, as they share a similar approach to quality of solution and exceeding client expectations. Toan's choice to join Phidiax was clear, as it was apparent that the culture is founded upon these similarities, and presented an opportunity to stay true to the most critical interests while charging ahead with a team of like-minded professionals. Toan Lam completed his Bachelor of Science in Technical Management at Devry University. He graduated with Summa Cum Laude.