We really like the internet. A lot.
Integrum is a close-knit, experienced, internet-savvy group that makes web applications emphasizing business value, community, user-experience satisfaction and standards via the latest technologies. We build for the internet because we like to and because we are good at it, it's that simple.
The Integrum Team
Jade
Truly an inspiration to us all, Jade Meskill has overcome trials and tribulations most of us only read about in Harry Potter. Growing up on a small almond plantation in rural Pennsylvania, Meskill, the eldest of seventeen, learned young what it takes to be a leader. With just his hoe at his side, Meskill went on to receive the Outstanding Young Agriculturalist Award at the age of sixteen. When Meskill thought things couldn't get better, he literally fell head over heels in love with the most beautiful of the preacher's daughters. But papa wasn't no fool. And she'd never marry a farmer if he had any say in the matter.
It took everything Jade had to throw his hoe to the side, but he did, and with the strength of ten riding lawnmowers. He traded in his straw-brim hat for a finely gelled faux-hawk, his tractor for a Nissan Rogue, and found in the trash were countless posters of "American Gothic" and John Deere, replaced on the walls with David Heinemeier Hansson. In the end, our hero gets the girl and the employees of his dreams at Integrum Technologies. Who would have seen that coming?
Derek
Derek loves soccer. Thankfully, his teams always lose, so we don't have to hear about it much. He brings an amazing ability to solve problems to the Integrum team, able to look at a situation and almost immediately understand what needs to happen in order to make it fly.
Irish
Irish majored in Computer Science at Arizona State University once they refused repeated attempts to major in World of Warcraft. As Integrum's longest tenured employee Irish and his prehistoric stash of Dark Chocolate Raisins have written many lines of code. Unfortunately we're not sure how much was written by Irish and how much by the Raisins.
Lindsay
Lindsay holds a Computer Science degree from Stonehill College and the record for most baked goods brought into an office in any given month. A talented developer, Lindsay is also the only person to move to Arizona but not like Mexican food.
Young
Chris is a recovering Microsoft programmer, but is at least 3 or 4 steps down the road to being able to live without the big MS. As the newest member of Integrum's development team, the urge to write just "the new guy" in this space had to be beaten down with a stick, but there's really not much more to put here. Someone has to write all this drivel anyway, it doesn't just grow on trees ya know.
Curtis
Knowing that he had limited time to escape from Y2K, Curtis Edmond had himself cryogenically frozen in 1994. In 2002, when it was clear that the world was not, in fact, going to end, Edmond was unfrozen and revived. However, and much to the dismay of Edmond's family, the technicians mistakenly mistook Curtis for the son of the deposed king of Egypt. Disoriented from his eight-year inertia, Edmond boarded the plane and spent approximately five months in Cairo. While exact details of the events that took place in Egypt are to this day unknown, it can be deduced that Edmond suffered from heat-induced delusional disorder.
Upon his return home, Curtis Edmond declared himself "Emperor of these United States" and "Defender of Mexico". He issued his own currency and ordered the army to "dissolve congress by force." While he had no real authoritative power, much of Phoenix indulged Edmond, accepting his currency in exchange for the countless amounts of plaid shorts and flip flops he was perpetually buying. The public found him humorous and endearing, while friends and family worried. Knowing what had to be done, blood brother Curtis Miller slapped Edmond smartly across the face, knocking sense into Edmond. With no country to govern, Edmond chose a job at Integrum, where they still accept his currency today.
Gist
After earning his design degree on the East Coast, Matt brought some much needed "prettying up" to Integrum's projects. Matt's skills with design and user interface are an integral part to how Integrum does business. When he's not sketching stuff up he's signing up for the newest social networking site (that he'll never use again) or taking pictures for our Flickr stream.
Curtis M
Curtis joined the Integrum team in January '08 when he fell in love with us after acting as a contractor for 4 months. He holds a BS from University of Arizona and a MS from Cal State - both of those in Computer Science. So he's smart; and we like him hanging around.
Dana
Dana is currently a junior at Northern Arizona University studying English and philosophy, ultimately destroying the idea that she would follow her parents into the "exciting field of engineering". She writes short stories and poetry, and frequents poetry slams in Tempe and Phoenix. If she's feeling saucy, she performs. She can also do a Rubik's Cube in two minutes!
Jim
Jim Jeffers' story is a sad and tragic one, beginning in an unsanctioned government lab twenty-three miles under North Dakota. The year was 1984 when a group of elite scientists created what they believed to be the world's first super soldier. Born with over twice the muscle density of a normal human, Jim Jeffers (or project Max Fightmaster, as he was known) seemed to be a shining example of the future. Years passed by and although Jim kept showing great success, the program ultimately had to shut down due to a potato famine.
Jim, left on his own in North Dakota, tried to assimilate into normal everday life. As the years passed, Jim noticed his once uncanny might was slowly deteriorating. It turned out Jim's abilities could be sustained only when he wasn't in direct contact with the sun. Jim quickly realized that if he didn't become proficient at something, the world would not need him. So Jim picked a fight with DHH, learned Ruby on Rails, and started work at Integrum.
Steven
Seeking an escape from government contracts, red tape, and repetitively pointless paperwork, Steven came to Integrum with a strong background in open source technologies and languages such as PHP, MySQL, Plone, Zope, and Python. With a Masters in Information Technology and the constant desire to improve his skill set Steven sought out Integrum for its agile methodology and use of the renowned Ruby on Rails framework. If he's not programming you'll probably find Steven at the nearest snowboard resort with snow.
Jason
"The New Guy" - originally schooled in design from The University of Arizona, Jason now implements the "prettying up" with mad HTML and CSS skills. Front end development is a passion of his as he always tries to find new and exciting ways of doing things.
Chris C.
Desensitized to death at a very young age in the aftermath of unbounded power, Chandler studied under the likes of Professor Charles Xavier. As well as being an accomplished Ninja, he is completely impervious to pain and is very highly trained in the subtle art of telekinesis. He has a weakness for designer soap and his favorite food is freshly-caught salmon, which he captures using his mind alone. He occasionally enjoys Ruby on Rails development.
Matthew C.
Matthew is currently attending Arizona State University working towards a BS in Computer Science. His knowledge compared to the rest of the Integrum crew gets him the ever so glamorous title of "Noob". He aspires to one day graduate, not only from college but, from his Noob status to something a bit more respected.
Integremlin to Be Named Later (YOU!)
Are you an abused developer? Do you need to escape the chains of your current employer? Contact hr@integrumtech.com today. We are always looking for the best and the brightest.
Places we'll be!
August 06th - We will be attending Gangplank Hackamania.
August 06th - Several Integremlins be watching Gary Howard present on iPhone Development at Gangplank Academy.
August 12th - We will be attending a IGNITE Phoenix.
phone: 602.792.1270 fax: 602.288.4111
email: info@integrumtech.com
address: 290 El Prado Court - Chandler, AZ - 85225
