Matt co-founded Cantina in 2007 as an emerging technology consultancy. With over twelve years of experience in consulting, technology architecture, development and social networking Matt is building a new model of consultancy that uses the talents of hands-on technologists who understand business goals and concerns. He has worked with consumer-oriented organizations such as Analog Devices and Endeca as well as major financial institutions such as UBS, JP Morgan, and the Financial Times. Matt holds a Bachelors of Science in Computer Systems Engineering from Boston University.
Several market trends have been shaping the mobile services we offer at Cantina. The use of consumer technologies in the enterprise is increasing, including everything from Dropbox, social networks, Google apps, and mobile devices. Companies considering the deployment of business applications to the mobile context need to consider bring your own device (BYOD) strategies to [...]
After almost choosing to follow a career path in forensic science, Alicia realized that at the end of the day, building websites is way more fun and satisfying than writing lab reports. She wants to help make the web fun, exciting, and usable both for developers and users, embracing coding standards and pushing for the [...]
Nancy comes to Cantina as a graduate of St. Lawrence University with a Bachelors of Science in Computer Science and Mathematics her studies included Javascript, HTML5, CSS and PHP. She mastered Drupal during a research project at the University of Wisconsin, Oshkosh. Nancy is currently focused on mobile app development, Ruby and Rails, responsive design [...]
Dmitri comes to Cantina as a graduate of Bridgewater State University as a Bachelor of Computer Science. An enthusiast of database systems and natural user interfaces, Dmitri cut his teeth on multitouch gesture-driven applications, with work featured at trade show booths of industry leaders country-wide. Applied a long burning passion for mechanical tinkering, DIY and [...]
Cantinistas all seem to have one thing in common, they’re interested in things and actively doing them. Our team includes tri-atheletes, bicyclers, beer bloggers, dietary activists, musicians, producers and all sorts of folks, including artists. Our Director of Communications, Mitchel Ahern, has brought a gallery sensibility to the back half of our office space hanging [...]
Allison comes to Cantina with over 10 years of front-end web development and consulting experience. Several years ago she was bitten by the open-source bug and became a convert, particularly to the Drupal CMS, going so far as to record a remix of the Drupal Song in tribute. Regardless of platform, she relishes the challenge [...]
Cantina is pleased to announce its 2012 Mobile and Emerging Technology Planning Guide: Developing an Enterprise Approach to the Multichannel Customer. The guide was written by Cantina’s principle consultants and strategists who have years of experience helping clients leverage the leading edge of technology to extend competitive advantages: Matt Chisholm, President/CEO Adam Stachelek, Co-founder/Vice President Mark [...]
Catherine Toupence joins Cantina as our newest Principal Consultant, Program Management. Catherine joins the Cantina team as a Principal Consultant on the Project Management team and is a certified Scrum Master. Her 12 years draws from both the agency and client side spanning an array of industries and clients for both front-end design and back [...]
Tim Wagner joins Cantina as our newest technical consultant. Tim thinks of himself as a passionate problem solver. He has been seeking out and solving business problems for over 7 years, creating solutions for companies both large and small. Particularly enjoying the fast paced environments of startups, Tim’s last role was as Lead Software Architect [...]
Several market trends have been shaping the mobile services we offer at Cantina. The use of consumer technologies in the enterprise is increasing, including everything from Dropbox, social networks, Google apps, and mobile devices. Companies considering the deployment of business applications to the mobile context need to consider bring your own device (BYOD) strategies to [...]
