About Us
Nine Summer organizes into small teams with world-class skills to take on projects and situations that conventional technology teams don't have expertise, time, or resources to tackle. We have the proven ability to operate in difficult and challenging conditions with severe constraints. We thrive on complex, ambiguous, and urgent projects; and especially projects that require strong doses of innovation.
Nine Summer excels in the following situations:
- Venture capital-backed companies in need of help developing a new product.
- Companies in need of help improving existing products or creating product extensions.
- Clients that need innovation more than they need expertise in a particular technology; although we also offer superlative technical expertise.
- Clients in need of a managed team rather than individuals for existing team augmentation.
Most of our clients are based in the New York City metropolitan area and throughout the continental U.S. Although we welcome the opportunity to work with innovative companies based in Hawaii; especially between November and February :-)
The Nine Summer Team
Ross Kudwitt
First operating system used: DEC PDP-11
Most useful web site for me: Google
The best software package I have ever used: It's a toss up between the iPhone UI and Android OS
My favorite place to visit in the world: Any of the great links courses in Scotland
If I wasn't in the software business: University professor
Michael Winser
First operating system used: Timex Sinclair ZX-81
Most useful web site for me: about:blank
The best software package I have ever used: See, a C IDE, circa 1984. See ran off a single floppy.
My favorite place to visit in the world: Paris
If I wasn't in the software business, I would be a: Toymaker
Cory Burke
First operating system used: MS-DOS or the Atari 2600 ROM Loader (The 2600 came first)
Most useful web site for me: Toss up of CraigsList or Google
The best software package I have ever used: OSX
My favorite place to visit in the world: Kyoto or Kamakura, Japan
If I wasn't in the software business, I would be a: PA cinematographer or in a circus
Jennifer Catugal
First operating system used: MS-DOS
Most useful web site for me: Google
The best software package I have ever used: Quickbooks
My favorite place to visit in the world: Maui
If I wasn't in the software business, I would be a: Flight Attendant – or a lotto winner ;-)
Andrew Cole
First operating system used: I don't know.
Most useful web site for me: google.com
The best software package I have ever used: GNU/Linux
My favorite place to visit in the world: Seattle
If I wasn't in the software business, I would be a: Benevolent Dictator
David Esposito
First operating system used: PC-DOS for the 8088 XT
Most useful web site for me: Google for sure
The best software package I have ever used: AutoCAD
My favorite place to visit in the world: Toss up between the southwestern U.S. and my workshop
If I wasn't in the software business, I would be a: if (I could get a talent transplant) a professional golfer; else a mechanical engineer; end if
Mark Famiglietti
First operating system used: Mac SE
Most useful web site for me: Google
The best software package I have ever used: Pagemaker
My favorite place to visit in the world: New York City
If I wasn't in the software business, I would be a: Skyscraper builder
Renato Ferraz
First operating system used: Win98, which still gives me occasional nightmares
Most useful web site for me: Google
The best software package I have ever used: Vegas Pro (Sony)
My favorite place to visit in the world: Australian outback
If I wasn't in the software business, I would be a: Music video producer
Tom Fuda
First operating system used: VAX/VMS
Most useful web site for me: Google
The best software package I have ever used: VMWare Workstation
My favorite place to visit in the world: Not sure I've found it yet... right now, Sonoma County, California
If I wasn't in the software business, I would be a: Proprietor of a fine wine store
Mike Honekamp
First operating system used: Atari 400 (basic cartridge)
Most useful web site for me: For work it's google groups. Outside work: The weather sites
The best software package I have ever used: Still searching
My favorite place to visit in the world: The top of any mountain
If I wasn't in the software business, I would be a: woodworker
Michael Lecza
First operating system used: Commodore BASIC (Commodore VIC-20 OS)
Most useful web site for me: groups.google.com
The best software package I have ever used: Images Plus (Digital Astro Image Processing Software)
My favorite place to visit in the world: My backyard
If I wasn't in the software business, I would be a: Professional Astronomer
Ben LeDonni
First operating system used: GEOS (Graphic Environment Operating System) on Commodore 64
Most useful web site for me: Google
The best software package I have ever used: Mindjet Mindmanager / Omnigraffle
My favorite place to visit in the world: Capetown, South Africa
If I wasn't in the software business, I would be a: Reality TV Star
Chuck MacNaughton
First operating system used: MS-DOS 2.0
Most useful web site for me: Google
The best software package I have ever used: Adobe Creative Suite
My favorite place to visit in the world: Sawtooth Range, Idaho
If I wasn't in the software business, I would be a: Stonemason or sculptor
Alex Richardson
First operating system used: Timex DEC 20 & Wang
Most useful web site for me: Google, NY Times, Wikipedia, Craig's List
The best software package I have ever used: Google Earth
My favorite place to visit in the world: Paris & my backyard
If I wasn't in the software business, I would be a: M.D. & Ski Bum
Barbara Schwartz
First operating system used: DEC PDP 11
Most useful web site for me: Google
The best software package I have ever used: I am still searching for it
My favorite place to visit in the world: Anywhere in Colorado
If I wasn't in the software business, I would be an: Artist
Dwayne Voelker
First operating system used: Apple II
Most useful web site for me: http://slashdot.org
The best software package I have ever used: Propellerhead's Reason
My favorite place to visit in the world: Amsterdam
If I wasn't in the software business, I would be a: Starving musician vowing to never work in a kitchen again