saritasa - executive summary
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Saritasa, LLC
Saritasa, LLC
20411 Birch St., Suite 330
Newport Beach, CA 92660
949.200.6839
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Saritasa, LLC
Who We Are Saritasa is a Software Product Design &
Development company headquartered in
Newport Beach, California, USA, offering
complete end-to-end technology solutions for
our clients – from concept to deployment –
including, consulting and planning, architecture
and design, development, QA, deployment,
maintenance, growth and marketing.
Launched in 2005, Saritasa has grown to over
100 employees and has garnered extensive
real-world experience in all mobile platforms
and enterprise level cross-platform integration.
Saritasa excels in synergistic, valued-added
development partnerships with our clients, from start-ups to SMBs to Enterprise operations.
Clients seeking to outsource their software product initiatives come to Saritasa as a partner for
consulting, planning, design, development and ongoing support and maintenance.
Saritasa’s enviable track record of success is born out of our success-driven philosophy and
dedication to building creative, state-of-the-art solutions which exceed expectations. This
approach can be seen in our vast portfolio of successful projects, as well as in our dedication to
business relationships and process transparency.
Vision & Mission Saritasa’s mission is to build exceptional products and client relationships through a core
dedication to quality, cutting edge technology, innovation and creativity. With a commitment to
our clients and the success of their projects, Saritasa’s goal is to meet or exceed every client’s
expectations.
Global Presence Saritasa augments its pool of talent, scale and production speed through multiple locations in
the U.S, Europe and Asia.
Newport Beach, California, USA
Yekaterinburg, Russia
Krasnoyarsk, Russia
Rudniy, Kazakhstan
Ho Chi Minh, Vietnam
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Our Capabilities Saritasa builds customer satisfaction through the highest quality people and services, process
transparency and an attitude of active engagement with our clients. With finely tuned process
management tools, our clients have access to granular levels of tracking and reporting: from
direct access to highly skilled product/project managers and technical experts, to remote access
to project resource usage, development progress and productivity metrics.
Saritasa offers end-to-end solutions. Our services include:
Technology Strategy Consulting
Business & Technical Analysis
Requirements Gathering, Specifications, Product Planning & Roadmaps
Complete UI/UX and Graphic Design Services
Cross-Platform Development & Integration
Testing and Quality Assurance Services
Hosting & Deployment Strategies
Launch Strategies, Internet Marketing & Social Media
Specializations include:
Mobile App Development for iOS, Android & Windows Mobile
Browser-based Applications
Integration to existing legacy systems
Software to Hardware Integration & Embedded Devices
Our Processes & Methodologies Saritasa adopts flexible development methodologies
based on the type of the project client requirements.
Methodologies are chosen that maximum the success
of the product, including hybrid approaches
combining the best of several established methods.
The methodologies most commonly used in software
development are Waterfall and Agile. Waterfall is
common on projects which are well defined, have
clear start and end points and are not subject to changing requirements, or shifting market or
internal management forces. Requirements gathering, documentation, design, development
and testing are managed in a step-by-step, continuous process.
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Agile is used on projects that require more flexibility throughout the design and development
process or where requirements are evolving. This approach encourages iterative “sprints,”
designed, developed and tested on a module-by-module basis.
Saritasa is experienced in approaching projects in either of these well-established methods.
Key Team Members The following is a snapshot of some of the key people at Saritasa.
NIK FROELICH, CEO
Nik is the founder and visionary behind Saritasa, which began as an online marketing and
software development company in 2005. Nik’s approach to business and passion for innovative
technologies is the impetus and philosophy that drives Saritasa’s approach. Nik brings over 25
years of business development, marketing and information technology experience to the
company he founded.
Prior to starting Saritasa, Nik started and ran a construction-related service. Under his direction,
the company grew from a small local business to a nationwide service provider. Nik relied
heavily on new technologies to create solutions and efficiencies that allowed for rapid growth,
and it was this understanding of how technology can improve business success that motivated
him to create Saritasa.
Nik’s goal is to share his vision and optimism for the future of technology, technical skills and
business savvy, to create innovative software products for businesses.
DMITRY SEMENOV, CTO
Dmitry Semenov has 14 years of experience building and managing technology projects. He is
proficient in full software lifecycle development, with deep knowledge in PHP, .Net, iOS and
Android. He is skilled in the architecture of high demand, high traffic systems and has worked
extensively with complex databases and integrating diverse software environments. Dmitry was
previously founder and CEO of Ochen Interesnee, a Russian-based software development
company providing services for US-Based businesses and start ups.
BS Degree in Computer Science, Software Development & Networks
- Ural State Technical University
Masters in Physics & Mathematics
- Ural State Geophysics Institute
JEFF LENARDSON, CFO
Prior to his position at Saritasa, Jeff was CFO/COO and co-founder of Virtual Networks, Inc., a
network integration firm that was acquired by IKON Office Solutions in 1997, a Fortune 50
company with over 10,000 employees. Jeff sits on the Board of Directors for MerchantsXL, a
merchant services company for business, as well as ROI Networks, Pain Concepts, NP Catalyst
and DFL Capital. Jeff specializes in Financial and Operations efficiencies and Mergers &
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Acquisitions, and has extensive experience with payment processing for complex payment
systems. Jeff has a BS in Finance from Cal State Long Beach.
MAX SLUKIN, DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONS
Max has been in Information Technology for over 10 years and has deep understanding of
software development processes and in managing efficient product delivery. Max began in IT
as a web developer, switching to mobile development shortly after Apple announced the iOS
SDK for mobile app development. Since then, he has had rich experience with managing full
development cycles, including client-facing, QA and code reviews.
Before joining Saritasa, Max was president of a Europe-based software development company,
which became part of Saritasa in 2006 and was leading IT development infrastructure managing
30+ employees.
GREG DAWSON, BUSINESSS DEVELOPMENT
Greg has been in technology for over 25 years working with IBM, Microsoft, Software Spectrum,
and Concord Technologies. His ability to assemble professional project teams and deliver
successful projects has led to a long and successful technology career. He has developed
successful partnerships with companies such as Sony, Smart Source, LLC., careLOFT, eDepoze,
Lyynks, ARBO, Showbiz Media Services and Calign for Saritasa, delivering successful software
and product development projects.
DAN KENTON, PRODUCT MANAGEMENT
Dan has 25 years in Information Technology, across a wide variety of industries, projects and
roles. As an IT consultant and a partner in a software enterprise, Dan has been directly engaged
in the many facets of software and business development. His experience includes product
design and programming, as well as business operations, sales and marketing, support, training
and team management. At Saritasa, Dan engages in product and client-focused activities,
working directly with Stakeholders, as well as project managers, technical analysts, designers
and developers to insure every client’s vision is successfully realized.
Dan has consulted with such companies as: IBM, AT&T, Merrill Lynch, Blue Cross / Blue Shield,
Associated Press and World Bank.
HIEN TRAN, PRODUCT/PROJECT MANAGEMENT
Hien is a project manager with responsibility for maintaining many project budgets and
deadlines. With over 10 years of industry knowledge, Hien excels in many business processes,
ensuring client’s expectations are met. Prior to joining Saritasa, Hien owned his own consulting
firm. His expertise covers a wide range of industries from healthcare to manufacturing to retail
to government. His clients included Cardinal Health, Nationwide Children’s Hospital, Defense
Logistics Agency, Mead Westvaco, and Boston Scientific.
Hien began his career as a staff accountant for Victoria’s Secret Catalogue in 1996. After
receiving his degree in Information Technology, he became a developer and was quickly
promoted to senior consultant responsible for managing a team of 20-40 people, both onshore
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and offshore, for Fortune 500 companies. Hien managed projects ranging from $3 million to
$400 million. Hien also served as a member of the location lead management team for
Accenture, participating in strategic and business planning, as well as leadership in the financial
model and management system redesign.
CHERYL ADAY, TECHNICAL PROJECT MANAGER & SCRUM MASTER
Cheryl has successfully managed development of such high visibility mobile device projects as
Beachbody’s P90X® app for iPhone (selected by Apple® as one of the Best Apps of 2011 in
Health and Fitness) and MuveMusic, an unlimitedmobile music experience (600,000+ paid
subscribers). She has also overseen development and maintenance of high availability, high
traffic websites and SaaS web applications such as Hellomusic.com (a site for independent
musicians), CBSradio.com (streaming media on the web that supported 500,000 listeners per
second), and Millward Brown Interactive’s AudienceAudit®, BrandImpact® and Voyager market
research SaaS platforms. Cheryl also helmed development of software for embedded systems at
Leapfrog, including 20 software titles for the 2006 Toy-of-the-Year-Award-Winning Fly Pentop.
Specializing in verticals of music, education, and health and fitness technology, she has guided
development in multiple languages and platforms, and is an experienced SCRUM Master.
CHRIS REED, UI/UX ARCHITECT & DIRECTOR
Chris specializes in Interactive Design, User Experience (UX), and User Interface (UI) for web and
mobile devices, including iPhone, Android, and Windows Mobile, as well as their tablet
counterparts. He is the key design architect for Saritasa. With years of gaming experience
working at Blizzard, Chris bring strong design skills to Saritasa’s design department. Chris’
background includes: Professional Graphics for Presentations, Branding and Marketing
Materials, Typography, Illustration, Game GUI's, Social Networking, Photo Enhancement,
Photography, 3D Prop and Character Modeling, Hand-painted Texturing, Storyboarding, Video
Editing, Animation.
Our Clients & Business Solutions
Saritasa has experience creating software products for clients across diverse industries,
including: entertainment, retail, healthcare, hospitality, legal, banking, technical, service, etc.
We’ve built hundreds of applications, many with
unique intellectual
property, cutting edge
designs, native and non-
native features. A
number of projects have involved low level
device programming, integration with
embedded devices, peer-to-peer
networking and OS manipulation … to bring GPS, LBS,
audio/video optimization, OS mods and other
differentiators to our client’s products.
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CASE STUDY SNAPSHOTS – Samples of Our Work
SALES SOLUTIONS – Logistics & CRM
A major distributor of content in the entertainment industry came to Saritasa to create a
cutting-edge, industry leading, mobile app for their sales team. We designed an immersive,
interactive 3-D “world” integrated to existing, cross-departmental legacy databases that
provided real time order status and history, sales support, decision support and competitive
intelligence.
SALES SOLUTIONS -- Presentations
An enterprise medical device company wanted a tablet app for their sales force which would
demonstrate the workings and details of one of their products. Saritasa worked with their
marketing team to create an interactive, animated app that clearly demonstrated the actual
workings of the device inside the body along with the medical research and case studies to
support the benefits of the product.
SALES SOLUTIONS – Asset Management & Presentations
A major pharmaceutical company wanted a tablet app for their sales team to manage the high
volume of sales presentation aids and documents and allow the tablet to be used as a
presentation tool. Saritasa designed and created an iOS iPad App and a web-based
Administrative Backend to manage various documents (image, PDF, movie, Word), on a user-
based permission basis, which syncs the documents to the tablet and allows the user to create
custom presentations utilizing the assets.
RETAIL
A major gaming headset manufacturer came to Saritasa to develop a kiosk interface utilizing
Android tablets, high-end graphics and video to demonstrate their products to consumers at
over 1,000 “Big Box” stores across the U.S. Saritasa rooted the Android OS and customized the
OS locking out all but the display app and created a backend, web-based content management
system to mange the content on the devices as well as monitor up time. Saritasa assisted in the
mass installation of the apps to the tablets prior to installation at the locations.
ENTERTAINMENT
Saritasa was hired by a start up which provided a “second screen” technology for the
entertainment and media markets. We worked with the startup’s internal team to develop the
SDK for iOS and Android, as well as build out numerous apps for major network prime time
television shows and major motion pictures.
PUBLISHING
Saritasa created and has been maintaining the online infrastructure of a national advertising
directory company consisting of over 200,000 sites serving over 1 million users a day. The
infrastructure supports the publishing, content creation and ad management for thousands of
SMB businesses. Our solution incorporated a highly scalable architecture, to accommodate this
high traffic web destination , which offers consumers a source for discovering local businesses
which bringing new advertising solutions to businesses.
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TRANSPORTATION
The client manufactures and installs a radar/camera hardware device, mounted on street lights.
Saritasa developed an iPad application to communicate and control the radar and camera for
device configuration.
HEALTHCARE
Saritasa was hired to design and develop a full-featured Healthcare Management System
designed to streamline and automate the many day-to-day tasks within independent health care
facilities or franchises. This cross-platform application has many sophisticated features, such as
patient activity & mediation tracking, tasks and process workflow , complex role management,
administration tools, etc., utilizing iPhones for in-field careworkers tied to a web-based back-
office system.
SERVICES
An entertainment services company, responsible for managing actors and other entertainment
personnel to the industry, hired Saritasa to create several applications to help automate their
processes, such as streamlining forms management and providing a portal for user to access
their published materials digitally.
SERVICES
Saritasa was hired to design and create a mobile app which reads a car’s VIN number and
returns a Vehicle Health Index Score utilizing 3rd party API integration. This product offers
Individuals and dealers looking to purchase a vehicle, the ability to instantly do a background
check on the vehicle.
Saritasa - Your Local Technology Partner Passion drives us in everything we do. This trait pushes us to innovate and take your product
and business to the next level. At Saritasa, we don’t simply develop - we build relationships and
encourage collaboration with our clients, consistently delivering successful projects.