North by South

North-by-South is a network of open source developers from all over the Americas. We work with companies to ramp up any software project — starting from scratch or helping with your existing website or application, specializing in open source solutions and rapid timetables. We manage geographically-distributed development with programmers from near-by Latin America, where an incredible free software movement is being shaped by a new generation of open source developers.

Bottom-line: rapid development, top-tier project management in San Francisco, lower costs and increased overall efficiency. Learn more.

 

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Ryan Bagueros, Principal: Ryan has years of experience at some of the fastest-growing social networking sites as well as managing geographically-distributed open source software projects throughout the Americas. He's been Director of Engineering at Jumpstart Technologies, the company which launched Tagged.com and incubated Hi5.com. Later, he was head of engineering for Tagged after they received a round of funding led by Mayfield. He has also assisted the Brazilian government migrate state-owned IT firms and federal/state agencies to open source software. His expertise is in both management as well as cutting-edge architecture for robust, bullet-proof websites that are able to grow their user base at exponential rates. 

Natalie Ammirato: Natalie has a rich and diverse career in the field of design (both creative and technical) with a proven track record in business, project management and product design. Her award-winning media skills have given her renown in the worlds of Web, print, television, and other software solutions. As a business owner and project manager, Natalie has displayed her acumen in project and brand management, team sourcing, and financial strategy for both small and large teams with project budgets ranging from $50,000 to $12 million. Natalie added publishing to her repertoire in 2001, when Osborne/McGraw-Hill approached her boutique software design company, Mighty Assembly, to author and design a full color book called Macromedia Flash: Art, Design + Function.

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