www.saturnsys.com Mark Chmielewski October 6, 2015
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www.saturnsys.com Mark Chmielewski October 6, 2015 EE 1001 Presentation Goals Company Background Culture Business Operations Software & Systems Engineering Future Growth Plans Parting Thoughts www.saturnsys.com Location www.saturnsys.com Duluth – 314 W. Superior St. – Torrey Bldg Grand Rapids, MN Saturn Systems - Foundations UMD Computer Engineering Program Now ECE Keith Erickson and Mark Chmielewski – 1987 No jobs in Duluth and Few in MN Keith to Santa Barbara, CA Mark to Mountain View, CA and New York Move back to Duluth – 1990, 92 Still No Jobs Started Consulting firms Merged in 1997 www.saturnsys.com Saturn Systems History Founded in 1990 in Duluth, Minnesota Origins in Device Control and Integration, Detailed Engineering Since 2000, Focus Changed to Enterprise Application Development 25% Growth Annually Since 2006 Recognized in the Inc. 5000 for 2011-2014 Awarded 150 Best places to work in MN –Startribune and MN business journal www.saturnsys.com Rural Outsourcing U.S. alternative to Off-Shoring Saturn Systems Model High Quality / Low risk Central U.S. Location High Skill Niche (Degreed Engineers) Lower Employee Turnover www.saturnsys.com Culture It’s all about Culture Produce the Highest Quality Software Technically challenging work Transparency and communications Teamwork Respect, honesty and integrity Perks and flexibility www.saturnsys.com Competencies/Skills Software Lifecycle Agile Process Focus Quality, predictability Experts at Working Over Distance Technology Expertise Microsoft Stack Java Stack Mobile - IOS, Android www.saturnsys.com Staff Profile Management Team MSEE, ECE, CS, Math, Accounting degrees Duluth Technical Staff CS, ECE, related 4 year degrees Project Managers, Technical Leads, Senior Software Engineers, Software Engineers, Programmers, QA Testers Grand Rapids office Currently 8 software developers www.saturnsys.com Revenue Model Project Based Contracts Time & Materials Starts with an Idea….Ends with an Application Staff Augmentation We remotely plug into client’s existing Development Teams www.saturnsys.com Business Costs Personnel Direct Labor (billable staff) Benefits (Health, Dental, Vacation, Perks) Management and administrative Non-billable (i.e. “bench”) time Sales & Marketing Billboards, Public Radio, Google Adwords, Referrals Recruiting In house recruiters, CareerBuilder, Craigslist, employee Referrals Infrastructure IT Rent Taxes www.saturnsys.com Business Pillars www.saturnsys.com Marketing & Sales Finance Operations Recruiting &HR Technical Activities Writing Proposals and Estimates Writing Functional Specifications System Architecture & Design Software Development Device control & protocols, web applications, desktop applications, database design and programming Quality Assurance Testing Deployment and integration Ongoing support and maintenance www.saturnsys.com Key Technologies C#.NET Javascript Java HTML 5 MVC Angular.js, Node.js www.saturnsys.com Marketing / Sales Multiple Marketing Channels – New Customers Minnesota Public Radio Freeway Billboards Organic
