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  About SoftArtisans

SoftArtisans Corporate Office in Watertown, MA
SoftArtisans is a leading developer of Microsoft Office format reporting and enterprise file transfer software. A key Microsoft partner, SoftArtisans delivers award-winning products to over 20,000 clients in more than 70 countries. SoftArtisans also offers a wide range of technical services that enable clients in industries ranging from finance to healthcare to government, to maximize return on investment. Headquartered in Watertown, MA, SoftArtisans has been honored as one of North America's 500 fastest-growing technology companies.
 

Who We Are:

The SoftArtisans team is a close-knit group of people who like to both share new challenges and have fun.

The SoftArtisans team is a close-knit group of people who like to both share new challenges and have fun. Every day, we collaborate at our desks, over lunch in the common kitchen, or over the foosball table - whether it is to come up with solutions to new programming challenges we've run into, to discuss ways to improve the company, or to make plans for a laser-bagel-cutter-toaster and continuous bread machine (working on the patents).

We are encouraged to pursue our individual interests with hackathons consisting of multiple days dedicated exclusively to work on personal projects or to pick up new skills. In one such hackathon our team members built a model car controlled remotely by an Android AI via Bluetooth, picked up a new language, created browser-based game with HTML5, modified git to improve the log interface, and tried out a new restaurant for lunch, all while finishing a release package. We also hold various after-work activities ranging from yoga to a night of soccer to jumping out of a plane to group charity activities and annual company retreats. Sound like a fun place work? Browse our open job opportunities here.

 

Management:

David Wihl, CEO David Wihl, CEO
Fifteen years ago, David founded a software company in his basement. Today, SoftArtisans has over 20,000 customers in 70 companies, and its premiere product, OfficeWriter, was acquired by Microsoft in 2007. David was Director of R&D at Logibec (LGI.T), and worked at Société Générale in Paris and Digital Equipment Corp in Massachusetts prior to starting SoftArtisans. You can chat with him about goings on at SoftArtisans/the art of kayaking/Microsoft/Citation Mustangs/poutine on Twitter.
 
Daniel Medeiros, VP of Operations Daniel Medeiros, VP of Operations
Dan manages all things legal, financial and HR for SoftArtisans, and serves as a key member in all short- and long-term business strategies. He received his J.D. from Stetson University College of Law and is a former practicing bankruptcy, consumer protection and corporate reorganization attorney. He is also a fervent member of the Militant Grammarians of Massachusetts and an advocate for SICDS awareness. You can follow him on Twitter, though he doesn’t use it often.
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Aviva Marchette, VP of Technical Services Aviva Marchette, VP of Technical Services
Aviva manages support and professional services for SoftArtisans. She has led the SoftArtisans Technical Services team for over 11 years, bringing previous experience as a web developer and educator. Aviva enjoys being the "Voice of the Customer" and overseeing the full lifecycle of consulting projects. Aviva has a BA in Music from Berklee College of Music and studied web programming at Northeastern University and Business at Sawyer Business School.
 
Ramon Armen, VP of Development Ramon Armen, VP of Development
As the head of development for SoftArtisans, Ramon ensures creativity, agility and serenity reign supreme amongst the dragonmasters and Zergs.  Previously, Ramon’s worked on BlackBerry mobile apps, Office document processing tools and data analysis software for experimental astrophysics. He is a U-Mich alum, and loves Boston for its balmy winters. He isn’t on Twitter, but you can follow him on Github.
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Steve Schindler, VP of Sales Steve Schindler, VP of Sales
Steve Schindler joins SoftArtisans with more than 20 years experience in sales and sales leadership for technology companies. He is responsible for worldwide sales, including direct and indirect channels. Steve has held senior-level sales positions in both large and small companies, including MathWorks, MathSoft, and Invention Machine. Steve holds a bachelors degree in economics from Xavier University – and is still bitter that the Musketeers started attending the NCAA tournaments AFTER he graduated.
 
Jonathan Briggs, IT Manager Jonathan Briggs, IT Manager
Jon is our head database honcho, which is a pretty important role in a server-side software company. Back when “cloud” only had one literal denotation, he became SoftArtisans’ first full-time IT employee. Jon holds a B.S. from Northeastern in Computer Science, and holds out hope that someday, somehow, the Huskies will win the Beanpot again.
 
NEADS Dogs in for charity day - SoftArtisans believes in giving back to the community and getting involved together.  

Giving Back:

SoftArtisans believes in giving back to the community and getting involved together. Through our own charity committee we get involved in various programs throughout the year to give back.

Involvement in one of our recent charity programs was having the NEADS dogs come into the office for a day to get acquainted with different office environments.
 
 
 

Awards:

SoftArtisans has won many awards over the years for our quality products.
SoftArtisans Named to North America's Technology Fast 500 Reporting Tool Wins Best of TEchEd BI for Second Year in a Row Best of TechEd BI 2007 Award SoftArtisans' OfficeWriter was named Attendee's Pick in the Business Intelligence category, Best of TechEd competition, sponsored by Penton Media in 2007. FileUp Enterprise Edition (FileUpEE) earned the Web Services Journal’s World Class Product Award in their August 2003 issue. SoftArtisans Wins Top 50 Product in 2007 by Component Source SoftArtisans Wins Top 100 Publisher in 2008 by Component Source SoftArtisans Wins Top 50 Publisher in 2009-10 by Component Source SoftArtisans Wins Top 50 Publisher in 2010-11 by Component Source SoftArtisans Wins Top 100 Publisher in 2011-12 by Component Source