WHO WE ARE

Awards & Recognition

Quadrus is recognized globally and locally as a respected leader in the Information Technology community. We’ve received industry awards saluting the technical and innovative qualities of the solutions we provide and the organized and professional manner in which we deliver. These awards are a product of the exceptional nature of Quadrus team members and the clients and partners with which we work. Quadrus has also been recognized through its participation and partnerships with IT community events and partner initiatives. Some examples are listed below.

Awards

• Winner of Project Management Institute (PMI) award for Distinguished Contribution by an Individual, PMI-Southern Alberta Chapter (presented to Quadrus member, 2005)
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• Finalist for Microsoft Impact Award for Service Organization of the Year (2003)
• Winner of Microsoft Worldwide Award for Best Business Intelligence Solution by a Partner (2002)
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• Winner of Microsoft Exchange and Collaboration 2000 Solutions Award for Best Exchange 2000 Solution by a Partner (2000)
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Recognized by Partners:

• Microsoft Gold Certified Partner (partner since 1994)
• First Microsoft Gold Certified Partner for Business Intelligence in Western Canada (2002)
• Quadrus members named Microsoft Regional Director for Alberta (2002, 2004)
• Quadrus members named to Microsoft Partner Advisory Councils (2002 – 2005)
• Ongoing Microsoft Certified Partner status since the program’s inception (1994)
• Quadrus members hold MCP, MCAD, MCSD, MCDBA, MCSE, MCT designations
• Registered Education Provider for the Project Management Institute (since 2003)
• Highly respected member of the Agile Alliance (since 2003)
• Active member and contributor to the DSDM Consortium (since 2003)
• Quadrus member helped define DSDM (Dynamic Systems Development Method) (1994)
• Quadrus members hold Certified ScrumMaster designation
• Quadrus and Rational formed alliance to support both companies’ industry leadership in OO design practices and technologies (1998)
• Transitioned to become IBM Business Partner after IBM’s acquisition of Rational; continued strong working relationship with IBM Rational (since 2003)
• Recommended by IBM Rational to a variety of organizations seeking to utilize IBM Rational tools
• Quadrus and Sun Microsystems became partners in order to effectively provide leading-edge e-business solutions using Sun’s technologies (2000)
• Quadrus members hold Sun Certified Programmer for Java 2 Platform (since 2000)
• Recommended by Sun Microsystems to a variety of organizations seeking to utilize Sun tools
• Joined the Oracle Certified Partner Network (1998)
• Quadrus members hold Oracle Certified Professional designations
• Quadrus member is an Affiliate of the IEEE Computer Society
• Quadrus member holds SANS Windows Security, GCWN Certification – Honours

Invited to Present:

• Project Management Institute selected Quadrus member to deliver proprietary Quadrus course, “Agile Project Management” at PMI SeminarsWorld conferences throughout North America, including PMI Global Congress (2005)
• Project Management Institute selected Quadrus member to present, “Using Agile Techniques Alongside the PMBOK” at PMI Global Congress (2004)
• Quadrus members invited to present at Agile XP Universe (2004)
• Quadrus members invited to present at various Microsoft Solutions Developer Network (MSDN) live and webcast events to share early adopter expertise on emerging Microsoft technologies
• Quadrus members invited to present at Alberta .NET User Group events
• Quadrus members invited to present at .NET User Group Tour events
• Quadrus members invited to present at Calgary Java Users Group (CJUG) events
• Quadrus members invited to present at Calgary Agile Methods User Group (CAMUG) events
• Quadrus members invited to present at CIPS Calgary events
• Quadrus members invited to present at Convergence Conferences
• Quadrus member invited to present at National Research Council
• Quadrus members invited to present at University of Calgary events
• Quadrus members invited to present at Microsoft Tech Ed conferences

Published:

• Article by Quadrus member, “Using a Triple Constraint? You’re missing half the picture!” published in CIPScene (2005)
• Whitepaper by Quadrus member, “DSDM 10 Years On - RAD Relic or Agile Advocate?” (2004)
• Whitepaper by Quadrus member, “Crossing The Agile Chasm: DSDM as an Enterprise Friendly Wrapper for Agile Development” (2003)
• C# article by Quadrus member, “DirectX.Capture Class Library,” published on CodeProject.com (2003)
• Microsoft Exchange 2000 Whitepaper by Quadrus member, “Developing Applications for the Exchange 2000 Web Storage System” (2002)
• MSDN Whitepaper by Quadrus member, “Developing Applications for the Web Storage System and Outlook Web Access” (2000)
• Article by Quadrus member, “Characterization of In-Building UHF Wireless Radio Communication Channels Using Spectral Energy Measurements,” published in IEEE Transactions on Antennas and Propagation (1996)

More Community Involvement:

• Participation in the research and development of agile methods, including the creation of DSDM products and the latest DSDM Framework
• IntensIT Competition, platinum sponsor and a key contributor to event steering committee since inception (2004)
• Instigated and mediated friendly collaborative industry presentation by Sun Microsystems and Microsoft (2003)
• Sponsor for Calgary Agile Methods User Group (CAMUG) since inception (2002)
• Primary sponsor and organizer for the Alberta .NET User Group since inception (2001)
• CIPS Calgary sponsor and ongoing participation in events
• Quadrus members hold Professional Engineer designation with the Association of Professional Engineers, Geologists and Geophysicists of Alberta (APEGGA)