We build web applications using the Drupal open source CMS framework along with several other tools including jQuery, jQuery UI and jQuery Mobile. Alongside our Drupal developers, we have experts covering the entire scope of creating web applications from deployment, performance tuning and content creation.
About Us
What we do
The Founders
Mathew Winstone - Chief Executive Officer
mwinstone@coldfrontlabs.ca
866-507-8332 x101
Mathew has been working with the Drupal CMS since 2005 both professionally and as a hobby. He has deployed dozens of user-friendly web applications ranging from small personal sites to enterprise applications. He is our lead Drupal architect and mobile application specialist. Mathew, a Computer Science graduate and one of the original founders of Coldfront Labs, has been with the company since 2007.
David Pascoe-Deslauriers - Chief Technical Officer
dpascoed@coldfrontlabs.ca
866-507-8332 x102
David started working as a system administrator in 2005, managed an IT department and has exceptional skills regarding server performance tuning and high availability configurations. He is also a Computer Science graduate and joined Coldfront Labs as our Chief Technical Officer in early 2010.
Martin Goulet - Director
Martin has a degree in Computer Science with a minor in Information Management Systems. With a passion for people and technology, Martin bridges the gap between clients and developers. He is responsible for the company's sales, finances and corporate governance and establishing project requirements. He is also one of the original founders of Coldfront Labs Inc.
Why Coldfront Labs
Passion
We love what we do. Our team members are passionate developers who have been working several years in the field. A tightly knit team, we are a small company with significant culture.
Communication
We strongly believe that communication is of utmost importance when creating a solution that works for you. Many companies fail very simple projects because their solution do not address their client's needs. In order to develop accurate project scopes and solutions, we focus our efforts establishing proper communication channels and regular meeting engagements with you. We are also a perfectly bilingual team (French & English).
Quality
Quality is also at the core of our business. The higher the quality of work, the higher the customer satisfaction. Our development process involves several steps, including formal User Acceptance Testing environment.
We use an Agile development process. This allows us to divide the work and quickly integrate changes together by running frequent integration tests. Our multi-level testing plan allows our developers to fully test the application throughout the development cycle, while simultaneously providing a User Acceptance Testing environment to ensure that expectations are met.
Our development team and project manager hold daily stand-up meetings to draft objectives, discuss concerns and synchronize action items. We also hold weekly meetings where all stakeholders, developers and managers discuss the weekly plan and outstanding action items.
We provide post-launch maintenance for our solutions. Service Level Agreements can be customized to add features, but often include Drupal updates and server load monitoring to keep applications running smoothly and securely.
Our History
Based in Ottawa, Coldfront Labs is a privately held corporation that provides web content management services. Clear communication, quality and passion are at the core of our business.
Admittedly a young company, Coldfront Labs was founded in 2007 as a partnership between classmates from the University of Ottawa's Computer Science Student Association. We have served multiple clients in the Ottawa region developing desktop applications, inventory tracking, point of sale and calendar management systems for local businesses, student associations and friends. Over the years, we have continued to specialize in web technology and content management, helping clients expand their web presence. As of 2011, Coldfront Labs is a full-time business serving small and medium-sized businesses in various sectors from coast to coast in North America.