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About Us
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Amadeus Consulting - Company Fast Facts
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Professional Services
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Custom Software Development
Technology Consulting
Internet Marketing Programs
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Company Location
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1995 North 57th Court
Suite 200
Boulder, Colorado 80301 USA
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Organization
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Amadeus Consulting Group Inc. is a privately held corporation owned and managed by four executive partners:
- Lisa Calkins, President and Co-Founder
- John Basso, Chief Operating Officer and Co-Founder
- Steve Loper, Chief Technology Officer
- Joseph Klida, VP Development
A Board of Advisors includes the three partners and two outside advisors:
- Paul D. Hasenwinkel – Senior Director, U.S. Marketing
- Services & Corporate Citizenship at Accenture
- President of Continuum Studio
- Virginia Corsi – Executive Consultant, Corsi Associates
- Executive team builder; Former Vice President
- of Sales and Client Service for PaineWebber
- and Former Vice President of Sales for
- Yeager, Wood & Marshall
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Management Team
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Lisa Calkins, President and Co-Founder
John Basso, Chief Operating Officer and Co-Founder
Steve Loper, Chief Technology Officer
Joseph Klida, Vice President of Development
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Company Milestones
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1994
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Amadeus Consulting founded and incorporated
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1996
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Named Microsoft Certified Partner
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1997
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Began developing custom mobile applications
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1999
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Developed and operated PlanetOutdoors.com (through 2001)
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2000
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Developed first paid game for Microsoft Game Zone
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2001
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Began developing custom .NET applications
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2002
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Winner of the Microsoft XP Solution Challenge for Ascriptus
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2003
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Colorado Woman-Owned Business of the Year by BPW
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2005
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Developed mission-critical systems for public safety clients
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2006
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Named Microsoft Gold Certified Partner
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2006
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Amadeus expands and moves to new development facility
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Contact Info
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Main Number: 720.564.1231
Fax Number: 720.367.5467
Project Inquiries and Info:
Employment:
Website: www.AmadeusConsulting.com
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Media Contact
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Julie Andersen
720.564.1231
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Why Amadeus?
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The name represents creative talent and a passion for excellence, and we liked the movie.
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July 2007
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Amadeus Consulting Develops Integrated, Online Survey System for Medical Group Management Association
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Medical Group Management Association (MGMA) is the nation's principal membership association
for the medical group practice profession. The custom survey application streamlines the
aggregation of critical practice data and provides key performance benchmarks and industry
trends to MGMA members who represent 270,000 practicing physicians. The resulting analysis
of key industry metrics are used by MGMA members to make their practices more successful.
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July 2007
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Amadeus Consulting Ranked Among Fastest Growing Companies by the Boulder County Business Report
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Amadeus ranked 8th on the prestigious Mercury 100 list of the fastest-growing private
companies in Boulder and Broomfield counties. The annual award, presented by the Boulder
County Business Report, honors the entrepreneurial achievements of local businesses.
Amadeus was also nominated for the Colorado Software and Internet Association’s Apex Award
for Distinguished Service, recognizing the top technology companies in Colorado for their
innovation and contributions to their industry and community.
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October 2007
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Amadeus Featured in Colorado Biz Magazine: Composing Code For Growth
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The president has a large corner office with a spectacular view of the Flatirons.
Little else about the Boulder headquarters of Amadeus Consulting fits the corporate
stereotype. Developers communicate directly with clients, and "thrive on the fact
that their software works for them,” adds Calkins. “Customers come to us with all
kinds of different needs, so we have to be flexible. Our style is quick and nimble."
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July 2007
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Amadeus Consulting Adds Partner to Executive Team
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Amadeus Consulting, a leading custom software development company, announced that
Joseph Klida has become a part-owner and member of the executive team. As the new
Vice President of Development, Klida is responsible for the company’s growing software
development services, and for managing its recently expanded development facility and
supporting technical infrastructure.
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September 2006
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Amadeus Consulting Continues Business Expansion with Move to New Software Development Facility, Company to Stay in Boulder
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Amadeus announced its move to a new office and software development facility in Boulder.
The move represents a milestone for Amadeus, which has experienced rapid growth in its
core business of project-based custom software development. Amadeus provides technology
solutions to clients across a broad range of industries including homeland security,
medical, e-commerce, consumer services, commercial software and manufacturing. The new
11,000 square-foot facility has been engineered for eight development teams who work on
multiple client projects in open workspaces.
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September 2005
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"Forty Under 40" Honors for Amadeus Co-Founder John Basso
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John Basso, Amadeus co-founder and chief operating officer, has been named to the Denver
Business Journal’s “Forty Under 40” list for 2005. The annual award celebrates the
achievements of young executives in the greater Denver business community who have achieved
professional success and made a positive impact on their community.
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Management
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Lisa Calkins – President and Co-Founder
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As president of Amadeus, Lisa Calkins has created a distinctive model for value-added technology
consulting leading to many positive, long-term client relationships. Lisa co-founded Amadeus in
1994 with the values that remain essential to the company today: Mutual respect
for co-workers and technology solutions that achieve real-world business results.
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Under Lisa’s leadership, Amadeus has evolved into one of the country’s leading software
consulting companies by assisting clients with a wide range of technology, operational
and marketing challenges beyond their immediate software development needs.
This pragmatic approach has helped many successful entrepreneurs get their
products to market quickly with a solid, extensible technology platform for
sustained business growth. Lisa continues to refine the company’s best practices to meet the unique
demands of entrepreneurial development projects.
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Prior to Amadeus, Lisa was a senior project leader for many years with Andersen Consulting (now Accenture)
where she led an elite group of software architects brought in to tackle major clients’ most complex and
challenging projects. In addition, Lisa was selected by senior management to chair a committee to promote
leadership development and integrity at the global corporate level.
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Lisa is a dedicated community leader and respected mentor to many colleagues and associates.
She is a past president of the Colorado Federation of Business and Professional Women, a national,
non-profit organization dedicated to helping women achieve economic self-sufficiency by advancing
careers, building businesses and advocating workplace equity. Lisa also served two terms as
president of the Boulder BPW, one of largest local business organizations in the country.
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Lisa and her husband Rob are certified scuba diving instructors and enjoy diving together
under exotic seas around the world. Lisa learned passion and creativity from her mother
and competitiveness and kindness from her father. She brings those values to her leadership of Amadeus.
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Lisa has a Bachelor of Science degree from the University of Illinois.
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John Basso, MCSE – Chief Operations Officer and Co-Founder
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John Basso is a veteran business technology consultant who has been leading technical
teams and implementing leading-edge software solutions for over 15 years.
His dynamic spirit and enthusiasm have helped Amadeus build exceptionally close relationships
with many long-term clients.
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John thrives on solving technology challenges, developing new services and helping new companies succeed.
Many Amadeus clients appreciate John’s creativity, perseverance and entrepreneurial nature, for which he
credits his many relatives and their family businesses.
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John’s demonstrated ability to manage complex software development programs has led to senior
executive positions with several Amadeus clients from start-up through venture funding.
As the Chief Technology Officer of PlanetOutdoors.com, John led the development and technical
operations of a major ecommerce retailer.
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At Circadence, a network communication and infrastructure
company, he led corporate strategy, product marketing, advertising and research. John currently sits
on the board of advisors of iSatori Global Technologies, where he helped establish key processes
for sustained business growth. As the Chief Strategy Officer of iSatori, John managed the technology
group and the design, development and implementation of an advanced technology platform.
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In addition, John has extensive experience with venture capital funding and was a key contributor
to equity investments deals for three different promising startup companies of over $20 million each.
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Prior to Amadeus, John was a senior technology practice consultant for Andersen
Consulting (now Accenture) in Chicago, where he spent five years delivering enterprise
solutions to Fortune 500 companies. John managed large-scale projects across the U.S.
and Europe, developing technical architectures to link legacy and client server systems.
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When not working on client projects, John enjoys spending time with his wife, Gina, and their 2 kids,
running, hiking, scuba diving and snowboarding. John also volunteers for the FIRST Robotics
Competition, helping high school science students compete at national championships.
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John was named a “Forty Under 40 Business Leader” by the Denver Business Journal in 2005.
He has a Bachelor of Science degree in Computer Science with Departmental Honors from Illinois State University.
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Steve Loper, MCSD – Chief Technology Officer, Partner
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Steve Loper is an accomplished software architect with deep expertise in the .NET Framework and SQL Server.
Under Steve’s technical direction, Amadeus has achieved a track record of consistent success on hundreds of
challenging custom software development projects. Steve is responsible for the continuous improvement of
the company’s software development methodology, technical knowledge and client services.
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Steve has served as the system architect and project leader for Amadeus’ most significant client
projects. He was named a Microsoft Most Valuable Professional (MVP) for his leadership of the
Ascriptus project, a medical transcription system that won first place in the “Microsoft XP Challenge” for its
innovative technical approach.
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In 2005 Steve completed a long-term
engagement for CQG, a major provider of investment trading services and analytical software,
where he led an internal team that overhauled the company’s global data network and achieved
world-class performance benchmarks for real-time trading services.
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Steve joined Amadeus in 1995 and became a partner in 2000. Prior to Amadeus,
Steve held software development positions at Andersen Consulting and Motorola.
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Steve received his Bachelor of Science degree in Computer Science, Cum Laude, from the Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology.
He is married with two boys and is active in their local Cub Scout pack.
Outside of work, Steve enjoys hiking, biking and snowshoeing with his family.
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Joseph Klida – Vice President of Development, Partner
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As vice president of development, Joe Klida is responsible for managing the company’s growing
software development services and internal systems infrastructure. With extensive experience
developing many large-scale custom solutions, Joe brings a broad array of software skills,
systems knowledge and deep experience managing challenging custom software development projects.
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Joe manages the implementation and continuous improvement of the company’s advanced software
development methodology, as well as internal systems and tools used to ensure effective
management of client projects, while building a scalable infrastructure that has kept pace
with the company’s rapid growth.
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Joe began his career at Amadeus in 1997 and became a partner in 2007. He has distinguished
himself through significant contributions to many client projects, helping those clients
achieve challenging business goals. Key projects have included developing mission-critical
applications for anti-terrorism systems and law enforcement, as well as large-scale,
advanced ecommerce platforms.
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Joe has a Bachelor of Science degree in Computer Engineering from the Rose-Hulman Institute
of Technology in Terre Haute, Indiana.
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Axacore is a core technology provider of fax and document imaging solutions.
Today's organizations rely on efficient access to all types of documents. Axacore develops document
imaging solutions that leverage the power of paper and speed the way you do business.
Axacore fax server and imaging solutions are available for OEM or shrink-wrap distribution.
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Since 1997, Alentus Corporation has been providing Windows website and SQL hosting services to
thousands of small- to medium-sized companies and customized services for larger organizations.
The world's largest companies rely on Alentus to ensure 100% uptime access to their web applications, keep their email flowing,
and protect their digital assets and confidentiality.
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Borealis Media specializes in creative services for interactive media including complex database-driven websites,
ecommerce and interactive marketing. A highly creative and dynamic group, the Borealis team is committed
to developing superior web and interactive services using advanced graphic and information technologies.
Borealis Media’s team of experienced graphic designers and information architects excel in bridging the
gap between creative design and web development.
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StrikeIron is the worldwide leader in
Web services commercialization with its breakthrough StrikeIron Web Services Marketplace that greatly simplifies the selling
and buying of Web services for a broad audience of providers and users, while simultaneously supporting commercial
Web services integration by ISVs.
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The Colorado Federation of Business and Professional Women helps women achieve
professional and personal goals through programs, workshops, networking
and friendships. All is achieved through monthly meetings and other sponsored
activities.
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The Colorado BPW Education Foundation invests in women who are transforming
their lives through education for themselves, their families and their communities.
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The Community Foundation Serving Boulder County exists to improve the quality of life
in Boulder County and to encourage an ethic of philanthropy. The Foundation makes grants to
nonprofit groups working in the arts, civic engagement, education, the environment, and health and human services.
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The Culture of Giving is a program of The Community Foundation whose mission is to
create a stronger, more connected community by providing the resources, information
and tools to build upon Boulder County's growing philanthropic culture.
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The FIRST Robotics Competition teams professionals and young people to solve
an engineering design problem in an intense and competitive way. The program
is a life-changing, career-molding experience and a lot of fun. The competition
involves over 28,000 high school students on 1,125 teams from Brazil, Canada,
Ecuador, Israel, Mexico, the U.K., and almost every U.S. state.
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The Access Fund is a national, non-profit organization dedicated to
keeping climbing areas open and to conserving the climbing environment.
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Jobs
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Amadeus Consulting is growing and looking for talented software developers with solid
C#/.NET experience who will make a positive addition to our team. Current job openings are generally posted on the following sites.
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Rocky Mountain Internet Users’ Group
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Monster
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You may also send your resume and cover letter directly to
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Amadeus supports our local community of .NET Developers in Boulder, Colorado and the greater Denver area through our sponsorship of the BVSUG.
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