About Tincat Group, Inc.

From Dawn Wolthuis, President

As the founder of Tincat Group, Inc., I am dedicated to big-bang-for-the-buck approaches to software development. Having served in the Information Technology industry since 1977, my interests span the entire process of software development, deployment, maintenance, and business intelligence. My experience and inclinations are related to analysis, design, and project leadership, as well as working with people and keeping current with hands-on experience using a variety of tools and techniques.

Within the past decade, I have discussed data modeling in the "Is Codd Dead?" blog, launched in 2006. I am encouraged by changes in the software industry in this area, specificallly with the NoSQL movement and products such as MongoDB, Couchbase, and Cassandra.

My interests also include web-based user interfaces, metadata, agile development techniques, software languages, and strategies for distributed applications and data collections. In fact, there is little in the field of developing software applications that does not interest me.

I would like to make software development easier for other seasoned professionals too. Is it still feasible for a single professional to build a useful, maintainable, yet contemporary, software application? If not, what would be good to outsource to others? For those still using your old toolsets because they work, even if your users would prefer a rich web and mobile user interface, what tools would be a good choice if you decided to retool? These are some of the questions that drive my research.

I have also taken an interest in helping organizational leaders tackle issues of sustainability.

For more information, contact us or visit my resume.