WHO WE ARE

We are professionals with a broad range of experience in technology and functional areas and are dedicated to the best interests of our clients. We have backgrounds ranging from systems analysis and programming to management consulting and project leadership. Our professional’s average more than 10 years of experience, each with unique expertise and skills, but share common values of respect, integrity and reliability.

MEET THE TEAM

Sander Schijvens

Sander serves as our President and CEO since 2010 and is responsible for the overall management of the firm; financial management, operations, project oversight, marketing, strategy, culture, human resources, compliance, sales, public relations, and client relations. He has over 25 years of experience in the IT industry including 15+ years in Alaska. He has a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration from the Netherlands, where he started his IT career in the high-tech semiconductor world. He has worked for leading companies including the current largest supplier in the world of photolithography systems for the semiconductor industry ASML,  the printing and copying company Océ, and the IT Consulting company CIBER. His broad, international experience in the fields of engineering, transportation, administration, health care and fisheries has given him a solid understanding of professional IT services.

Berry Kirksey

Berry is a senior project and program manager with over 30 years of experience successfully managing a diverse range of projects, programs, and IT operations in the federal, state, and private sectors.  He has a B.S. in Resource Management from Troy State University in Montgomery. Berry also has a M.S. in Project Management from the University of Alaska-Anchorage (UAA), a M.S. in IT Management from Touro University, and a Master Certificate in Project Management from Villanova University. He is also a certified Project Management Professional. Berry spent 12 years working extensively with UAA’s project management program by serving as an adjunct professor, student research advisor, and an advisory board member. His skills include project portfolio management, PMO management, change management, strategic and budgetary planning, and software test management. Berry is also a 24-year veteran of the United States Air Force and a Rotarian.

Brin Marx

Brin has over ten years of experience in programming and system architecture. With a background in mathematics and a focus on algorithms and business processes, he believes that the right tools can change how we interact with the world. Brin works primarily in Javascript, C#, and SQL with an emphasis on web design and APIs. He’s worked on accounting suites, crime tracking databases, staff tracking applications, and other critical line of business applications from concept stage and through major upgrades.

Claire Minelga

Claire has eight years of experience working with the Alaskan commercial fishing industry. She excels in technical writing, documentation, and providing unparalleled customer support. Her training in fine art has been channeled into a passion for good interface design and providing intuitive and appealing spaces for users. Her time spent serving the Alaskan fishing community and its federal managers have made her proficient in the Alaskan Federal Fisheries regulations and requirements. Claire has a BA of Aarts in Fine Arts from UAA, 2016. She loves to learn, enjoys synergistic teamwork and collaboration, and is adept at problem-solving.

Jason Hickey

Jason currently serves as a Senior Associate with Wostmann and Associates and is highly qualified in the areas of software analysis, design, development and quality assurance with over 15 years in the IT industry. His professional experience includes system architecture, Java web development, Oracle database development, and reporting and analytics. He has extensive experience with state and federal customers having developed enterprise systems and modern web and desktop interfaces for the Alaska Departments of Transportation, Administration, and Fish & Game, the National Marine Fisheries Service, and the Pacific States Marine Fisheries Commission. Jason is proficient in a variety of technologies, including Java/Java EE, .NET, C#, ASP.NET MVC, LINQ, Entity Framework, Hibernate, HTML, CSS, JavaScript, Dojo, React, Ant, Maven, Oracle WebLogic Server, JBoss/WildFly, SQL, Oracle PL/SQL, Oracle Database, SQL Server, MySQL, Postgres, and Linux, Solaris and Windows operating systems.  He holds bachelor’s and master’s degrees in Computer Science from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and a J.D. from the University of Michigan Law School.

Jennifer DeGuzman

Jennifer has over 11 years of professional experience as a software developer. She has a B.S. in Computer Science, Minor in Mathematics and Art, University of Alaska Anchorage, and is a Microsoft Certified Professional Developer in ASP.NET 3.5. Jennifer has worked with many State of Alaska agencies such as DHSS, DCCED, DOL, DMV, and DEC. Her experience includes several programming languages and technologies, primarily developing web applications and reporting solutions. She has worked with the .NET framework, ASP.NET, MVC 5, WCF, Web API, SignalR, C#, VB.NET, SQL (T-SQL, PL/SQL), SQL Server, Oracle, MySQL, Entity Framework, NHibernate, LINQ, SSRS, Crystal Reports, JavaScript, AJAX, jQuery, XML, CSS, Bootstrap, HTML, Git, and TFS.

Paul Fussey

Paul has over 24 years’ experience in the Public Safety sector, with an emphasis on Emergency Management and Search and Rescue. He has lived in Alaska since 1991, living and working in many areas across the state in small rural communities working with local state, federal, and tribal entities. He retired from the Alaska Air National Guard after 21 years working as a firefighter with multiple deployments around the world. He holds multiple certifications from the Alaska Police Standards Council, International Fire Service Accreditation Congress, Federal Emergency Management Agency and is a graduate of the Southern Police Institute and the FBI National Academy.

Sara Villafuerte

Sara  has over 17 years of experience working with National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) and commercial fisheries. Sara provides customer relationship management between NMFS, NOAA Office of Law Enforcement, seafood processor, harvesters, State and International agency staff. She provides software testing, technical writing and documentation support services to NMFS and supports the mission-critical Inter-Agency Electronic Reporting System (IERS). Sara is proficient in NMFS applications, business rules and fisheries regulations. Her knowledge and experience is critical to effectively assist and train agency and industry users. She possesses an excellent ability to resolve problems, follow established protocols and maintain a high level of confidentiality.

Schuyler Metcalf

Schuyler has 5 years of experience in software application development, DevOps, and GIS for the fisheries, transportation and non-profit sectors in Alaska. He has a Bachelor of Arts from Carleton College (Northfield, MN) in Geology. Schuyler has contributed to a variety of applications including: catch reporting tools and permit systems for National Marine Fisheries  and Alaska Dept. of Fish and Game and a database of Alaska Native placenames in Southeast Alaska for Sealaska Heritage Institute. He is an expert in open-source technologies, software craftsmanship, DevOps and location-based intelligence/GIS.

Tony Naciuk

Tony has spent the last 3 years providing IT Project Management and Business Analysis for large commercial Financial Services clients. In the 9 years previous, he held diverse front-line roles within the Oil and Gas, Fisheries, Medical Products, and Construction industries. Tony holds a Master of Science in Project Management, as well as a Bachelor of Finance and Supply Chain Management (double major), both from University of Alaska Anchorage. He holds several certifications, including Okta Certified Professional, Microsoft Certified: Azure Fundamentals, and more. He is familiar with the following tools: MS Office, Project, Visio, SharePoint, Power BI, Azure cloud products, Okta Identity & Access Management, Primavera P6, Adobe Creative Cloud, Salesforce, TIBCO Spotfire, Qlik, Python, SQL, Eggplant automated testing, SAS and R statistical programming.

Chris Benshoof

Chris has over 10 years of experience in professional system analysis, design and implementation with a Bachelor of Science in Computer Science. As a consultant in Alaska he has served a variety of private and public sector clients in an array of projects and technologies. He has implemented rich client interfaces, designed databases, drafted analysis documents, made mobile applications for rugged remote environments and programmed hardware protocols. Frequent technologies include ASP .NET, SQL Server, Oracle, .NET Compact Framework, Java, C#, VB .NET, JavaScript and C++. Often a lead developer, he concurrently manages high level design and implementation details, client expectations, budgets and constraints, overall system architecture and low level component construction.


Chris Keller

Chris has extensive software engineering experience using Java, Per, C/C++, Ruby and associated productivity tools and libraries.  He is the Lead designer and programmer of a number of mission critical Web-based applications used in Alaska by Federal, State and private sector organizations. He is experienced with architecting and implementing large distributed systems using Web services and XML with multiple client types, desktop client/server systems, and Web-based thin client systems. Chris has experience with multiple SQL databases running on a variety of platforms as well as device level programming and serial data communications and longstanding expertise in object-oriented languages and development. He has considerable expertise in extreme programming with Agile methodologies and using formal processes for requirements management and software quality assurance.


Darren Jaeckel

Darren has more than 8 years’ experience building and supporting all areas of modern web applications, including programming and data analysis, as well as data migration and data modeling. His career has enabled him to build and manage Solaris and Linux servers, configure and maintain various webservers (iPlanet, Jboss, Wildfly, and Weblogic) and databases (Oracle, PostgreSQL), as well as develop applications in Java, .NET, HTML, and JavaScript.


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Our Partnerships

Wostmann & Associates provides services directly to federal, state and commercial clients. However, in some cases there is a need for specialized skills or knowledge to best serve the client. We are a firm believer in partnerships to provide more comprehensive services to clients while maintaining the agility of a small firm. We partner with firms in and out of Alaska with specific expertise who also share in our commitment to quality. At the same time, we remain independent from specific product solutions and will recommend what we believe to be the best fit for the client’s system environment and organization.

Our longest-running partnership is with The Alaska IT Group, a joint-venture originally formed among a group of Alaska’s leading technology service providers to offer more comprehensive services and scale to serve the needs of the State of Alaska. Today, this group includes Wostmann & Associates, Inc, PangoMedia, Network Business Systems (NBS) and Software North LLC. For several clients and projects we have partnered with Borderhawk for information security, and PeopleFirm for business transformation and change management.

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Community Involvement

Our people are engaged in the communities in which they live. Wostmann and Associates is proud to support local organizations and events. These are just some of the organizations in which our people participate: