After 15-year birthday party, SpireMedia hiring mobile developers

RiNo's SpireMedia celebrated 15 years in the digital development business with a party on Aug. 23.

"Our party was unbelievable," says CEO and Founder Mike Gellman.  "We had more than 400 people." Highlights included a set by Denver's A. Tom Collins and a "who's who" of local tech luminaries in attendance.

Since relocating from LoDo to a former bottling plant RiNo in 2012, the company has hired about 10 employees. Gellman says he expects to hire about 10 more iOS, Android, and PHP/.NET developers and product strategists by mid-2014, bringing the company's total staff close to 50.

"It's been a good time for us right now," he says. "The market's enjoying what we're doing. For years, we've been doing digital product development and that's been our differentiator. We determine the 'why?' before we determine the 'how?' or the 'what?'"
The strategy delivers better results to clients. Gellman also touts SpireMedia's implementation of Agile and Lean software development.

Recent projects include work on Dutch navigation company TomTom's "smart watch" and development for startups Payfone, Alt10 and Novelry.

The company's five-year partnership with AT&T has led to projects with the states of Colorado and Kansas as well as companies like Rent-A-Center.

Wearable computing is also a focal point for SpireMedia, Gellman adds. ""We're experimenting quite a bit with Google Glass," he says.  

Gellman says SpireMedia is just now hitting its stride. "Fifteen years is a long time," says Gellman. "Now we're planning for the next 15."

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