DANIMA has continued to grow over the last 9 years adding key individuals to the DANIMA team. The following trouble-makers are key to the success of the business:
 

Aqeel Ahmed Programmer Born and raised in Pakistan, Aqeel moved to Canada for his higher education. He completed his B.Sc. in Computer Science from Brock University in St. Catharines. Aqeel has been involved in application development for over 7 years. He enjoys working and learning with computers and printers. He is fluent in a majority of programming languages including C, COBOL, Java, JavaScript, VB, PHP, MySQL. He recently joined DANIMA Technologies Inc. as a lead programmer. Alexander Erazo Programmer Born in Ecuador, Alex came to Canada in the fall if 1995. Soon after his arrival he became involved in the Computer Engineering Technology COOP program at Niagara College. Alex graduated from Niagara College and has been working in the IT field ever since. Alex brings a broad knowledge of network infrastructure, server deployments and systems development to DANIMA. Alex often quotes, "I know enough to get started with an IT project, research and perseverance will do the rest". He currently works building web applications using databases and providing server support for tau, zeta and epsilon, DANIMA’s hosting servers. Leigh-Ann Frommann Lead Designer/Office Manager Leigh-Ann has graduated from both Niagara College and recently Fanshawe College with a degree in Graphic Design and Art Fundamentals. Leigh had designed over 40 sites in her 2 years with DANIMA and has developed an array of print materials for DANIMA clients including, rack cards, business cards, flyers, brochures, and posters. She is proficient with Adobe Illustrator, Adobe Photoshop and PageMaker, and has a strong knowledge of HTML, and Flash development. To Leigh-Ann’s credit she was DANIMA’s very first co-op student over 8 years ago and returned to work at DANIMA Technologies Inc. early in 2005 as lead designer and office manager. Serge Paquin Systems Administrator Serge Paquin brings to DANIMA many years of experience setting up, securing and administering business mission-critical servers. Serge graduated from Niagara College in 1999 and since has worked with many Niagara companies designing, implementing and maintaining their network infrastructure. He holds certifications from Microsoft and Blackberry as well has extensive knowledge implementing Linux solutions. His knowledge and experience is taking DANIMA server infrastructure to a new level of service and availability and priming it for future growth. Dave Rotella Co-owner and Director of Sales & Marketing for DANIMA A Niagara Falls native, Dave has over 12 years of experience working in the Internet field as Programmer (HTML, PHP, MySQL), Designer (Multi-Media & Graphic), and Project Manager and as a Web Marketing Specialist. As co-founder of DANIMA, Dave has combined his technical skills with his sales and marketing skills to help DANIMA become one of Niagara’s leading web solutions providers. During his time as President and Vice-President of the Small Business Club of Niagara Dave worked with hundreds of small businesses in the Niagara Region. Dave continues to work in the community, acting as Director on the Board of Directors for Niagara’s only IT Networking Group – BitNet Niagara. Nick Svab Co-owner and Director of Business Development Born and raised in Toronto, Nick has owned and operated an insurance agency in the Toronto area for over 15 years. As an entrepreneur and co-founder of DANIMA, Nick has helped give DANIMA a long-term business vision. E-commerce and domain name registration are some of the products and services Nick has helped bring to DANIMA’s offerings. Active in his community, Nick serves as President of the Parent Advisory Council at his children’s school and has worked closely with School Board and City officials. Ryan Wittenburg Progammer Born and raised in Kingston, Ryan recently moved to Niagara to join the DANIMA team. Ryan has been involved in web development for over 10 years. Coming from St. Lawrence College in Kingston, Ontario, he enjoys working and learning with computers and loves developing web applications. He is fluent in a majority of programming and markup languages including PHP, MySQL, CSS, XML, C++, C#, Pascal, Visual Basic, ASP, ASP.NET, Perl, ADO and JavaScript. He is also talented with computer hardware and server applications.