Team Culture Archives - IntelliTect

IntelliTect Achieves Microsoft Specialization: Migrate Enterprise Applications to Azure

Holly King — Mon, 07 Jul 2025 15:00:00 +0000

When you trust a partner to move your enterprise applications to the cloud, you deserve confidence that your systems are in the hands of proven experts. The Microsoft Specialization for Migrate Enterprise Applications recognizes partners who consistently deliver complex migrations with precision and care. For our clients, this specialization means you gain a team dedicated…

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Software Internship Tips and Tricks with GitKraken

Kevin Bost — Thu, 13 Apr 2023 19:58:31 +0000

How to Make Connections and Land a Tech Internship GitKraken is known for its legendary Git tools. Those who have spent much time working with me know I am a bit of a fanboy (ok, maybe a huge over-the-top fanboy). I am also a GitKraken ambassador and frequently write about their tools. Beyond just producing…

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Employee Spotlight: Austen Frostad

IntelliTect — Mon, 20 Mar 2023 23:27:05 +0000

A Jack of All Trades Ignited by Invention IntelliTect Software Engineer Austen Frostad is an inventor by nature, known around the IntelliTect office and the Spokane community as the developer who never stops imagining ways to turn dreams into software and hardware that users love. From revamping the ring toss game at the Looff Carrousel…

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Increasing Innovation at IntelliTect’s Blazor Hackathon

IntelliTect — Wed, 21 Dec 2022 19:02:30 +0000

Try Out the Two Games Created in Our 24-hour Coding Competition In November, the IntelliTeam completed our first internal 24-hour Hackathon. Two teams ranging in skill level from architects to interns to non-developers competed to design the best online game under tight time constraints. Roughly twenty members of the IntelliTeam came together to make the…

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IntelliTect Today: Reimagining the Looff Carrousel

Austen — Tue, 29 Nov 2022 19:23:51 +0000

Contributing to the Community through our Core Values The Looff Carrousel has always been a remarkable memory for me of growing up in Spokane, Washington. After visiting the carrousel with my little cousins this past summer and seeing their excitement over the ring toss, I was reminded of the rides I took as a kid…

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Employee Spotlight: Andrew Scott and Mike Curn

IntelliTect — Tue, 29 Nov 2022 19:20:41 +0000

Innovative Excellence and Leading-up IntelliTect technical visionaries Andrew Scott and Mike Curn are no strangers to the company’s culture of leading up, as both consistently exceed expectations and assist fellow team members in their pursuit of excellence. As a result of their significant contributions to IntelliTect and consistent leadership, Andrew and Mike received promotions! Andrew…

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IntelliTect Today: Our Inclusion Efforts

Allen — Tue, 16 Aug 2022 17:40:56 +0000

Following Up on Our Commitment to Increasing Diversity in Tech A year ago, when I wrote the article about our goals of increasing diversity in technology, IntelliTect was not a very diverse place, but we’re improving! Our efforts to increase the representation of different ages, genders, ethnicities and other marginalized groups at IntelliTect are seeing…

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IntelliTect Today: Expanding Our Team and Community Outreach

Mark Michaelis — Wed, 13 Apr 2022 18:41:46 +0000

Celebrating Ten Year Anniversaries, New Team Members, and Returning to In-person Classes As the pandemic slowly wanes to a close, we’ve started returning to all the aspects of IntelliTect that make our company culture so strong. Most of our team has transitioned back to the office after spending the last year working from home. Welcoming…

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Employee Spotlight: Problem-solving with Clayton Gravatt

IntelliTect — Wed, 13 Apr 2022 18:37:16 +0000

Multiplying Productivity through Solution-oriented Data Analytics Clayton Gravatt exemplifies precision and wisdom. His knack for problem-solving derives from contemplation and forethought, qualities that make him crucial to the IntelliTeam. “Thinking through a problem and working towards a solution is interesting,” Clayton said. “On that same note, it can’t just be some arbitrary problem; it needs…

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Employee Spotlight: Meg Gravatt

IntelliTect — Tue, 20 Apr 2021 17:23:04 +0000

A Plant-tastic Software Engineer Meg Gravatt radiates positivity and warmth. Her sunny disposition and bright laugh are felt across the room, making IntelliTect a place of joy and warmth even on Spokane’s snowiest winter days. “I’ve recently become interested in being a plant mom,” Meg said. “I’ve killed two of my plants, so that’s not…

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IntelliTect Today: Passionate Hard Work During the Pandemic

Mark Michaelis — Tue, 20 Apr 2021 17:21:57 +0000

Springing Past the Pandemic Winter into the Future Discover Our New Team, Our Scholarship Program, and Our Coding Classes! We are starting to see signs of spring in Spokane, Washington, not only in the climate but perhaps more importantly, as we emerge from the pandemic winter. To our team, the end of this long year…

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IntelliTect Today: Creating IntelliWiki

Joshua — Wed, 11 Nov 2020 22:18:17 +0000

Becoming a Stronger Team While Designing Our First App Coming Soon to the Microsoft Teams App Store When the pandemic hit, we knew many of our customers would shift their technology priorities so that their company could weather the storm. The IntelliTect leadership refused to lay any of our team members off during this uncertain…

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Employee Spotlight: Kevin Bost

Joe Riddle — Wed, 11 Nov 2020 18:59:17 +0000

A Biker With an Affinity for Mentoring "Thirty miles per hour – it turns out at that speed, you don’t hit pavement," Kevin said. "You get launched into the park." Kevin and his wife, Heather, love taking motorcycle trips. Kevin Bost hurtled through the air, a limp rag-doll in a helmet. Time slowed. He drew…

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IntelliTect Today: Help Save Lives with Our Blood Drive

Joshua — Mon, 10 Aug 2020 19:00:11 +0000

Blood Drive 2020 “My 80-year-old dad kept attempting to break quarantine to get out and donate blood. I really wanted to do something to put his mind at ease, and help too.” The IntelliTect team is proudly partnering with the Red Cross to hold what we expect to be the first of many blood drives…

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IntelliTect’s New Normal During the Pandemic

Mark Michaelis — Mon, 10 Aug 2020 18:59:52 +0000

Pandemic Effects The pandemic is redefining normal, forcing us to move out of our comfort zones, look for potential pivots, and optimize the circumstances into an opportunity. This response to the pandemic takes on several forms for us. We’re Expanding! While most of our team continues to work from home, we’ve begun construction in the…

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POSTPONED: You’re Invited to Our Open House

Joshua — Tue, 25 Feb 2020 21:24:19 +0000

A Note About Our Open House *** Due to new government mandates and considering the safety of our team and our guests, we are postponing our celebration until it is safe to gather together. After a year of labor and countless setbacks, IntelliTect’s new headquarters is complete. We’d love for you to come enjoy this…

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IntelliTect Today – Finding the Fun as a Team

Allen — Wed, 20 Nov 2019 16:00:53 +0000

Scavenger Fun At IntelliTect, we’re proud of our culture and are excited to try out new activities as a team. Josh Ward, an active member of our Culture Club and one of our senior software engineers, regularly organizes mini-lunch game-breaks at the office. In September, he treated an intrepid group of IntelliTect explorers to a…

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A Thanksgiving Thank You to Our Clients

Joshua — Fri, 15 Nov 2019 16:13:44 +0000

Client Spotlight As we approach Thanksgiving at IntelliTect, we’re thankful for our new corporate headquarters and a growing IntelliTect team. We are grateful for all of our new business across the country and the ongoing clients that we’ve partnered with for years. Often, our individual team members appreciate the client teams they work with daily.…

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Employee Spotlight – Mike Curn

Joshua — Tue, 20 Aug 2019 15:51:25 +0000

Enterprising SDET With a Passion for Improving Mike Curn, senior SDET at IntelliTect Mike Curn may not be our team member with the longest beard, but he’s been with IntelliTect a long time — six years this past July. With a background in 3-D Animation, this programmer enjoys asking the why behind a process, be…

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Employee Spotlight: Grant Erickson

Joshua — Tue, 21 May 2019 00:56:20 +0000

A Puzzler Who Uses Software to Maximize Relationships Whether you’ve worked with them for years or have never met our featured employee, this column will continue to introduce you to the many faces of IntelliTect. For this issue, we featured a developer with a keen sense for solving complex puzzles: Grant Erickson, CTO. Grant’s desk…

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IntelliTect Today: Location, Location, Location

IntelliTect — Tue, 21 May 2019 00:54:08 +0000

Building Culture with Location For the last few years, the IntelliTect team has been working to relocate to a more permanent environment—a place to call our own in which we can permanently invest. With today’s commercial real estate market, finding a building that suited our needs was no small feat. Even after purchasing–easement issues, abatements…

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Why We Celebrate the Platypus Awards

Joshua — Thu, 14 Feb 2019 18:16:14 +0000

How Does IntelliTect View Success? During a recent employee meeting, our CEO, Mark Michaelis explained how he sees success and that it isn’t some mythical destination. So often, great developers seem impossible to find and are referred to as unicorns because, even in fairy tales, there are scarcely any of them. And while it’s important…

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Innovation Through the Ages

IntelliTect — Mon, 10 Dec 2018 17:42:48 +0000

Looking for Innovation The Legacy of Architecture Brunelleschi, the famous architect and artist of the Renaissance, was an innovator who not only learned his trade, he improved upon it. He studied the grand architecture of the ancients of Rome and built upon that solid foundation of knowledge to create new and better design techniques, even…

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Employee Spotlight: Andrew Scott

Joshua — Mon, 10 Dec 2018 16:41:34 +0000

An Analytical Thinker Who Crafts Innovative Solutions Whether you’ve worked with them for years or have never met our featured employee, this column will continue to introduce you to the many faces of IntelliTect. For this issue, we featured a bright innovator who caught the coding bug as a sophomore in high school: Andrew Scott.…

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Employee Spotlight: Kelly Adams

Joshua — Thu, 19 Jul 2018 21:22:04 +0000

An Engineer with a Fanatical Devotion to Quality Whether you’ve worked with them for years or have never met our featured employee, this column will continue to introduce you to the many faces of IntelliTect. For this issue, we featured a skilled engineer who enjoys coding in the deep-end: Kelly Adams. The world of computer…

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When Ropes Snap – Our Core Values at Work

IntelliTect — Thu, 19 Jul 2018 16:21:12 +0000

IntelliTect’s Core Values Our core values drive how we do business. Software Innovation Tug of war is a game for the ages, dating back thousands of years, in various iterations. With the historical endurance of this deceptively simple game, it might be a perfect analogy for what it takes to be an innovator in the…

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IntelliTect Today: Reducing Enterprise Costs

Joshua — Fri, 13 Apr 2018 20:27:31 +0000

Innovation Today Day-to-day operations and capital projects can be a drain on any budget. Our IntelliTect engineers created a suite of products that streamline required work throughout an enterprise. The suite provides environment and process management, configuration of complex applications, and allows for the duplication of accounts. This past February, our CEO Mark Michaelis and…

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IntelliTect Today: Smart Meters for the Inland Northwest

Joshua — Fri, 12 Jan 2018 21:38:13 +0000

Smart Meters Since 2006, IntelliTect has been a custom development partner for Avista Utilities. We have been a strategic collaborator in the development and project management of a long-awaited customer portal that will bridge the communication gap between Avista, their customers, and the community they serve. The integrated Avista team celebrates a successful “Go Live”…

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Employee Spotlight: Brian Jones

Joshua — Wed, 10 Jan 2018 22:57:03 +0000

Welcome to Our First Employee Spotlight! Each issue will feature an employee of IntelliTect. Whether you’ve worked with them for years or have never met our featured employee, I hope this column will continue to introduce you to the many faces of IntelliTect. For this issue, we featured someone who’s been with IntelliTect long enough…

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