An introduction to the team



 
 

Core Technology Group was founded by three partners, David Fenimore, Ron Shouse, and Jim Gates who together bring 45 years of custom software development, application system integration and back office infrastructure design knowledge. Core Technology Group provides consulting and application development services to the financial services industry using the most advanced technology currently available.

For five years prior to forming Core Technology Group, Jim, Ron and David worked as strategic development design engineers for a venture capital funded Technology Company. Their efforts focused on designing and building a well-known full service illustration system that supports Universal Life, Variable Universal Life, Whole Life, and Annuities. They also created an n-tiered component-based system used to administer COLI policies. Each Partner lead their own development team, set and managed project schedules and interfaced with client's IT departments. Because of their superb communication skills, Ron, David and Jim were integral components in the initial client contacts and the project discovery phase. The Partners were responsible for all research and development work as well as setting the technical direction of the company.

Core Technology Group's design & development experience also includes…

  • Development of reusable concept components that will work with any calculation engine
  • Development of web-based hypothetical, fund performance and analysis system
  • Development of web-based Term life insurance quoting system
  • Development of an accounting and manufacturing UNIX system
  • Development of desktop applications to track the sales of corporate acquired assets from bank foreclosures
  • Development of corporate general ledger system
  • Development of PC application to track work time to allocated projects
  • Development of a FoxPro application for mortgage bond portfolios
  • Development of a download process that fed information to applications at eighteen satellite offices

Each Partner has successfully completed certification as a Microsoft Certified Solution Developer. And, understanding that domain knowledge is as necessary as technical expertise, each Partner has completed course work with LOMA including FLMI 371, 280, and 290.

Core Technology Group has extensive experience in the following technologies and languages…

  • C, C++, and Visual C++
  • Component Object Model (COM) and COM+
  • Microsoft Transaction Server (MTS)
  • Visual Basic
  • Scripting languages including VBScript and JavaScript
  • Extensible Markup Language (XML), XSL, and XSLT
  • Internet Information Server (IIS)
  • Windows 95/98/NT and Win 2000
  • Microsoft Message Queuing (MSMQ)
  • Several databases including Oracle, SQLServer and Access
  • Active Server Pages (ASP )
  • Common Business Oriented Language (COBOL)

The partnership between Jim, Ron and David combines a unique set of professional experiences and a synergistic friendship that has proven to be highly successful in creating solutions for their clients.

Contacting the partners...

Core Technology Group
PO Box 25246
Colorado Springs, CO 80936-5246
719.475.8499

David Fenimore
719.330.1628
dfenimore@coretechgrp.com

Jim Gates
719.440.7072
jgates@coretechgrp.com

Ron Shouse
719.330.6523
rshouse@coretechgrp.com