About Us

Passion

We are a small company with a passion for software and minimalistic user interfaces.

Business

AntPortal is a new start-up developing a bundle of software libraries to integrate into web-base management software products, such as accounting programs, project management programs, etc. These applications include a web-based real time collaborative editor that supports each user having a different view of the same document, an e-mail server providing an interface for complex editing operations on documents and a focused, task-oriented system that tracks the context over the lifetime of a conversation.

Vision

Our vision of open source protocols, standards and software, our focus on the user experience and our company culture will enable us to build applications that add value to the user and leverage emerging technologies.

Jobs

We are looking for developers and designers who are interested in working in a relaxed and meritocratic environment. Check out our job postings and send us your resume at jobs@antportal.com.

Team

Danny Castonguay
President & Co-Founder. Prior to founding the company, Danny was a management consultant for over three years but decided that life wasn't exciting enough without risks. He is not afraid of sudo rm -rf ~ . Language of choice: pseudo code.
Hasan Mirza
Developer & Co-Founder. Prior to founding the company, Hasan was self-employed. He enjoys working with open source software and loves Org-Mode. He's also decent at Drum Mania. Language of choice: Haskell, and 23 other languages.
Leah Grace Capitan
Researcher & Co-Founder. Leah splits her time between doing research for us and doing our accounting, taxes and payroll. She is also the main editor of Ant Portal wikis. By far, she makes the best sandwiches. Language of choice: Ruby.
Nebu Pookins
Developer. Prior to joining the company, Nebu worked primarily in the field of compiler technologies and web applications. He brings to the team a strong background in code analysis, domain-specific language design and web services. Nebu also loves carbs and meat. Language of choice: Java.
Karl Knechtel
Developer. Prior to joining the company, Karl was a game programmer with several years of mobile experience, taking a break to work on personal projects. He enjoys tool development, design, and all manner of games. Language of choice: Python.
Long Nguyen
Web designer. Experienced in building simple, clean, user-friendly and elegant websites for clients across the globe. Languages of choice: html, css, javascript.