Jazkarta team

Nate Aune

President and Founder
Boston, MA

With a formal education in computer science, Nate has always been intrigued with utilizing cutting edge technology to find solutions to everyday problems. He has been helping organizations with their IT needs since 1999 through his company Jazkarta, based in Boston, MA.

As founder of the Plone4Artists project, Boston Plone Users Group and member of the Plone Foundation Board, Nate is very active in the Plone community. Nate regularly gives talks at conferences and organizes sprints where developers come together from all over the world to code and share ideas.

Nate wears many hats at Jazkarta but his primary role is handling business development and customer relationships. Read his blog at nateaune.com. Or link to him on LinkedIn, Facebook, Twitter.

Rocky Burt

Prior to becoming Jazkarta’s chief software architect, Rocky worked for many years offering software consulting services to companies across North America and Europe. He has contributed to countless open source projects and has strong ties to the Plone developer community having been appointed as a member of the Plone core framework team.

Rocky has extensive experience dealing with various web platforms including Python and Java based systems. Integration of such systems has consisted of (but not limited to) utilizing RDBMS', LDAP, SOAP, and XML-RPC technologies. Visit Rocky's blog.

Aaron VanDerlip

Aaron has 12 years of experience building innovative content management solutions. Aaron has assisted dozens of non-profits clients in their adoption of the Plone CMS, and is an active member of the Boston-area Plone community. 

He enjoys assisting clients in finding the right-sized solution for their needs. At Jazkarta he specializes in the non-profit sector and directs our consulting services. He is still on the fence in regards to Facebook but has given in to blogging.

Sally Kleinfeldt

Sally's interests and experience include data and content management, information retrieval, computer aided design, environmental conservation, scientific visualization, and GIS. Along with legions of Massachusetts computer professionals, she learned to program in Bliss at Digital Equipment Corporation, but she's preferred Python for many years. 

She has a Ph.D. in biology and loves creating Plone applications that make scientists more productive. At Jazkarta she specializes in the education and science sectors and directs our training and support services. Her children will not be happy if she joins Facebook, but you can link to her on LinkedIn.

Luke Aune

Graphic/UI Designer
Duluth, MN

Luke's design experience ranges from window displays to arts curriculum, from landscape to web. He’s dressed mannequins and composed thematic installations for retail clothing shops, conducted new-media workshops for high schools and the Walker Art Center, and created native plant sanctuaries for companies and residences. 

At present, Luke is returning to his roots and designing websites for good folks like you. Drawing from his diverse background, Luke produces highly customized creative design solutions. Luke earned a BFA in Interactive Multimedia from the Minneapolis College of Art and Design and coursework through the Institute for Public Art and Design.

Luke's Blog, coming soon