Company
A Team Like No Other
Twentyseven Global launched in April 2008. We are a global software development company with U.S. offices in Kansas City and Denver, as well as development centers in Vietnam. Our team combines experienced onsite leadership with a network of delivery centers to provide a structured engineering approach and delivery of exceptional custom software. Twentyseven Global enjoys access to a deep and plentiful pool of skilled software engineers with expertise in most cutting edge technologies. We are an ideal fit for highly competitive IT markets with a tech talent shortage.
Our Mission
Twentyseven Global’s mission is to help high-growth companies create and sustain a competitive advantage through information technology. The company’s core values of Stewardship, Integrity, Ownership, Abundance Mentality, and Be the Best – Expect the Best drive our ability to successfully to achieve this mission. Our team members must share these common core values to achieve exceptional results for our clients.
Global Software Development
Our development centers in Vietnam are an integral part of the Twentyseven Global team. There is no shortcut to success. Our local team visits our team in Vietnam twice a year. We work on developing common processes, deliverables, tools, core values, and company culture. This blend of global talent delivers the quality our clients demand.
Leadership
Steve Roatch
CEO
Steve Roatch is the CEO and founder of Twentyseven Global. As a 25 year software industry veteran, Steve is passionate about bringing an engineering discipline to software development. Steve is an active angel investor, business coach, mentor, and board member of several young companies. Prior to forming Twentyseven Global, Steve was the COO of IntraISP Software Solutions, a telecom billing and CRM software provider, and a Managing Partner at the global consulting firm Accenture.
Matt Henley
VP of Client Service - Kansas City
Matt Henley is Vice President of Client Service at Twentyseven Global. Matt was hooked on software development when he wrote his first line of code on his Tandy TRS-80 and has been involved in software ever since. With over 15 years of professional Software and Information Technology experience, Matt has a passion for designing and implementing today’s technology solutions. Matt’s career spans several years as a Consultant with Accenture as well as stops at start-ups and software intensive companies in various Developer, Architect and Management roles.
Creighton O'Neal
VP of Client Service - Denver
Creighton O’Neal is Vice President of Client Service at Twentyseven Global. He is a certified PMP with 15 years of experience managing software projects. Creighton has spent the majority of his career working for mid to large sized companies in the Kansas City area. In the spring of 2014, Creighton relocated to the Denver area to start Twentyseven Global’s second office at Industry near downtown Denver.
The Team
Tray Ailshie
Consultant Manager
Tray Ailshie is a Consulting Manager at Twentyseven Global, helping to guide client ideas to fruition using our engineering methodology. In addition to managing a diverse roster of clients, Tray is also the resident UI/UX expert for Twentyseven Global. With a background in computer science and a degree in Digital Media from Kansas State University, Tray’s devotion to all things digital, from design to software to hardware, continues unabated.
Angela Simmons
Consultant Manager
Angela is a Consultant Manager at Twentyseven Global. She is a certified ScrumMaster with 15 years of experience in Information Technology, she has 9 years’ experience as a Software Developer and spent the last 5 years successfully managing various IT projects for financial, advertising, health industries and smaller start-up companies. Angela has a drive for continuous process improvement and building a strong, responsive and productive team.
Phuong Nguyen
Architect
Phuong’s software development career spans 12 years, including roles as a developer, a technical architect, a mentor, and scrum master. He loves software designs and patterns, distributed systems architecture and software performance metrics. Phuong also has UI/UX development experience and knows good user experience is key for a successful product. He holds a master degree in IT from Boston University and is a certified scrum master.
Patrick Kinne
Senior Consultant
Patrick Kinne is a Senior Consultant based out of the Twentyseven Global Denver office. Patrick has been working with technology projects for over a decade with experience with small-to-medium sized businesses and on-site implementation projects with large healthcare organizations. He holds a BA from the University of Kansas and an MBA from the University of Colorado-Denver.
Erick DeGrote
Senior Consultant
Erick DeGrote began as a Senior Consultant in late 2015. Prior, Erick spent over 15 years in the banking industry starting as an operations analyst, eventually working his way to managing the development of multiple ACH products, as well as very large system conversions. Moving from the banking world to the rapid-pace of agile software development has been a welcome change of pace!
Laura Brown
Senior Consultant
Laura Brown is a Senior Consultant at Twentyseven Global. With over 10 years’ experience in software consulting, Laura takes an enthusiastic approach to managing software projects and is one of the key players in making sure Twentyseven Global projects effectively cross the finish line. Prior to working for Twentyseven Global, Laura served as the Vice President of Software Implementation at Uhlig, LLC, a leading provider in cross-media communication.
Mark Kleinschmidt
Senior Developer
Marc Kleinschmidt is a Senior Developer at Twentyseven Global. Ever since finding QBASIC on his first computer over 25 years ago he has been tinkering, exploring, and finding ways to solve problems and have fun with existing and emerging technologies. Marc’s career spans several technologies, companies, and states. He is excited to have found a home at Twentyseven Global where he can work, grow, and help find elegant solutions to today’s problems.
Our Locations
Twentyseven Global is a global software engineering company with offices in Kansas City and Denver and development centers in Vietnam and Mexico. We combine experienced on-site leadership with a network of offshore delivery centers to produce exceptional results.
Kansas City
Denver
Ho Chi Minh City
Careers
Twentyseven Global’s team is comprised of highly motivated individuals who have distinguished themselves in their careers. They are looking for the opportunity to create success and enjoy the success they create.
Superior Career Opportunity
- Above Market Compensation
- Opportunity to Contribute
- Continual Learning
- Interesting Work
- Opportunity to Work with an Exceptional Team
- Robust Career Path
Superior Career Management
- Meritocracy-based
- Coaching & Empowerment vs. Rating & Ranking
- Autonomy to produce results
Now hiring Interns and Consultants in the Kansas City location. Send an e-mail to Careers@27global.com with the position title of interest in the subject line.
The ideal candidate for Consultant will have 2-5 years of professional programming experience and looking to move into a customer facing role. Our consultants work with our clients to design custom software solutions, translate designs into technical specifications in a Web and/or Mobile development environment, using an Agile software development methodology. Consultants work independently and in teams in a fast-paced and sometimes ambiguously defined, yet always new and exciting project environment.
Our consultants are energetic and ambitious. Our career model is “up or out”. You’ll be expected to rise through the ranks of Consultant, Sr. Consultant, and Consulting Manager as you build your skills and expertise. Think you have what it takes? We’d love to hear from you.