St. Louis Park-based software development firm
Warecorp doesn't see boundaries--geographically or otherwise.
Founded in 2004, the company has been growing at a steady pace, thanks in part to expansion into Minsk, Belarus, a hotbed of engineering talent. Warecorp has added about 30 employees there in the past six months, and has also brought on a Montana-based Vice President of Development, Sarmeesha Reddy.
The firm specializes in software engineering, and boasts projects in open source, social media, and software testing. One particularly compelling new project is
Drupal Squad, developed by Warecorp engineers who use the programming language to design custom modules for other clients.
"Drupal Squad is an exciting development for us, and one that grew organically," says company cofounder Chris Dykstra. "We just converted a service we'd created to manage our own customer base, and it ended up being something that was really needed in the marketplace."
Because of projects like these, Warecorp is poised for growth, and Reddy notes that she's been tasked with bringing the company from $5 million in annual sales to $20 million. After working on $100 million projects at Motorola, she's ready for the challenge. "This is a company that's full of heart, with a super smart team," she says. "When you bring that together with so many great ideas, it's magic."
Source: Chris Dykstra and Sarmeesha Reddy, Warecorp
Writer: Elizabeth Millard