Our Team.

Nolan Cafferky

Nolan is an expert at developing and managing complex databases, but he stresses that a thorough understanding of the client's needs is more important than technical mastery. Nolan is passionate about good communication. He says, "90% of the difficulty and challenge in almost every project is understanding the needs of your client, and making sure they understand you. Good communication is the most important skill a developer can have." For Nolan, the variety of projects and clients that K3 Integrations works with is what makes the job interesting and enjoyable. "Working on something new every few weeks is exciting and helps me keep my skills tuned."

James Pellow

James has been providing professional software consulting and development services to industry leaders and startups since graduating from the Edward F. Cross School of Engineering in 1998. His unique perspective as an experienced business owner and a skilled engineer gives James the insights to guide the K3 Integrations development team and understand the client's needs.

When he isn't discussing a project with a client or providing technical guidance to the development team James can be found at home with his wife taking care of their baby boy.

Tyler Rick

Tyler Rick graduated from Walla Walla University with a degree in Computer Science. Prior to joining K3 Integrations, Tyler was a software developer at Quality Smith and then a freelance developer. An active member of the rails community, he enjoys keeping abreast of the latest developments and trying out new software tools.

Tyler enjoys hiking, biking, singing, cooking Thai food, writing software and spending time with his fiance.

John Ash

John has an incredibly broad background in software development and large scale project management. He earned his bachelor's degree in electrical engineering at Walla Walla College and his master's degree in computer science at Washington State University. He has been programming computers since 1983 when he learned Commodore 64 Basic. Today John specializes in Ruby on Rails, PHP, MySQL, Perl and Unix Administration.

When he isn't programming John can usually be found spending time with his wife and three kids or occasionally riding unicycles.

Gary Benton

Gary’s professional life has included positions in engineering technology, shortwave radio engineering and printing. He’s also been a computer technology instructor, webmaster and has sold books door to door. He understands both people and technology, and enjoys brainstorming to create innovative solutions.

When he isn’t coordinating projects or talking with clients, Gary can be found traveling, talking or cooking with his wife Tami.

David Burry

David is passionate about using technology to build online communities that connect people with people. He came to K3 Integrations with a long history of developing web software. His programming career started during high school, then, after college, he went to Adobe Systems where he served as a Senior Web Software Architect. After seven years with Adobe he became a Senior Software Engineer at TAGnet, and most recently David spent several years as a freelance web developer. David never loses sight of the importance of the human factor in software development. He is fond of saying, "In the end it's all about people, not just the technology."

Nathan Shaw

Nathan graduated from Walla Walla University with a finance degree, and enjoys building computers.

When he’s not taking care of K3’s finances, he can be found managing his wife’s business or playing football.

The Team

Our developers each average more than 20 years of programming experience. We're on your side and ready to take on your most complex software project.