Concentric Sky

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Privately held company
Founded 2005
Founder Wayne Skipper
Headquarters Eugene, Oregon
Services Software Design & Development
Website concentricsky.com

Concentric Sky is a software development company located in Eugene, Oregon. The company was founded in 2005 by Wayne Skipper,[1] and has since grown to over 50 employees.[2] In 2015, Cale Bruckner was promoted to President of the company. Skipper continues to serve as CEO.[3]

History

Concentric Sky was founded in 2005.[4] In 2008, the company announced a partnership with GoldMoney to create an iPhone app to allow the transfer of digital units of gold.[5]

In 2009, the company formed a partnership with Encyclopedia Britannica to launch a series of iOS apps for the K-12 education market.[6][7][8] That same year, the company released the official iOS app for NASA's Astronomy Picture of the Day[9][10][11] and also developed the website for film maker Michael Moore's Capitalism: A Love Story.[12]

In 2010, Concentric Sky Founder Wayne Skipper was asked to submit expert testimony to the Federal Trade Commission regarding Google's acquisition of Admob.[13][14] That same year, the company partnered with the World Bank[15][16] to develop a series of data visualization apps and partnered with National Geographic to design and build a series of official study apps for the National Geographic Bee.[4] In 2010, the Internet Engineering Task Force voted to make the company a development partner.[17]

In 2011, the company partnered with the United Nations to develop a data visualization app to support the UN's annual reports.[18] In 2012, the company designed and built an iPad version of the Encyclopedia Britannica.[19] The app received widespread recognition,[20][21][22][23][24] including an Appy Award.[25]

In 2013, products featuring Concentric Sky's work for partner Cengage Learning won 2 CODiE Awards.[26] In 2014, the company joined the Open Badges movement and launched the Oregon Badge Alliance with partners including Oregon State University.[27] That same year, the company released an open source Android viewer app for Khan Academy content.[28] In 2015, the company launched the open source project Badgr with partner edX.[29] Badgr has since been integrated into Instructure's Canvas LMS.[30]

Culture

Concentric Sky is known for its creative company culture.[2][31] In 2012, the company dubbed its local metro region the Silicon Shire.[32] The company hosts events to promote the Silicon Shire region and facilitate dialog between the public and private sectors,[33] and also offers a shared working space for local tech entrepreneurs.[34]

References

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