At Monolith Interactive we design, develop, and consult on high-end iOS apps for the iPhone and iPad. We’re based in Waterloo, Ontario, within walking distance of the University of Waterloo, the Perimeter Institute for Theoretical Physics, and the global HQ of Research in Motion, makers of the BlackBerry. We pride ourselves on our ability to deliver elegant solutions for our clients from initial needs analysis, through development, all the way to polished user experience (UX) design.

Our Management

Simon, Christina, and Michael

Monolith Interactive’s CEO is Simon Woodside, BMath. He is a graduate of Computer Science at the University of Waterloo, and gained significant experience and insight at Apple where he managed the Intel project (code-named Marklar). Simon has contributed to open-source projects at Apache and Mozilla, and founded image-recognition company Semacode. He has been programming in the Cocoa SDK used in iPhone for more than 10 years. *

Simon has won Silver Pencil and Silver Clio awards for his Semacode technology; presented at JavaOne as part of his work on Java Specification committee JSR-257; co-produces BarCampWaterloo and StartupCampWaterloo; and is part of the leadership team at Engineers Without Borders Toronto Professional Chapter.

* First in OpenStep, the direct predecessor of Cocoa, Cocoa Touch, and the iPhone SDK, in 1998.

Monolith’s Development Manager is Christina Moulton, MASc. She is a a graduate of both Bachelor’s and Master’s programs in Systems Design Engineering, a unique interdisciplinary engineering department at the University of Waterloo. While there, she honed her talent for comprehensive understanding of the complete project, both its technical and human elements. As well as mobile and desktop software, Christina has worked in data analysis and data mining. She was the president of KW Toastmasters in from 2009 to 2010.

What other people say about us

André de Goeij, Director of Product Management, Unitron:

Simon was extremely easy to work with — very communicative and personable, knowledgeable about Objective-C and the iPhone SDK, and timely in delivering what we asked of him.

Ernie Prabhakar, Product Manager,  Apple:

I was impressed with his thoroughness and dedication, and would welcome the chance to work with him again.

Tom Auger, Partner, Zeitguys:

Simon is quite simply one of the smartest guys I’ve had the pleasure of working with. His ability to think strategically and problem solve complicated (and often conflicting) business requirements is what makes him a go-to person for those challenging projects for which you need to bring in the crack commando team.

Our engagement model

We believe that every client engagement should be a rich interaction where we consider all of the components that you need to solve your challenge.

First, we work with you, your staff, and representative users to develop a conceptual framework for what the solution should accomplish. This process includes brainstorming ideas where we can bring our comprehensive knowledge of mobile systems to play in providing an unexpectedly broad range of possible innovations.

Next, we develop and prototype the user experience. Not only do we look at user interface, but beyond:

  • how will your users move around with the device?
  • where will they use the app?
  • how will it integrate with other systems, from software to interpersonal and organizational?
  • how will it help them do better what they want to do?

Throughout this process we touch base least at weekly with you and your people to generate ideas and refine concepts so that we collaboratively create an ideal and innovative solution.

Next, as needed, we build the software for you either completely in-house or in collaboration with any internal developers. We use an agile development philosophy with use a constant build/review feedback loop to make sure that we keep on schedule and build exactly what you are looking for.

At last, we polish the app with custom graphic design and animation to take the app to the next level — functional and also beautiful. Our goal is to not just satisfy your uses, but to bring some magic to the table.

And then we support you on an ongoing basis, maintain the systems, transition knowledge into your organization, and work on follow-up projects as needed.

If you’re interested in working with us on your project, please contact us and we’ll get back to you within 24 hours:

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