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David David Colarusso (Co-founder, CEO)
Aside from being Anaces, Inc.'s CEO, David teaches high school astronomy and physics in Lexington Massachusetts. He's a dedicated teacher who hopes that Anaces will help, in part, to free educators from the burden of bookkeeping. He holds a BA from Cornell University and a MEd from the Harvard Graduate School of Education.


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Josh Joshua Estelle (Co-founder, CTO)
Josh is currently a doctoral candidate at the University of Michigan in computer science. His research interests include artificial intelligence, machine learning, and planning, with a focus on intelligent, location-based systems. He holds a BS in computer science from Cornell University and a MS in computer science from the University of Michigan. He is also a prize winning collegiate Ballroom & Latin dancer.

OUR STORY

In the Fall of 2003 frustration ran high at the school where David Colarusso taught astronomy. Colarusso's town had just purchased a new data management system which found itself creating more, not less, work for the faculty. The idiosyncratic nature of Colarusso's school meant that the one-size-fits-all approach adopted by many software vendors simply fell short of the school's needs. The faculty was very vocal about its displeasure, and Colarusso set to work on his own solution.

Colarusso started development on a new user interface which he shared with a few of his fellow teachers. The interface addressed many of the faculty's concerns and presented a novel solution to tardies.1 However, the back end was still that purchased by the school, and concerns persisted about its accuracy and ability to provide meaningful analysis.2

So Colarusso called an old college buddy Josh Estelle, a computer scientist. In school the two had often critiqued the poor execution of what would come to be known as web services, and this was their chance to do it right. So they sketched out a solution and approached the school's administration. The rest as they say is history.

Today Lexington High School is a satisfied customer. In an evaluation of Colarusso and Estelle's solution, 99% of user respondents expressed the belief that it was "well designed and easy to use," and 100% found the system reliable and accurate.

Building upon that success, and the feedback of users, Colarusso and Estelle founded Anaces, Inc. Expanding on their offerings, their solutions now address attendance, grades, course content, and scheduling. Built upon a solid real-world tested framework, Anaces works to deliver a built-to-order solution for schools looking to realize the promise of educational information management -- actually making people's jobs easier. To find out more about their offerings, check out the online product demo.


Anaces Logo What's with the name?

Anaces was, Cicero's name for the constellation Gemini, the brothers Castor and Pollux. Castor and Pollux were the truest of brothers and were given the ability to aid mariners safely through storms at sea by the god Neptune.



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