Founder Wayne Skipper Headquarters Eugene | Website concentricsky.com Founded 2005 | |
Services Software Design & Development | ||
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Concentric Sky is a software development company located in Eugene, Oregon. The company was founded in 2005 by Wayne Skipper, and has since grown to over 50 employees. In 2015, Cale Bruckner was promoted to President of the company. Skipper continues to serve as CEO.
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- History
- Culture
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History
Concentric Sky was founded in 2005. In 2008, the company announced a partnership with GoldMoney to create an iPhone app to allow the transfer of digital units of gold.
In 2009, the company formed a partnership with Encyclopedia Britannica to launch a series of iOS apps for the K-12 education market. That same year, the company released the official iOS app for NASA's Astronomy Picture of the Day and also developed the website for film maker Michael Moore's Capitalism: A Love Story.
In 2010, Concentric Sky Founder Wayne Skipper was asked to submit expert testimony to the Federal Trade Commission regarding Google's acquisition of Admob. That same year, the company partnered with the World Bank 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. In 2010, the Internet Engineering Task Force voted to make the company a development partner.
In 2011, the company partnered with the United Nations to develop a data visualization app to support the UN's annual reports. In 2012, the company designed and built an iPad version of the Encyclopedia Britannica. The app received widespread recognition, including an Appy Award.
In 2013, products featuring Concentric Sky's work for partner Cengage Learning won 2 CODiE Awards. In 2014, the company joined the Open Badges movement and launched the Oregon Badge Alliance with partners including Oregon State University. That same year, the company released an open source Android viewer app for Khan Academy content.
In 2015, the company launched the open source project Badgr with partner edX. Badgr has since been integrated into Instructure's Canvas LMS and Microsoft's Virtual Academy.
In 2016, the company announced a partnership with MacArthur Foundation spin off, Collective Shift, focused on advancements in education technology and workforce readiness. Under this partnership, the company took over development of the education variants of Civilization and SimCity, among other games.
Culture
Concentric Sky is known for its creative company culture. In 2012, the company dubbed its local metro region the Silicon Shire. The company hosts events to promote the Silicon Shire region and facilitate dialog between the public and private sectors, and also offers a shared working space for local tech entrepreneurs.