“Cyrus‘ culture emphasizes both technical mastery and workplace collegiality. As a Cyrus developer, I‘m inspired every day by my team.” - David A. Black, Agile Team Lead, Author, “The Well-Grounded Rubyist”

“Cyrus has been invaluable to us… Through close collaboration with Cyrus our team has learned (and continues to learn) a great deal about delivering quality code and Agile best practices.” - Brian Madden, Director of IT at Boston Capital

“We chose Cyrus because they got things done. Everyone else was just talk.” - Janet Kasdan, Technology Director, CondéNast Technology, CondéNast Publications

“Our clients are often surprised and grateful when they experience the high caliber of our teams and our results-oriented approach.” - Paul Infield-Harm, Director of Product Development

“Our developers continuously improve themselves, their teams and the craft of software development.” - Rex Madden, Managing Director/COO

“Cyrus has the smartest, most motivated people I‘ve ever worked with.” - Daniel Wellman, Director of Technology

“If you're in NYC and need enterprise web development services, talk to @cyrusinnovation. They 'get' Agile at a level well above average.” - James Shore, Author of "The Art of Agile Development", via Twitter

“Lots of places have people who want to write great code, and many places have work-life balance, but you don‘t hear about many places that have both.” - Laura Dean, Agile Team Lead

“Before working with Cyrus, we spent a lot of time fighting code fires. Now…that has gone away. We are now approaching our software projects in a proactive way. We can plan ahead and rely on those plans.” - Jerry Horowitz, Director Youth Tackle Football, NFL

“The thing that makes working at Cyrus great is its people. They are real people you can talk to and they‘re all interested in your growth.” - Steven Nunez, Junior Developer

“Cyrus not only helps you define professional aspirations, but reach them. At Cyrus, developers are challenged but they are also recognized and rewarded.” - Jason Reid, Director of Strategic Planning

“Working with Cyrus has been great. We‘ve made progress in a matter of weeks - much faster than expected. If you‘re interested in adopting Agile, I‘d highly recommend them.” - Vann Walke, Executive Vice President, Skarven Enterprises

“We have an honest, can-do attitude that clients recognize and value. They know we are going to deliver.” - Debbie Madden, Executive Vice President

“What I really like about Cyrus is that they help you see risks and potential delays right at the beginning of the project when you still have time to do something about it.” - Mark Freidberg, VP Operations, Kaplan Test Prep & Admissions

“Nothing energizes like spending an entire day each quarter with colleagues you hold in high esteem, in a company-wide open space that actually leads to significant, organizational changes.” - Paul Blair, Agile Team Lead

“We need a trusted, reliable source of trained and experienced developers who can step in on short notice and fit our collaborative culture [and] our expectations for quality….Cyrus provides that for me.” - Ken Judy, VP, Engineering Simon & Schuster

“As an Agile shop, we are continually learning and iterating in our own environment. If there is a faster, more efficient, more productive way of developing, we are going to find it.” - Oliver Stewart, Agile Team Lead

“Cyrus cares about its employees - from where they work to how they live.” - Aldric Giacomoni, Agile Developer

“The Agile training we received from Cyrus Innovation was instrumental to introducing scrum to the ATG organization.” - Kristin Moore, Director, Program Management, ATG

Debbie Madden

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For 17 years, Debbie has helped grow tech companies from the ground up and is currently the CEO at Cyrus Innovation, having previously served as Executive Vice President. Debbie loves taking an idea from concept to completion and developing processes that support growth and success. Her personal mission at Cyrus is to ensure the company has highest quality employees, the highest quality clients, and highly efficient internal processes that are proactive and enable the company to run smoothly.

In addition to being the EVP of a highly successful software company, Debbie is also an established thought leader in the local tech community. She is the organizer of NY Intrapreneur: Innovation in the Enterprise, and lectures and writes on enterprise and startup trends.

Before Cyrus, Debbie flexed her entrepreneurial muscles by founding Fetch-a-Flick, Manhattan‘s only door-to-door DVD and snack delivery service back in 2002. In more corporate roles, Debbie served as Director of Customer Support at MircoStrategy, managing a 65-person department providing technical support throughout the Americas and Asia. Earlier in her career, she was an Associate Business Analyst at Kraft Foods where she was responsible for implementing standard practices across 55 US-based manufacturing plants.

A respected voice in the both the technology and business world, Debbie has been interviewed by the Wall Street Journal, Computer World and Forbes. She also has spoken at Agile Day NYC, General Assembly, and NYC on Rails and is a regular contributed to Huffington Post.  Regarded as an authority on career advice for women, Debbie has appeared several times on Fox Business’s Varney & Co. about issues pertaining to gender equality in the workforce.

Debbie earned a B.S. in Operations Research & Industrial Engineering from Cornell University.

“I absolutely love coming to work each day and feel empowered by our phenomenal team. Together we can accomplish anything we set our hearts and minds to. We have an honest can-do attitude that clients recognize and value. They know we are going to deliver.”

Greatest accomplishment:  Raising her two kids
Things she loves: Simplicity, sleep, things that make her laugh, and working with smart people
Special talents: An innate ability to remember irrelevant (and relevant) details
Childhood dream: To become an astronaut 
Outside of work: Fitness, fashion, spending time with her family

Connect with Debbie:
Email: dmadden@cyrusinnovation.com
LinkedIn: Debbie Madden
Twitter: @debbiemadden200
Blog:  http://debbiemadden.blogspot.com/