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QUINAN LABS

Technology for the community. Priced for the people.

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REDEFINING CONSULTANCY

Less overhead, more expertise. We aim to bring back technology that empowers people.

Dynamic

We build our company to fit your solution, growing or shrinking our team as needed. Combining industry experts with machine learning, automation and research, we can deliver accessible results.

Passion

We lead from a place of moral philosophy, sentimental for a time when technology empowered people, instead of productizing them. We strive to contribute to the restoration of this balance.

Education

Cut through the jargon, eliminate the sales pitch, shut down the divisive algorithms. We bring plain english analysis and explanations of the tools reshaping our workplaces and communities.

OUR SERVICES

Comprehensive Information Technology Products, Solutions and Education

We believe for most projects, free and open source or low/no-code options should be explored fully and are usually suficient. For more complex projects, all solutions will be considered including cloud deployments, custom software and enterprise licensing.

Note: Costs are estimated based on a solo consultant model, and larger or differently organized projects should reach out for the most accurate estimate. All prices are in CAD and subject to change without notice.

Quick Consult

An expert IT generalist will meet with you, answer questions, advise on paths forward or provide quick fixes to common problems.

Cost: $100/hour.

Problem Analysis

An expert in a subfield related to your issue will come in and analyze your specific issue, summarize it and provide the best known industry solutions. You will receive a report and are under no obligation to contract us to implement the solution.

Cost: $100/hour including analysis, meeting & report writing.

Digital Transformation

Curious about AI (artifical intelligence) or how your company could benefit from technology in general? Combines consultation with problem analysis for a full outline and solution presentation, all within a day. Can be stacked for projects with a larger scope & complexity.

Cost: $500 flat, plus options for ongoing maintenance & support at negotiated lower rates.

Philosophy & Ethics

Our professional philosopher & ethicist is also an expert in technology and can provide training and advisory on moral questions, mitigating risks & emerging technologies.

Cost: $200 per event hour (example: 1 hour of speaking + 1 hour of preparation = $200).

Contact us about events in the public interest to discuss low/no cost options!

Custom Software & AI

Bring your idea to life! Develop tailored software or custom AI solutions with an industry professional for a much lower cost than traditional avenues.

Cost: $100/hour for short projects, $80/hour for longer.

Note: It's difficult to estimate without first hearing the specific details of a project. Contact us for the best estimate.

Education & Training

Speaking events or training on a particular software or technology. We can train your team to use that new ticketing platform, how to adopt the use of a new payment platform or lead a class of seniors on creating a social media account.

Cost: $100 per event hour (preparation may add additional 1-2 hours).

Contact us about events in the public interest to discuss low/no cost options!

TRUSTED BY LEADERS

Delivering transformative results for organizations across Canada. We've worked with:

OUR STORY

Our founder, Rose, is an intersex woman who discovered early that technology could build bridges where society often creates divides. Growing up different shaped her perspective, but she found acceptance through supportive friends, family, and online communities that technology made possible.

Rose showed exceptional technological aptitude from a young age: installing operating systems at 11, building private servers by 13, and developing websites and games at 15. Her interests expanded to creative writing, where she built an audience of 60,000 readers, launched a photography business, and pursued philosophy in university.

During her studies, Rose faced significant challenges with gender dysphoria and mental health. She struggled with stigma, substance use, and psychosis. With support from her patient family, the compassionate Nova Scotian community, and dedicated healthcare practitioners, she achieved full recovery and sobriety.

Returning to technology felt like coming home. Rose quickly advanced through positions at Apple, CGI, and the Federal Government. She became one of North America's top Apple technicians, managed a team of 40 technicians, and served as an analyst handling complex issues for the Canadian government. Throughout this journey, she remained connected to her philosophical roots, publishing a book examining how rapid technological change affects our social institutions.

Working in both private industry and public service, Rose witnessed the growing divisions that technology can sometimes amplify rather than heal. She saw how the pace of change has fractured our shared understanding of truth, while various groups claim moral authority or retreat into conspiracy theories. Politicians often exploit these divisions for corporate or personal gain.

Rose realized that advancing professionally meant nothing if she wasn't helping to build bridges instead of digging trenches. This conviction led to the creation of Quinan Labs.

The company takes its name from a tiny Acadian village whose residents, descendants of both French settlers and Mi'kmaq peoples, once lived between worlds. Too Catholic for the English, too mixed for the French, and a painful reminder of colonization for the Mi'kmaq, they nonetheless represented something vital: the possibility of connection across difference.

That's what drives our work today. We use technology to create honest solutions that foster connection, safety, and understanding. No grift. No exploitation. No hidden agendas.

We don't need a hero. We need a neighborhood.

We have to build it, together.

CASE STUDIES

Real-world impact through previous innovative technology solutions

Digital AI Archivist for Government Agency

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Transformed a federal agency's fragmented data landscape into an intelligent document processing system, achieving 70% faster reporting and projected $1M savings over 3 years.

Challenge: A federal regulatory agency struggled with fragmented data across multiple ticketing systems and siloed knowledge bases, making mandated reporting time-consuming and error-prone.

Solution: Implemented an intelligent document processing system using Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG) and Content-Aware Generation (CAG), backed by PostgreSQL with advanced embedding layers and vector databases. The solution automatically analyzes and synthesizes information across disparate systems.

Technologies: Python, LangChain, PostgreSQL, Pinecone VectorDB, OpenAI Embeddings, FastAPI

Results: 70% reduction in report generation time, 95% accuracy in data extraction, projected savings of $1,000,000 over 3 years through improved efficiency and reduced manual processing.

Mental Health Access Analysis Platform

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Built an AI-powered platform that identified 23 underserved communities in rural Nova Scotia, improving mental health access for 15,000+ residents with a 40% increase in service utilization.

Challenge: Healthcare administrators needed comprehensive insights into mental health service accessibility for equity-deserving groups across rural Nova Scotia, where traditional data collection methods were insufficient.

Solution: Developed an AI-powered analytical tool that processes demographic data, service utilization patterns, and geographical barriers to identify gaps in mental health care access for marginalized communities.

Technologies: Python, TensorFlow, Tableau, GeoPandas, Azure ML Studio, Power BI

Results: Identified 23 underserved communities, enabled targeted resource allocation improving access for 15,000+ residents, 40% increase in service utilization among equity-deserving groups within 6 months.

AI-Powered Recruitment Assistant

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Revolutionized tech recruitment with a RAG-based conversational interface, reducing screening time by 60% and cutting average time-to-hire from 45 to 28 days.

Challenge: A technology firm sought to streamline their recruitment process while showcasing candidates' technical capabilities and reducing time-to-hire for specialized AI and programming roles.

Solution: Created an innovative RAG-based conversational interface allowing recruiters to query candidate profiles using natural language. The system demonstrates candidates' AI expertise through the application itself, serving as both a screening tool and portfolio piece.

Technologies: LangChain, ChromaDB, GPT-4, React, TypeScript, Docker, Kubernetes

Results: 60% reduction in initial screening time, 85% recruiter satisfaction rate, 45% improvement in candidate-role matching accuracy, average time-to-hire reduced from 45 to 28 days.

TAKE BACK TECHNOLOGY

Let's build; together.

Email: [email protected]

Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada

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