Enterprise Expertise
Strategic Partnerships

Led by Robert J. Panico with strategic partnerships across business operations, regional media, and civic leadership. Fortune 500-caliber technical solutions from the heart of the Catskills region.

20+
Years Enterprise Experience
28+
Years Combined Partnerships
6
Counties Regional Coverage
Zero
Security Incidents

Leadership

Technical excellence with deep regional knowledge and proven partnerships

Robert J. Panico

Robert J. Panico

Founder & Principal Consultant

📧 rob@pequata.com
đź“Ť Middleburgh, New York
Commitment. Quality. Innovation.

Principal Consultant

I architect, develop, deploy, and support stable and secure applications that solve problems and bring value to clients by employing the right balance of innovation and practicality.

I'm proud to be part of the Pequata tradition, looking back on decades of reliable operation. I'm also constantly experimenting with cutting edge technologies in the lab which show promise towards providing future value.

Core Strengths

  • • Systems Integration
  • • Enterprise Architecture
  • • Blockchain Development
  • • AI Systems Research

Business Focus

  • • Long-term partnerships
  • • Sustainable solutions
  • • Strategic technology
  • • Cost-effective expertise

Strategic Partnerships

Combining technical expertise with proven business operations, regional media reach, and civic leadership to deliver comprehensive solutions for Catskills region businesses.

Business Operations

20+ years distributed team management and client relationship expertise

Regional Media

Six-county newspaper network with civic leadership and SEO expertise

Community Leadership

Economic development and community revitalization experience

Partnership Leadership

Meet the partners who bring complementary expertise to every project

Matt Avitabile

Mayor • Media Owner • Professor • Writer

📧 matt@pequata.com | 📍 Middleburgh, New York
Middleburgh Village Mayor
Leading economic development and community revitalization
The Mountain Eagle Network
Six-county regional newspaper coverage
SEO & Content Strategy
Freelance writer with digital marketing expertise
Matt Avitabile in the Catskills region

Demonstrated leadership with deep community connections

8+
Years Media Owner
6
Counties Covered
Ron Barth professional headshot

Business operations expertise and entrepreneurial leadership

20+
Years Partnership
2
Successful Businesses

Ron Barth

Principal • Operations Expert • Entrepreneur • Musician

📧 ron@pequata.com | 📍 Londonderry, New Hampshire
Alternative Systems Principal
Project management, business operations and technical support since 2007
Clockwork Boston Founder
Regional music business with multiple bands
Distributed Team Pioneer
Remote collaboration expert since before it was mainstream

Enterprise Experience

Two decades of building mission-critical systems for organizations from Fortune 500 companies to specialized fintech platforms.

Systems Integration

Independent consultant serving organizations from Fortune 500 to fintech companies across government and non-profit sectors. Expertise includes Stripe integration, blockchain protocols, and e-commerce architecture.

Specialties: Payment systems from enterprise scale to small business needs

Enterprise Architecture

Built digital asset management system for Imtech Graphics with XiNet integration—zero security incidents in 10 years of operation. Self-healing architecture ran 5 years without human administrators.

Scale: Handling concurrent multi-gigabyte uploads (up to 18GB archives) for international luxury and cosmetic brands

Blockchain Development

4+ years developing non-custodial wallets, decentralized exchanges, liquidity pools, smart contracts, and Stellar ecosystem protocols (SEPs). Built anchor services and complex fintech bridges.

Focus: Trustless verification and cryptographic identity protocols

AI Systems Research

Exploring how trust, language, and cryptography intersect to build peer-to-peer systems that evolve with their users. Focus on infrastructures where meaning, verification, and adaptive learning reinforce each other.

Research: Human—AI collaboration and symbolic computing protocols

Technical Expertise

Full-stack development capabilities with deep specialization in enterprise systems and emerging technologies.

Backend Systems

Caddy, PHP, Python, Node.js
Java enterprise applications
MySQL, PostgreSQL 16, MongoDB, Redis
Containerization and orchestration

Frontend Engineering

Custom reactive libraries
HTML5, Tailwind CSS, TypeScript
Progressive Web Apps
React, Vue, Svelte, Alpine.js

Integration Architecture

SOAP, REST, and GraphQL
Stripe ecosystem integration
Blockchain SDKs
Enterprise payment processing

The Pequata Advantage

Enterprise-caliber expertise delivered from a cost-effective rural location, with strategic partnerships that provide regional media reach and proven business operations.

What You Get

1

Fortune 500 Experience

Two decades building enterprise systems for major corporations, applied to your business challenges.

2

Regional Media Reach

Six-county newspaper network provides marketing advantages and community connections unavailable elsewhere.

3

Proven Business Operations

20+ years of distributed team management and client relationship expertise ensures smooth project delivery.

4

Cost-Effective Excellence

Rural operations mean lower overhead, passing significant cost savings to clients without compromising quality.

Our Philosophy

"I work best as part of a team with shared vision, bringing technical depth to proven business models. My goal is to build infrastructure that serves real business needs and enables authentic human—technology collaboration."
— Robert J. Panico

Strategic Partnership Approach

Combining technical innovation with proven business operations, regional media reach, and civic leadership to deliver comprehensive solutions that serve real community needs.

Ready to Leverage Our Partnership Network?

Combine Fortune 500 technical expertise with regional media reach, proven business operations, and deep community connections for your next project.

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Complete Partnership Advantages

Technical excellence • Regional media reach • Business operations expertise • Civic leadership • Community connections • 28+ years combined experience