We’re SaaS consultants and developers

Lively Labs specializes in assisting organizations who use or wish to use Software as a Service (SaaS) solutions. Put more simply, we work with clouds. Cloud computing means that instead of locking down your tools and assets to desktops and laptops, you can access them from anywhere at anytime. Now your customer relationship management (CRM) software can be accessed via the internet through www.salesforce.com, and we can set it up for you. If you want an iPhone app, we can do that for you.

We believe in using the web to place all the information you need to be successful at your fingertips so that you can make the best decisions using the best data available, all in real-time, securely from anywhere in the world.

Our Philosophy

We design and develop for ourselves. Well, we do it for you, but we demand that every solution we craft must deliver an experience that would be both pleasing and useful to us if put in your shoes. Because of this, we work with software that is business-proven, and tailor it for your purposes.

Meet the Team

Colin Loretz

Chief Architect

Colin is a developer, designer, maker and community builder whose passions for technology and problem-solving inspire everyone from his teammates to our clients. As a certified Salesforce.com developer, Colin’s experience ranges from strategy, implementation, development and design.

A supporter of tech culture, Colin also heads up local Ignite and Wordcamp events, and co-founded the Reno Collective.

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Ed Adkins

Sales Engineer

Ed has a broad background in design and copywriting, as well as business strategy and consulting. With a focus on simplicity and intuitiveness, Ed excels at taking broad, complex concepts or tools and making them more user friendly.

Along with Colin, he co-founded the Reno Collective and is heavily involved as a community builder in Reno.

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Chelsea Otakan

Creative Lead

Chelsea Otakan is a web design purist. She revels in creating designs that not only impress the eye, but also work flawlessly across platforms and devices. She is most often found creating new things on sticky notes, sketchbooks, and laptops, tucked away at the Lively Labs offices.

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