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What makes Catalyst Resources different from other user interface design companies?


  • Unsurpassed Track Record Since 1994, Catalyst Resources has successfully delivered UI Design and Development for more than 200 software applications to leading global and VC-funded organizations.
  • Reliable delivery of validated UI design for most applications within 100 to 120 days Our agile UI development approach using a 3-person, multi-disciplinary team enables us to deliver comprehensive, expertly designed application UI for almost any project in 100-120 days.
  • Specialized Industry Expertise Catalyst Resources has chosen to be specialists in the unique UI demands of four markets:

Working at Catalyst Resources

Are you in the top 5% of your field?
Catalyst Resources hires a wide variety of specialists including UI Architects, Designers, Coders and Business Professionals. If you are in the top 5% of your domain with over 5 years of proven experience, then we would like to hear from you.

We are not confined by geographic boundaries. We maintain physical presences in Silicon Valley, Boulder and New York. But our teams are elastic and flexible and we are able to marshal professionals quickly from around the globe as needed.

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Innovative & Experienced Leadership

Paul Giurata is considered one of the pre-eminent application UI designers in the United States Paul Giurata is a managing partner of Catalyst Resources. He is a prolific and successful entrepreneur and executive with operating experience in diverse technology companies. A noted speaker and considered one of the pre-eminent UI application designers in the U.S., Paul begin his career at the Apple Multimedia Lab. His later work helped quantify the connection between a positive user experience and bottom-line financial results.

At Catalyst Resources, Paul has a established a long track record of delivering innovative and successful application design to financial services and SaaS. The user-validated, agile approach to rapid application design, pioneered by Paul, minimizes financial and functional risks while maximizing dependability and user satisfaction. He continually evolves the approach incorporating new metrics and new research in UI design.

Paul holds a BS in Electrical Engineering from University of Colorado and an MBA from Santa Clara University. He serves on the board of several non-profits including the Mounted Patrol of San Mateo and Victory Ranch, which provides equine based life skill workshops for children at risk. His 10+ years of for-profit board experience includes managing the $70M sale of the online division of a major publishing company.

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Silicon Valley Main Office
Catalyst Resources
1700 South El Camino Real
Suite 404
San Mateo, CA 94402
Voice: 650.655.6700
Fax: 650.655.6701