Leadership Team
Darrin Samaha
Partner & Director of Client Services
Darrin Samaha serves as the company's Director of Client Services. He leads our project management and creative team. Darrin also manages the company's business development efforts and has developed Blue Coda's expertise in higher education, healthcare, and professional services. Darrin has also developed Blue Coda's strategic partner alliances with best in class open source and .NET content management software providers.
Darrin began his career at Vignette Corporation with the Advanced Business Analytics Group, where his team developed Web-based financial services tools. As project manager, he was responsible for all Web development and strategic planning. He left Vignette to join Painted Word Consulting (now Palladium Es). Darrin has worked with an impressive list of clients, including GE, Charles Schwab, Liberty Mutual and Cognos.
Darrin holds a BA from Tufts University, where he studied human factors psychology and GUI design. He is a member of MITX, the Cambridge Chamber of Commerce and the American Marketing Association Boston Chapter. Darrin has also served as a design judge for the EduStyle awards as well as the MITX Interactive Awards, International Creativity Awards, and the Web Marketing Association Awards. When not working at Blue Coda, he plays drums in a band and is an avid snowboarder and kiteboarder.
Jason Schaffer
Partner & Director of Technology
Jason Schaffer serves as Blue Coda's Director of Technology and is responsible for plotting IT strategy, directing all application design and development and tracking emerging technologies. He has 10 years of experience in the technology consulting space and is well versed in a wide array of languages and platforms. He also has extensive experience in integrating open-source software into client solutions.
Jason began his technology career with PriceWaterhouseCoopers (PwC), where he played an integral role in the development of his practice's electronic commerce division. Over the years, he has designed and built applications for prominent clients such as GE, the Central Intelligence Agency, Ginnie Mae, CVS, GTECH and the Points of Light Foundation. He has also led application development projects at several consulting firms, including Sapient and Painted Word (now Palladium Es).
Jason hails from Fairfax, Virginia, and has a BS in accounting information systems (AIS) from Virginia Tech. He is a member of the Cambridge Chamber of Commerce and the American Marketing Association Boston Chapter. In his spare time, Jason enjoys competing in triathlons, watching his beloved Hokies battle on the gridiron and expanding upon his culinary talents.