About Method3

Talent and systems that move work forward

We connect great people with great companies. When the hard part is the platform underneath the work, we modernize that too.

The people

John LaportaFounder
Bob SpoljaricManaging Partner, CEOLinkedIn
Ron PartridgeEnterprise Architect, Management ConsultingBackground →

First principles. Then solution architecture that survives production

Twenty years modernizing mission-critical estates (government, transportation, financial services, industrial IoT) where failure means legal, financial, or public-service risk. Technology-agnostic by design: SaaS evaluation, vendor analysis, and build-versus-buy from someone who reads the code, not only the roadmap. Builds that way too: agentic AI as a daily tool, run adversarially so competing models audit each other's work and neither gets the last word. The constraint has moved from writing the code to judging which code earns its place in production.

  • Java 1.4 / Sybase → Java 21 / Spring on data pipelines that cannot break
  • ~40% faster service porting with LLM-assisted workflows under architectural review
  • First microservices logistics platform on a Class I railroad, Strangler-Fig instead of a rewrite fantasy
  • ~30% delivery efficiency lift by tightening standards, ownership, and offshore review
  • Global contractor payments and cloud compliance tooling where trades cannot stop
  • City-scale IoT streetlight platforms: find the bottleneck, fix throughput, harden the mesh
First principlesSolution architectureLegacy modernizationComplex integrationsAI-assisted delivery
LinkedIn profile
Leland J. Nelson, MBAManaging Partner at Think Tank Consulting
Manoj SaraswatSr. Associate
Allison BowenTalent Acquisition Leader
Angela (Laughman) WrightOffice Manager / Controller
Deb BranchoSenior Technical Recruiter and Account Manager

Talent supply

Sourcing, screening, and placement with a longer horizon than the open req. Warm pipelines, honest feedback, and candidates treated as partners, not inventory.

How we approach talent

Management consulting

Legacy modernization, integration, vendor governance, and AI-assisted delivery, from people who have shipped on rails, trades, courts, and cities.

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Vision

Be a top choice for talent and technology: strong delivery, stronger culture

Mission

Connect great people with great companies. Build solutions that last

How we work

Five principles we hire against and hold ourselves to, with clients, candidates, and each other.

  1. Integrity

    Principles, words, and actions line up with clients, candidates, and each other.

  2. Partnership

    Collaboration that is more effective than either side working alone.

  3. Diversity

    Notice, include, and use a wide range of people, perspectives, and experience.

  4. Growth

    Seek improvement over time, for people, processes, and the systems we leave behind.

  5. Problem-solving

    Look past the obvious. Assess clearly. Offer options that survive contact with reality.

Want to work with us, or join us?

Employers, candidates, and hard technical problems all get a real conversation.