# Blackcat Informatics® Inc. > provides high end IT and management consulting services to the Alberta startup and high-tech community. We have well over 25 years of solid startup experience in executive management as well as domain expertise covering high performance and cloud computing, military-grade security, carrier-grade networking, bioinformatics, machine learning, satellite imaging, geomatics, cryptology and a variety of other boutique fields. This file follows the [`/llms.txt` proposal](https://llmstxt.org/): it is the **full deep-dive** companion to the concise [llms.txt](https://blackcatinformatics.ca/llms.txt). --- ## About - **Legal name:** Blackcat Informatics® Inc. - **CRA Business Number:** 791838725 - **Founded:** 1996-04-04 in Spruce Grove, Canada - **Slogan:** Bringing elegance to complexity since 1996 - **Industry:** Management consulting (NAICS 541611, ISIC v4 7022) - **NICE classes:** 35,42 - **Principals:** Patrick Colm Audley (Founder), Erin Audley CPB (Principal) - **Linked-data root entity:** [`https://blackcatinformatics.ca/#bii`](https://blackcatinformatics.ca/#bii) - **Decentralized Identifier:** `did:web:blackcatinformatics.ca` (resolve via `/.well-known/did.json`) ## Contact - **General email:** work.with.us@blackcatinformatics.ca - **Secure / encrypted email:** secure@blackcatinformatics.ca - **Privacy inquiries:** privacy@blackcatinformatics.ca - **Legal / corporate:** corp@blackcatinformatics.ca - **Phone:** +1 (604) 245-2120 (tel: +16042452120) - **Office hours:** 09:00–17:00, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday ### Postal address Blackcat Informatics® Inc. 112 Westbourne Rd. Spruce Grove, AB, Canada T7X 1R6 - **Geo:** 53.544972, -113.924398 - **Map:** https://g.page/bii-bc?share ## Services - **Fractional CTO** (`#service-fractional-cto`): high level management and guidance, executive oversight and execution. - **Development Alignment** (`#service-development-alignment`): helping to bring development shops in closer alignment with the rest of the company (et vice versa), agile process tuning and development HR help. - **Solution Architecture** (`#service-solution-architecture`): finding elegant solutions to complex technical problems, applying sparse resources efficiently and future-proofing technology strategies. - **Cloud Navigation** (`#service-cloud-navigation`): large scale deploys, from clusters and grids to lambdas and micro services, devops automation and helping you navigate the rapidly evolving cloud. - **Startup Process and Execution** (`#service-startup-process-and-execution`): managing a path through the wilds of the startup and early-stage funding world with less pain and more success. - **Programming** (`#service-programming`): Golang and over 15 other languages spoken, AI and machine learning, Jupyter notebooks, spatial data analysis and bespoke esoterica. True full-stack, snout-to-tail, development. - **Corporate Engineering** (`#service-corporate-engineering`): finding optimal corporate and team structures to streamline and focus. ## Principals ### Patrick Colm Audley — Founder. Hacker. Technologist. Analyst. … a seasoned technologist who has more than twenty years of international startup experience and a broad palette of scientific, business and computing skills. He has been instrumental to numerous tech launches, acquisitions, pivots, and exits from a string of successful startups that spans telephony, high-performance computing, crowdsourcing, bioinformatics and security — over twenty-five startup launches across more than twenty-five years. Career projects span high-throughput cloud systems (an early-2010s social networking and marketing platform supporting massive concurrent counts), scientific analysis pipelines for genetics and satellite imagery, and multi-continent high-resiliency financial deployments. Patrick is currently helping organisations shape their AI and large-data strategies through the current technology inflection. Recent open-source work spans LLM-driven changelog automation (git-ai-reporter), policy-as-code guardrails for AI agents (coding-ethos), a Python QA harness (pyqa_lint), and research applying TDA, manifold learning and spectral methods to high-dimensional semantic vector spaces (nonlinear-semantic-graphs). Patrick is an active member of the local Alberta startup and development communities and enjoys fostering new talent as well as building and shepherding companies through adventurous times. Dangle a good problem in front of him, tempt him with a cup of coffee and he’ll yak your ear off on just about any topic. #### Patrick's identifiers - ORCID: [0000-0003-4382-7625](https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4382-7625) - GitHub: [paudley](https://github.com/paudley) - LinkedIn: [patrickaudley](https://www.linkedin.com/in/patrickaudley/) - Personal site: [patrickaudley.com](https://patrickaudley.com) - Email: paudley@blackcatinformatics.ca - Phone: +1-604-678-4416 - Amateur radio callsign: VE7 XBC ### Erin Audley — Operator. Strategist. Advocate. Steward. … is our CFO️ and is responsible for corporate finance, reporting, tax, and our operation and financial strategies, including the assessment of growth opportunities. She uses her 15+ years of accounting experience from working in industry, and at accounting firms, to manage a cadre of bookkeepers under the banner of Odds & Evens® Bookkeeping. Erin is proud to be a member of The Institute of Professional Bookkeepers of Canada. When not focusing on numbers, she's seeking out creative and intellectual pursuits such as storytelling, anthropology, astronomy, and music. #### Erin's identifiers - LinkedIn: [erinaudley](https://www.linkedin.com/in/erinaudley/) - Email: erin@blackcatinformatics.ca ## Trademarks ### BLACKCAT INFORMATICS (wordmark) - **Registration:** TMA1066935 - **Application:** 1833758 - **Registered:** 19 December 2019 (2019-12-19) - **Expires:** 19 December 2029 (2029-12-19) - **NICE classes:** 35,42 - **First use:** 2014-11 - **CIPO search:** https://ised-isde.canada.ca/cipo/trademark-search/1833758 - **Description:** Registered Canadian word-mark for Blackcat Informatics Inc., active since November 2014 and registered with CIPO as TMA1066935 on 2019-12-19. ### Black-cat-and-Sierpinski-triangle design mark (design) - **Registration:** TMA1233860 - **Application:** 2191681 - **Registered:** 17 May 2024 (2024-05-17) - **Expires:** 17 May 2034 (2034-05-17) - **NICE classes:** 35,42 - **CIPO search:** https://ised-isde.canada.ca/cipo/trademark-search/2191681 - **Description:** Registered Canadian design mark depicting a black cat silhouette positioned next to a Sierpinski triangle, registered with CIPO as TMA1233860 on 2024-05-17. - **Image:** https://blackcatinformatics.ca/images/bii-logo_2022a_1024.webp All Blackcat Informatics trademarks, logos, and brand assets are the exclusive property of Blackcat Informatics Inc. All rights reserved. Unauthorized use, reproduction, or distribution of these marks is strictly prohibited without prior written permission. ## Patent - **Number:** US 2008/0222706 A1 (`US20080222706A1`) - **Name:** Globally aware authentication system - **Date:** 2008-09-11 - **URL:** https://patents.google.com/patent/US20080222706A1 ## Publications - **OXBench: a benchmark for evaluation of protein multiple sequence alignment accuracy** - Type: ScholarlyArticle - Date: 2003-10-14 - DOI: [10.1186/1471-2105-4-47](https://doi.org/10.1186/1471-2105-4-47) - **Position paper on usability and security testing** - Type: ScholarlyArticle - Date: 2007-04-28 - Conference: CHI 2007 ## Knowledge areas (SKOS scheme `#kw-scheme`) Each concept below has an `owl:sameAs` link to its Wikidata grounding (where set), and `skos:broader`/`skos:narrower` relations forming a small taxonomy. | Concept ID | Label | Wikidata QID | Broader | |---|---|---|---| | `#concept-computer-science` | Computer Science | [wd:Q21198](https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q21198) | (top-level) | | `#concept-mathematics` | Mathematics | [wd:Q395](https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q395) | (top-level) | | `#concept-semantic-web` | Semantic Web | [wd:Q54837](https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q54837) | (top-level) | | `#concept-high-performance-computing` | High Performance Computing | [wd:Q189940](https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q189940) | `#concept-computer-science` | | `#concept-cloud-computing` | Cloud Computing | [wd:Q483639](https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q483639) | `#concept-computer-science` | | `#concept-bioinformatics` | Bioinformatics | [wd:Q128570](https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q128570) | `#concept-computer-science` | | `#concept-machine-learning` | Machine Learning | [wd:Q2539](https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q2539) | `#concept-computer-science` | | `#concept-artificial-intelligence` | Artificial Intelligence | [wd:Q11660](https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q11660) | `#concept-computer-science` | | `#concept-cryptography` | Cryptography | [wd:Q41048](https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q41048) | `#concept-computer-science` | | `#concept-security` | Information Security | [wd:Q3510521](https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q3510521) | `#concept-computer-science` | | `#concept-large-language-models` | Large Language Models | [wd:Q115305900](https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q115305900) | `#concept-artificial-intelligence` | | `#concept-generative-ai` | Generative AI | [wd:Q108235848](https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q108235848) | `#concept-artificial-intelligence` | | `#concept-ai-agents` | Intelligent Agents (Agentic AI) | [wd:Q170978](https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q170978) | `#concept-artificial-intelligence` | | `#concept-manifold-learning` | Manifold Learning | [wd:Q1191596](https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1191596) | `#concept-machine-learning` | | `#concept-semantic-analysis` | Semantic Analysis | [wd:Q1144262](https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1144262) | `#concept-artificial-intelligence` | | `#concept-topological-data-analysis` | Topological Data Analysis | [wd:Q7825166](https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q7825166) | `#concept-mathematics` | | `#concept-spectral-graph-theory` | Spectral Graph Theory | [wd:Q1064327](https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1064327) | `#concept-mathematics` | | `#concept-linked-data` | Linked Data | [wd:Q515701](https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q515701) | `#concept-semantic-web` | | `#concept-knowledge-graph` | Knowledge Graph | [wd:Q33002955](https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q33002955) | `#concept-semantic-web` | | `#concept-ontology-engineering` | Ontology Engineering | [wd:Q1414433](https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1414433) | `#concept-semantic-web` | | `#concept-public-key-infrastructure` | Public Key Infrastructure | [wd:Q224049](https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q224049) | `#concept-cryptography` | | `#concept-satellite-imagery` | Satellite Imagery | [wd:Q725252](https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q725252) | (top-level) | | `#concept-geomatics` | Geomatics | [wd:Q1399449](https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1399449) | (top-level) | | `#concept-postgresql` | PostgreSQL | [wd:Q192490](https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q192490) | (top-level) | | `#concept-go-programming-language` | Go (programming language) | [wd:Q37227](https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q37227) | (top-level) | | `#concept-python` | Python (programming language) | [wd:Q28865](https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28865) | (top-level) | | `#concept-cpp` | C++ (programming language) | [wd:Q2407](https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q2407) | (top-level) | | `#concept-management-consulting` | Management Consulting | [wd:Q4116214](https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q4116214) | (top-level) | | `#concept-fractional-cto` | Fractional CTO | — | `#concept-management-consulting` | | `#concept-solution-architecture` | Solution Architecture | — | `#concept-management-consulting` | | `#concept-startup-execution` | Startup Execution | — | `#concept-management-consulting` | ## Open-source projects (DOAP) ### [git-ai-reporter](https://github.com/paudley/git-ai-reporter) - **Language:** Python - **Description:** Git-driven AI analysis and reporter; keeps CHANGELOG and NEWS files up to date automatically. ### [coding-ethos](https://github.com/paudley/coding-ethos) - **Language:** Go - **Description:** Policy-as-code enforcement for AI agents: MCP server, CEL policies, git hooks, SARIF, and static-analysis guardrails. ### [pyqa_lint](https://github.com/paudley/pyqa_lint) - **Language:** Python - **Description:** Opinionated quality-assurance harness shipping a Typer-based CLI (pyqa) for Python projects. ### [nonlinear-semantic-graphs](https://github.com/paudley/nonlinear-semantic-graphs) - **Language:** Python - **Description:** Discovering emergent knowledge-graph relations in high-order semantic vector spaces through manifold learning and spectral analysis. ### [ai-notes](https://github.com/paudley/ai-notes) - **Language:** Shell - **Description:** Notes for working with local models and machine-learning experimentation. ### [lru_cache](https://github.com/paudley/lru_cache) - **Language:** C++ - **Description:** Least-Recently-Used C++ template. ## Machine-readable endpoints - Linked-data graph: (JSON-LD) - LLM context (summary): - LLM context (full): - VoID dataset description: - WebFinger: - Decentralized Identifier: `did:web:blackcatinformatics.ca` (resolve via `/.well-known/did.json`) - Security contact: - Sitemap: ## External profiles - LinkedIn (company): https://www.linkedin.com/company/blackcat-informatics/ - GitHub (org): https://github.com/Blackcat-Informatics - SAP Business Network Discovery: https://discovery.ariba.com/profile/AN01693728648 ## Vocabularies used This dataset uses Schema.org as the default vocabulary plus the following: FOAF (`http://xmlns.com/foaf/0.1/`), DOAP (`http://usefulinc.com/ns/doap#`), BIBO (`http://purl.org/ontology/bibo/`), vCard (`http://www.w3.org/2006/vcard/ns#`), PROV-O (`http://www.w3.org/ns/prov#`), SKOS (`http://www.w3.org/2004/02/skos/core#`), OWL (`http://www.w3.org/2002/07/owl#`), Dublin Core Terms (`http://purl.org/dc/terms/`), and Wikidata (`http://www.wikidata.org/entity/`). ## 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