OUR MISSION

The Tech Support Cooperative fosters autonomy and independence through education and support that focuses on the intersection of technology and humanity. Through our efforts the Cooperative movement will be stronger, smarter, and more agile, while providing right livelihood to our members.

The Right Tools. The Right Solution.

We’ll work with you to tailor the best software fit for your organizations unique needs.  Even if the right software isn’t one of ours.

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CORE-POS

An enterprise-grade POS for your retail grocery store.

CORE-POS

CORE-POS is a feature-rich Point of Sale and ERP platform for running your entire operation and integrating into critical systems e.g. accounting, HR, marketing, IT, etc.

Go to CORE-POS.com

Rattail

Rattail

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Tailbone

Tailbone

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Meet Our Team, and your IT Partners

Joel Brock
Joel BrockCo-Founder / President
Portland, OR — Independent IT Consultant & Technologist
  • 15+ years of dedicated IT support for cooperatives.

  • 10+ years developing and implementing IS4C + Fannie for consumer co-ops around the US.

  • 8+ years developing and implementing CORE-POS.

  • 8+ years Grocery Management Experience

Eric Lee
Eric LeeCo-Founder
Toronto, ON, CAN — Independent IT Consultant
  • 35+ years experience with IT and technological problem-solving.

  • 4+ years implementing and supporting CORE-POS for the West End Food Co-op in Toronto.

  • Passionate about open-source and applying skills to businesses that provide benefit to their communities.

John Purdy
John PurdyCo-Founder
Fort Collins, CO, US
  • 10+ years developing for and maintaining IS4C for high-volume operations, food retail, warehouse, commissary, etc.

  • 10+ years experience with retail grocery IT.

  • Hardware specialist.

Andy Theuninck
Andy TheuninckCo-Founder
Duluth, MN — Whole Foods Co-op, IT Manager
  • Developer of the original CORE-POS distribution of IS4C, as well as the re-write of Fannie for CORE-POS.

  • Hardware integration specialist and developer of the scanner-scale, and credit card terminal drivers that currently ship with CORE-POS.

  • 10+ years experience managing IT operations for food co-ops.

  • 5+ years experience managing retail operations using IS4C in production.

  • Windows POS specialist.

Lance Edgar
Lance EdgarMember-Owner
Springfield, MO — Independent Software Developer
  • 13+ years working in and with natural food retailers.

  • 10+ years developing custom solutions with Python.

  • Integrated with 6+ POS systems (and many other types) in one way or another.

  • Creator of the Rattail software project

  • Passionate about open source and owning one’s data.

James Partanen
James PartanenMember-Owner
Toronto, ON, CAN
  • 10+ years developing for and maintaining IS4C for high-volume operations, food retail, warehouse, commissary, etc.

  • 10+ years experience with retail grocery IT.

  • Hardware specialist.

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