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a sister brand of The Nine

Pixel-perfect websites for the cooperative model.

SmartSource Solutions is the credit union practice inside The Nine — with over 20 years of experience as a CUSO before joining The Nine. Award-winning responsive websites, powerful private-cloud hosting, and seriously strong security, built exclusively for credit unions. WCAG-compliant, member-first, and engineered for how credit unions actually operate.

Nearly 300 credit union clients·Serving the CU space since 2001

what_we_do

Everything a credit union needs online.

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01 · WEBSITES

WEB

Award-winning responsive design.

Pixel-perfect, WCAG-accessible websites that play on any device — paired with a robust content management system so your team can make updates without waiting on a developer.

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responsiveOne site, every screen size

accessibleWCAG compliance built in

CMSEasy updates, no dev required

smartsource/infrastructure.ts

02 · HOSTING & SECURITY

CLOUD

Private cloud, seriously strong security.

Powerful private-cloud hosting with unmatched reliability, wrapped in multi-layered defense — WAF, IDS/IPS, firewalls, and DDoS prevention — to keep member-facing systems online and protected.

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hostingPrivate cloud, unmatched uptime

securityWAF, IDS/IPS, DDoS defense

CUboardroomSecure board portal software

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section essence

audience credit_unions

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Credit unions deserve the same caliber of websites and infrastructure the big banks enjoy — delivered by a partner who has served the cooperative model since 2001. That’s what SmartSource Solutions was built to be.

Same senior people.

SmartSource is staffed by the same practitioners who run Nine engagements — no junior account managers, no separate B-team.

20+ years as a CUSO.

Over two decades serving credit unions exclusively as a CUSO before joining The Nine — tuned to the regulatory and member-experience realities of the cooperative model.

Owned and operated by The Nine.

SmartSource Solutions is a wholly-owned practice of The Nine Digital, LLC. One company, two brands — purpose-built for the audiences each one serves.

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Leadership.

Brandon Derks

Chief Executive Officer

Twenty-three years on the team, two as CEO after a long run as SVP. Most hands-on with front-end web development and Kentico — still ships code while running budgets, sales, contracts, and the master project matrix.

⏱ 23 years🛠 Kentico

Lynn Boutillier

VP of Product Management & Sales

Owns sales, training, and client-facing support for CUboardroom. Manages accounting coordination, policies and procedures, NCUA filings, and contract management. The team’s Excel nerd.

🛠 CUboardroom

Mark Antrim

VP of IT · Security Officer

Manages Rackspace, databases, firewalls, and the technical backbone. Primary owner of CUboardroom’s development and maintenance. The IT god who figures it out fast.

🛠 infrastructure

smartsource/web_&_engineering

Web & Engineering.

Jon Kuehn

Director of Software Development

Owns Kentico support across the team — IIS, certificate installs, WAF configurations. Also led the Umbraco CMS work to date.

🛠 Kentico · Umbraco

Shawn Zarecki

Director of Website Design & Development

Manages every website project — design, build, support, and the day-to-day work that keeps client sites running. Mentors junior designer Dalton.

🛠 web design

Dalton Boggs

Junior Web Designer

Two years on the team. Builds and designs sites alongside Shawn, and handles most of the day-to-day client support.

⏱ 2 years

credit_unions_shipped

Every credit union we’ve shipped for.

48 credit unions · SmartSource Solutions

Run a credit union? Let’s talk.

next_step

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