Exploring new ideas

Continuing research and development

I don't stay put: I devote a proportion of my time to prototyping new software to meet business needs that my clients or I have identified.

Keeping up-to-date with new software technologies and programming languages, and making new ideas come to life, keep me excited and energised, and make it all the more likely that I can say 'yes' when I'm asked to help with something out of the ordinary!

Microsoft Partner

Supporting your investment in Microsoft technologies

I am proudly technology-agnostic, and will always look for the solution best suited to your needs, whether open-source or proprietary.

However, a large number of businesses have invested in Microsoft software and I use the best tools available to enable me to work with many of their technologies, from Office applications through to SQL Server databases, Dynamics CRM, SharePoint and custom .NET web applications.

Custom Web Software

Integrating new ideas with core systems

This custom web application, written to precise specifications and supporting critical, client-facing business activity works with Microsoft Dynamics CRM, and has dramatically improved the accuracy and efficiency with which client requirements are met and queries answered.

Regular and ad-hoc reports are downloaded to Microsoft Excel, formatted for maximum clarity.

Quality and Consistency

Making sure you're not locked in

I work with the technologies best suiting each job, utilising up-to-date development environments and following best practices, to make it easy for others to follow where I've been and to build upon my work.

Carefully formatted computer code, easy-to-follow comments and the use of secure version control systems help to maintain reliability and enable future enhancements.

Programming Expertise

Bringing creative ideas to life

When an award-winning communications agency wanted to provide their clients with a tool to help measure the effectiveness of their multichannel strategy, their digital strategy director came up with a bold and original idea for an online mini-app. Their creative team designed it, and I was asked to make it work.

I devised a scoring algorithm and used industry-standard technologies to create the IMC Index Lite tool, which works equally well on an iPad as on a desktop.

See it in action: www.auroracomms.com/core-resources/imcindex

Fun and Adventure

Loving What I Do

I have never lost the sense of wonder that comes from the ability to make things happen through software, and I bring enthusiasm and experience to bear on any project I work on.

Whatever the idea, whichever the platforms, I know how to make things happen.

This shows the desktop and mobile client versions of the FJI concept, a media-rich, cross-platform social networking environment.

A Creative Approach to Software

I am an experienced digital architect and developer, with expertise in back- and front-end technologies, and a determined and imaginative approach to problem-solving. The trust I have consistently gained with clients has meant many repeat engagements. I have worked with organisations and projects of all sizes, and will happily self-manage, lead or work as part of a team using Agile methodologies.