Overview
WORKING EDGE LTD is a web development company run by John and Dave Alden.
Services offered include:
- Technical consultancy
- Requirements analysis, project definition and prototyping
- Technical solutions architecting
- Component/API design
- Web infrastructure optimisation
- Technical project management
- Website builds
- Relational data modelling in MySQL or Oracle
- Server-side programming in Perl, PHP, C or C++
- Client-side programming in Javascript or Actionscript
- Semantically valid, maintainable/extendible webpages in HTML/CSS
- Templating in e.g. XSLT, Template Toolkit or PHP-Smarty for database-driven websites
- User interface development for Web 2.0/web applications using AJAX+DHTML
- Technical documentation and training for server-side and client-side developers
- Search engine optimisation and traffic analysis for existing websites.
Endorsements
"I would have picked all of the Top Attributes for John if I were able as they all suit him perfectly. I had a contract in a department that had been established for years, using a variety of software that had been built inhouse and was totally bespoke to the organisation. My project not only touched on most of these apps but the developer working on it was also unfamiliar with them. I was completely and utterly baffled. I knew John to be familiar with this software so I bought some consultancy time from him and he brought my project to life. He not only had the in-depth knowledge required but was able to communicate this verbally and document it for me efficiently. All of this was a real value-add to my project but he also brought more. At a time when I felt like a rabbit caught in the headlights, John was able to discuss and explain complex structures at a level I could deal with and never feel patronised or completely stupid. In my experience, that's a rare trait in IT.", Sally, June 2008
"John brings a real sense of 'can do' to projects, his outstanding technical know-how, flexibility and detailed processes are refreshing, informative and aspirational. His technical approach to a high profile project for 6-12 year olds has been nothing short of amazing. A great communicator at all levels and a very valued member of the project team." Siobhan, June 2007
"John brought a level of technical and strategic knowledge to my projects that was instrumental in making them smooth as well as successful. John avoids over-complications and is excellent at creating a clean, sensible and robust technical architecture from a project spec. This influence is so resonant that even when I'm not working with John, his ideas shape how I plan and implement other projects.", Simon, May 2007
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