Our Clients
https://nqc.com/
Contracted (fully remote) to add new form to Find Tender Gov Service https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/ Working with large XML data objects, writing and running full end to end XSD, XLST validation, Working directly with the client, attending client meetings and providing support for legacy procedural system build with PHP 5.4.16. Writing DB MySQL migrations and procedures to fulfil requirements, designing XML object to be used and transitioned to HTML submit form.
https://whatspossiblegroup.com/
Contracted (fully remote) at whatspossiblegroup.com to assist with the rebuild of bespoke in-house Connections Portal Application written in Vanilla PHP, Upgraded whole application to PHP 8.0.14 with latest written from scratch lightweight API controlled MVC framework, CSRF protection, MySQL fixes, Indexes, Logic fixes. Written documentation and deployed from scratch whole CI/CD release automation with GitLab, done setup of dev and preprod environments, implemented development cycle and processes including Jira as ticketing system. Developed bespoke debugging solution as part of the bespoke framework. Provided excessive training to current team on agile processes.
https://davies-group.com/
Contracted (fully remote) to assist with the new build and add new customer to in-house Portal Application written in bespoke PHP Framework, directly working with the team of 5 developers on dedicated API endpoints, XML to Array transitions, Bespoke functionality to upload, unzip and process ZIP files. Writing postman collections, Adding MySQL migrations and seeders. Working out logic needed how to do certain aspects of the Portal.
www.backlogs.co.uk
This was an exciting contract with Backlogs Ltd, part of HCA Healthcare UK. It was a great opportunity to be involved in the creation of systems used to deliver world-class healthcare. We carried out custom work on their bespoke system, Chameleon, which is being transformed into the Chameleon Plus System, a best-in-class platform for telepathology and cancer diagnostics.
The project involved:
• The introduction of a new user structure• DB optimisation
• Programming custom functions
• Word document reporting
• PDF merging
• The introduction of custom PDF behaviours
• Layout optimisation
All programming was in bespoke PHP, MySQL and Javascript. There are no frameworks, making for a fast and efficient system that supports over 1,000 entries per day, and which is easy to use and maintain.
www.ipcentrum.com
For this project, we were tasked with implementing European patent test rules for the law engine at IP Centrum, part of the de Banke Group. It was an extremely challenging task, involving:
• Interpretation of rules provided by the patent office• Programming unit tests for all these rules
• Working directly with the law engine
• Sending JSON requests using Postman
• Running input generator tests on the rules
We then had to work out all renewal dates, late periods, fees, critical deadlines, and surcharges based on the technical due date, actual due date, grant date and anniversary date. This involved working with leap years, non-existent dates and affecting dates (weekends, bank holidays and national holidays). We also needed to group renewals, work with waivers and apply discounts.
Overall, this was a very complex bespoke PHP application with no framework, and we are glad that we were able to be a part of the development process.
www.assurantsolutions.co.uk
This was an amazing contract at Assurant Solutions: we completed Magento upgrades from 1.x to 2.x on mobile phone insurance systems for Barclays, Nationwide and Lloyds. We worked with Apple’s API, and also provided support for any ongoing issues using JIRA and Cherwell. This was a great project to be involved with, alongside a strong team of people working on multiple custom applications.
www.mcsuk.org
This is a current project of ours, where we are working on the integration of the Marine Conservation Society’s Beachwatch system with the current mscuk.org website, a bespoke framework with a touch of Symfony. We are also working on a custom API, connecting the Apple and Android apps with the Beachwatch database. So far, we have had to complete a data import from Drupal 5 to a custom built database, and work with geolocation and centroids on Google Maps. We are still working closely with the Marine Conservation Society, and this project has lots of scope. It’s been a challenging and rewarding experience.