We built DustScan's in-house tooling, the primary function being the analysis of dust samples (scanning, image analysis, and processing). It also handles their entire client and job database; acts as their Order Management System (OMS); and generates various PDF/Excel reports for both the analysis data and the stock system. This includes both desktop and web applications. We've worked closely with the client for the entire product lifecycle to ensure that the product fits their needs and requirements.

 Dan has worked closely with DustScan Ltd since 2010 to help us redevelop our in-house software. Dan's expertise and abilities in software development have been vital to our project. Dan has always communicated fully with us and has dealt professionally with feedback from the rest of the team. 

Hugh Datson - Principle Environmental Scientist

• 2010 - Present

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We were brought in to add additional development resources to the tail end of one of Ridgeway's larger projects. The project was developed using both the Kentico CMS and ASP.NET Webforms. A big requirement was the ability to come in and hit the ground running, as this project was already a good way through the development process. The contract was then extended to help with a second project, heavily helping shape the project's API based architecture.

  Dan has been great asset to the team during in his time at Ridgeway. His knowledge and experience has added to the projects that he worked on and this knowledge has been freely passed on to others within the team.

Dan integrated in to the team with the greatest of ease and was very quickly held in high regard for his technical ability and support for other members in the team. He has a great ability to assess issues and provide solutions or challenge those that already exist. This goes deeper than just project issues, also providing some insight and suggestions for the way in which we work in general.

It's always refreshing to deal with someone who has a driven passion for their work and is eager to pass what they know on to others in order to improve the team collectively.

Given the opportunity, I would gladly work with Dan again and would recommend him highly to anyone that may be looking for a skilled developer to add to their team.  

Matt Nield - Development Manager

• 2016

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One of Accesso's core products is their Qsmart platform - providing virtual queuing to theme parks. Their platform provides advanced queuing logic and predictions, a management website for managing and visualising the configuration and data, various APIs, mobile apps, and much more! For more information, you can view a description of their platform on their website.

We were brought in to provide additional development resources to help with new functionality. This involves both web and mobile development, as well as more advanced logic on their backend systems.

• 2016 - Present

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We were asked by PriceSynergy to build an initial proof-of-concept web application that could act as both a standalone webapp and also integrate into the Shopify platform. Part of the work was advising on software development best practices and ensuring that PriceSynergy understood how to extend and maintain the product themselves moving forward. We've also since helped out building internal tooling to help support the product.

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  We approached Dan to carry out initial concept work for a MVP, the level of work was outstanding from understanding what we where trying to achieve to the implementation of technologies.

Dan explained fully what technologies he would use and why, giving us a clear vision of what was being done while ensuring everything was stored in GitHub.

Dan has ensured that all documentation was completed before hand over giving us a solid direction. It was clear from the onset that Dan is passionate about development and technologies.

A pleasure to work with and would highly recommend.  

Tim Ford - CEO and Founder

• 2018

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Everstack helped Sharp Live Science with a wide variety of work packages. Some examples are setting up and maintaining an internal Kubernetes cluster and writing web-tooling; advising on company-wide IT decisions and helping with Azure management and architecture solutions; supporting the software’s DevOps pipelines (with Azure DevOps); adding functionality to their core product (written in C#); re-building their product’s build system to greatly improve the team’s productivity and ability to work with multiple code repositories; and also helping mentor developers.

  Dan is a highly professional, articulate and knowledgeable software consultant. Regardless of whether you are planning an Azure platform project, a complex and technical proof of concept or a high-quality commercial software platform, Dan would fit the bill.

One of Dan’s key strengths is his ability to communicate the subtlest of technical factors at executive level. For example, at Sharp Life Science, he was asked to sit in on the IT Steering committee where his knowledge and communication skills proved to be invaluable. He would influence people positively adding value and efficiency to any given approach. Dan was also able to point out pitfalls and risks in a constructive way.

Everstack Ltd was contracted directly to Sharp Life Science. Dan demonstrated the ability to manage commercial relationships professionally and efficiency. Dealing with sensitive contract points in his usual detailed and constructive manner.  

John Parkin - Development Manager

(Full version of recommendations)

• 2018 - 2020

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We were brought in to add additional development resources to one of Build Circle's larger projects. This was a large full-stack project, requiring both backend micro-service architecting and development (using .NET), and also frontend React webapp development. The project was written heavily using TDD (Test Driven Development) which helped ensure high quality and stability. Technologies such as Docker, Kubernetes, and Azure were heavily used.

• 2020-2021

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Everstack was brought in to help rearchitect Smoove's large legacy codebase to use more modern cloud-native technologies and architectures. This involved working with, and mentoring, existing team members with modern best practices and technologies. As well as recommending technologies that would better suit their requirements. Given they wanted a microservice-style architecture, across various different teams - Kubernetes was a perfect fit. And as their developers were .NET developers - the goal was to move away from .NET Framework to the latest .NET; introduce Entity Framework; leverage Azure PaaS services; and add a more event-driven architecture with Azure Service Bus and MassTransit. Frontend code is also being re-written from legacy WebForms to the more modern Blazor.

  Dan is like a top-of-the-line Dremel Multi Tool for software engineering - he comes with a bewildering range of attachments that make him invaluable in any situation. Whether it is Azure DevOps, Kubernetes, software architecture or just shipping high quality .NET solutions, Dan’s got it covered.

Dan's enthusiasm for all things software engineering is infectious and that has had a positive impact on our team. He has helped introduce so many good tools and practices for us, it has been nothing short of transformational. If we explore something new it is usually not long before he has wrapped his head around it and interviewed someone about it on his podcast.

Dan's thoughtful approach to personal productivity is also a strength. He manages to get through so much work not only because he is highly skilled, but also because he manages himself and his time effectively.  

Rob West - Software Engineering Leader

• 2021-Present

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