Testimonials
Simon at itBegins has helped us enormously with the evolution of our website. He's a fast problem-solver and creative thinker who delivers results in record time. Best of all, he has kept our site stable and working well for over a year. I have no hesitation in recommending his work.
Dudley Curtis Communications Manager Transport and Environment
About Us
itBegins Consulting is here to provide you with the latest in Web technologies. Whether you're looking for a high performance, high traffic solution or you're a small business wanting a simple online presence itBegins can help you. Additionally, we value personal contact and are happy to work with individuals, on small websites such as blogs or gallery pages.
Regardless of the scale of your project, you can rely on us to be professional and responsive to your needs. We give the personal touch to each and every one of our websites, cutting no corners.
Simon Birtwistle and itBegins
I am an independent consultant with extensive knowledge of the Zikula Application Framework. Zikula is a modern next-generation system in which I am intricately involved as a member of the Software Foundation Board, Steering Committee and Core Developers. Why use Zikula?.
Qualifications
- BSc Computer Science, Cambridge University, UK
- Extensive web experience over almost 10 years.
- Many high profile clients, including the Fedora Linux Project, the UK Scout Association and a European Non-Governmental Organisation.
- Industry software development experience at a leading investment bank.
- Major role in the Zikula Application Framework.
Technologies
- XHTML
- CSS
- JavaScript
- PHP
- MySQL
- Apache
- AJAX
