I have built many systems, for both large corporate customers and for smaller, consumer-facing start-ups. My primary area of focus has been in building applications for the web. I have ten years of experience building web-based solutions, and I've developed a keen sense of how to trade-off between the need to get ideas to market quickly and the need to write software in such a way that it will scale along with business success. Every application, no matter how simple it seems at first, will grow in complexity over time. The two most important things you can focus on from a technology point of view are solid design principles, and a solid development methodology. Design will help you organize the software into components that will easily grow with your business. A solid development methodology (testing, source control, documentation) will help you to protect your investment and make sure that it can be maintained over time. I have years of experience desigining and building