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Marcus Povey, a software architect, was part of the team that developed the open source social networking platform, Elgg, currently being used by institutions such as Harvard University and the United Nations.

During his career, he has also developed a secure medical platform used by hundreds of patients on various medical trials. This allowed operations to be streamlined, resulting in reduced costs and improved patient experience.

He is an experienced platform engineer with many years of experience he can bring a wealth of experience to you and your company helping with your team, strategy and any number of technical challenges.

Marcus's contributions have proved invaluable at Curverider, and we hope to work with him well into the future. His work is meticulous, efficient and high quality, and he brings an enthusiastic expert perspective to discussions. Highly recommended.
Ben Werdmuller, CTO Curverider LTD
Elgg

Elgg

I was the former Senior Architect and lead developer on the Elgg project and as a result I have an unrivalled knowledge of the Elgg codebase. I can advise you on scalability and performance, build plugins and undertake custom development.

If you have an Elgg development question, drop me a line!

Application and Platform Development

Application and Platform Development

I have detailed industry experience in the languages and technologies you need to build scalable and secure online applications and the platforms they run on. I have knowledge of the whole application stack, from bare metal up to web browser.

I can also build desktop and mobile applications customised to your specific needs.

Do the tools you need not exist yet? Get in touch!

Strategy and team management

Strategy and team management

I have experience of a complete product lifecycle starting from initial idea to successful product and I can advise you on how to use the latest technologies to further your business aims.

If you need some expert guidance to help avoid some costly pitfalls, give me a nudge!