“Epicenter Consulting analyzed all the moving parts of our organization—and gave us software that could manage everything we do. Now we can easily track results and manage operations, volunteers and programs in dozens of countries.”
“Epicenter brought a big picture perspective, with an understanding of our needs and an eye toward what our clients would value. It was more than just developing software. It was a business collaboration.”
We Believe...
- Web applications should transform your business.
We're not just interested in making your current system better. We're interested in developing software that takes your entire organization to the next level. Custom software should provide truly transformative solutions. - Wherever you are is the perfect place to start.
Bring us your big ideas—no matter where you are in the creative process. We'll collaborate to refine your idea—and create an end product that delivers exceptional results. - Business understanding should drive development.
We don't write a line of code until we know your business as well as you do. And our process encourages your participation and feedback every step of the way—so you can be sure of the final product. - Great software is not about the programming.
It's about business needs and usability and market understanding and strategy and your bottom line. Most development houses don't take all those things into account. We do. - Innovation is NOT black magic.
Innovation is a natural result of a development process that draws feedback from users at every level of your company. We listen actively—and we don't build until we all share a complete picture of your organization's needs and goals. - Your final product should be flawless.
It's why we build you a prototype you can test drive—long before we build the software. It's why we pull in focus groups of your core users to test it. And it's why we test exhaustively in-house to make our software perfect—before the launch.
The Web is not a game. Make it work for you.
The Epicenter Team
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Clark Valberg
Owner & Founder
Combining a dynamic history as a leader in application architecture and strategy consulting, Clark Valberg is no stranger to business-focused software design. Starting in his early twenties, Clark has provided software architecture and strategic direction to design firms, technology startups, and global nonprofits—transforming the way they do business.
In 2003, Clark founded Epicenter Consulting and co-invented the Interface-Driven Architecture methodology in partnership with legendary software developer Hal Helms. As leader of Epicenter's client-driven analysis, research, and dialogue experience, Clark brings a wealth of experience guiding the growth and success of companies around the world through the development of software that's relentlessly focused on organizational needs. -
Ben Nadel
Owner & Founder
Ben Nadel is the driving force behind the software architecture and implementation of all Epicenter-designed systems—and our client projects couldn't be in better hands. Ben is one of the world's foremost ColdFusion experts and a sought-after speaker for global IT firms, user groups and conferences. His blog, on "obsessively thorough web application development," receives over 10,000 unique visitors daily and has established his reputation as a thought leader in jQuery and ColdFusion development.
Ben is an Adobe-certified expert in Advanced ColdFusion, an Adobe Community Professional, and the manager of the New York City ColdFusion User Group. He's designed systems and software platforms for Subway, RecycleBank, Sadlier-Oxford, and several of the world's largest law firms, as well as serving as CTO for Nylon Technology.
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Aaron Henig
Operations Manager
With diverse experience in all phases of the software development lifecycle, Aaron is known at Epicenter Consulting as a highly effective technical leader. A web design and development consultant since 1995, Aaron brings to the table a unique combination of skills essential to success in today's business-driven software development industry--including project management, IT oversight, quality assurance, and UX / UI design.
Aaron offers great breadth and depth of expertise in a wide range of programming languages, development software, and emerging technologies. His hands-on technical insight makes him a versatile and exacting Operations Manager, with a history of overseeing the development of groundbreaking solutions to complex e-commerce and software challenges.
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Ryan Jeffords
Chief Technology Officer
Ryan Jeffords is one of our key client liaisons, with experience in all aspects of the IT industry— from hands-on programming to project management. But he brings more than technical expertise to the table.
Ryan excels at communicating technical points in the language of business, ensuring a meeting of minds between our top development experts and our customers. And he knows business—his software innovations have had significant impact on our clients' bottom line profitability.
In addition, Ryan's design and development work demonstrates a natural creativity that leads to highly innovative custom software. With his combined technical savvy and creative approach, Ryan has a talent for seeing business problems from new angles—and developing truly transformative software solutions.
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Alan Quinlan
Software Engineer
Alan brings a comprehensive expertise of large scale application planning and development to Epicenter. With a combination of "big picture" thinking and creativity, Alan helps to engineer next generation applications that are both robust and flexible—and our client's couldn't be happier with the outcome.
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Evagoras Charalambous
Software Engineer
Evagoras brings to Epicenter over fifteen years of industry experience in creating custom software solutions. His extensive back and front end knowledge, together with his constant strive for improvement and learning makes him a great asset to have in any project.
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David Greenberg
Marketing Strategist
David delivers expertise in search engine marketing & optimization with over a decade of hands-on experience. With an equal proficiency in strategic online branding and general usability expertise, David is a key player in Epicenter's strategic initiatives.
Chief Advisors
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Hal Helms
Owner CityMind
A key consultant on Epicenter's client projects, Hal Helms is a pioneer in object-oriented software architecture and a legend in the development community. Known worldwide as a Java and ColdFusion guru, Hal has served as a trainer and consultant to many global organizations.
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Larry Zimbler
MBA MSBS MCSE President, Liberteks.com, Inc.
With dual Bachelor's degrees in Mathematics and Economics, an MBA, and Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer (MCSE) and Microsoft Small Business Specialist credentials, Larry serves as a business consultant on key client projects with Epicenter Consulting.