Other Associates

These are people we like to work with, regardless of employer. We believe that in software development, the most important thing isn’t just finding the right company to work with, but finding the right people to work with and if you get a chance to work with these people, you should. If you work with one of their employers, ask for these people.

Steve Hayes

Steve was the original founder of Cogent Consulting. He and his family have now moved to London, where Steve is working with a global financial institution. (Email Blog)

Abhijit Hiremagalur

Abhi was working with Cogent in Australia, but decided to try his luck in Silicon Valley. He’s now a developer at Pivotal Labs. (Email)

Simon Harris

Simon is the founder of Redhill Consulting and developer of Simian, has worked in partnership with Cogent Consulting. (Email)

Andy Trigg

Andy Trigg is a Java developer and agile methods specialist, currently working with Gigantiq. (Blog)

Ben Crapp

Ben Crapp is the owner and Director of Crapp, a web based design company. (Email)

James Ross

James Ross is an agile methods specialist with extensive experience managing and leading software development teams. James is currently working with Civica and Redhill Consulting. (Blog)

Jon Eaves

Jon is a Java and agile methods specialist and author, currently working with ANZ Banking Group. (Blog)

Mike Melia

Mike Melia is a Java developer and agile methods specialist, currently working with Gigantiq. (Blog Email)

Nigel Thorne

Nigel has been practicing and mentoring agile development since 1999 and co-founded Melbourne Extreme Programming Enthusiasts Group in 2002. Over the last 4 years Nigel has been leading development on .NET web and windows applications. (Email) (Blog)

Paul Coia

Paul Coia is a historically a Java developer and agile coach, but now works as the Chief Technology Officer at RedBubble where he gets his hands dirty with Ruby occasionally as well. (Email)

Pam Ueckerman

Pam Ueckerman heads up Spiral Designs, a one woman web design and development company. (Email)

Rupert Jones

Rupert Jones is a Java and Ruby developer with extensive experience in quality software development and agile development practices. Rupert is currently working with ANZ Banking Group. (Blog)

Shane Clauson

Shane Clauson is a Java developer with a particular skill in technical mentoring in agile development techniques. (Email)