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RALPH WHITBECK Fluent Conference 2012 appendTo Training Consulting

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RALPH WHITBECK Fluent Conference 2012 ABOUT LEARN MORE ABOUT APPENDTO

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RALPH WHITBECK Fluent Conference 2012 SERVICES • Remote and Onsite Trainings • Consulting • Experience across the full stack • Focus on the front-end • Support • On demand issue resolution

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RALPH WHITBECK Fluent Conference 2012 HISTORY • appendTo was founded in October 2009 • Founded by former jQuery Team members • Currently two jQuery Board members employed • Currently employ • 17 full time • 1 part-time

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RALPH WHITBECK Fluent Conference 2012 OUR TEAM

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RALPH WHITBECK Fluent Conference 2012 VIRTUAL COMPANY • Main Office is in Evergreen, CO • No one works there • Everyone works from home

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RALPH WHITBECK Fluent Conference 2012

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RALPH WHITBECK Fluent Conference 2012 EXPERTS IN OUR FIELD • jQuery Conference • Front-End Design Conference • Fluent Conference • DevLNK • MIX • BlackBerry JAM • .toster{javascript} (Moscow, Russia)

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RALPH WHITBECK Fluent Conference 2012 OPEN SOURCE SOFTWARE • Contribute to a number of projects: • jQuery • jQuery UI • jQuery Mobile • AmplifyJS • Juice UI • jQuery Mockjax plugin

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RALPH WHITBECK Fluent Conference 2012 COMMUNITY • jQuery Mobile Cookbook • Organizing the collaboration • 75+ Authors • Publisher: O’Reilly

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RALPH WHITBECK Fluent Conference 2012 TRAINING ONSITE OR ONLINE TRAINING THRU APPENDTO

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RALPH WHITBECK Fluent Conference 2012 CURRICULUM • Vast library of sessions: • jQuery • Beginner • Advanced • jQuery UI • jQuery Mobile • JavaScript • BlackBerry • qUnit • Backbone • Handlebars

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RALPH WHITBECK Fluent Conference 2012 TYPES OF TRAINING Onsite Remote

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RALPH WHITBECK Fluent Conference 2012 ONSITE TRAINING • appendTo trainer will travel to your location • Up to 20 people per trainer • 3-day lesson plans

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RALPH WHITBECK Fluent Conference 2012 REMOTE TRAINING • Lessons provided virtually (live) over web conferencing software • Up to 20 people • 3-5 day lesson plans

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RALPH WHITBECK Fluent Conference 2012 STARTING THE PROCESS • We’ll learn more about your team and roadmap • Custom curriculum plan developed tailored to your requirements • Schedule a time to do the training

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RALPH WHITBECK Fluent Conference 2012 CONSULTING APPENDTO HAS THE FRONT-END DEVELOPMENT EXPERIENCE

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RALPH WHITBECK Fluent Conference 2012 WHAT WE OFFER • HTML5 Consulting • JavaScript Consulting • Remote Staff Augmentation • Custom Development

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RALPH WHITBECK Fluent Conference 2012 BUSINESS IMPACT • Gain better control of your projects through leadership and technical skills • Meet deadlines • Satisfy production mandates • Create better customer web-experiences across a wide range of devices, including mobile • Gain access to world-class talent, available at your fingertips

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RALPH WHITBECK Fluent Conference 2012 OUR PROCESS • Needs Analysis • Up Front Estimate • Implementation & Account/Project Management • QA & Testing • Delivery

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RALPH WHITBECK Fluent Conference 2012 STARTING THE PROCESS • We’ll learn more about your requirements • We’ll identify your business goals • We’ll give you an estimate • We’ll empower you throughout the project • You’ll get access to real people on our team • We’ll deliver on time • We’ll make you look like a rockstar

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RALPH WHITBECK Fluent Conference 2012 SUPPORT • We’ll support the building blocks you depend on jQuery, jQuery UI, jQuery Mobile, Modernizr & more! • We’ll support your front-end code • We’ll support your team