Ethos
A Winning Team
Our qualified professionals have extensive experience in information and interactive design. We create commercially focused applications that are easy and memorable to use and we love what we do.
Our flat hierarchical structure breeds open communication. Coupled with strong project management, we can always deliver a successful result on time and on budget.
What makes a strong team?
Our team consists of the following resources:
- Business systems analysts & Information Architects
- Project Management team
- Front-end developers – interaction design, usability and efficient search engine performance.
- Back-end Senior and Junior Programmers – versed in rapid development programming methodologies.
- Network Engineers – specialising in the deployment of high traffic, high security, scalable web server solutions.
KND also have a select team of professional partnerships that contribute visual design, animation, alternate programming languages and additional system administration resources.
Jason Hawkins – Managing Director
Jason has been involved in the web industry for over 10 years and worked on projects in the education, insurance, finance, automotive and retail industries. He is passionate about efficient integration of business systems into a web environment through careful requirements gathering, project planning and client communication.
With a Masters of Business Administration (eCommerce) and Masters in Communication Design, he knows and understands what it takes to develop and action a successful web strategy, from design to implementation and beyond. From a technical perspective, Jason has planned, designed and delivered online-only businesses from the ground up using open source technologies. More recently however, his focus is on business development, project management and strategy.
Related Interests
- System Integration
- Integration of online communities
- eBusiness Intelligence
- Technology : PHP / MySQL
Unrelated Interests
- Travel
- Jazz / Live Music
- Sailing
- 4WDing
Favourite Sites
- http://www.jeep.com.au – The One The Only
- http://www.news.com.au – I’m a news junkie
- http://www.apple.com
- http://www.ebay.com
- http://www.google.com/insights/search
Recommended Reading
- Selling the Invisible : Harry Beckwith
Chris Garrett – Director
Chris also directs KND Web Consultants and specialises in web usability and entrepreneurial business models. He understands that building a web site is an involved process and can often include a sizable shift in your business model. This need not be a scary experience with the right advice and guidance.
He brings the best out in his clients by developing enriched working relationships and using his experience in building and marketing successful online businesses to guide them through the process.
He has an incurable travelling addiction and plans to sail or ride a motorcycle around the world one day. Note: He is not longer in the ‘boy band’ from this photograph.
Related Interests
- Human Computer Interaction (HCI)
- Networked Business Models
- Design for mobile devices
- Web accessibility and usability
Unrelated Interests
- Motorcycles
- Travel
- Sailing
- Single Malt Whisky
Favourite Sites and Web Applications
- Netvibes
- Wordpress MU with Buddypress
- Stumbleupon
- Nozbe – Getting things done
- Life Hacker
Recommended Reading
- The Google Story – David A. Vise
- Don’t Make me Think – A Common Sense Approach to Web Usability – Steve Krug
- The Inmates are Running the Asylum – Alan Cooper
Recent Playlist
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