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Jorge Colon Technical Advisor, Senior Software Architect

Orlando, Florida Area
Available for advice on software development implementation, evaluating technology against business goals, and consultation. Web Engineer Veteran w/ 14+ years of professional experience. Knowledgeable in PHP, Python, Ruby, Node, jQuery, HTML/CSS, AJAX, Drupal, Wordpress, Linux administration for web development, several MVC frameworks for custom web applications (Zend Framework, Symfony, Laravel, Rails, Django, and others), MySQL, Microsoft SQL, Oracle, CouchDB, Redis, and MongoDB. Have worked on medium to large corporate web applications, as well as startup…

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  • Reviews 11
  • Answers 2

Appreciated Jorge's expertise and agnostic approach to helping define a tech stack / dev path for a new project.

Source: Clarity Jeff Swaim Jul 30, 2020

Jorge was very informative on what technical details I should look into and what to look out for as we expand and scale our business. Would certainly reach out to him again for technical advice in the future.

Source: Clarity Rajesh Bhusal Jul 17, 2020

Very thorough and experienced!

Source: Clarity Steve West Mar 31, 2017

Jorge was very helpful, he tried really hard to translate his technical knowledge into a common language for me as a non-tech guy to understand. He also requested brief background info regarding the subject matter to prepare himself before the call, and provided additional helpful info after the call.

Source: Clarity jab dunn Feb 10, 2016

Jorge did a great job helping me understand the coding issue with my website.

Source: Clarity Kirsten Martenson Nov 27, 2013

I got some very valuable advice about the best and most economical way to forge ahead with deepening the system we use to manage our business. Thanks Jorge!

Source: Clarity Zev Averbach Oct 11, 2013

Jorge really helped me understand the issues that I was having in regards to a website build. His clear direction and website expertise helped me with a new project.

Source: Clarity Kirsten Martenson Jul 23, 2013

Jorge is extremely knowledgeable.

His unique role in an enterprise environment really helped me out in making some key decisions regarding app development.

p.s. He is a really nice guy too!

Source: Clarity Tom Masiero Jul 7, 2013

Jorge was super responsive. He answered my request in record time and was willing to speak to me that night. Jorge is the man - he was thoughtful and detailed in his responses. He not only answered the questions thoughtfully but offered up smart suggestions. He's a great resource for any tech-related questions.

Source: Clarity Jason Thai Jun 20, 2013

George is certainly a well-versed in web application development. I came to him with a vision for an application and without any prior experience or knowledge of web development. After speaking with him, I felt much more confident about the steps I needed to take to complete my ambitious project. He's guidance enabled me to create a thorough project proposal that included an estimated budget, talent acquisition strategy, and timeline projection.

Source: Clarity James Joseph Jan 13, 2013
Jorge Colon, Technical Advisor, Senior Software Architect answered:

The Cake cookbook is pretty good: http://book.cakephp.org/2.0/en/index.html. Nothing's better then getting your hands dirty after learning the concepts, especially MVC is general. Cake is very opinionated, clunky and bulky, which means you have to do things "the Cake way" which depending on your needs may or may not be great. I'd stay away from CakePHP unless you have to work on a project that's already using it.

If you're new to MVC, I'd recommend FuelPHP first, then Laravel. CodeIgniter is definitely easy to use and the documentation is great, but it's aging and has many old concepts which other frameworks have improved over the years. If you need help jump-starting your learning on MVC frameworks book a call with me. I can get you up and running in 1-3 hours so you could focus on coding.

Jorge Colon, Technical Advisor, Senior Software Architect answered:

Back when I started LinkedIn wasn't as huge as it is now. I wish it was. I didn't have a large network and those networking sessions NEVER brought me any clients. I used to go to all sorts of them hoping to get clients. There were a couple of nibbles here and there, but never anything serious. The only thing that helped was reaching out DIRECTLY to people in my target market. That meant cold calls and cold emails. I'd sell myself while thinking about their needs. Once I got a few bites I'd build good rapport by keeping in touch, asking questions, repeating back what they were saying so that they knew I was on the same page and kept my promises. If I said I'd call them back next Tuesday at 2:15 I'd do so. Eventually I built trust with them without having a network, or an insane amount of experience.

Oh and the most important thing about consulting is to LISTEN. When those first clients notice that you're truly listening and you're not selling the cookie cutter solutions everyone else is trying to sell them that's when you got them hooked. You start to understand their problems, fears, and see through their eyes and not just yours.

A network will help, but in the beginning just good 'ol salesmanship will get the ball rolling.

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