We selected Richard to provide leading edge services in a System Architect role.His work so far is (and continues to be) excellent and of the highest quality. He is very knowledgable in his field of expertise and is also capable of keeping up with the extraordinary rate of change that is happening right now in the IT world. I would have no hesitancy at all in recommending Richard and we have renewed his contract several times.

We were lucky enough to speak to Richard in the latter part of 2011 when we had some incredibly challenging timelines, using a new and very "rough around the edges" framework. Richard has proven to be a critical member of the team, naturally becoming development lead and custodian of our solution. He also quickly wrapped up some very problematic work we had been dealing with since before his arrival. I have been impressed by the quality of work and his deep and practical knowledge across technologies and concepts and would not hesitate to work with Richard again his depth of knowledge and insight kept everyone on their toes. Highly recommended!

I placed Richard at Next Plc as a Software Architect in April 2015 at a critical point of their fundamental retail project. Richard added a tremendous amount of value from day one, at a time where the the business was struggling to progress toward delivery. Richard saw his Architecture requirement through to the end and maintained a high level of integrity and an open door.

I worked alongside Richard at Aker Solutions. I found Richard to be a highly knowledgeable software architect/developer who conducted himself with the utmost level of professionalism. Richard possesses extremely strong technical skills, is passionate about his work, embraces a pioneering approach to the uptake of the latest technologies and has the ability to effectively lead a team of developers with an assured level of authority. In summary, Richard was a pleasure to work with and would be a great addition to any development team. Highly recommended!

In my opinion and experience, Richard Ashman exhibits all the characteristics of the perfect IT contractor: highly skilled, reliable, conscientious, flexible, personable. I hope I get the opportunity to work with him many more times in the future.

Richard is an effective and extremely competent .Net/Sliver-light developer. He's quick, efficient, diligent and smart. He's a great asset to any development group.

The man knows his stuff as regards Silverlight! He is focused and immediately knows the answers to any questions I gave him. He is also quick to fix any issues.

I have enjoyed working with Richard at IOKO and would highly recommend him. He has an in depth knowledge of the technical environment he was working in yet can articulate clearly at the appropriate level. He can also work independently on tasks with minimal management and consistently delivered to the deadlines he was been set. Thanks for all your efforts, they have been much appreciated!

Richard is a friendly, trustworthy, self-motivated and very skilled professional able to repeatedly deliver solutions to complex requirements under tight time constraints. I've enjoyed working with him.

Richard has proved to be an indispensable asset to an organisation renowned in the industry for only working with the very best in their field ... personable, reliable and clearly hugely knowledgeable ... I wouldn't hesitate to recommend him to anyone ...