PocketNerd is the pseudonym of Richard Stockley, an independent .NET Consultant based out of Lancashire in the North West of England.

Since graduating from Manchester University with an MSc in Advanced Computer Science in 1998, Richard has developed applications using Microsoft technologies. Prior to adopting the .NET Framework, development focussed on Visual C++, COM/DCOM and ASP. However, Richard has specialised in developing custom Windows, Web and Microsoft Office based applications using Visual Studio.NET and the .NET Framework for the last 9 years, and has experience of developing .NET applications with .NET Framework versions 3.0, 2.0 and 1.1/0, for blue chip companies in the UK and Europe including:

  • Royal Bank of Scotland (Financial Markets)
  • Microsoft
  • ICS Solutions
  • Deutsche Bank
  • Barclays Capital
  • Avanade
  • London Stock Exchange
  • UBS Warburg
  • ABB
  • EDS

Richard has a wealth of experience at all levels of development, from initial design, requirements gathering and architecture to development, lead development and deployment. Similarly, Richard has a wealth of Microsoft development experience and specializes on cutting edge technologies; Richard is currently focussed on .NET Framework 3.0, Windows Presentation Framework and AJAX based Web applications.

Richard is a Microsoft Partner and has achieved the following Microsoft Qualifications:

  

Examples of Richard’s ASP.NET Web development work can be found on the following web sites:

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