"I have known Phil Grove since June 2007. He was hired as a .NET Web developer for an extremely difficult project. Phil was taken on board and unfortunately had to hit the road running at a frantic pace as the project development was already under way and in well into the progress of its lifecycle – he did this admirably.
As his Producer at Massive I worked extremely closely with him on this project. It involved not only sophisticated functionality, CMS capabilites as well as complex e-commerce solutions. On every occasion Phil met these challenging tasks and deadlines with superior results and a professionalism that went above and beyond – each and every time he was able to provide a solution that was dead on the mark and fulfilled all criteria.
He was not afraid to do the hard yards when required. He has the much prized asset to work both autonomously and within a team environment.
Phil is a friendly, professional, intelligent, highly skilled and pro-active individual. He has impressive interpersonal skills, takes on tasks and briefings brilliantly. He communicates well across any medium and is at home in any environment, whether on a call with a client, talking to associated vendors, interacting with the immediate team or having to explain complex technical solutions in layman terms. On a more personal level, Phil is considered not only a brilliant co-worker but a friend as well. Phil is well liked by everyone, and would slot into any team anywhere without a problem. This is a credit his personality, quality of work and how easy he is to work with – even in the most difficult of situations. I thoroughly recommend Phil – I would definitely re-hire him again without hesitation and do hope to work with him again in the near future."
"I have had the pleasure of working with Phil on two occasions. Firstly, whilst he was employed by Servcorp and secondly when he went out on his own.
In both situations, Phil has proven to be an asset. For an IT professional he is extremely easy to communicate with and he can tackle complex IT issues with a commercial focus. When working with Sales & Marketing professionals such as myself, this is so valuable when trying to create client facing IT products and services.
Without his balanced view of technology and marketing and a sound logical planning approach, we would not have been able to achieve the results we have. He made an idea come to life. Thanks Phil."
Nicole Billett - GM Sales & Marketing,
Servcorp
"I have known Phil Grove since December 2004. I have worked closely with him on a range of Internet projects. Initially I hired Phil on contract to develop a multilingual, e-commerce website (in English, French, Japanese, Chinese and later Thai) with a multilingual content management system.
Phil then went on to consult on a new project requiring sophisticated search functionality and reporting systems. He prepared the specification and laid down the technical foundation developed in .NET before finishing his contract in May 2005.
I hired Phil on a full time permanent basis in September 2005. Phil’s expertise and manner of working made this an easy decision. From this point he was instrumental in the development of a customisable web portal with complex functionality.
On every occasion Phil met challenging tasks and deadlines with superior results. My opinion of Phil is that he is an intelligent, highly skilled and proactive individual. I am especially impressed by his interpersonal skills; he communicates well across any business unit and has a knack for explaining the technical in non-threatening, easily understood terms.
On a personal level, Phil is well liked by everyone, without exception. I wholeheartedly recommend him and hope to work with him again in the future."