Seraph has been successful in the past due primarily to the people that we work with.  Of course the people are really a delivery vehicle for years of effective experience.

With our business model, we attract the cream of the crop - the crème de la crème.  All or our consultants have a minimum of ten years of experience.  Because of our model we draw only those people that have a confidence that has developed in the real world of experience.  Any socially aware person can put on a good show for a time.  But after at least ten years, true confidence will be borne out through real experience.

We work with people that have real experience in increasingly demanding circumstances.  The natural confidence that follows the success and setbacks of real circumstances leads only a few to the consulting world.  Even fewer meet the standard imposed by Seraph's business model.  Seraph's consultants provide demonstrable success beyond rhetoric.

 The teams that we assemble for a given engagement are dependent upon the requirements of the particular engagement. 

If we are going to develop an ERP client server application for a multi-site distribution facility based on a 3^rd normal form relational database and delivered via a waterfall approach for a System i, we would select very different team members than to develop an MRP service oriented architecture application for a manufacturing company using an object oriented database and delivered within an agile project management environment using .NET technologies.

The initial make-up of the team would be determined very early on as pre-requisites, environments, and company cultures are considered.  As the architecture and design proceed, further decisions will be made that determine the final make-up of the team.

Software development methodologies:

Agile, Iterative, RAD, RUP, Waterfall

Languages (very broadly speaking):

RPG (and all of it’s versions),

.Net (and all of it’s specific implementations),

Java (and many of it’s frameworks and implementations)

Database design:

Object oriented, relational

Project management:

PMBOK, RUP, Agile

Architecture and Patterns:

Monolithic, Structured, Client-server, Three-tier, Event driven architecture, Service-oriented architecture, Software componentry (OOP)

Industries:

Manufacturing, Distribution, Warehousing, Insurance, Retail, Healthcare, Food Products, Transportation

 Applications Experience:

Enterprise data management

SAAS - including Cloud delivery

Web services

CRM

ERP

MRP

EDI

Accounting (GL, AP, AR, Payroll)