Who are we?

VIS consists of a small team of consultants with a keen understanding of their sectors and a genuine commitment to providing a first-class service.

Aubyn Crawford

An experienced freelance IT consultant, Aubyn excels at managing technically complex business solutions by bringing all stakeholders alongside the development team. This has allowed him to produce many robust applications that have met user expectations.

His skills are in project planning / management, business analysis, application design, coding of solutions, testing and delivery of a complete solution. He has also worked for a wide range of clients across industries including Insurance, Government / Public Sector, Direct Marketing and Utilities.

Matthew Hall

Matthew has been working in the Information Technology and Engineering sectors as an information designer for over 9 years, and has extensive experience of designing, managing and writing documentation for a variety of projects. Highly competent in many of the major authoring tools, he is also a strong advocate for incorporating XML technology in authoring solutions.

Not only is Matthew the lead consultant for Information Design, but is heavily involved in the Web Design projects. With many years experience developing basic HTML/CSS websites through to more complex server-side database integrated sites, he excels at designing and developing a user-driven web presence.

Graduating from Keele with an MSci in Computer Science and Geology he went on to complete a PgD in Technical Communication at Sheffield Hallam.

Matthew has considerable expertise in producing Software Development Kit (SDK) packages and configuring Content Management Systems (CMS), hence his in-depth knowledge of many programming technologies. Experienced in project planning and a qualified auditor he is also a Member of the Institute of Scientific and Technical Communicators (ISTC).