Apperceive

Connecting Vision with Knowledge


Website Design & Development - Social Media Marketing - Digital Media Production


Software Development - Systems Management & IT Support - Data Analysis

About


We are a software development, training & consulting company with a small number of long-term clients whom we are proud to work with.

We have been building & upgrading Drupal sites since version 4.7, back in 2006. Similarly for WordPress. We also create and manage social media pages and groups.

We build web sites & applications according to your specifications.

We often finish what others have started, but had not completed & deployed.

We manage web site productions, database migrations, statistical & numerical analyses, & software development projects, social media marketing campaigns.

We provide system & database administration, maintenance & performance tuning services.

We do the 'heavy lifting' when it comes to websites, databases & programming.

We provide friendly and knowledgeable technical support. We are easy to get a hold of & respond quickly.

Skills


Drupal & WordPress web site design & construction. Including GoDaddy, Wix.com, Pressflow & BOA/Aegir. Drupal updates & upgrades. Theming & module development. Drush automation. Migration module. eCommerce/Ubercart

Database Management. Including mySQL (ISAM & InnoDB), MongoDB, SQL Server, Oracle, MS Access, ODBC/JDBC providers, LDAP. Database design & migration.

Cloud computing. Including VPS's, AWS, S3, EC2, Rackspace/Slicehost, DigitalOcean, Linode & others. LAMP, LEMP, MEAN & more.

Data Analysis. Statistical analyses, MatLab, Mathematica, SAS, SPSS, python, R, d3.js, pChart.

Networking Services & Programming. Including TCP/IP, UDP, ISO, discovery, broadcast, VPNs, security.

Web Technologies. Including HTML5, CSS, XML, XSLT/Xpath, Javascript, jQuery, json, AJAX, Angular.js/MEAN, PHP, Cake/PHP, C/C++, Javascript, ASP.NET/VB.NET/C#, python, Java programming, responsive UI design, boilerplate, bootstrap, kickstart frameworks & lots more!

Automation, SCM & Testing. Including drush, Grunt, Bower, jenkins, capistrano, git, gitHub, svn, cvs, sourcesafe & others. Shell scripting: bash, awk, perl, ruby, more.

Performance Systems, Tools & Best Pactices. Including debian, GNU/Linux, Apache, Nginx, APC, Varnish/VCL, Squid & others.

Web services. Including Google Maps, Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, SnapChat, YouTube, REST, Node.js.

We are 100% buzz-word compliant ;)

Clients


We are proud to be working with the following organizations:

  • Friends of Elder Citizens
  • Palacios Senior Center
  • Cape Carancuaua Water Supply Corporation
  • Palacios Area Historical Association
  • City by the Sea Museum
  • Palacios Community HUB

We have had successful projects with the following organizations:

  • Palacios Pirate Festival
  • Outrigger Music Venue, Palacios Texas
  • Palacios Yacht Club
  • Better Built Teams
  • Domestic Placement Online
  • Byron Katie/The Work
  • Runes of Gallidon
  • Angiodynamics
  • New York Cycle Club (NYCC)
  • The Strategic Leader Network
  • Student Success Skills
  • SocialAgeMedia
  • 19Prince.com
  • Lisa Rein/Wide Hive Records
  • America Online (AOL)
  • Value Health Sciences
  • Pfizer
  • Amgen
  • Delco
  • Unisys
  • SAIC
  • Computer Sciences Corporation (CSC)
  • University of California
  • University of California Extension
  • University of California at Los Angeles
  • University of California at Santa Barbara
  • City of Santa Barbara, California
  • County of Santa Barbara, California
  • County of Ventura, California
  • United States Navy, China Lake, California
  • United States Navy, Point Mugu, California

Hosting & Support Services


Hosting Services

Basic Plan - Monthly

$129/month *

Includes hosting, automated backups, operating system updates, Drupal and WordPress updates, basic chat/hangout/Skype/email/phone support. Automatic monthly payments. * System setup not included.


Basic Plan - Yearly

$1,499/year

The same features as the monthly plan.

Save $49. Non-recurring. * System setup not included.


Complete e-Commerce Website

$3,999.00 *

Includes one year of our Basic Plan, above, plus a Drupal 7 website, PayPal integration, basic store setup, contact form, reporting and inventory system, front page slider or video, contact form, about page, store, inventory, shipping & ordering management, basic theming. * Custom styling and programming, product/inventory loading not included. Hosting provided through DigitalOcean.


Our Rates

$150.00/hourly *

We work with a small number of long-term clients, providing analysis, design, implementation, integration, testing, training, site customization and support services, customized to our clients' needs. * 4 hour minimum. Ask about non-profit, project and retainer rate discounts.

"When comparing rates, always remember: cost = rate * time."
-- Markus Sandy

Please contact us via our contact form, below, to discuss your project.

Contact Us


Contact us using the form below or just DM @apperceive on Twitter or Github.