Xgineering on Redmine

These past couple of weeks we have moved from our old online PM system, Basecamp and switched to Redmine (www.redmine.org). This program has been awesome so far. It has replaced both Basecamp and Trac (bug tracking program) as well as adding new great features. Best part is that its free.

I can tell you from the PM role, it has provided me with easy insight into all of our projects and goals both internally and externally. Here is a brief overview of some of the Redmine functionality from their website:

• Multiple projects support
• Flexible role based access control.
• Flexible issue tracking system
• Gantt chart and calendar
• News, documents & files management
• Feeds & email notifications.
• Per project wiki
• Per project forums
• Simple time tracking functionality
• Custom fields for issues, projects and users
• SCM integration (SVN, CVS, Git, Mercurial, Bazaar and Darcs)
• Multiple LDAP authentication support
• User self-registration support
• Multilanguage support
• Multiple databases support

An online demo can be found here: http://demo.redmine.org.

I am learning more and more about the functionality of redmine everyday and look forward to finding out even more. If you have any thoughts or comments on this or software like this please don't hesitate to drop me a line or leave me a comment.

I'd like to introduce....

Our Xgineer's. I'm looking over our site today and it occurred to me that the Senor y Senora Internet don't really know us.

Here's the quick and dirty. We are basically made up of 3 extremely capable developer/designer/technical folk (Adam, Leo and Chris) and one non-technical wannabe (Me). Adam and Leo started this company last summer as an excuse to not join the old corporate world. "It's way more fun when we can call the shots."



another tough Friday for Chris and Adam

I was lucky enough to get in contact with them through my roommate at the time, Mr. Dan Carr. I had come from a technical recruiting background and realized I wanted to get more involved in technology's inner workings. Though I had felt like I had a grasp of how software projects work, there was no way I was getting a PM or BA position with my credentials.
This was a perfect opportunity to learn the technical skills I wanted while still keeping up on my business development and management roles. It was a perfect match.

A few months later we land a couple really great projects and we're able to bring on Chris as our new software Xgineer. He's been getting his hands dirty from day 1 and we're excited to see what he can do.

Xgineer Solutions burst onto the San Diego Tech Scene

Well, it's been about seven months since Xgineer Solutions was created, and we are off to a great start - moving faster than we ever anticipated! We've been able to be a part of some very diverse projects using all sorts of technologies. We're working with a San Diego real estate company, modernizing their business with an Adobe AIR application that will streamline and simplify the way their customers operate. With their new AIR product and ongoing support, Xgineer Solutions continues to help them revolutionize their industry. This is why we love what we do.

We are also thrilled to have partnered up with a Bay Area startup company working on a very creative new web 2.0 venture. We'll be utilizing PHP, MySql, AJAX, Google maps integration and other technologies that bring out the geek in us. The Xgineer Solutions team is excited to have earned the opportunity to build this new product. This has required us to staff up and add more outstanding Xgineers to our team. In addition, we moved into our first office right smack in the middle of San Diego's historic Gaslamp Quarter, located downtown. Our new place has a great view of the city and the energy here inspires us even more.

We are learning and growing so much and can't wait to work with even more great companies. Xgineer Solutions aims to show all companies in any market how to utilize technology to realize their full potential. We welcome you to contact us to discuss how we may help take you and your business to the next level.