isotope|eleven is a software development firm which specializes in developing web-based software applications.
“How do you eat an elephant? One bite at a time.”
We deliver software incrementally, rather than making you wait for long periods and major deployments. It has been our experience that you’ll never get everything right in the first iteration anyway so get stuff out there in production and use data to drive improvements and changes.
When consulting, we tell the truth about a problem, rather than help you fix a symptom – this can be disruptive, but it is far more helpful.
We strive to build long term relationships and to deliver software on time and on target.
Instead of testing at the end of the development process, we integrate testing thoroughly into the software development lifecycle. Integrated testing speeds up the overall delivery of software significantly. Repositioning testing during software development not only builds in quality but also creates value by striving to prevent defects before they occur, enabling developers to get feedback in minutes and regression test results in hours.
Our clients range from large financial firms to small businesses. We work with insurance companies as well as government agencies.
Meet The Team
Laird Foret
CEO / Principal
Laird Foret has over 22 years of experience in the IT industry and is responsible for the day-to-day operations and administration of isotope11, inc. Prior to founding isotope11 in 2005, he started and ran many various companies and considers himself a serial entrepreneur. He graduated from Millsaps College in Computer Science and has a minor in accounting.
Josh Adams
CTO / Principal / Lead Developer
Josh Adams is a developer and architect with over nine years of professional experience building production-quality software and managing projects. Josh is Isotope Eleven's lead architect, and is responsible for overseeing architectural decisions and translating customer requirements into working software. Josh graduated from the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) with Bachelor of Science degrees in both Mathematics and Philosophy. In his free time (ha!) Josh is currently providing Technical Review to Apress for a book on programming with the Arduino microprocessor. When he's not working, Josh enjoys spending time with his family.
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Ron Wiggins
COO
Ron Wiggins has been working in various capacities within the technology sector for over 30 years. His experience includes a leadership role with three different prepaid card processor companies for a total of ten years just prior to joining Isotope11. Prior to that he worked for eighteen years in New England and NYC providing technology solutions to a host of Fortune 500 clients, including such notables as the NYSE, Citicorp, GTE, Grumman Aerospace, Merck, Bloomberg and many others. Ron attended Georgia State University, Western Connecticut State University and Pace University. He is an avid outdoorsman and enjoys communing with nature whenever possible.
Nick Fine
developer
Nick spent the better part of a decade working in systems and networking support until discovering that developing software, particularly in Ruby, was a much more entertaining and satisfying career choice. He lives with his wife and pets in Birmingham and enjoys excessive amounts of coffee, contemporary literature, and music that's too loud.
Robby Clements
developer
Robby Clements is a Ruby on Rails developer for Isotope Eleven. Before he came to Isotope he served in the U.S. Navy. He has 2 years of professional developing experience and 5+ years experience in Computer Networking. He also has great hair.
Mike Heitzke
designer
Even with educational roots based in the print design, Mike really found his place in designing for the web. Hailing from Connecticut and then Texas, Mike found his way to the south for school and ended up finding his home here designing at Isotope Eleven. Proud Texan and a fan of automobiles of the hatchback variety.
Adam Gamble
developer
Adam has been a professional developer for almost 10 years. He started web development with PHP, and has since moved on to Ruby on Rails and hasn't looked back. He has worked on projects for both the educational and financial fields.
Ben Holley
developer
Ben Holley is a Ruby on Rails developer for Isotope Eleven. He graduated with a Bachelor of Science in Mathematics from the University of Alabama at Birmingham.
J.D. Warren
developer
JD Warren is a Ruby on Rails developer and extensive hardware hacker. Prior to joining Isotope11, he was a builder focusing on remodeling apartments and rental houses. In his spare time, JD builds robots, electronic circuits, and is a technical writer with work in several online and print publications and a recent book titled "Arduino Robotics".
David Chapman
developer
David Chapman is a Ruby on Rails developer at Isotope Eleven. He currently is majoring in Computer Science Engineering with a love for physics and cryptography. In his spare time he runs a couple of online game servers including Counter-Strike 1.6 and Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3. He also manages several hobby projects to advance his knowledge of the software development field.
Tad Hosford
developer
Tad Hosford is a recent addition to the Isotope11 development team. He graduated from the UAB Electrical and Computer Engineering department in 2009. He says software development is a perfect fit for him because it offers endless opportunities to create and to find new solutions to interesting problems.
