“Gifford is one of the most unusual people I've met in technology -- in a good way. Here is a guy who grew up a Nova Scotia lobsterman (he's shared lobster recipes with me) and was educated as a minister...and without shedding either of those identities built a serious tech company about as far geographically from Silicon Valley as you can get. He's won the attention of Microsoft and the U.S. Military. And he's always been willing to share his expertise with me. All in all, Giff is a great story.” June 10, 2011
~Kevin Maney, Columnist, Tech Columnist, Tech Writer, Cover Stories Editor, USA TODAY
“I take great pleasure in recommending Gifford Watkins and Atlantic Webfitters. I came across the company through Google and after speaking to him was immediately convinced they were the best partners to help build a client portal. Gifford is a pleasure to work with; his patience and willingness to help bring my vision for a portal to life are greatly appreciated. DNN is brilliant and with the right partner like Atlantic Webfitters it becomes an exceptional piece of Kit.” January 7, 2010
Top qualities: Great Results, Good Value, Creative
Tapiwa Manjengwa hired Gifford as a Building DNN Client Portal in 2008
“Gifford hosts my web portal. For the last two years, I have been pleased with his work. Anytime I have a question he is available and helpful. I would recommend Gifford as a reliable business associate!” November 20, 2009
Top qualities: Personable, Good Value, Creative
Deborah A Frenette hired Gifford as a Graphic/Web Designer in 2008, and hired Gifford more than once
“Gifford's Atlantic Webfitters' clients save many thousands of dollars by avoiding the purchase, maintenance, continual replacement and operational support of servers. And they gain access to top of the line software such as SQL database technology, intranet modules for office productivity and content management software, all for a small monthly fee. Additionally, Atlantic Webfitters customers have drastically reduced the need for programmers to make changes to their portals, saving many more thousands of dollars each year. The functionality offered by Atlantic Webfitters' suite of module choices, the ease with which they can be implemented and the low cost make the AWF's portal solution very attractive.” November 20, 2009
Mike Frenette, Past President, PMI Nova Scotia was with another company when working with Gifford at Atlantic Webfitters
“Gifford called me over 5 years ago to talk about web consulting. He was very inquisitive and was eager to learn everything he could. He started playing around with some technology, did his research and found the perfect technology for his needs, DotNetNuke. Since starting his company, we have kept in touch and worked on many projects together. You will not find a more dedicated, passionate and skilled person in this industry. I have recommended Gifford many times to some of our clients that are looking for a nice, tight, hosted solution for their portal. Not only does he know his stuff, he is simply a great guy to go have a beer (and Lobster) with. His colourful background, story telling and passion for life makes me proud to call him a friend and colleague.” November 20, 2009
Carmine Porco, General Manager & Vice President, Prescient Digital Media was with another company when working with Gifford at Atlantic Webfitters
“Gifford is a great guy! He has developed easy to use software and he explains technology in clear and easy to understand terms. He is quick to respond to questions, facilitates learning and is very accommodating with his time and vast knowledge. I always enjoy working with Gifford and Atlantic Webfitters!” November 19, 2009
Catherine Elder, Senior Manager, Client Development & Delivery, Prescient Digital Media was with another company when working with Gifford at Atlantic Webfitters
“Working with Gifford has been a great asset to my Retail Business.” November 19, 2009
Top qualities: Expert, Good Value, High Integrity
Doucette Della hired Gifford as a IT Consultant in 2005
“Gifford is a tireless supporter of DotNetNuke in Canada. He has many clients that are extremely happy with their sites created with DotNetNuke. Gifford has worked hard evangelizing DotNetNuke in his area and started a user group to support others who use the product. Gifford gave up his time to come to Tampa in June of 2009 to speak at the Day of DNN. He is a likeable person and will bend over backwards to support your needs.” November 19, 2009
Brian Scarbeau, Founder, Orlando DotNetNuke User Group was with another company when working with Gifford at Atlantic Webfitters
“Gifford is an experienced Web Manager, we were easy to work with him since his communication in terms of what he required for his clients was clear and detail-oriented. This helped the project to meet its strategic objective.” March 9, 2009
Juan Pablo, Juan Pablo, DnnArt.net ::DotNetNuke Skinning Solutions was a consultant or contractor to Gifford at Atlantic Webfitters
“Gifford intruduced us the concept of web portals. His work on relocationnovascotia.com has enabled us to manage our content in ways previously not possible. He is always there for us when we are stuck.” December 8, 2008
Top qualities: Expert, High Integrity, Creative
Mark Spindloe hired Gifford as a IT Consultant in 2007
“Working with Gifford is always a pleasant experience, because he knows exactly what he wants and can express that verbally. For a person like myself who specializes in corporate voiceovers and writing, working with Gifford makes my job a whole lot easier. Bob Brewster http://bobbrewster.voices.com” August 7, 2008
Robert Brewster, Independent Professional, BIG BAD VOICE GUY reported to Gifford at Atlantic Webfitters
“Gifford did a fantastic job in getting our portal up and running in a professional and timely manner. His creative input and insights were incredibly useful to us.” March 4, 2008
Top qualities: Great Results, Expert, Good Value
Jeff Murphy hired Gifford as a IT Consultant in 2007
Anthony MacNeil REALTOR, HomeLife Real Estate Centre (colleague) “I have had the greatest opprtunity to run into and work on a business web portal development with Atlantic WebFitters and particularly Gifford. I had been searching for three years on web site design but kept running into the typical developers that did not allow me the ability to own or change content without uncontrollable costs...until I hired Atlantic Webfitters. With limited knowledge of web design in hand, and a few hours of coaching from Gifford, I was capable of designing, building and OWNING my own web PORTAL. Now I constantly update and upgrade my web portal and FINALLY have CONTROL of my own business look and feel. Thanks Man!” October 22, 2008 Jessan Otis Writer|Editor - CEO, JDO & Associates (business partner) “Giff is an outstanding person and professional. Throughout our relationship, he's shown humor and intelligence. A consummate collaborator, you couldn't find a more trustworthy partner. I'm delighted I didn't delete his first email to me. I would have missed much more than just his wit and wisdom. Thanks Giff ~” October 19, 2006 Juan Pablo Juan Pablo, DnnArt.net ::DotNetNuke Skinning Solutions (business partner) “Gifford is an experienced Web Manager, we were easy to work with him since his communication in terms of what he required for his clients was clear and detail-oriented. This helped the project to meet its strategic objective.” March 9, 2009 Jeff Murphy (client) Top qualities: Great Results, Expert, Good Value “Gifford did a fantastic job in getting our portal up and running in a professional and timely manner. His creative input and insights were incredibly useful to us.” March 4, 2008 Brian Scarbeau, MVP Founder, Orlando DotNetNuke User Group (business partner) “Gifford is a tireless supporter of DotNetNuke in Canada. He has many clients that are extremely happy with their sites created with DotNetNuke. Gifford has worked hard evangelizing DotNetNuke in his area and started a user group to support others who use the product. Gifford gave up his time to come to Tampa in June of 2009 to speak at the Day of DNN. He is a likeable person and will bend over backwards to support your needs.” November 19, 2009 Doucette Della (client) Top qualities: Expert, Good Value, High Integrity “Working with Gifford has been a great asset to my Retail Business.” November 19, 2009 Catherine Elder Senior Manager, Client Development & Delivery, Prescient Digital Media (business partner) “Gifford is a great guy! He has developed easy to use software and he explains technology in clear and easy to understand terms. He is quick to respond to questions, facilitates learning and is very accommodating with his time and vast knowledge. I always enjoy working with Gifford and Atlantic Webfitters!” November 19, 2009 Carmine Porco General Manager & Vice President, Prescient Digital Media (business partner) “Gifford called me over 5 years ago to talk about web consulting. He was very inquisitive and was eager to learn everything he could. He started playing around with some technology, did his research and found the perfect technology for his needs, DotNetNuke. Since starting his company, we have kept in touch and worked on many projects together. You will not find a more dedicated, passionate and skilled person in this industry. I have recommended Gifford many times to some of our clients that are looking for a nice, tight, hosted solution for their portal. Not only does he know his stuff, he is simply a great guy to go have a beer (and Lobster) with. His colourful background, story telling and passion for life makes me proud to call him a friend and colleague.” November 20, 2009 Mike Frenette Past President, PMI Nova Scotia (business partner) “Gifford's Atlantic Webfitters' clients save many thousands of dollars by avoiding the purchase, maintenance, continual replacement and operational support of servers. And they gain access to top of the line software such as SQL database technology, intranet modules for office productivity and content management software, all for a small monthly fee. Additionally, Atlantic Webfitters customers have drastically reduced the need for programmers to make changes to their portals, saving many more thousands of dollars each year. The functionality offered by Atlantic Webfitters' suite of module choices, the ease with which they can be implemented and the low cost make the AWF's portal solution very attractive.” November 20, 2009 Deb Frenette (client) Top qualities: Personable, Good Value, Creative “Gifford hosts my web portal. For the last two years, I have been pleased with his work. Anytime I have a question he is available and helpful. I would recommend Gifford as a reliable business associate!” November 20, 2009 Mark Spindloe (client) Top qualities: Expert, High Integrity, Creative “Gifford introduced us the concept of web portals. His work on relocationnovascotia.com has enabled us to manage our content in ways previously not possible. He is always there for us when we are stuck.” December 8, 2008 Robert Brewster Independent Professional, BIG BAD VOICE GUY (colleague) “Working with Gifford is always a pleasant experience, because he knows exactly what he wants and can express that verbally. For a person like myself who specializes in corporate voiceovers and writing, working with Gifford makes my job a whole lot easier. Bob Brewster http://bobbrewster.voices.com” August 7, 2008
My portal with Atlantic Webfitters is a mighty tool I have yet to grow into and utilize fully. My brother Mike Frenette and I have developed a great site with a lot of content. My portal has allowed me to access and change my website wherever and whenever I wish, making contacting a webmaster unnecessary, and placing control in my hands. The power of this portal is awesome! Deborah A Frenette, C Ht., NMT NMT Retreat and Clinic www.nmtcanada.com
"Gifford built the web portal for my company, Buell Group, and I highly recommend him to anyone who wants a robust system. My background is running tech companies and his software solutions would typically cost between $10,000 - $50,000 by having them built by someone else. I work with a lot of technical people and he is hands-down one of the best technical minds I have ever worked with and very accommodating to his customers. I can’t say enough about how many options his software gives us. It’s absolutely awesome." Peter Hickey, CEO - www.BuellGroup.com
"I have had the greatest opportunity to work on a business web portal development project with Atlantic WebFitters and particularly Gifford. I had been searching for three years on web site design but kept running into the typical developers that did not allow me the ability to own or change content without uncontrollable costs... until I hired Atlantic Webfitters. With limited knowledge of web design in hand, and a few hours of coaching from Gifford, I was capable of designing, building and OWNING my own web PORTAL. Now I constantly update and upgrade my web portal and FINALLY have CONTROL of my own business look and feel." Anthony MacNeil - Benefits in a Box
"DLT Specialty Valves business is running on Web Portal Software; we're generating quotes, proposals, invoices, packing slips & purchase orders, pulling data from our accounts, contacts & inventory. I can login from anywhere in the world and see the daily activity in real time. We're ready to recommend this software to any business seeking an affordable, powerful, web-based solution. With this solution in place, we're ready to expand our business unfettered by conventional software limitations."
D.L.T. Specialty Valve & Controls Ltd. Head Office 4, 192 Joseph Zatzman Drive, Dartmouth, Nova Scotia, Canada, B3B 1N4 Phone: (902) 468-3649
"We had received a quote for $12,000.00 for a static inventory website we couldn't update ourselves. This just wasn't feasible, as we wanted to change our website everyday to reflect the inventory. CMS InventoryLive was a perfect fit, as now anyone within the organization can add, edit and delete inventory. We figure your software has saved us over $10,000.00 during the first year alone. We haven't figured out how much money the website makes, but we do get a lot of compliments."
Gary General Manager www.fundygrinding.com
Thanks Gifford,
"Your portal content management system is a perfect fit for our online presence."
David Pace Overhead Door Company of Nova Scotia 328 Windmill Rd. Dartmouth, Nova Scotia B3A1H6 Ph: 902-455-5469 Fax: 902-455-6489 Toll Free: 1-800-561-7555
Great Results, Expert, Good Value
“Gifford did a fantastic job in getting our portal up and running in a professional and timely manner. His creative input and insights were incredibly useful to us.”
Jeff Murphy - Managing Director at Blackmore Partners
“I used to think a website was a website, but I now think a website is merely a shadow cast by a portal. And with an unlimited number of rooms in the portal, the moon and stars are not out of reach. Gifford Watkins is not only a visionary, but his software is a light for the technology world to follow. Simply awesome and I am proud to be associated with Gifford and AWF.” Bill Murphy, CA Atlantic Canada Payroll Company CFO Suite 201 11 Thornhill Drive t 902.444.7758 f 902.444.7780
“Gifford is an experienced Web Manager, we were easy to work with him since his communication in terms of what he required for his clients was clear and detail-oriented. This helped the project to meet its strategic objective.” March 9, 2009 Juan Pablo , Juan Pablo , DnnArt.net ::DotNetNuke Skinning Solutions was a consultant or contractor to Gifford at Atlantic Webfitters
“Gifford intruduced us the concept of web portals. His work on relocationnovascotia.ca has enabled us to manage our content in ways previously not possible. He is always there for us when we are stuck.” December 8, 2008 Top qualities: Expert , High Integrity , Creative Mark Spindloe hired Gifford as a IT Consultant in 2007
“I have had the greatest opportunity to run into and work on a business web portal development with Atlantic Webfitters and particularly Gifford. I had been searching for three years on web site design but kept running into the typical developers that did not allow me the ability to own or change content without uncontrollable costs...until I hired Atlantic Webfitters. With limited knowledge of web design in hand, and a few hours of coaching from Gifford, I was capable of designing, building and OWNING my own web PORTAL. Now I constantly update and upgrade my web portal and FINALLY have CONTROL of my own business look and feel. Thanks Man!” October 22, 2008 Anthony MacNeil , REALTOR , HomeLife Real Estate Centre worked directly with Gifford at Atlantic Webfitters
“Working with Gifford is always a pleasant experience, because he knows exactly what he wants and can express that verbally. For a person like myself who specializes in corporate voiceovers and writing, working with Gifford makes my job a whole lot easier. Bob Brewster http://bobbrewster.voices.com” August 7, 2008 Robert Brewster , Independent Professional , BIG BAD VOICE GUY reported to Gifford at Atlantic Webfitters
“Gifford did a fantastic job in getting our portal up and running in a professional and timely manner. His creative input and insights were incredibly useful to us.” March 4, 2008 Top qualities: Great Results , Expert , Good Value Jeff Murphy hired Gifford as a IT Consultant in 2007
“Giff is an outstanding person and professional. Throughout our relationship, he's shown humor and intelligence. A consummate collaborator, you couldn't find a more trustworthy partner. I'm delighted I didn't delete his first email to me. I would have missed much more than just his wit and wisdom. Thanks Giff ~” October 19, 2006 Jessan Dunn Otis , Writer|Editor - CEO was with another company when working with Gifford at Atlantic Webfitters
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