Consultants On-site or Remote
Outsourcing projects to First Consulting, Inc. enables clients to procure our services on a project basis. We offer any business—large or small—a proven, successful model of outsourcing projects based on the needs of our clients. If you are considering off-site development services, First Consulting, Inc. is positioned to provide remote application development services utilizing our proven methodology and a dedicated, secure, development environment.
Our business model fully supports off-site development led by a project manager with expertise in administering, facilitating, and delivering projects. Project Managers and development teams will work closely with your staff to clearly define the scope of the project, the requirements and delivery timelines. Throughout the development life cycle, our document-centric approach ensures effective management communication with weekly project status updates and periodic management reporting.
Design
Software Engineering
Expertise in Agile development methodology, object oriented (including UML) and structured analysis design with experience in all phases of software development from requirements definition, through system design, documentation, testing, and implementation.
Embedded Engineering
Significant experience in embedded engineering for medical devices, print devices, GPS and ARM microprocessors, which are often under strict FAA and FDA regulations.
Mainframe Services
Knowledgeable about mainframe computers with an understanding of the special challenges of maintaining the mainframe functionality and adapting their use with modern computing methods. Our engineers possess skills in various languages (COBOL, Eztrieve, Informatica, and SQL); various databases (DB2, Oracle, and IMS); as well as CICS servers.
Verification & Validation
Software Testing
Assist in the process of validating and verifying that your software program, application, or product meets the business and technical requirements that guided its design and development.
Medical Devices Software Testing
Significant experience in testing medical devices that are under strict FDA regulations.
Statistical Analysis
Ensure that sound statistical practices are used to collect and analyze data for compliance to Federal directives; design sample plans, perform data analysis, and develop statistical material for clinical submissions to federal regulatory agencies such as 510(k), PMA, IDE.
Cybersecurity
Vulnerability Assessments
Perform in-depth or impromptu threat analysis to identify threats to cyberinfrastructure.
Penetration Testing
Test a system, network, or application to find weaknesses that an attacker could exploit.
HIPPA/HITECH Compliance
Ensure that your system has all the required physical, network, and process security measures in place and confirm they are being followed.
PCI Compliance
Ensure that your system follows a proprietary information security standard for handling branded credit cards from the major card companies.
Network Infrastructure Hardening
Review your system to find ways of reducing its surface of vulnerability.
Technical Documentation
Instructional Design
Proven record of developing customized training—web-based, instructor-led, blended, and gamification—designed to meet the specific challenges of an organization.
Compliance Documentation
Review existing documentation to conduct a gap analysis that identifies areas needing new documentation; lead sessions to validate the accuracy of written procedures; and create ISO certification documentation for compliancy.
Policy, Standards, Procedure Documentation
Interview subject matter experts to understand specific business processes and then provide clear step-action procedures that fulfill policy and standards.
Other Technical Documentation
Extensive experience in writing user manuals, administrative manuals, service manuals, and quick reference guides.