We toasted a successful 2024 and the 11th annual People’s Choice awards during our holiday party on December 13 at Via Vecchia in Portland, Maine. The following team members were nominated for Most Valuable Player, Grace Under Pressure, Most Versatile, and new this year, Mentor Star and Top Innovator. The six winners received plaques and … Read more
“I’ve been fortunate to grow with Portland Webworks since the very beginning,” says founder and CEO Justin Davis. “We’re here today because of our team’s commitment to the innovation and skill adoption required to navigate the ever-changing landscape of the internet since our founding in 1999.” A lot has happened in the past 25 years. … Read more
“Writing software is not just about numbers and bits,” says Kevin Ferguson, Director of Software Development at Portland Webworks. “It’s about understanding and caring about the people using the software.” As custom software consultants since 1999, we place people at the heart of everything we do—whether it’s the end users we design for, the developers … Read more
“Portland Webworks stood out from the other companies I applied to because they use Drupal for their content management system (CMS) of choice,” says PWW developer Dang Tran. “After 10 years of working on web development, I wanted to focus on complicated projects using the Drupal CMS and I saw many big and diverse projects … Read more
“Some people think QA is just the testing phase of a project,” says PWW Quality Assurance (QA) Engineer Diane Bienkowski, who wrote a blog on Why Quality Assurance Shouldn’t be an Afterthought. “QA is ideally part of the whole project, from discovery and requirements gathering to implementation and project planning, client interactions, and of course … Read more
People often ask, “What exactly is the difference between UX and UI designers?” We thought we’d take this opportunity to answer that question, and introduce our User Experience (UX) and User Interface (UI) designers in this Creative team spotlight. Multiple perspectives are crucial to designing good solutions. The Portland Webworks/GovWebworks Creative team is highly collaborative, … Read more
“Over the years we’ve focused on providing our clients with award-winning web designs,” notes Tom Lovering, the Portland Webworks/GovWebworks Director of Business Development. “We’re glad to continue the tradition with four new design awards.” In 2023, two GovWebworks clients received design recognition from the W3 Awards and Web Excellence Awards. The Maine Department of Education’s … Read more
Portland Webworks/GovWebworks celebrated the 10th annual People’s Choice awards during our 2023 holiday party at Via Vecchia in Portland, Maine. The three winners were awarded plaques and gift cards for the categories of Most Valuable Player, Grace Under Pressure, Most Versatile, and this year, a Certificate of Achievement to Todd Merry for his retirement. While … Read more
This year we celebrated 20 states served during our 23 years in business. Our team also grew to 57 members with employees in 23 states. We are grateful to each state agency and client we worked with this year and each team member that worked with us to create a network of employees and clients … Read more
What makes a positive workplace? At Portland Webworks, we believe it’s the people. Case in point: for the sixth time entering, our people have landed us on the list of Best Places to Work in Maine. “The people drive success here, so we feel comfortable speaking up, trying out new ideas, and helping solve problems,” … Read more