About altcom

Diversity is a key factor in altcom's success. Intelligent, savvy, creative and dedicated sums up the people who work here. The culture is one of agile team working where problems are never hoarded and everyone is focussed on doing the best they can for the client. Given that the fields we work in are fast moving and ever growing, we strongly encourage continuous professional development and exploration of new ideas and concepts.
We have been delivering software development and consultancy services since 1995. We are ISO 9001:2008 certified for the delivery of "software design and development services" and provide bespoke software, content management systems, web and mobile apps, application integration and database development.
We are based in Penzance, Cornwall and work with clients in Europe, Asia and America using the excellent physical and digital communications infrastructure that exists in Cornwall.
Our success has been built on client service and an ability to deliver quality results on time and on budget.
Directors
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John Cowles MSc MBCS FRSA
Director
Experienced manager of software development projects for blue chip multi-national and public sector clients
- PRINCE2 Practicioner
- MSc - Information Technology & Zend Certified PHP Engineer
- CIM Dip. modules - International Marketing, Planning & Control and Marketing Communications
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Dr Andrew Jupe PhD
Director
Experienced manager of integrated Engineering and Software projects in the oil and gas industry worldwide with project values up to £1.5M.
- PhD - Camborne School of Mines (University of Exeter) - Geophysics.
- BSc (Hons) 2.1 University of Reading - Geological Geophysics with Mathematics.
Associates
Dave Wilcox
altcom founder and former Technical Director. Now works for altcom as a key contractor based in New Zealand.