Client

David Claridge, Intelligence Analyst, Rubicon International Services Ltd

Challenge

"We needed a new database to organise all the information regarding our freelance consultants we employ in various countries. The database needed to be user-friendly but comprehensive, allowing us to search the many CVs we receive and the data of our existing consultants by skill, experience, country, etc... At the same time, we didn't want to spend a fortune on it. We had asked some corporate companies, and they'd quoted us thousands of pounds. But we wanted the impossible: a reliable, quality database at an affordable price."

Industry

Rubicon International is a security and crisis management company.

Solution

"Rubicon had already used smarterwork to get some graphic design and translations done, and we were very happy with that. I've been keeping an eye on b2b models that put together clients and experts, and smarterwork is the one that impressed me most. We posted the project on smarterwork and eventually chose an expert based in Belarus. I think this is one of the great advantages of smarterwork - it allows you to bypass the big, expensive corporations and find talented people directly, even if they're based thousands of miles away."

Result

"We're very happy with the result. Once we chose the expert, the project proceeded very swiftly and the expert was very good in coming back with changes and suggestions, so he actually improved on our initial specifications. The database is very stable and does exactly what we wanted it to do."