s Database Pros offers FileMaker Pro consulting and development services in the areas of multi-user, single-user, Scripting, Calculations, Relational Design, Reporting and iOS (FileMaker Go). If you would like us to design a solution for you, email John Mark Osborne. Database Pros also offers meta-consulting services (consulting for amateur developer). Consulting and Development Database Pros has a single developer with over 3 decades of experience programming FileMaker knowledgeable in FileMaker relational design, scripting, calculations and reporting. So, which is better? A single seasoned veteran of FileMaker or a team of FileMaker developers who just started programming this year? If you like someone who has seen just about every FileMaker programming situation then please contact me with a an outline of what you want to build. If you are interested in having John Mark Osborne contact you, just email or call 909-636-2314. Meta-Consulting Meta-consulting can be best described as consulting for amateur developers. Sometimes you just need someone else as a sounding board and other times a feature you want is beyond your current skill set. Database Pros can even check over your solution to consider the efficiency of your programming. Whatever your needs, John Mark Osborne of Database Pros has likely seen a similar scenario in his 30 years of FileMaking experience. And, with his experience training, he can help you understand any feature he programs for you so you won't feel uncomfortable servicing it in the future. Database Pros has been offering meta-consulting services for several decades now. John Mark's strongest areas are scripts, calculations, relational design, reporting and multi-user solutions. One of the best collaborative tools for the Meta-Consulting service is GoToMeeting. If you aren't familiar with GoToMeeting, it is a service that allows two or more people to share and control their screens. If you are interested in having John Mark Osborne contact you, just email or call 909-636-2314. Client List The following is a partial list of clients as a full list would be too long: Adobe Systems, Incorporated AIAA AIG Annuity Insurance Air Tractor Inc American Apparel American Health Group Apple, Inc. Arcadia High School Ardent Healthcare, Inc. Argonne National Laboratory Bartwood Construction Bend Plumbing and Heating BioMarin Pharmaceutical Inc. Boardman Local School District Boeing Boston Scientific Briggs Chaney Middle School Buena Vista Home Entertainment Caltrans/California Dept of Transportation Cambridge University Press Carmody Ford-Mercury, Inc. Children's Hospital of Philadelphia City Of Costa Mesa City of Fountain Valley Columbia University Dartmouth College Deerfield Beach Middle School Del Mar Union School Department of Motor Vehicles Department of Transportation DMV Duke University Press Edinburg Cons. Independant School District El Rancho Unified School District Faultless Starch/Bon Ami FileMaker, Inc. Fisher Nut Company Franklin Special School District General Mills Georgetown University Washington Hallmark Cards, Inc. Hampton City Schools Harvey Mudd College Hope International I.A.T.S.E. Local 695 International Association of Fire Fighters International Cotton Advisory Committee Intuit King Tec Communications Los Angeles Unified School District Lawrence Livermore National Lab LEAP Lockheed Martin Loma Linda University Los Alamos National Laboratory Los Angeles County Office of Education Los Angeles County Public Defender Los Angeles Dept. of Water and Power Los Angeles Times Lufthansa Technik Macromedia, Inc. Macys.com Martha's Vineyard Public Schools Mat-Su Borough School District May Institute, Inc. Navajo Nation HR Department Newport Beach Police Department Newport Mesa Unified School District Niagara Bottling, LLC Northrop Grumman Oracle Corporation Orange County Arts & Cultural Affairs Rainin Instruments Raven biotechnologies, inc. Raytheon Missile Systems Rincon Catering, Inc. Rolls-Royce North RONCO Consulting Sacramento County Office of Education SAIC San Francisco Unified School District San Jose State University Santa Cruz Biotechnology School Board of Broward County School District of Reedsburg Elementary Sony Pictures Entertainment Southern California Edison Southgate Police Department St. Paul Public Schools Stanford University State of Alaska The J. Paul Getty Trust The ONE Group The Productivity Group The University of Texas at Austin The Walt Disney Company UC Irvine Department of Education UC Santa Cruz UCSC UCSF - East Bay Surgery Department University of California at Irvine - Department of Education University of Canterbury University of Manchester University Of Miami University of Virginia University of Washington, Dept of Surgery USC School of Cinema Utah Fire and Rescue Academy Washington State Department of Transportation Testimonials Here are a few quotes from clients of consulting and meta-consulting: "Our Company recently had to develop an integrated database solution. We had already created several related databases using FileMaker Pro and we knew we wanted to build on them. We also knew we would need help in this task. It was at this point that we turned to John Mark Osborne of Database Pros. To make a long story short, with John's guidance and skills we now have a truly graphical, integrated, information system that has increased our quality and efficiency. Our hats off to John Mark Osborne and Database Pros!" - Jon Eckles "Database Pros and John Osborne have been a resource beyond my most demanding expectations. When I approached John with a solution I needed to develop, he gave me two choices, 1) teach me to develop in FileMaker or 2) tell me how to complete the task in question. I chose to have John teach me how to develop a solution. With John's teaching I have been able to accomplish development of a very complicated solution. I am greatful that John stuck with me as I attempted to grasp a peice of his vast knowledge. I am forever grateful to Database Pros and John. Thank you John." - Tim Blumer "I have worked with Database Pros for two years. The quality of the programming is unsurpassed by anyone. They are very responsive and flexible as to my needs and schedule. My solution users are extremely pleased with the user interface and scripts. I highly recommend Database Pros for ANY of your FileMaker programming needs." - Perry S. Binder, MS, MD "Having developed many custom Filemaker databases for my business over the past five years, I turned to John Osborne for phone consultation on a integrated solution I was having challenges with. John was an excellent teacher, who walked me through the specific challenges I was having with my solutions. He stayed focused on the end result I needed, and showed me the most effecient way to get there. Thanks John!" - Kevin Morrison "Managing data efficiently can be a huge problem. John Mark is the David to your Goliath. His teaching skills, design skills, and problem-solving skills are all excellent." - Joseph Welch "I want to thank you so very much for your help. I know now that the solution was beyond my current thinking, so I would never have solved it on my own. Thanks for your patience working with me over the phone, you were awesome on so many levels. I have documented the procedure and will be able to implement it again if another situation arises. You can be sure that I will spread your name around as a very valuable resource." - Phyllis Weiser About John Mark Osborne John Mark Osborne has been working with FileMaker Pro for over 30 years. He earned his FileMaker Pro degree working on the frontlines of Claris technical support. John was the Technical Lead for FileMaker, serving as an escalation path for other technical support representatives and writing a large portion of TechInfo (now called Knowledge Base), their technical information reference. John also acted as a liaison between the technical support department and the FileMaker development team, reporting bugs, attending product meetings and acting as resource for the development team. John Mark is best known as the author of the popular FileMaker Pro web site Database Pros. The Database Pros web site has been on the internet for 30+ years and gets over tens of thousands of visitors a month by offering free FileMaker Pro tips, tricks and techniques. John Mark is also well known as the co-author of the wildly popular Scriptology book and CD ROM. John Mark launched a hands-on training class based on his Scriptology book and it has become so popular that it is now taught at MacWorld Exposition in San Francisco and New York. John Mark Osborne was of the original 4 trainers authorized to teach the FileMaker Professional training from Claris International. John Mark has been a featured speaker at the FileMaker Developer Conference for 15 years straight. At the 1999 Developer Conference, he was awarded the FileMaker Pro Excellence award for "creation of outstanding technical resources". John Mark is a former technical editor for Advisor magazine working on the tips and tricks section which is the most popular column in the magazine. The magazine is now out of business but I'm still here! John Mark has recorded beginner, intermediate and advanced tutorial videos for FileMaker totaling more than 1,000 hours. Currently, he has a 3 part video series for FileMaker 20 at Philosophy of FileMaker Videos - Part 1. s Contact John Mark Osborne by email or phone at 909-636-2314. If he doesn't personally answer the phone, leave a message and he'll get back to you as soon as possible. Happy FileMaking!