I'm Les Larson.

Legacy Application Support - I have extensive experience working with existing applications, troubleshooting software problems, working with databases, and adding functionality to systems that businesses already depend upon. I am particularly interested in helping small businesses maintain existing Visual Basic and C# applications.

• VB6 application support
• Visual Basic programmer
• legacy VB developer
• C# application support
• legacy application maintenance
• maintain existing software
• in-house software support
• legacy software developer
• VB.NET developer
• C# developer for existing application

People and Communications

• I developed excellent people skills, allowing me to speak with management and janitor alike. I am comfortable dealing directly with decision makers, office managers, C-level and mid-level executives.
• I believe that customer service should be the highest priority in any business. I worked hard to get my clients, and harder to keep them. Many of my clients remained with me for over a decade without long-term contracts because they trusted my recommendations, appreciated my responsiveness, and knew I genuinely cared about helping their businesses succeed.
• I'm a people-person, which is not the norm in the tech industry. I understand the technology, but I really like people, too. I've often described myself as "a people-person trapped in a nerd's body". This trait has allowed me to excel at my craft *and* be able to relate to people in a way that makes them comfortable working with me. I've been told many times by clients and others that I am the only tech they ever worked with that didn't make them look or feel stupid.
• I've written installation manuals, technical documentation, user guides, and implementation procedures. I'm equally comfortable discussing technical details with engineers or explaining the same concepts to executives and end users.

Leadership - I've led small teams of technicians and software developers that I employed from time to time. We always met our objectives, delivering results to our clients in a timely manner.

Problem Solving - This is my superpower. Whether diagnosing software defects, networking problems, hardware failures, or complex interactions between multiple systems, I approach every problem methodically. I ask good questions, gather evidence, eliminate assumptions, and implement solutions that last. I don't "try" and I don't guess. I am focused, experienced and methodical.

Testimonials - Read what others have said about my work.