Available for new projects
I'm Nicolas Ricci, a PHP & Symfony consultant and technical lead based in Newcastle upon Tyne. Since 2007 I've helped agencies, brands and public bodies ship robust, maintainable platforms — from first spec to production.
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Technical specification written
Symfony app scaffolded
REST API & back-office ready
Performance audit: green
CI pipeline & tests passing
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I work directly with businesses and as a trusted back-end partner for digital agencies in France and the UK.
Tailored web applications and APIs built with Symfony, following good practice and designed for reuse.
Build and customise online stores, modules and ERP connectors that fit your business model and grow turnover.
Technical audits, code reviews and database optimisation for faster pages and better search rankings.
Functional and technical specifications, and tender responses, that lay solid foundations.
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Symfony whenever it fits, proven CMS and e-commerce platforms when they make more sense — and a delivery pipeline that keeps everything shippable.
Clean, tested, reusable code. Database modelling and query optimisation included.
Themes, plugins and modules built to your business rules, not around them.
Your shop, your ERP and your third-party services talking to each other reliably.
Versioned, automated deployments plus ongoing maintenance and monitoring.
Benchmarks first, then targeted fixes that measurably speed things up.
Clear scope, visible progress, and a single technical contact from design to launch.
I place particular importance on the success of every project, to build a lasting relationship based on trust.
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I’m a French-born web consultant, settled in the UK and fully bilingual. I specialise in PHP open-source technologies and I’m a strong advocate of Symfony whenever it fits the project. I contribute back to the Symfony community through bundles and bug fixes.
I’ve worked on challenging projects for multinationals, charities and associations, and government bodies — always on the front line with clients when it comes to technical decisions.
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Freedly is a collective of 10+ experienced freelance experts in web and communication that I co-founded. Together we cover every side of a digital project, with a single point of contact. I lead the technical side: specs, audits, development and deployment.
We find the most relevant and efficient solution for your goals, with user experience at the centre.
Each expert takes their part — design, code, content, SEO — to deliver the project together.
Maintenance, new features and progress tracking, for a relationship that lasts well beyond launch.
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I'm available for short- to mid-term projects. Tell me what you're building and I'll get back to you shortly — or just say hello.
