How Do I Find A Quality Programmer

I don't spend much time in forums so this thread might seem silly but I would like to know how to find a quality trustworthy programmer. I have not had much luck in this regard so I am assuming there is something I am missing. What type of qualifications or certification should I be looking for that can give me the confidence that the person can do MT4 programming and also programming for other platforms that are not MT4. My strategies are correlation and grid related. Is there anywhere I can look besides forex forums???

I welcome any assistance.

Cheers!!!

The answer is to ask us who may be our favorite programmer. PM Tesla if you have a question in referencing to programming.

Thank you WHTenn for taking the time to respond. Hopefully members will respond to your well stated revision of my original post.

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Perhaps further elaboration is required. I am not looking for strategy or a system; nor am I attempting to automate a novelty strategy. I need a programmer that can program clearly defined parameters that allows for user defined settings for MT4. The aforementioned is phase one. Phase two is to duplicate the automation for a different platform after satisfactory testing of phase one has been completed. If the the programmer succeeds in phase one but cannot do or complete phase two they will be given the option of assisting in the recruitment of a programmer for the second phase and both programmers will work together. The third and final phase will be an ongoing support contract. Security and confidentiality are also crucial elements.

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Sparxfx, don't know if this link helps you, but I just noticed it:
http://www.forexfactory.com/showthread.php?t=53866

David