Skills & Experience

I am a skilled and experienced software and web developer, working on projects of all sizes – from sole traders, right up to the biggest multi-national corporates.

Languages, Platforms and Technologies

I am a skilled and experienced developer with the following languages, platforms and technologies;

  • Web Platforms
    Wordpress, Drupal, Joomla
  • Languages
    PHP, Python, HTML, DHTML, Javascript, SQL, CSS, ASP “Classic”, C#, ASP.NET, XML, XHTML, Perl, Visual Basic, VB.NET, Pascal, Delphi
  • Computing Platforms
    Apple OSX 10.6 “Snow Leopard”, Apple OSX 10.5 “Leopard”, Apple OSX 10.4 “Tiger”, Microsoft Windows 7, Microsoft Windows XP, Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Windows 2003 Server, Ubuntu Linux, RedHat Linux, Mandriva Linux, SuSE Linux, Xandros Linux, Fedora Linux, Debian Linux
  • Products and Technologies
    MySQL, Apache, Samba, Microsoft SQL Server, Oracle, FTP, SMTP, PluggedOut Blog, PluggedOut CMS, Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007, SharePoint Portal Server 2003, K2.NET 2003, K2 Black Pearl, Kofax Capture, FileNET Content Services, Neurascript Indicius

Open Source Development

Over the past ten years I have been responsible for the design and development of a number of open source projects;

  • PluggedOut Blog
    A feature rich blogging platform based on the LAMP (Linux, Apache, MySQL, PHP) stack. It was developed over the course of a couple of years for my own use, and garnered the support of several thousand users around the globe.
  • PluggedOut CMS
    A rich content management system aimed at developers to help maintain complex websites. It provided a loose framework within which complex and diverse websites could easily be constructed and managed. It is in use by many sites around the world.
  • PluggedOut Nexus
    The basis for the construction of social network websites, supplying a framework for user membership, connections and communication upon which further functionality could easily be built.