About Me
Sometimes I wish there was one term to cover the various activities that make up my work life. When meeting new people I often say “web developer” but that doesn’t really cover it, it’s just easier. By the way the guy holding the beer can looking vacant – that’s me!
The longer version is, well, somewhat longer. As well as freelancing as a web developer, with a focus on HTML, CSS, JavaScript, PHP and WordPress, I am also the co-founder along with long time friend Elliot Jay Stocks of Viewport Industries. We set the company up to forward a number of ideas we had been talking about as well as giving a proper home to our “Insites” related projects. 2012 is set to be a very exciting year.
Additionally I am fortunate to work with the amazing team at Smashing Magazine on their Coding section. I help curate and edit the articles that appear weekly and have been privileged to work with amazing writers at the forefront of the web industry.
Previously
Previously I worked for three years at Carsonified, the UK based company well known for web focused events such as The Future of Web Design and The Future of Web Apps. I also hosted the podcast “Think Vitamin Radio“. The show made the shortlist for the annual .net awards two years running, which was nice. If asked I say it came joint second in 2010!
Say Hello
You’ll likely see me at web events here and there – come and say hello. 2011 saw me attend New Adventures in Web Design, Future of Web Design London, DIBI, Brooklyn Beta, Build, WDC as well as more local meet ups in Bath. After many years living in London I now reside in Bath in the South West of England with my partner and two children.
Around the Web
Feel like connecting? Here’s where else you can find me online:
- Twitter – Occasional links, food pics and more
- Flickr – Updated far less often than I hope to
- Instagram – Quick snaps out and about
- LinkedIn – Connections for work
About This Site
This site is a collection of posts and links to things I find interesting. I mainly link and write about web related topics but also cover things as diverse as travel, kids (and the challenges of being a parent), food and drink and media.
This site uses the latest version WordPress, a few useful plugins, and is hosted on a shiny new (ve) server from the good people at Media Temple. Code is managed and versioned in Codebase by the talented crew at aTech Media. I also use Point for DNS and Deploy for deployment. Personal thanks to Chris Lea for his help setting it all up.
(Photo Credit: Ubelly)
