About Me

Well here is the page where I tell you all about myself, but where to start there’s a lot to tell!

Work

I’m a web designer and developer, as you may have guessed, and I have over 4 years experience working professionally. I graduated from Keele University with a degree in Computer Science and Music Technology and went into working for a small company in Kendal. I then left and went to Warrington to work for the new media agency Carpe Diem where I got to work with clients such as Asics and GalxoSmithKline.

I then trotted off around the world to New Zealand to learn to fly whilst continuing to work on a number of personal and freelance projects. Since coming back (I didn’t fly myself I flew with Emirates) I’ve started working for Armitage Online Solutions, an up and coming website and internet solutions provider in Kendal.

The rest as they say is history!

Social

Outside work? Well I do get up to quite a lot, playing and watching Rugby, lots of running and general keeping fit. Sadly not much flying done recently and well generally enjoying life in Kendal with my girlfriend.

About what I do

Whilst I would hesitate to use the phrase “jack of all trades” due to the negative connotations I do have a wide variety of experience. Having started out programming at university using languages such as Java, Prolog and C++ amongst other things I took that experience into a web environment and worked as a website developer in PHP. More recently I have moved a lot more towards the design end of the spectrum of things mainly due to my personal interest in the area.

What can I do for you?

So the most important question, what can I do for you? Well it depends what you want, I design and build websites primarily in PHP and MySQL and using JavaScript but I’ve also done plenty of other things such as HTML emails, basic Flash and lots more.

So do you want a full professional service and support or are you just looking for a small brochure website to establish your presence on the web?

If you’re after a large complex site or a bigger project then I’m likely to point you in the direction of Armitage Online where I work and we can offer full support and a much more thorough service with a quicker turn around.

However I do take on some small projects on a freelance basis but these are on the obvious understanding that I can only devote my time out of work hours to the project and so offer longer turnarounds and less support. Either way get in touch and we can talk about what you need.