Resume

I am currently very happy in my day job, but I will be more than happy to look at small freelance projects. Get in touch if you think you have something that might interest me.

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Skills - Education - Hobbies and interests

Skills

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Expert proficiency

  • Semantic HTML / XHTML
  • CSS
  • Cross Browser Development
  • Object Oriented Development
  • Troubleshooting
  • Accessibility

Extensive Experience

  • Mac OS X
  • Windows 95 - XP
  • AppleScript
  • Apache
  • PHP
  • MySQL
  • Adobe Photoshop
  • Network Design and Implementation

Moderate Experience

  • Adobe Illustrator
  • Linux

Education

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2004 - 2008 Manchester Metropolitan University

BSc (Hons) Computer and Networking Technology (Predicted result: 2.1)

My degree covered many areas of computing including the following:

  • Networking and administering Windows computers
  • Network design
  • Creating web pages using HTML / XHTML, CSS, Flash and JavaScript
  • Management (health and saftey, management techniques and business plan analysis)
  • Computer Systems Technology
  • Computer Systems Design (Systems on a chip)
  • Mobile Computing

My final year project (equivalent of a dissertation) was to create a Virtual Learning Environment using PHP and MySQL. More details will follow once the report has been submitted for marking.

1997 - 2004 City Of Norwich School

  • 9 x GCSE
  • 3 x A2
  • 1 x AS

Hobbies and Side Projects

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tin-men

Personal blog
2001 - Present
http://tin-men.net

  • Personal website and blog covering topics from current events to technology
  • Tableless layout, using xHTML and CSS

Manchester Student Guide

Online resource for students based in Manchester, UK
2007 - Present
http://manchesterstudentguide.com

  • Site based on the open source blogging application WordPress
  • Features contributions from Manchester students
  • See the Personal page for more information

MacCast Forum

Online community for the MacCast Podcast
2006 - Present
http://forum.maccast.com

  • Provide technical support for Apple computers and software

b2evolution

b2evolution Blog Platform: Support and Testing
2003 - 2005
http://b2evolution.net

  • Created, hosted and maintained the "skins" site
  • Provided help on the support forums
  • Created several "skins" for the application
  • Helped to make sure that b2evolution worked in all or most environments