
I am a freelance technology consultant with a proven track record of designing, developing, and delivering robust, high-performance, mission-critical web and other ITproducts. Technical expertise includes: - full-stack design and development - vanilla HTML5, CSS3, JavaScript / ES6 - web components, Progressive Web Apps (PWA) - performance, accessibility, security, web standards - Node.js, Deno, Bun - SQL and NoSQL databases - cloud computing, AWS, GCP, CloudFlare - business analysis, enterprise system design - mentoring, technical training, presenting, and documentation Key projects: - Tezos Spotlight website and CMS - performance improvements and design system for Macro Hive - global mobile advertising infringement reporting portal - automated AI advertising infringement detection bot - Plymouth University website and CMS - Peninsula College of Medicine and Dentistry (PCMD) academic assessment tracking system - HMRC tax return filing system - MX MoneySave MSN and Chase De Vere financial tool - UK Budget Estimator - MSN online shop - books including: Node.js Novice to Ninja, DockerWebDev.com, Jump Start Web Performance, and more - more than 1,300 tutorials and books for SitePoint.com - video training titles for O'Reilly - various websites, online applications, and open source products Clients include: - Microsoft, MSN, O'Reilly, SitePoint - UK Parliament, European Parliament, Department of Energy & Climate Change, HMRC - several county and London borough councils - Plymouth and Exeter University, PCMD, SSAT, CfBT, Landmark - FT.com, Santander, Natwest, This Is Money, Macro Hive, Tezos - Vodafone, EE, O2, 3 - ITN, The Times, The Guardian, Wall St Journal - ICAEW, Chase De Vere, Moneyextra - Yahoo, Vodafone, Tiscali, Orange - Thomson Reuters, Digita, Symantec, TwoFour, Empello - many independent SMEs
tezos.foundation
kinsta.com
oreilly.com
ac.uk
twofourgroup.com
sitepoint.com
Exmouth, England, United Kingdom
Freelance Information Technology Consultant
OptimalWorks Ltd
Jan 2007 - Present
United Kingdom
Information Technology Consultant
Tezos Foundation
• www.linkedin.com/company/tezosfoundation
Aug 2021 - Present
Switzerland
Contributing Editor
SitePoint.com
• www.linkedin.com/company/sitepoint
Feb 2009 - Present
Technical Author
Kinsta®
• www.linkedin.com/company/kinsta
Aug 2021 - Present
United States
Technical Author
OpenReplay
• www.linkedin.com/company/openreplay
Feb 2021 - Present
France
Technical training video author
O'Reilly Media
• www.linkedin.com/company/oreilly
Feb 2012 - Present
Contractor: Web Consultant
Macro Hive
• www.linkedin.com/company/macro-hive
Feb 2021 - Sep 2024
United Kingdom
IT coordinator
Devon County Council
• www.linkedin.com/company/devon-county-council
Nov 1991 - Apr 1997