I am passionate about encouraging the use of Free/Libre Open Source Software and enjoy coming up with new ideas using opportunities the virtual world and Free Software enable.

On a technical level, I help companies build communities around their products and services, mostly through implementing the 'community plumbing' Content Management System ('CMS') Drupal.

My career in IT started twenty years ago working for a local computer reseller helping small businesses make the most of IT. I quickly moved on to build a career out of my programming hobby and have spent most of my time working with relational databases, focusing on CMSs for the last ten years. For the last five years I have specialised in Drupal. Some of my previous clients include:

• Celebrity Gossip site HolyMoly.com
• Mazda-sponsored WeAreTriathlon.co.uk
• UK Government's National Strategies Online
• Graphics card manufacturer ATI (Consultancy)
• British Telecom (intranet development)

Prior to becoming freelance I worked for a CMS/Web Application Platform software house in London called RemoteApps. I was involved with a number of exciting projects during my time there, including:

• the first online horse-racing gambling site
• XML interfaces for online payment systems
• Volkswagen's minisite for the New Beetle
• B&Q's first DIY.com
• The Foreign & Commonwealth Office

In addition to building communities for clients, I also create and build my own, for example the Drupal South East UK group.

Based in the City of Brighton and Hove on the South Coast of the UK, I partner with a number of other leaders in their respective fields in order to provide a one-stop-shop, with services ranging from User Experience Design to building properties in the Virtual World SecondLife.

If you would like to have an informal chat about how I could help you, please feel free to use my contact form or telephone 020 8144 8744.