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Doings

I was at Jolly Good Beer responsible for software development & web systems management - now looking for new opportunities!

I have been known for:

Using MySQL stored procedures and functions to calculate league table results scheduled to run daily for a well-known football (*soccer) league
Designing and implementing an authentication scheme to secure a RESTful in-house API
Developing the validation required to assure designer style file packages were not tampered
Deriving technical specifications and time estimates from direct discussions with clients

Speaking in "'strayan vernacular English" when too comfortable
Ducking out to volunteer at beer festivals, wrangling a squid
Briefly working (indirectly!) for the porn industry
Saying "can you eat it?" when out for country-side walks
My bento habit
Growing stuff on my allotment plots that I want to eat

Serious bizniz plz, k thanx! Boring! What about the fun stuff?

I hate photos of myself

Deftness

Just the usual skillset listing.

Languages

PHP, Python, Perl, Javascript, SQL (MySQL, Postgres, MSSQL), Java, standard C/C++

Frameworks / Libraries / Templating / CMS

Yii (version 1), jQuery, Smarty, Wordpress, Angular

Environment

Linux/Unix, Vim (command-line), JetBrains-based IDEs, standard Windows

Basic Apache / Nginx maintenance

Version Control

Subversion, Git, CVS, Mecurial

Project Management / Collaboration

Scrum, Agile Methodologies, Kanban (tools: Trello, Slack, JIRA)

Graphics

GIMP, Inkscape

Education

BSc (Hons) in Computer Science and Technology

University of Sydney

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Dabblings

My personally written Android application showcase.

My forays in mobile development started with J2ME, but with the advent of an accessible publishing platform I've been able to release a few things into the public.

AlertDroid IMBC 2014 Hitchin 2014 Hitchin 2013 Letchworth 2012

I've let most of these go out of publication due to being linked to single events or the product has been discontinued.

AlertDroid

Formerly AlertMe for Android. The first AlertMe mobile application for Android devices.

Hub view — Quick-set hub modes

View the state of the hub and switch between modes (home, arm, away)

Device list

See the state of your devices quickly - do they need new batteries? How's their signal?

Smart plug view — Hello, Smart plug!

You can examine the state of each device and switch on/off your smart plugs!

Event log — Dive into the logs

View the event history just like the web interface.

IMBC 2014

The official 2014 Independent Manchester Beer Convention Beer List app!

Go to the Google Play page

Opening screen — An easier way to plan your con

Working with the beer list organisers I managed to adapt the complex structure.

Beer list — Say my name

It's a massive beer list...

Brewery list — Stalk your brewer

View which brewers are represented.

Brewery details view — What brews?

View some brewery details and the beers they have on.

Beer details screen — Find my beer!

Find out what room and what sessions a beer may be available for - it might be only available for special times!

Filter beer options — TOO MUCH CHOICE!

The list can be filtered so you know what beer is available to you at particular sessions.

Beer search autocomplete — What's my name again?

Searching the beer list has been made easier with autocomplete

Hitchin Beer & Cider Festival 2014

The official Hitchin Beer & Cider Festival 2014 Android app!

Go to the Google Play page

Overview — Beer & cider overview

The entire cask ale, foreign beer, cider and perry list is shown.

Source overview — Brewery/Producer list

Is your favourite brewery on the list? Take a look and find out!

Beer details

View details on each of the 70+ cask ales, foreign beers, cider and perry.

Hitchin Beer & Cider Festival 2013

The official Hitchin Beer & Cider Festival 2013 Android app!

Go to the Google Play page

Splash screen — More improvements from last year

More beer, more cider and more (subtle) improvements to the app.

Source details — Brewery/Producer details

Check out more details on your favourite breweries.

Letchworth Beer & Cider Festival 2012

The official Letchworth Beer & Cider Festival 2012 Android app!

Go to the Google Play page

Brewery details — Brewery/producer data

View details on the breweries/producers.

Beverage taste notes — Take note!

See the taste notes for your beer (or cider/perry) and write your own!

Make multiple notes — Revise your tasting notes

Multiple notes and ratings means you can compare different times you've had the same beverage.

Filtering list by type — List too long?

View a filtered version of the list.

Items that have sold out are crossed out — Going, going, gone!

The list will have items crossed out as soon as they are marked 'gone'

Items that have a rating/note saved are 'ticked' — Optimised for beer tickers

Filter the list according to the ones you have rated/made notes - this makes them 'ticked'

Tick filter options — Don't remember what you've not tried yet?

You can view 'unticked' - unrated items - so you can track down which ones you might like next.

Doodles

I wish I had more time / headspace to doodle more...

Fur-lowe Beer Ed T-Shirt Hot Mascots Web Animation

Fur-Lowe Adventures

2020

A Covid-19 'furlough' comic.

Inspired by the casual online chat at Jolly Good Beer - because nobody really thought about what cats felt about it... Free-form line art scanned and cleaned in Gimp.

part 1 | part 2 | part 3

Fur-Lowe Adventures - A Covid-19 'furlough' comic