Curriculum Vitae
I class myself primarily as a frontend web developer; I am Creative Director at Peacock Carter Ltd, a web design agency based in the North East of England.
Career highlights
| Highlight | Date | Details |
|---|---|---|
| Peacock Carter’s 5th birthday | 1 November 2011 | Peacock Carter’s 5th birthday; there was much cake and rejoicing. |
| Speaking: Front Row Conference | 20/21 October 2011 | I spoke at the Front Row Conference in Krakow. |
| Speaking: SuperMondays | 28 July 2011 | I presented to an audience of around 100 on the theme of ‘design/CMS integration‘. |
| Book #4 released | January 2011 | ‘Magento 1.4 Themes Design‘ was released. |
| Book #3 released | July 2010 | ‘Joomla! 1.5 Templates Cookbook‘ was released. |
| Book #2 released | July 2009 | ‘Magento 1.3 Themes Design‘ was released. |
| Book #1 released | August 2008 | My first book, ‘MediaWiki Skins Design‘, was released. |
| Peacock Carter formed | 1 November 2006 | Peacock Carter was formed. |
Commercial experience
I have 5 years commercial experience in website design and frontend development, the majority of which is with my time at Peacock Carter. I previously worked as a freelance web designer in Leicester under the name of ‘Evocative Design’.
I’ve worked with clients large and small with Peacock Carter, with highlights including projects with Directgov, NHS Choices and BusinessLink.gov.uk.
I act as a technical reviewer for website-themed books and am a published author myself, with 4 books currently published.
Academia
I graduated from the Department of Computer Science (now the School of Engineering and Computing Sciences) at the University of Durham with an honours degree in Software Engineering. My dissertation was entitled ‘A empirical study of stop-list program slicing‘, and my supervisor was Dr Keith Gallagher.
I also speak at web design conferences.
Other Interests
I’m active in a few other interests too, including as a business mentor for a Young Enterprise North East group.