Stuart Ford I speak my mind involuntarily. It's both a blessing and a curse.

About me

I'm a 35 year old West Midlands based web software architect, living and working in the Birmingham area. My life revolves around my close friends, my technical projects, being a Mac and LAMP geek and a heavy online presence, through Facebook, Twitter and this journal site. I have a keen interest in politics and business and I'll also admit to being something of a railway geek, but I won't talk too much about that.

I have many years of experience working in the web software development and ISP fields, with an extensive skill set which includes (but is not limited to):

Development

  • OOPHP5.
  • HTML and CSS.
  • MVC design patterns.
  • JavaScript, jQuery and Ajax methods.
  • XML, XSL, XSLT and XSL-FO.
  • Smarty templates.
  • Subversion.
  • WordPress deployment, customisation and management.

Operating systems and server software

  • Linux (CentOS., Ubuntu).
  • Mac OS X.
  • Apache.
  • MySQL, PostgreSQL
  • Asterisk PBX and related VoIP technologies.

Other skills

  • Strong software documentation skills.
  • TCP/IP networks, including LAN, WAN and wireless LAN.
  • Adobe Photoshop and Illustrator.

Please feel free to contact me via e-mail if you are interested in discussing how you can take advantage of my skills. I am willing to work on a consultancy basis.


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