A bit about me...

I've been developing web applications for about 12 years ago... started with perl back in late 1995, and was using both perl and PHP/FI (basically PHP v2 for you history buffs out there).

Since then I've

• worked at small companies (2-3 people),
• worked at large companies (multibillion dollar large),
• freelanced,
• ran a small consulting and development business, and
• worked with almost every aspect of web application development you can imagine during those years.

Technologies I've worked with include:

• PHP, Perl, Java, ASP, Groovy/Grails
• MySQL, MS SQL Server, PostgreSQL, Oracle, SOLR/Lucene
• AJAX, Javascript, XML/XSLT, Flash/Flex

Please see my resume for a more complete list of technologies and my background.

What I like to do

I love looking for faster, better, newer and cheaper ways of doing things via software.

If there's an inefficient process, I make it efficient.

If there's a bug, I learn everything I have to until I can fix the bug.

If there's a way to optimize code, I figure it out.

If there's a way to make a site load faster, I do it.

If there's a new technology that reduces costs, I implement it.

In short, I'm passionate about how web technology can be used to:

• improve people's lives through communication and productivity,
• increase business competitiveness,
• reduce time to market, and
• reduce operational costs