I've worked in the computer industry for the most part since 1990, mostly centered around system administration, and web and systems development.
I am particularly skilled in Linux system administration, and the LAMP (Linux, Apache, MySQL, PHP) development platform, with the Rails/Ruby stack as a secondary development choice.
My forte is in application and web architecture, with an emphasis on clean, reuse of object-oriented code. I have years of experience in designing clean, functional database-oriented web sites.
From a technological perspective, I like to stay at the forefront of current trends in development and systems architecture. The industry changes so fast. It is essential to research and experiment with new ideas constantly to see what will work for you.
I am a stickler for standards-compliant best practices to clarify development work and reduce maintenance costs. I firmly believe in source control systems combined with unit testing to reduce development and testing time and ensure the product is delivered as specified.
Where I have worked in a team, I become the resource that others turn to when they have problems they cannot solve or seek advice on how to implement a particular solution.
Now that I work for myself, it seems wasteful not to write this knowledge down.
This is unashamedly a resumé site, which I'm hoping to adorn with technical reports of my research and experience in developing websites, running Linux and being a freelance developer.
I would like to work with companies and individuals that have interesting projects, and similar development ideals.
I know, I know. There are millions of other sites out there with a similar theme. But I reckon I might be helping someone somewhere; hopefully to give them a shortcut past trouble I encountered to get to the solution.
Hopefully, by the magic of Google, the right audience will find something useful in my contributions. 
