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I am currently Head of Technology at Endemol, the UK's largest independent television programme producer.

I specialise in coding Object Orientated PHP 5 systems and website components as well as MySQL database administration and Linux server administration. In addition I have well rounded experience in Search Engine Optimisation, website usability and internet marketing generally.

Until October 2009 I was Technical Manager for Netbasic Ltd. and one of the seven people that helped Netbasic reach No. 3 in the Sunday Times Tech Track 100 in 2008, just behind Love Film.

The following list is a guide to the kind of work I undertake, though generally speaking I can organise the completion of most internet/IT projects through various contacts in the field:

PHP Development:

  • Genral Object Orientated PHP5 development
  • Classes/Modules to provide specific functionality to exisitng systems
  • Custom stand alone web based applications
  • Form data processing
  • Internet content Spiders and datamining
  • Business to business data integrations
  • Server management (cli) scripts
  • Database management scripts/tools
  • Setup of existing PHP based scripts for blogs/forums/etc.

PHP Webservices:

  • Development of new webservices for exisiting systems
  • Consumption of 3rd party webservices into new and exisitng systems
  • Webservice testing in PHP (useful for companies developing new webservices and wanting to offer clients a PHP consumption example)

MySQL Database Administration:

  • Setup of new MySQL database servers and database structures
  • MySQL database key/index optmisation (missing or badly arranged keys on a database can significantly slow a site or service down)
  • MySQL database server parameter optimisation
  • MySQL database structure/content optimisation
  • MySQL database server upgrades
  • Data import/export to/from MySQL databases (CSV, XML, etc.)
  • Complex MySQL queries
  • Slow Query Optimisation
  • General MySQL 4/5/5.1 database administration

WordPress Development:

  • WordPress website setup and management
  • Plugin installation and configuration
  • WordPress plugin development

Online Marketing:

  • Search Engine Marketing (SEM)
  • Search Engine Optimisation (SEO)
  • Website usability assesment
  • Website response assesment (browser compatability, load times, etc.)
  • Website analytics

Linux Server Administration:

  • Setup of new Linux and FreeBSD servers
  • Administration of Linux and FreeBSD servers
  • Setup of streaming media platforms (Real, Flash, Quicktime, WMV)
  • Setup of Apache, PHP, Perl, MySQL services
  • Shell scripting




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