I am a software developer based in sunny Brisbane, Australia. I address large or complex projects for government and commercial interests. I can be contracted long term for larger projects and also operate independently via
So far I have done projects in Australia, the UK and Japan. I have citizenship in the first two and work visa access to Japan.
I believe in being approachable so if you have a problem, just drop me an email. But if you have a bigger ‘project size’ requirement – maybe consider hiring me!
I have been working in the industry for 22+ years, everything from University systems to scientific research, software house products to real-time control systems. My key skills are here.
I’m a great believer in Open Source Software, contributing technical articles, code and ‘opinionated blogging’ on the latest in programming languages and technologies.
I started programming as a science undergraduate, using a ZX Spectrum and the Forth programming language. I received a B.Sc. in Earth Sciences (Hons) in 1986.
In 1987 I embarked on a Masters in Computing Science, graduating in ’89, with the bonus of a programmer placement garnering experience at the Proof and Experimental Establishments, British M.o.D.
I’ve worked on a very wide range of software projects, some clients here. If you want more detail, please email me for a resume 
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I’m often asked for both commendations and references, so these may assist.
If I have any claims to fame, I’m quite proud of the fact that I have been
Author of a server side Image Processing Engine for PX3, delivered to Konica Minolta
Ported MetOffice‘s weather visualisation product, Horace, to Linux (5 million lines of code!)
Core developer of the Geolog6 product suite at Paradigm Geophysical and Mincom.
Research officer / Programmer at the CTSU, University of Oxford, with Sir’s Richard Doll and Peto.
My interests:
- If it can be programmed…
I do like programming in Groovy and am currently fascinated by Clojure. - Software engineering
- Scientific / numerical recipes
- Open Source Software
- Linux / GNU
- My links
- Travel (you may enjoy some of our stories traveling in India, Japan, UK, Europe, Australia and more, some of which is housed on this site).
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Mini disclaimer: please note that comments and opinions on this site are not necessarily correct (especially when they drift to areas of pure interest). Through experience and further research I find that my thinking will change. Also, I do not speak for the companies, associates or clients (current and previous) but do seek their blessing, at least when I am right.
