About Me

I am a software developer primarily interested in web technologies.  Much of my time is currently spent on back-end development in Drupal and CakePHP.

Some History

I've always had a healthy interest in technology, and soon after getting access to the internet in late elementary I wanted to learn how to build my own websites.  In high school I worked with a local youth sports organization to build a simple content management system for their website, and later mixed my interests in web technologies and local independent music to build a custom content management system for Kelowna Gigs.

Through university I briefly worked as an intranet developer at a local tech company, and then for a few years on several research projects for the UBC Okanagan Centre for Social Spatial and Economic Justice.  Some of the projects I worked on included sales lead management and customer training systems, a historical document catalogue, and the collection and analysis of natural resource usage data.  Through university coursework I also continued the development of a classroom peer-evaluation application and created a web interface for an environmental sensor network.

After evaluating competing solutions I decided to focus on building applications with Drupal, including an upgrade to KelownaGigs, and have become increasingly involved with the community.

Recently I started working at a local web development company where I build custom web solutions based on CakePHP.

Partnerships

I am happy to work with other talented professionals, and am interested in building collaborative partnerships. If you have projects that you feel I would be a valuable contributor to, or think you have skills that may complement mine, please contact me.