Professional

I am a 20-something PHP web developer hailing from the unruly county of Essex in the United Kingdom.

I am currently employed as Development Manager for WTG an events agency based in London. I also undertake freelance project so please don't hesitate to contact me to discuss your requirements.

My occupation as a PHP Developer requires me to use a variety of languages. Predominantly, these are PHP, mySQL, jQuery / AJAX, XHTML, CSS and XML. I also have experience from previous employment and education in some other languages and technologies, some of which being:

• XHTML (validated to strict where possible)
• CSS
• JavaScript
• jQuery JavaScript library
• PHP 5 (Object Oriented)
• mySQL
• XML
• API's (Facebook, Twitter, Flickr, Google Maps, Charts)
• ActionScript
• Visual Basic
• JAVA Struts
• Mac OS X (Tiger, Leopard)
• Windows 98, XP and Vista
• Ubuntu Linux (terminal entry and GUI)
• Apache
• TextMate for Mac / E for Windows
• Adobe Suite
• Basecamp

Personal

• I was born on Friday the 13th
• I suffered with terrible eczema when I was a child
• I have an affinity for Mac's (not the type you wear)
• I play guitar rather well (www.youtube.com/ironhamster88)
• I'm not big on games but I can happily play The Legend of Zelda - Ocarina of Time, Majora's Mask or Twilight Princess for hours... if not days
• I seriously enjoy cooking
• I would rather drink a decent glass of red wine than a beer.

Musical

One of the biggest things in my life is music. I love both playing and performing.

I play guitar (gear to follow) and my main influences are shredders such as Steve Vai, Paul Gilbert, Joe Satriani, Michael Angelo etc.

My band are named Dirty White Trash. You would describe our sound (whilst keeping the descriptions free of swear words and sexual connotations) as very much like Motley Crue who happen to be my favourite band.

You can see examples of my instrumental videos and live footage of the band at my YouTube address www.youtube.com/ironhamster88.

• Ibanez Paul Gilbert PGM 301
• Peavey 6505 head
• 2x Marshall 4x12 cabs
• Ibanez Tube Screamer
• 2x Boss DD3 Delay
• Boss GE7 Graphic EQ
• Boss NS2 Noise Suppressor
• Marshall Supervibe Chorus
• Electro Harmonix Small Clone
• Jim Dunlop Cry Baby Wah
• Boss Tuner
• AKG Wireless System
• Takamini Acoustic