I specialise in bespoke programming using PHP and MySQL, but have a large range of skills and experience to draw from.
Programming
My interest in programming began on my 7th birthday in 1981. I was given a ZX81 home computer, with a whole 1kb of memory. Many hours were spent copying scripts out of magazines, editing them to make them more interesting, only to find out a colon had been missed out on line 7 and I'd have to start over. With each new technology, we'd get a new computer.BSc Mathematics
I studied Mathematics at university, following A-levels in Pure, Applied and Further Mathematics. Had Computer Studies been an acceptable choice for a young woman from a Girls Grammar school in the early 1990s, no doubt that would have been my preference.Web Design
I began designing websites in 2000, initially as a hobby to occupy the sleepness nights with our daughter. I took a course at our local education centre a year later, received lots of requests for freelance work, but took the decision to work full time for a web design company.Freelancing
I started freelancing in my spare time whilst working full time for a local web design company, built up a small client base, worked out the figures and took a blind leap of faith into the world of self-employment.
A lot of my work is behind the scenes for larger web design companies who outsource their more complex projects.
The Technical Bits
It had to come, and I'm sorry if this lot means nothing to you at all.
PHP | MySQL
Website repairs | code optimisation
HTML and xHTML | CSS | XML
W3C web standards | WCAG
OSCommerce / Joomla and other open source software
installation and modification
Facebook / Bebo applications
I no longer do SEO for clients.