I am a web developer and technologist living in London. For almost 15 years I have been working with creative teams to make the things that let people click.
Ongoings…
January 2012 - I was asked by a writer for my thoughts on code, beauty, art. I had a few thoughts on the subject, some of which will perhaps be published somewhere.
January 2012 - the New Year has kicked-off with the launch of Join me on the Bridge - a heavily customised and API-extended Ning Network
December 2011 - uploaded the source to PageDocSite to GitHub which is the simple PHP and Markdown based publishing engine I wrote for this website.
November 2011 - busy with some ongoing changes to my personal website. Read my site manifesto.
October 2011 - Researching the capabilities of Ning for a new client that needs social and event organsiation tools for a very limited budget.
October 2011 - attended Playful 2011 which wasn't as inspiring as previous years, but still a good day.
Selected Work…
I have had the privilege of working with a great range of people doing interesting and relevant work.
The Elders
theelders.orgI completed the development and build of a new site with Drupal and a load of custom module and theme development, plus front-end styling and JavaScript.
Life in My Shoes
lifeinmyshoes.orgI developed a bespoke YouTube uploader, gallery and registration process for entrants to this audition/competition site for a starring role in a new TV series.
POD
pod.co.zaPure unadulterated Flash. I developed this using AS3 for my friends at sploosh.
Capcom Dead Rising 2 series
tapeitordie.com
zombrex.com
visitfortunecity.com
deadrising-2.com
I was technical lead and co-developer for these meta-fiction campaign sites promoting Capcom's zombie game.
Turner Media Innovations
turnermediainnovations.comI developed a bespoke CMS and site with PHP and CodeIgniter for Turner Media Innovations.
And there's more…
I'm not going to list everything here, but you can see more in my work history or download my cv.
Skills and Experience
Expert with PHP, JavaScript, HTML, CSS, Drupal, WordPress, Flash and more… I am a diverse and adaptable technologist with a passion for the web as a place for people. My focus is the mechanics of code and data. Over the years I have extended myself to team leadership, interaction design, information architecture, education, game design, business strategy and project management.
Hand-crafted code
- PHP & MySQL for custom server-side application development
- JavaScript for browser-based web apps, interface enhancements and animation
- HTML and CSS for document markup and presentation
- Flash & ActionScript for RIAs, games and animation
Libraries, frameworks & APIs
- MVC goodness with CodeIgniter, CakePHP, KohanaPHP
- jQuery, Dojo Toolkit, YUI and ExtJS for making the browser behave
- Drupal site building, and custom module and theme development
- WordPress custom theme development
- APIs: Google Maps, Last.FM, Delicious, Flickr, YouTube, Vimeo…
Technical infrastructure
- Linux web server config and management (Ubuntu, CentOS, RHEL)
- Version control and code repository set up and management with Subversion and Git
- Issue tracking with Trac, Redmine and Sifter
People, principles and processes
- Client consultation and liaison
- Project management, budgets, planning and scheduling
- Technical delivery and studio resource management
- Team leadership and mentoring
- Concept, strategy and idea generation
- Technical deliverables: Requirements and Functional Specs
- IA deliverables: Site Maps, Wireframes and Concept Models
- Research and user testing
Always learning more.
About this site
admataz.com is my personal and portfolio website, and an ongoing project where I experiment with code, design and words. It has been through many different versions (2006 and 2010 archives survive). For what it’s worth, there's a site manifesto.