Skills and Knowledge

I’ve been programming in one language or another since age eleven. Originally starting in DOS, I quickly upgraded to start creating Windows applications in Visual Basic 6. I got my first taste for web development in 2004 and have greatly enjoyed learning more and more over the years as technology evolves.

Listed below are my current skills.

Languages

PHP 5+ (primarily Object Oriented)
JavaScript (jQuery, JSON, prototypical inheritance)
HTML5 (including fallback library use)
CSS3 (including animations and transforms)
AJAX
SMARTY templating
Microsoft Visual Basic 6
Basic understanding of C#

Data Querying and Storage

MySQL 5+
XML
JSON
CSV

Content Management Systems

Custom Built Systems
WordPress

Miscellaneous

Responsive Design
Mobile & hand-held devices
Social media integration
Google API Usage (i.e. Google Maps)
Search Engine Optimisation (SEO)
Website speed optimisation
Website analytics
Dynamic PDF generation
QR Code generation
Database optimisation & normalisation
Animation via scripting
Website and database security (i.e. injection attacks)
Graphic manipulation
Subversion & TortoiseSVN
Domain, FTP and SSH
UNIX command line
CPanel/Web Panel
Cron tasks
Testing and debugging