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Profile

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I have 11 years of experience building web sites and web applications, from small simple websites and services to large enterprise level systems. I focus on simple, usable interfaces and prefer to work by prototyping ideas.

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Skills

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    Web Technologies

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    • HTML5/CSS3
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    • Javascript/jQuery
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    • Ruby on Rails
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    Databases

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    • SQL
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    Design

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    • Photoshop/GIMP
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    • Illustrator
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    • Typography
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    Linux Servers

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    • DNS
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    Networking

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    Good knowledge of cabling, routing and protocols.

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Experience

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    Pixelhum

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    pixelhum.com

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    Pixelhum is my own freelance/contract business. I build custom web applications for clients using PHP and Ruby on Rails.

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    Abiquo

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    abiquo.com

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    Updating and maintaining Abiquo’s websites, written in both PHP and Ruby on Rails. This includes the virtual image exchange site Thunderflash (thunderflash.com) which I rebuilt on Rails 3.

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    Deep Blue Sound

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    dbsmusic.co.uk

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    Administering and augmenting the existing web systems including Moodle, SugarCRM and others. Deputising for the System Administrator.

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    Footwork Solutions

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    footworksolutions.co.uk

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    I was a lead developer and designer on the Halo care co-ordination system, including training and documentation and support. I was also the System Administrator for both the local network and remote server farm.

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    Granite Internet

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    Designed and developed and maintained several property company websites based on a single code base. Setup Windows, Linux and FreeBSD servers.

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    North Devon Journal

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    Set advertisements using QuarkXpress and was responsible for laying out the classified pages. Developed a love for typography.

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Portfolio

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    NeoMPC

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    pixelhum.com/neompc

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    Web based MPD client. Design and execution. Built on PHP and jQuery and uses mpd.class.php.

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    Footwork Solutions

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    footworksolutions.co.uk

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    Company logo and site design. I built the HTML for the Drupal template.

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    Halo

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    haloteam.com

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    Hosted care co-ordination system for drug treatment agencies. Design, initial implementation and ongoing development of key modules.

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    Dan Barber Photo

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    danbarberphoto.com

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    My own photography portfolio site. Designed and implemented the whole site using Ruby on Rails and jQuery, including backend admin pages.

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    Dan & Katie

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    wedding.coweyes.co.uk

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    My own wedding photo site. Design and implementation of theme for ZenPhoto.

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    My CV

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    http://pixelhum.com/cv

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    My CV is a responsive design that makes extensive use of HTML5, CSS3, typography and web fonts.

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Interests

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  • Drumming
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  • Music
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  • Sound Engineering & Recording
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  • Photography
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  • Cycling
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Contact

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Dan Barber

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41D Longacre
- Plymouth
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- United Kingdom

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+44 (0) 1752 546981

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http://pixelhum.com

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