Tidy Gemfile

Gemfile

@@ -8,11 +8,4 @@ gem "bourbon"
 
 gem "middleman"
 
-# Live-reloading plugin
 gem "middleman-livereload"
-
-# For faster file watcher updates on Windows:
-gem "wdm", "~> 0.1.0", :platforms => [:mswin, :mingw]
-
-# Windows does not come with time zone data
-gem "tzinfo-data", platforms: [:mswin, :mingw]

source/css/_fonts.scss

@@ -1,23 +0,0 @@
-@font-face {
-  font-family: 'source_sans';
-  src: url('../fonts/sourcesanspro-bold-webfont.woff2') format('woff2'),
-       url('../fonts/sourcesanspro-bold-webfont.woff') format('woff');
-  font-weight: bold;
-  font-style: normal;
-}
-
-@font-face {
-  font-family: 'source_sans';
-  src: url('../fonts/sourcesanspro-light-webfont.woff2') format('woff2'),
-       url('../fonts/sourcesanspro-light-webfont.woff') format('woff');
-  font-weight: light;
-  font-style: normal;
-}
-
-@font-face {
-  font-family: 'source_sans';
-  src: url('../fonts/sourcesanspro-regular-webfont.woff2') format('woff2'),
-       url('../fonts/sourcesanspro-regular-webfont.woff') format('woff');
-  font-weight: normal;
-  font-style: normal;
-}

source/css/style.css.scss

@@ -30,7 +30,6 @@
  * COLOURS */
 
 @import "iconfont";
-@import "fonts";
 
 *,
 *:before,
@@ -228,7 +227,10 @@ li {
   border-top: 2px solid #666;
   padding-top: 1em;
   margin-bottom: 2em;
+}
 
+#skills,
+#interests {
   ul, ol {
     list-style: none;
   }

source/humans.txt

@@ -4,9 +4,9 @@
 
 /* TEAM */
   Designer & Coder: Dan Barber
-  Site: http://danbarber.me
+  Site: https://danbarber.me
-  Twitter: @danbee
+  Twitter: @_danbarber
-  Location: UK
+  Location: US
 
 /* SITE */
   Standards: HTML5, CSS3

source/partials/_head.html.erb

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 <meta charset="utf-8"/>
-<title>Dan Barber — Web Developer &amp; Designer</title>
+<title>Dan Barber — Web Developer</title>
 <meta name="description"/>
 <meta name="author"/>
 <!-- http://t.co/dKP3o1e -->

source/partials/_header.html.erb

@@ -3,9 +3,10 @@
     <canvas height="12" id="colours" width="890"></canvas>
   </div>
 </div>
+
 <header class="clearfix" role="banner">
   <div class="container">
     <h1 class="icon-logo" id="main_heading">Dan Barber</h1>
-    <h2>Web Designer &amp;&nbsp;Developer</h2>
+    <h2>Web Developer</h2>
   </div>
 </header>

source/sections/_experience.markdown

@@ -1,71 +1,67 @@
 ### Experience
 
-#### <del>[New Bamboo](http://www.new-bamboo.co.uk)</del> [thoughtbot](https://thoughtbot.com)
+#### [thoughtbot](https://thoughtbot.com) (formerly [New Bamboo](http://www.new-bamboo.co.uk))
 
-Nov 2012---Present
+**Senior Developer**: Nov 2012---Present
 
-As a developer at thoughtbot, Dan works directly with the client to ensure
+As a senior developer at thoughtbot I was responsible for working directly with
-optimal client success, which is achieved by working within a pragmatic and
+clients. Here are some highlights from the projects I worked on:
-well-defined Scrum framework, running User Story Workshops and helping clients
-to understand the process. Dan works with the team to plan sprints every week
-and to run demos to show the progress to date.
 
-thoughtbot works mostly with Ruby on Rails and delivers high-quality, well
+* Built a content management and subscription system for a marketing
-tested code.
+  intelligence firm in London using Ruby on Rails and ElasticSearch.
 
-New Bamboo [became thoughtbot
+* Built a form system for a Canadian organisation that funds research in
-London](https://www.new-bamboo.co.uk/blog/2015/11/24/new-bamboo-joins-thoughtbot/)
+  developing countries using a Ruby on Rails back-end and Angular front-end.
-in November 2015.
+
+* Built a statistics dashboard for a company that provides cloud based banking
+  solutions using React.
+
+* Worked with a company that provides publishing services to musicians to
+  upgrade their website to the latest version of Ruby on Rails.
+
+* Built a full MVP with sign up flow for a UK company offering mail order
+  prescription medication using Ruby on Rails.
+
+* Worked with a major health insurance provider in the US to augment their web
+  development team. I worked on their marketing site built using React.
 
 #### [Pixelhum](http://pixelhum.com)
 
-Aug 2010---Apr 2015
+**Web Designer &amp; Developer**: Aug 2010---Apr 2015
 
-Launched Pixelhum in 2010, providing freelance and contract-based services to
+* Launched Pixelhum in 2010, providing freelance and contract-based services to
-clients. Designed and built web applications for clients using Ruby on Rails.
+  clients.
+
+* Designed and built an E-commerce site for
+  [Soundunlimited](https://web.archive.org/web/20130310015425/http://www.soundunlimited.co.uk/),
+  a Plymouth-based music shop.
 
 #### [WebBased Ltd](http://www.webbased.co.uk/webbased)
 
-Dec 2011---Nov 2012
+**Web Developer**: Dec 2011---Nov 2012
 
-Continued the development of a CRM product built using Ruby on Rails 2.3.
+* Continued the development of a CRM product built using Ruby on Rails 2.3.
-Migrated version control from SVN to git and brought the Rspec test suite up to
+
-date.
+* Migrated version control from SVN to git.
+
+* Brought the Rspec test suite up to date.
 
 #### [Abiquo](http://web.archive.org/web/20111005142120/http://www.abiquo.com/)
 
-June 2010---Oct 2011
+**Web Developer**: Jun 2010---Oct 2011
 
-Updated and maintained Abiquo's websites, which were written in both PHP and
+* Updated and maintained Abiquo's websites, which were written in both PHP and
-Ruby on Rails. Rebuilt their virtual image exchange site,
+  Ruby on Rails.
+
+* Rebuilt the virtual image exchange site,
   [Thunderflash](http://web.archive.org/web/20110829022630/http://thunderflash.com/),
   using Ruby on Rails 3.
 
 #### [Deep Blue Sound](http://dbsmusic.co.uk)
 
-Aug 2008---June 2010
+**Deputy Sysadmin**: Aug 2008---Jun 2010
 
-Administered and augmented the existing web systems including Moodle, SugarCRM
+* Administered and augmented the existing web systems including Moodle, SugarCRM
-and others. Deputised for the System Administrator.
+  and others.
 
-#### [Footwork Solutions](http://web.archive.org/web/20081016050612/http://www.footworksolutions.co.uk/)
+* Deputised for the System Administrator.
-
-Nov 2002---Aug 2008
-
-Served as a lead developer and designer on the Halo care co-ordination system,
-which included training, documentation and support. Served as the System
-Administrator for both the local network and remote server farm.
-
-#### Granite Internet
-
-2000---2002
-
-Designed, developed and maintained several property company websites built upon
-a single code base. Setup Windows, Linux and FreeBSD servers.
-
-#### North Devon Journal
-
-1998---2000
-
-Set advertisements using QuarkXpress and was responsible for laying out the
-classified pages. Developed a love of typography.

source/sections/_portfolio.markdown

@@ -1,48 +1,23 @@
 ### Portfolio
 
-#### [New Bamboo](https://legacy.new-bamboo.co.uk)
+#### [DanBarber.me](https://danbarber.me)
 
-The New Bamboo website was completely redesigned and rebuilt from the ground up
+My personal blog and photo site is a static site built using Hugo. It makes use
-in 2015. Dan managed the project, serving as the product owner. He also served
+of SASS and ITCSS (Inverse Triangle CSS) to organise the styles.
-as the primary developer and contributed to the design work.
-
-#### [Contagious IO](https://www.contagious.io)
-
-Contagious IO is a curated, collaborative research tool showcasing the world's
-most innovative marketing, trends and technology. Dan worked with another New
-Bamboo developer to build it, using Ruby on Rails, PostgreSQL and
-ElasticSearch.
-
-#### [Contagious](https://www.contagious.com)
-
-The Contagious website is built on the Shopify platform. Dan was part of the
-New Bamboo team that developed it.
-
-#### [Soundunlimited](https://web.archive.org/web/20130310015425/http://www.soundunlimited.co.uk/)
-
-Sound Unlimited, a Plymouth-based music shop, hired Dan to build a complete
-online shop system. Dan used Ruby on Rails for the site and Rspec for testing.
-The site featured an innovative quantity discount system.
 
 #### [NeoMPC](http://pixelhum.com/neompc)
 
 NeoMPC is a web based client for controlling an MPD server that was built using
-PHP and jQuery and uses mpd.class.php to connect to the MPD server. Dan
+PHP and jQuery and uses mpd.class.php to connect to the MPD server. I completed
-completed all of the coding, interface design and graphics for this project.
+all of the coding, interface design and graphics for this project.
-
-#### [Footwork Solutions](http://web.archive.org/web/20081016050612/http://www.footworksolutions.co.uk/)
-
-Footwork Solutions are a web development company in Plymouth specialising in
-large enterprise intranet systems. Dan designed the company logo and the
-website and built the template for Drupal.
 
 #### [Dan Barber Photo](http://danbarberphoto.com)
 
-Dan designed and implemented his personal photography site using Ruby on Rails
+My personal photography site is built using Ruby on Rails and jQuery, including
-and jQuery, including backend admin pages.
+back-end admin pages.
 
 #### Dan's CV
 
-Dan built his CV, a responsive design using Middleman, SASS and Markdown that
+I built my CV/resume, a responsive design using Middleman, SASS and Markdown
-makes extensive use of HTML5, CSS3, typography and web fonts. The source code
+that makes extensive use of HTML5, CSS3, typography and web fonts. The source
-is available on [Github](https://github.com/danbee/cv).
+code is available on [Github](https://github.com/danbee/cv).

source/sections/_profile.markdown

@@ -1,12 +1,10 @@
 ### Profile
 
-Highly experienced design literate software developer with 20+ years of
+I am a highly experienced software developer with 20+ years of experience
-experience building software products for the web. Dan has been programming
+building software products for the web. I have been programming computers since
-computers since he got his Sinclair ZX81 in 1985 and has been making them do
+I got my Sinclair ZX81 in 1985 and have been making them do interesting and
-interesting and delightful things since.
+delightful things since.
 
-Dan is design literate, has a strong eye for detail and loves to work with
+I mostly use Ruby on Rails, HTML, CSS, JavaScript (including frameworks like
-others to create amazing products. He has a knack for explaining complex things
+React) and PostgreSQL. I believe the best software is well tested and built
-in terms non technical people can understand. Eager to learn new techniques and
+collaboratively and iteratively with continual feedback from the product owner.
-technologies, Dan loves working on interesting projects and strives for simple,
-elegant, well tested and maintainable code.