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Now taking bookings

dan — Mon, 05 Jul 2010 09:36:40 +0000

I now have availability for web development and consultancy services coming up in the next couple of weeks. If you’d like some assistance with your next project, or you’d your project handling from start to finish, get in touch. You can always check out and download my latest CV (PDF) here and get in touch with your requirements.

Now taking on projects for the summer

dan — Mon, 26 Apr 2010 16:25:27 +0000

A quick update for all you regular readers (yes, I know some people actually check out this blog regularly).

I now have availability coming up next month. If you have a project coming up that you would like assistance with, please email or call me (contact details here). And there’s the obligatory CV for you to download (PDF).

Availability coming up from February 2010

dan — Wed, 17 Feb 2010 11:02:53 +0000

It’s been a busy few months here and it’s a great time as I’ve made a few clients very happy with the last three successful launches we’ve had (in as many weeks, I might add).

In other news, I’ve been helping a new client achieve better user retention rates and increase signups by applying a few common-sense UX (user experience) techniques and keeping a close eye on the results. It’s always very gratifying to see nice rising graphs in analytics.

If you have a requirement, check out my current Curriculum Vitae (112k, PDF download) and get in touch if you think I’m a good match to see what we can arrange. I’ve got availability coming up next month.

Updated CV for you all

dan — Thu, 15 Oct 2009 09:15:00 +0000

Thanks for everyone that’s been getting in touch and apologies for the lack of updates here. To address that right away, you can grab an updated copy of my CV (October 2009, PDF format) and contact me if you have any projects you’d like to discuss with me.

We’re getting busy preparing for Sunday’s Leeds Retail Awards along with the rest of the Gravy gang. If you’re going, we’ll be presenting the best independent and best health and wellbeing awards. Good luck to the nominees!

Now taking bookings for 2010

dan — Mon, 14 Sep 2009 09:51:10 +0000

A quick update for those on the availability front. I’m now booked relatively solidly now until the end of the year, so if you have any requirements, please do get in touch to see what we can work out. In any case, get in touch with your project as there’s nearly always something that we can do.

Thanks for the nice positive comments as to the latest gravy design refresh and the feedback regarding the last design iteration. I’d comment on the last design as being an exploration of the brand and getting a feel for the mileage it had in it. Thankfully, this look fits the brand well and I reckon it’ll be sticking around for a while.

What I’m up to

I’m back into designing some new user interfaces to give a couple of new products the edge when it comes to data entry and interrogation. The technology isn’t anything new given it’s PHP5, Ajax, and jQuery, but I have been trying to push things forward when it comes to making the user experience as fluid as possible through the browser whilst making regular users feel comfortable by not breaking any tried and tested UI conventions.

Over at itsallgravy, we’re working a number of local businesses on the Leeds Retail Awards site and campaign. Check it out.

Availability update — Mid August

dan — Tue, 21 Jul 2009 09:35:57 +0000

A quick post with an update on availability.

I’m currently approaching capacity for bookings in August – so please get in touch with any requirements you may have as soon as you can. If you can’t get hold of me by phone (I’m having handset trouble right now meaning that a lot of calls are getting bounced to voicemail unnecessarily) – please email me in the first instance and I’ll get right back to you.

Availability for work from July 2009

dan — Tue, 19 May 2009 09:41:50 +0000

It’s been a while since my last post as my number of clients has swelled of late, but time for a quick breather and a new post! I currently have availability from the beginning of July 2009 for:

Contract/freelance web developer roles – using my strongest skills of PHP5, XHTML, jQuery, AJAX, MySql, CSS, Photoshop
Contract Web production manager/ Project Manager – specialising in bringing troublesome projects back on track through a pragmatic and hands-on approach.

Download my CV (15 June 2009, PDF File) – do get in touch by phone or email if you would like to discuss a requirement with me. I’m not in the market for permanent roles at the moment.

When things quiet down a moment, I might actually get to a non-recruitment post! I have some interesting (for us geeks, anyhow) notes on handling asyncronous updates to a web app’s UI to give the appearance of action without blocking the UI and maximising snappiness on the client’s side. Told you it was interesting!

For hire in April

dan — Wed, 15 Apr 2009 09:50:39 +0000

I’m currently taking bookings for April 2009 for web development and or consultancy work. Grab my CV (PDF), or give me a call.

It was great to see that the great BBC Britain from Above site that I contributed to has won a prestigious award. Well done to the rest of the guys that worked on the project at Numiko. We put the site together with a combination of PHP5, MySql, AJAX, the iPlayer all stuck together around well formed, valid XHTML and jQuery and a bit of Dojo for visual effects. The only way it could be any more Web2.0 would be to have a daft name

CV Update and Availability Info…

dan — Mon, 02 Mar 2009 08:37:16 +0000

You can hire me. For any potential clients or recruiters that stop by – I’ve brought my CV (Mar 2009 – PDF) up tp date which you can grab yourself a copy of. I have a number of things bubbling along right now but have availability at fairly short notice (one week’s notice at present)

Please call or email in the first instance with any requirements you may have. I’m with a client during the day so please leave a voicemail if I can’t get to the phone. I promise to get back to you as soon as I can (so leave me your number!)