Law

Paid work

• Previously a lawyer with Dobson Mitchell Allport

Volunteer work

• Board of Management and evening advice at the Hobart Community Legal Service

Qualifications

• Bachelor of Science and Bachelor of Laws from the University of Tasmania
• Graduate Diploma in Legal Practice from the Centre for Legal Studies at the University of Tasmania

Links

Professional profile

• LinkedIn
• Stack Overflow
• Github

More information, a CV and references are available upon request.

Semi-professional activities

These pages may provide some information but are not (normally) me acting in any professional capacity.

• Talks I've given
• My technical blog
• Reddit

Computing

I was in the Spring 2, 2016 batch at the Recurse Center between March and June 2016.

Web application development

Small to medium web applications, primarily for the events industry.

• Stakeholder and customer management systems
• Mailing list integration (especially Mailchimp)
• Ticketing and payment gateway system integration
• Extensive work with PHP (including Zend Framework and CodeIgniter) and Python (including Django) on Apache and nginx with Postgres or MySQL databases

Consulting

I can translate between business and information systems. My experience in development the development of business systems combined with a knowledge of a broad range of technologies enables me to advise on strategies for the development, implementation and upgrading of information systems.

Events

Festival coordination

• Various roles on the Taste Festival team 2007-2013 including event coordinator, program officer and on-site 2IC for three years
• Particular emphasis on licencing and regulatory compliance (including preparation and implementation of safety and emergency management plans) and stakeholder communication.

Project management

• Project officer with Salamanca Market including in-depth consultation and stakeholder management.
• Particular emphasis on process mapping and improvement, including supervising development of information systems to manage revised processes.

Politics

I am not a member of or associated with any political party.

Candidacy

I was an independent candidate for Kingborough Council in the 2007 elections.

Commentary

I frequently comment on political issues on twitter.

Links

Blogs

• Technical blog
• Tumblr
• Blogspot blog (historical, no longer updated)
• Personal blog (historical, no longer updated)

Social media

• Twitter account
• Facebook account
• Google+ account

Music

• Last.fm