About

It all began with a dream...and a lot of hard work! At the age of twelve I discovered BASIC computer games over the internet, as it was the only thing I could download on my 2400 Baud modem. I then made the discovery that I could change the way the game played by changing the code of the game.

Thus began my entry into the world of programming, and I have never looked back since.

I have been programming for 15 years now, and from working on the Parisian stock market to developing web applications in London, I have enjoyed international travel made possible by my programming aptitude.

I love programming. The idea of discovering a succinct and elegant solution to a complex problem is very intriguing in my opinion. From that first day when I turned on the Atari ST and read those immortal lines... "You are standing at the end of a road before a small brick building. Around you is a forest. A small stream flows out of the building and into a gully"...I was hooked!

TECHNOLOGICAL EXPERIENCE:
Programming Languages:
.NET, C, C++, CGI, CSS, DHTML, Flash Actionscript, HTML, Java Enterprise Edition versions 1-6, Java Standard Edition versions 1-6, JavaScript, JavaServer Pages, MSXML, PHP, SQL, UML, Visual Basic, Visual Basic for Applications, WSDL, XHTML, and XML.
APIs/Frameworks:
ActiveX, ATL, COM+, DCOM, DirectX, EJBs, GDI, JavaBeans, LDAP, MFC, OLE, OpenGL, SOA, SOAP, STL, Web Services, and Struts.
Applications:
Apache HTTP Server; IBM Rational ClearQuest, RequisitePro, and ClearCase; JBoss Application Server; Microsoft Excel, Powerpoint, Word, and Visio; Novell eDirectory, GroupWise, iChain, OpenOffice, and ZENWorks; Resin Application Server, and WebSphere Application Server.
Databases:
IBM DB2, Microsoft Access, Microsoft SQL Server, MySQL.
Integrated development environments:
Eclipse, JBuilder, Rational Application Developer, Visual C++, Visual C++ Express, Visual Studio, and C++ Builder.
Graphics:
Autodesk 3D Studio Max, and Sketchbook Pro; Adobe Dreamweaver, Flash, LiveCycle,and Photoshop; Blender, GIMP, and Pixologic ZBrush.
Certifications:
2008 Novell Sales Certification (CNS), Brainbench Java Fundamentals Certification, Brainbench Java 2 Platform Enterprise Edition (J2EE) 1.4 Certification, Brainbench Relational Database Management Systems Concepts Certification and Sun Certified Programmer for the Java Platform Standard Edition 5.0 (SCJP).

PERSONAL INTERESTS:
Hobbies:
Art, computer programming, comparative study of religions, cosmology, the study of history, philology, playing the piano, and reading.
Favourite Musicians:
Pink Floyd, Richard Wagner, and The Beatles.
Favourite Artists:
Albrecht Dürer, Brom, and Hieronymus Bosch.
Favourite Non-Fiction Books:
A Brief History of Time, Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas, and On the Genealogy of Morality.
Favourite Fiction Books:
1984, Watchmen, and The Stand.
Favourite Movies:
Citizen Kane, Brazil, and Dr. Strangelove.
Favourite TV Series:
Peep Show, Curb Your Enthusiasm, and Mystery Science Theater 3000.