Senior PHP Freelancing Web Developer
I am a senior PHP freelance/contractor web developer living in Melbourne with 12 years commercial experience. I have been working in digital agencies around Melbourne since early 2007 and in partnership ran a web development and hosting business on the Sunshine Coast for five years. I am enthusiastic, reliable and live close to the CBD.
I am open to all kinds of PHP and web work but prefer working with the Yii Framework so if you’re an agency in Melbourne looking for a Yii developer I want to hear from you.
My skills include the following:
- PHP5 (strong OOP)
- MySQL
- Redis database
- SOAP
- XML
- HTML5 / CSS
- Javascript and jQuery/ajax
- Linux/FreeBSD system administration (server & workstation)
- Apache/Nginx web servers
- Bash shell scripting
- Ansible server configuration management
- Vagrant VM development environments
Frameworks I’ve previously worked with include:
- Zend
- Drupal
- CodeIgniter
- Yii
- Other inhouse frameworks
More general skills include:
- Great problem solving skills
- Plan and estimate on jobs
- Very strong written and and general communication skills
- Communicate with BAs and clients
Conferences/conventions I’ve attended:
- OSDC (Open Source Developers Conference) – Melbourne, Australia – 2010
- OSCON (Open Source Convention) – Portland, Oregon, United States – 2012 & 2014
- DEFCON – (Internet/web security) – Las Vegas, Nevada, United States – 2012 & 2014
- RUXCON – (Internet/web security) – Melbourne, Australia – 2012 & 2014
Some websites I have worked on include:
- markoftheyear.afl.com.au (Yii framework)
- goaloftheyear.afl.com.au (Yii framework)
- playeroftheyear.afl.com.au/brisbane-lions/ (custom framework)
- afl.com.au/trade (Yii framework) (most content areas on this page – not full site)
- guilttrips.com.au (Yii framework)
- drafttracker.afl.com.au (Custom framework)
- best22.afl.com.au (Custom framework)
- www.cleanenergyfuture.gov.au (WordPress)
- www.kitd.com (WordPress)
- www.suzuki.com.au/cars (Custom CMS)
- www.colesinsurance.com.au (Custom – no CMS)
- www.arcreo.com.au (Drupal)
Preferred development environment:
My Linux laptop is set-up as a development server so I can get started on projects with minimal time and fuss. If you think you could use my skills and experience feel free to contact me at damien {at} doublehops(.)com.