about me

Hi, I’m Warren, an Australian software developer and geek who lives in the city of Launceston, in the heart of northern Tasmania.

I’m a graduate of the University of Tasmania, with an Honours degree in Computing.

This is my blog that I update from time to time with interesting bits and pieces I find along the way, things I’m playing with, or just my opinions about stuff that I feel strongly about.

I’ve been writing software as a “professional” since late 2001, and I was playing with it for a long time before that. I’ve been lucky to dabble in a bit of everything, I’ve worked on a heap of different projects from research applications, to commercial websites, to desktop and networked applications. I’ve done my fair share of e-commerce sites and content management systems too.

Since 2004 I have worked as a freelance developer - primarily based out of my home office in Launceston, but also travelling interstate and overseas to undertake on-site work.

Places I’ve worked include:

  • Melbourne
  • Sydney
  • Cleveland (Ohio)
  • San Francisco Bay Area
  • Silicon Valley

While I try not to specialise too much, my main interest at the moment is web application development using the Ruby on Rails framework, and tinkering with the Ruby language in general.

Past hats I’ve worn, and put on again from time to time include PHP provocateur, Java junkie and C++ coraller.

I have a soft spot for all things UNIXy, including OS X, OpenBSD and Ubuntu Linux.

I’m available for hire, so if you’re looking for someone who can cut code for your latest Ruby on Rails project, or you have another gig you think I might be suited for, take a look at my LinkedIn profile. You can email me on jobs@ this domain.