About me
I started out as a physicist, but more recently I’ve been working as a freelance programmer and data analyst. I’ve worked in programming-centred jobs for a little less than 30 years, in fields as diverse as climate model development, programming language tools, and sonar (naval and scientific). I’ve also spent a lot of time thinking about effective scientific data visualisation: there’s a portfolio of selected images here.
I have a sort of programming bio here, and here’s my CV.
I’m available for contracting work—take a look here if you have an interesting project you think I could help you with!
Things I’ve been paid money for
Using:
Python, JavaScript, Go, C, C++, Haskell, Fortran (77 & 95), R, Ruby, Java, Lisp (Scheme, AUTOLisp, proprietary dialects), APL, SQL, Mathematica, Matlab, ArcGIS, Perl, NCL, PHP, MPI, Trilinos, SNMP, X, Motif, Povray, Tcl/Tk
to do:
Embedded software development (networking, signal processing)
High-performance web infrastructure (“Caching as a Service”)
Web applications (back-end and front-end)
Climate & vegetation modelling
Data visualisation
Applied dynamical systems
Parallel programming
Machine learning & dimensionality reduction
Statistical modelling
Scientific data analysis
Naval sonar performance analysis
Scientific sonar data analysis and interfacing
Distributed applications & low-level network programming
GUI programming
Programming language tools
Atmospheric radiative transfer
Other things I know about
Functional programming (especially Haskell)
Other LISPs (Common Lisp, Clojure)
Web programming (mostly in Haskell with Yesod; JavaScript)
Metalworking & workshop engineering
Mechanical design (AutoCAD)
Forth, some DSP assembler