I just love making things! Whilst I was growing up I had at least one (if not a combination) of the following in my hands – pen, paper, coloured pencils; pocket knife & balsa wood; a hammer, wood & nails; knitting or sewing needles, wool, material, thread; glue, paints, paint brushes, latest model kit; books (lots and lots of books); a musical instrument (lots and lots of musical instruments)

As you can imagine saying I was a creative kid was an understatement! I was always making something, organising something, building, painting, reading, playing or learning something.

Some of my fondest memories are building model kits sat round the kitchen table with my dad and siblings. We would build and paint all sorts of models, from our favourite dinosaurs, birds and cartoon characters to Darth Vader’s Tie Fighter and even a Corvette. I remember I loved both the building part (figuring out how everything went together) and the painting part (making the model look finished & pretty). I think this is the main reason why, many years later, when I discovered designing and building websites, I instantly fell in love. It combined both of my passions, building and design!

When I was 7 years old a Commodore Vic 20 appeared in our home and another passion and skill of mine quickly developed… programming.

I later studied a BTEC National Diploma in Computer Studies, a BSC in Combined Science and was soon working for a large international tech corporation in the late 1990’s. It was during my time working there that I was introduced to intranet sites & websites. It all just clicked, here was a creative outlet where I got to combine all of my passions into one project - designing, organising, building and programming. I was instantly in love with the whole process. So much so that only a few months later I quit my amazing corporate job and re-enrolled at university to study a BSC in Web & Multimedia. That was waaaay back in the year 2000 and I’ve been designing and building websites ever since!