Beyond the day job
Not every project has a client. Some exist because a charity needed help, a tool didn't exist yet, or a story needed to be told. These are the projects that prove the passion is real.
Technology skills have value beyond commercial work. These are projects where the payment was something better than money.
Pro bono website design and development for a religious organisation. Using the same standards and care as any commercial project — because the cause deserves it.
Utilises special low bandwidth interlaced images to mitigate against the often weak mobile networks. The website also has a custom media subdomain that periodically reads and caches and displays the organisation's social media videos.
acgministry.comWhen a tool doesn't exist, build it. These are the utilities I've created to solve real problems — mine and others'.
A purpose-built markdown viewer and editor. Because the best tools are the ones shaped by someone who actually uses them every day. Built from a genuine frustration with existing options and a belief that tools should be both powerful and pleasant.
Cross platform for Linux, Mac, Windows with x64 and Arm binaries.
A docker deployed service for publishing structured markdown to produce EPUB, PDF and HTML books, reports, leaflets, etc.
48 years of building things generates a lot of stories, insights, and opinions. Some of them are becoming books.
Drawing on decades of experience in software development, architecture, and team leadership — turning hard-won lessons into something others can learn from without the bruises.
"The projects you do for free tell people more about you than the ones you're paid for. They show what you care about when nobody's watching."