So What do I do?

My current title is "Frontend and Data Visualisation Developer" but often this means little to most people. People may sometimes get the "frontend" part but that's rarely why I love what I get to do for a living.

Data Visualisation (dataviz for short) involves representing information in a way that makes it easier to understand and take action on. This can take the form of charts, storytelling, visual explainers and much more. And if it needs to have its' own space on the web, then that's where I come in.

You can often find me working on bits of projects like:

Charts and Graphics
For when you want your data to make sense at a glance.

Dashboards and Explorers
When you have a lot of data and want to enable others to explore and find the insights they need

Interactive Stories and Visual Explainers
When you want to deep dive into a complex topic and need to engage guide your audience through it step by step.

Dataviz and interactive storytelling lies at the crossroads of several things I'm interested in. I like being able to create things and put it out on the web for others to enjoy. Its a space where we're still figuring things out so there's a lot of experimenting and I have been given far more creative freedom that I should be trusted with.

And the biggest plus is the incredibly talented people that I find myself surrounded with...

None of my projects happen in a vacuum, whether it's a side project or client work. It's a small collection of folks supporting, inspiring and learning from one another that shape the work I put out.

I can't count the number of times a conversation with one of them has lead to me starting a side project, creating art or brainstorming a conference talk idea which would have never got off the ground otherwise.

Hell, even this site would have been a one pager resume if people didn't convince me to own my corner of the internet.