A startup specialising in mapping crime statistics. Responsible for implementing the Geographic Information System (database design etc.) and for liaising with the Dept. of Industrial Mathematics at Liverpool University.
Solaris, Linux, Potsgres, PostGIS, Java, PHP, Joomla

A startup for hosting blogs/news/forums on a Wordpress-based system with a shared revenue model. Responsible for:
Setup of internal servers
Migrating hosting to dedicated London/Europe-based dedicated servers
Migration from customized WPMU to standard WPMU
Architecture of base and eCommerce systems

Centos, Windows, MySQL, PHP, Wordpress MU, OpenX

Glasses Direct is a startup specialising in the retail sale of prescription eye wear at reduced cost over the Internet. I was responsible for boosting GD in traffic terms from 52600 to 28400 in world (http://scripts.ranking.com/data/details.aspx?theurl=glassesdirect.co.uk). GlassesDirect currently employs 50 staff in London, Swindon and the US.

Delivered rollout of site to US and to 'white label' sites (Daily Express etc.).
Delivered complete revamp of system with improved processes and flows
Strategic and detailed planning of future projects
Analysis of immediate future projects
Improved development process using Agile/Scrum methods
Implemented Backlog/prioritisation processes
Re-architected hosted system for increased speed
In-depth evaluation of Product Information systems (PIMs): eCommera, Hybris, Pindar etc.
Budgeting and budget planning
In-depth evaluation of CMS systems: Drupal, Joomla, Alfresco, OpenCMS etc.
Analysis and documentation of current system (UML)
RFPs for outsourced testing
Staff interviews, setting wage levels, ongoing assessments (Designers, Front-end developers, code developers and QA staff) etc.
Aided in recruitment of permanent CTO

Solaris, Linux, Windows, PHP, Zend platform, Java, Postgresql, MySQL, AJAX, JS, JSON, Flash, Actionscript, Django/Python, MS Project (brief use of Mingle), Phing, Selenium, RequestTracker, etc.