Saul Howard
Technical Expertise
Web Design & Development
Built websites and web applications since I first saw the internet. Kept up to date with current technologies. Ran my own website company. Wrote my own Web Application Framework.
Systems Administration
Experienced at running Linux web servers using Unix tools.
Programming
Developed both embedded and desktop software on the Windows platform.
Graphic Design
Designed everything from websites to movie posters.
- Application Software:
- Visual Studio, Unix Tools, Photoshop, Illustrator, Flash, InDesign, Premiere, MS Office
- System Software:
- Apache, NGinX, MySQL, PostgreSQL, Cassandra, Redis, VirtualBox
- Languages:
- PHP, Javascript, Python, Ruby, C++, SQL, Go
- Systems:
- Windows, Linux, OS X, Amazon EC2
- Technologies:
- CSS3, HTML5, AJAX, XML, JSON, Flash, Subversion, Git
Employment
Technical Manager for Client Services, Imagini Europe, 2010–early 2012.
- Technical lead of a team delivering real-time user tracking for clients worldwide. Clients included The New York Times, BBC, Sky.
- Built and maintained a custom software stack to achieve tracking of more than 54 million users across the web.
Managing Director, Clear Line Web Design, 2007–2010.
- Director and Chief Systems Architect of a Web Design and Online Marketing company.
- Founded the company and have overseen 2 years growth to include 4 part-time employees and an expanding client base.
Producer, Convict Films, 2004–2007.
- Producer for a feature film production company.
- Produced the award winning feature film Brighton Wok with a cast of more than a thousand extras.
Programmer, SailMath, 2000–2001.
- Created software to control navigational systems on board racing yachts.
- Code ran on board most boats in the America’s Cup 2003.
Teaching
Sathit Chula Demonstration School, Bangkok, Thailand, 2009–2010.
- Taught English Language and Conversation to classes of 6–7 year old students.
Suan Kularb Nonthaburi, Nonthaburi, Thailand 2003–2004.
- Taught High School (Mattayom 1) Mathematics and Science in English for the school’s new bilingual program.
Siam Computer, Bangkok, Thailand, 2001–2003.
- Taught English Language and Conversation to classes of all sizes and students of all ages and abilities.
- One-on-one tutoring of students in English Language and Conversation.
Of Interest
Open Source Code
- See the Projects page.
Languages
- Can speak and read Thai to a good standard.