Programmer for hire
Due to other commitments I can't take on any programming work right now
What I'm offering:
I'm willing to write Windows applications to your specifications. My clients typically commission software for their own use, and I don't write apps for resale and distribution.
My specialty is data manipulation - breaking up text files for import into databases, data mining, text processing and so on.
Once the job is completed to your satisfaction, payment is made and you get the source code. This leaves you free to employ other programmers to work on the same project in future.
Larger projects are broken into stages, with agreed features and a price for each stage. As each stage progresses you get compiled exe files to make sure everything is heading in the direction you want it to. Once you're happy the stage is complete, you make a payment and I send you a zipped copy of the project, including the source code. As above, this means you're free to find another programmer at any time.
Contact me, give me the gist of what you're after, and if I think it's something I can tackle we can take it from there. I'm easy to work with and I understand that not everyone is a computer geek.
I can also put simple websites together very quickly. See my web design page for more.
From a user's point of view, you may be the best programmer in the business. You have a knack for no extra bulls**t, your interfaces and functionality are clean, straightforward and elegant. Many, many thanks. Dan
Rates and payment
I work freelance, and rates are quoted per-project, based on my estimate of the work involved. There are no revised estimates after I start work, unless you revise the requirements. I accept payment via Paypal, major credit cards and BPAY.
My working environment:
I work from home (Western Australia), and I'm looking for contract work, not full- or part-time employment. My timetable is flexible, and I'm willing to work with anyone, wherever you're located.
Confidentiality
I won't reveal who I'm working for, discuss projects with others, steal source code, release other people's work as my own or hold you to ransom.
Agreements
I have to know what you want me to do, and I don't mind discussing this at length to ensure we're a good match.
You can be as circumspect as you like, but rest assured I won't steal your ideas - see above.
Experience
I have programming experience dating back to 1983, when I taught myself BASIC as a 15-year-old. I'd have started sooner, but up to that point I'd never seen a computer before.
Since then I've designed and written large, complex and very reliable apps in QB45 (QuickBasic), VB/Dos, Visual Basic 3, Visual Basic 4, Visual Basic 5, Visual Basic 6 and VB2008. These apps include multi-user accounting software, factory management software, order tracking software, appointment booking software, share market charting apps and many more. All the software on this site is my own design, entirely coded by me.
Education
I have two degrees from Curtin University: A Bachelor of Arts in Creative Writing, Film and Literature, and a Grad Dip in computer science. I scored 85-95% across the board during the computer science course.
Existing projects
A quick glance around my site (or at the sidebar to the right) will lead you to a varied range of applications I've designed and written, most of them put together for my own use and then given away for free. Programming is my life, something I do for enjoyment and relaxation, and not just a job.
If you want to see examples of my work, yWriter5 is one of my recent apps and FCharts is the most complex. Feel free to download, install and play.
Hope to hear from you soon!
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