About Headstrong

I founded Headstrong in 2005, shortly after leaving the BBC where I’d spent five years as a senior developer working on their digital learning initiatives.

The business quickly built up a portfolio of clients ranging from local businesses to world-renowned international organizations.

Nowadays, I operate either as a solo consultant, web app developer and devops engineer, or call on my team of associates to support work on larger projects. The associates bring a range of additional skills to the table.

• Information architecture and site analysis
• Content design and editorial services
• Graphic design, both web and print
• Search engine optimisation
• Online marketing campaigns

Most work is now done remotely, but I’m also available to work in-house for the right project.

I’m originally from Bolton in the UK and am now based in the French Alps with my wife Kelly.

Milestones

1. 2005

   Founded Headstrong

   Left the BBC after five years as a senior developer to start Headstrong as an independent consultancy.

2. 2006

   Returned to the BBC as a consultant

   Worked on a research project for the Innovations Unit in Interactive Factual & Learning.

3. 2012

   Foster Grant / Sightstation.com

   Began development of an e-commerce platform for a growing online eyewear retailer, as well as a warehouse management system.

4. 2014

   Chalet Agent

   Built a back-office platform for small chalet operators to centralise bookings, guest management and operations.

5. 2015

   The Mountain Rescue

   Integrated a third-party transfer booking system for airport transfers and fleet management.

6. 2017

   Massage Me

   Delivered a Symfony back-office and client-facing VueJs app for the mobile massage company, with location-aware scheduling and Stripe payments.

7. 2019

   Alpine Essence

   Built a Symfony back-office and public booking website for a French Alps property management company, syncing listings with third-party booking sites via Beds24.

8. 2023

   Clean Cooling Network / University of Birmingham / UNEP

   Assembled a small team to build a public website, community platform, media library and Moodle-integrated training system for the global UNEP programme.