About Me

Hi there! My name is Alex, and I’m a software developer.

I developed and run Scribophile, an online writing critique group for writers.

I also run Writerfolio, a service for easy online writing portfolios.

These days a lot of my time is taken up by Standard Ebooks, an open-source, volunteer-driven project that produces free and libre commercial-quality public domain ebooks.

I also maintain phpbestpractices.org, a guide to common and confusing PHP tasks.

In a previous life I’ve made software for companies like HP, Xerox, and Break Media. Most of my work at these places was in a .NET environment working on web applications with a focus on high load and scalability.

My more recent work, including Scribophile, Writerfolio, and Standard Ebooks, is built with open source software. Open source is where my heart is.

While I don’t do much freelancing anymore, get in touch with me if you need a hand with something and I’ll see how I can help you out. Even if I can’t be of help, I might know someone who can.

Contact Me

Email me at: my short first name (four letters) at this domain. Email is the best way to contact me.

While you can also find me at Hacker News, GitHub, and Scribophile, please don’t contact me via social media—I won’t see your message and you won’t get a reply. Email me instead.