About Me

Hi, I'm Stephen - a web developer from Stockport, Manchester. I'm a PHP(5) Developer and I'm also a Drupal & ExpressionEngine CMS themer. I also take on outsourced web design/development work. (including agency work)

I'm also a Linux/Mac OS X Server sysadmin; I have experience of working with both cloud computing (Amazon EC2) and HA web clusters.

Portfolio & CV

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Curriculum VitaePDF

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Welcome

Welcome to Stephen Mount's professional website. I am a Freelance PHP Developer, Web Designer, and Linux sysadmin from Stockport, Manchester. On this site you can find out about me, view my portfolio and get in touch.

Previous Work / Skill Set

I have over 2 years of experience/knowledge in these areas (but not limited to):-

  • Designing & hosting websites mainly for small Stockport/Manchester companies
  • Developed PHP-powered web applications for POS, Intranets, Automation & Search Facilities etc.
  • Linux-based server management, security & deployment
  • cPanel migration/hardening/deployment
  • PHP/Apache/MySQL Server Monitoring, Security and Tweaking
  • Working with external APIs for SMS Gateways and Social Networking websites
  • Writing applications that authenticate with LDAP, Facebook and Twitter
  • Deployed Active Directory Microsoft Windows Networks
  • Search Engine Optimisation for both existing and new customers

Hire Me

You can find more details on pricing/method of hiring myself on the hire section of my website. As I provide a vast range of services ranging from a website to linux system administration, please don't hestitate contact me for a quotation for all jobs. You can visit the portfolio area of the site to look at my previous work.

Looking for Firebolt?

You may have found me looking for Firebolt Hosting - a new service aimed at small businesses and web developers which offers fault-tolerant load-balanced web hosting, e-mail and virtualised servers. This is available at http://firebolthosting.net