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Hi, I’m Oliver Davies (aka <a href="https://www.google.com/#q=opdavies">opdavies</a>) - a Web Developer based in Wales, UK. I specialise in PHP, front-end development and systems administration.

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I primarily work with Drupal and am an <a href="https://certification.acquia.com/user/1647756">Acquia certified Drupal Grand Master</a>, but also use Symfony, Laravel and Sculpin, and have some experience working with JavaScript frameworks including Vue.js and Angular.

I’m a webmaster and documentation maintainer for <a href="https://www.drupal.org">Drupal.org</a>, and a co-organiser of the <a href="{{ site.events.php_south_wales.url }}">PHP South Wales user group</a> and <a href="https://www.drupalcampbristol.co.uk">DrupalCamp Bristol</a>. I was also previously an organiser of the PHPSW and Drupal Bristol user groups.

You can find me on <a href="{{ site.twitter.url }}">Twitter</a>, and see my open source work on <a href="{{ site.drupalorg.url_new }}">Drupal.org</a> and <a href="{{ site.github.url }}">GitHub</a> as well as on <a href="{{ site.packagist.url }}">Packagist</a>, <a href="{{ site.npm.url }}">npm</a> and <a href="{{ site.ansible_galaxy.url }}">Ansible Galaxy</a>.