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# About Me

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My name is Oliver Davies (aka [opdavies][1]), I’m a Web Developer and Drupal specialist based in Wales, UK.

Here is some information about me:

* I’m a full-stack PHP Developer and System Administrator, specialising in [Drupal][2], [Symfony][3], [Git][4], [Linux][5] and [Ansible][6].
* I’m a {{ site.author.company.role }} at [{{ site.author.company.name }}][20], and previously worked for the [Drupal Association][7] as well as agencies such as [Microserve][8], [Precedent][9] and [Nomensa][10].
* I provide part-time freelance development and consultancy services.
* I’m a Drupal 7 & 8 [core contributor][11], [contrib maintainer][12] and [mentor][13].
* I’m a provisional member of the [Drupal Security Team][14] and the Git documentation maintainer for Drupal.org.
* I’m the organiser of [Drupal Bristol][15] and [SWDUG][16], and co-organiser of [PHPSW][17] and [DrupalCamp Bristol][18].
* I [regularly speak][19] at various user groups and conferences about topics including Drupal, PHP and Git.

## Hire Me

* Drupal website development and maintenance
* Symfony, Silex and Laravel development
* Static websites with Jekyll and Sculpin
* Front-end development
* Linux system administration, CI setup and configuration management
* Git support and training

## Elsewhere

* [Twitter][21] - @{{ site.twitter.name }}
* [Drupal.org][22]
* [GitHub][23]
* [Packagist][24] (PHP)
* [Ansible Galaxy][25]
* [SpeakerDeck][26]
* [LinkedIn][27]
* [YouTube][28]
* IRC - {{ site.irc.name }} (freenode and OFTC)

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[2]: https://www.drupal.org
[3]: http://symfony.com
[4]: http://git-scm.com
[5]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Linux
[6]: http://www.ansible.com
[7]: https://assoc.drupal.org
[8]: https://www.microserve.io
[9]: http://precedent.com
[10]: http://www.nomensa.com
[11]: https://www.drupal.org/u/opdavies/issue-credits/3060
[12]: https://www.drupal.org/project/user/381388
[13]: https://www.drupal.org/user/381388/people-mentored
[14]: https://www.drupal.org/security-team
[15]: http://www.drupalbristol.org.uk
[16]: https://groups.drupal.org/wales-uk
[17]: https://phpsw.uk
[18]: http://www.drupalcampbristol.co.uk
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