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Martin Bean

Freelance PHP web developer based in Newcastle upon Tyne, UK.

My name is Martin Bean, and I am a freelance web developer based in Newcastle upon Tyne, UK. I have four years commercial experience, and specialise in front-end and server-side development (specifically with the LAMP stack).

I enjoy crafting bespoke content management systems, e-commerce platforms and other web-based applications, and a bit of a huge fan of writing and consuming good, RESTful web services and APIs.

I've also been exposed to the following technologies in the past:

I also like to keep abreast of industry advances, so also familiar with emerging technologies and techniques such as responsive web design.

I can usually be found doing client– or server–side development working on bespoke content management systems and e-commerce websites; or with frameworks like CakePHP and off-the-shelf platforms such as WordPress and Expression Engine.

While I'm currently pulling together my web development portfolio, here are some of the things that I have done:

If you have a project you'd like to discuss with me, or just want to say hello, feel free to email me at martin@martinbean.co.uk.

Social

I'm also a pretty social guy. You can find me on the following websites and services: