This is the personal website of @xtfer.
I am consultant, public speaker and trainer specialising in enterprise Drupal, UX practices, the semantic web, and digital publishing projects in the public & not-for-profit sectors.
I work across web development, marketing, information management and the semantic web, helping organisations optimise their knowledge assets for public consumption in networked world, and align their information strategies with their business model. My experience includes the government, education, not-for-profit, and media/publishing sectors.
My other interests include archaeology, classic and vintage automobiles, landscape design, and modern art and architecure.
I am currently a Lead Drupal Consultant with PreviousNext.
I live & work in Canberra, Australia.
Drupal
I have extensive experience planning, implementing and working with Drupal. With more than 7 years in public sector projects, I am one of them most experienced Drupal professionals in the Asia-Pacific region. I also coordinate DrupalACT.
Expertise
Information architecture for the web; Government, non-profit & NGO online strategy; linked data and the semantic web; enterprise Drupal; user-centered web strategy and design; social marketing; communications strategy.
Speaking
I speak regularly on open source technologies (including Drupal), user experience, and other related topics, and also work regularly as a trainer. If you would like to invite me to present, please use one of the contact options below…
Find me
I can be found on the following sites:
- Professional contacts are preferred through LinkedIn
- My contributions to Drupal on Drupal.org
- Google+
- Selected presentations on SpeakerDeck
- My profile and blog at PreviousNext
- I occasionally post to Twitter
- Random photos of cars and furniture on Pinterest
Hire me
I am currently a Lead Consultant with Australia’s premier Drupal firm, PreviousNext. Please contact our business team to enquire about engaging my services.


