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Independent, creative software builder. Been around from punch cards to cloud computing. Proponent of a model driven approach.

I like modelling. When creating software you first make a model of the problem and solution. That is what philosophers have been doing for ages: building a model in order to better understand the complex world around us. The model and the modelling language are abstractions, found in a creative process.

Hello, thanks for checking out my profile. I've been working with Joomla since 2008 and I run a small Joomla! based digital agency called Square Balloon. 

I'm very people orientated, so if anyone wants to get in touch for any reason whatsoever, just reach out. Friendly is my middle name. Well... it's not, but given my first name, you would probably believe anything I say about my middle names.

Before you ask, Mum suffers from a spelling disability called being Irish. Dad is English... but he's dyslexic so he can't spell either. Perhaps Mum was taunting him when she gave us all silly names. Anyway, it's pronounced, "Owen".

Dan has been building websites since 1995 and started using Joomla around 2009 after dabbling with Mambo. A sometimes attendee of JUGL and other networking groups, he runs a small web development business (DJA), collaborating with other developers and designers in and around London, England. In his spare time Dan plays the guitar, goes to gigs, bakes bread and is a crew volunteer at Glastonbury Festival. He runs a gig listing website called Music On My Doorstep.

I've been an IT Consultant for some 25+ yrs, and a Web Developer for some 18+ years.  I enjoy Open Source software and like to give back how and when I can. I have done some extensive beta-testing for many different projects/softwares.

I speak English, French fluently. I also have some languages skills in German and notions of Norwegian.

I have been helping indirectly Joomla for years but actively to the Joomla project since ~ Feb. 2024.

Since 2008, I am creating websites with Joomla. In 2014 I started volunteering in the Joomla community and I am now active in various teams (Maintainers, Accessibility, Events). I like to write articles for the Joomla Magazine and other blogs. Since 2019, I have been (co-)organising the JoomlaDay Germany / D-A-CH.

Since its creation, Phil Walton has been using Joomla moving his client base away from his own primitive CMS to Joomla!

Phil is involved in a few departments and initiatives, enjoying the community aspect of Joomla and learning much through the kindness of others.

A member of the London User Group JUGL and a developer in his company SoftForge. Phil also enjoys meeting up with other Joomla Users at J&Beyond and the JWC events.

An avid rower on the Thames, juggler, cricket fan, warm beer tasting expert and unicyclist, he is also a patented inventor and is owned by many cats that take terns in looking after him.