Michael Ridland

Michael has been programming the web since he was a teenager at school. At 17 he started the online magazine ‘The Computer Information Network’. He has a Bachelor of Computer Science with Distinction from the University of Wollongong, completing his degree in the top 10% of the University. He is a member of the Golden Key International Honor Society for his academic achievements. Michael has consulted to a range of different companies across Australia and the UK including Unilever, Vodafone UK, Ogilvy & Mather, Flora and uswitch.com. He has consulted as a senior engineer on multi-million dollar projects and worked in teams of 30+ developers. Specialties Software Development(ASP.NET, MVC, JavaScript, HTML5, Agile, TDD), Internet Marketing(SEO, PPC, Social), Digital Strategy, Web Development, Lean Start-ups, Product Development