Darren Walker

Hello. My name is Darren Walker and I am a ColdFusion developer. In the early 90s, I obtained a degree in Medical Laboratory Science at Otago University in Dunedin, New Zealand. Although I loved computers, it appeared obvious to me at that time that most computer programs that could have been written already had been, and therefore the software development industry was pretty dead.

Then, after Al Gore invented the internet, things suddenly got interesting. I went back to University to study Computer Science and ended up as "Web Master" at New Zealand Post in Wellington. Some young punk coder by the name of Jonathon Brown suggested we use this freaky language called ColdFusion to develop the intranet, and the rest, as they say, is cf_history.

The new millennium brought me to the UK where I have lived and ColdFusioned for the last 10 years. I have worked for agencies, medium size companies, start-ups, and large institutions. I have utilised CFML on complex content managed sites, high traffic ecommerce sites, internal web apps and custom CRM systems. I have applied ColdFusion to many industries; learning management, distribution and warehousing, telecomms, television and media, law and accountancy. I have coded CFML code structured in "form page - action page", Spectra, fusebox, custom frameworks, mach-ii, model-glue and spaghetti hell. I have designed procedural houses of straw and built object orientated skyscrapers of bricks.

I have been developer, designer, team leader, technical consultant, project manager, agile evangelist and ColdFusion contractor for hire. And now, quite proudly, speaker at Scotch on the Rocks 2011. Look forward to seeing you there.

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