Co-Founder of Jump24, father, golf enthusiast, Welshman. And someone who genuinely gets excited about PHP updates.
I've been writing code since secondary school, and somehow turned that teenage hobby into running one of the UK's most respected Laravel agencies. I'm not trying to be a LinkedIn "thought leader." I'm just a developer who's learned a lot by breaking things, fixing them, and hoping to save you the trouble.
11+ years building production Laravel at Jump24. I write weekly about PHP, tooling, and the community that shaped my career. Bridgend born, Birmingham based.
You'll find me writing about Laravel and PHP — whether it's uncovering features we've all been sleeping on, or explaining why PHP 8.5's URI extension means parse_url() has been lying to us for 20 years. I write because I enjoy it and I hope the things I write can help other developers.
I'm also doing more talks and starting a YouTube channel. Public speaking terrifies me, but the Laravel community has given me so much — standing on stage sharing what I know feels like the least I can do.
I co-founded Jump24 because after settling in Birmingham, I didn't want to relocate — and I wanted to build an agency that worked differently. You know that feeling when you're at a company and think "if I ran this place..."? So I went ahead and did it.
We became Laravel Partners in 2019 — not because we wanted a badge, but because we genuinely believe in contributing back to the ecosystem. The best part? Building a team that shares the same philosophy: making Laravel work for everyone.
When I'm not obsessing over code, I'm trying to work on my swing (current mission: breaking 90 consistently). I'm a dad, which means I've mastered the art of debugging code while holding the little one.
I believe the best code is written to good music (currently into lo-fi hip hop and deep house) and that PHP doesn't deserve the hate it gets. The Laravel community is genuinely the friendliest corner of the internet.
Whether you want to collaborate with Jump24, chat about that weird Laravel behaviour, debate repository patterns, share PHP horror stories, or book me for a conference talk — I'd love to hear from you.
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