{ Me }
I am { therefore, I think? }
A freelance developer and company founder, based in Belfast Northern Ireland. I'm a software guy and mainly specialise in web applications.
From the initial design through to development of an application testing the release and ongoing support. I've had plenty experience taking ideas from their inception to a polished product.
{ What I do }
Skills { engineering, music, extreme sports }
These are just a few of the technologies/languages/frameworks that I use the most from day to day. Whilst I mainly focus on the development of web software I'm a jack of all trades at heart.
Interface Design, User Experience, Web Application Design, API Design, Front end development, Web Application Development, Support, Technology Audits, Teaching & Training are all part of my day to day work.
{ Portfolio }
Referalot {http://referalot.com}
A web based Referral system.
We approached David to develop the prototype of our web application Referalot. His approach was fast, methodical and professional. We are delighted with the quality of the result and look forward to working with David for the next version of our app!
AirPOS {http://airpos.co.uk}
A web based Point of Sale application.
Improve existing functionality by allowing offline data access and interaction within the application.
SafeText {http://safetext.ie}
A secure and discreet contraception reminder service via SMS
Created a scalable application integrating with SMS, that delivers messages reliably and on time, payment collection by SMS and a usable admin backend.
Device Atlas {http://deviceatlas.com}
API to access mobile device attributes based on user agents.
A product from dotMobi. Created a Ruby version of their implementation DeviceAtlas API
Art Traffic {http://arttraffic.co.uk}
A web application that enables Artists to sell their work globally.
Took over the support of an existing application, tested and refactored existing code, drastically increased the frontend and backend performance.
Ticketsolve {http://ticketsolve.com}
A ticketing solutions company based in Dublin.
Refactored legacy code to improve payment processing, created a library that offers the full suite of Realex payment methods and enhanced payment security with 3dsecure.
Build {http://buildconf.com}
An international design conference hosted in Belfast.
Developed a simple and elegant event registration system for attendees to reserve and purchase passes for the conference, a fully bespoke e-commerce site.
Peter Stafford {http://peterstafford.ie}
A Freelance Economic & Business Research Analyst in Dublin.
I asked David Rice to develop a website for me to promote my research consultancy. ... I was delighted with the results, which were delivered ahead of time, within budget and to a very high standard. I'm happy that Dave will continue to be involved in the further rollout of this project. I'd heartily recommend him.
AutoRegister {http://autoregister.co.uk}
A collective of classic car enthusiasts in Northern Ireland
Developed a small web application for classic car enthusiasts to showcase their vehicles and find information on events or clubs in their area.
Exceptional {http://getexceptional.com}
A Web basd exception logging service.
I created the prototype whilst at University. While a founder of Contrast we self funded and developed it into a great product. An application for developers, it tracks exceptions within your web application, stores the data and notifies you via a convenient medium.
Dragons Den {http://allaboutbusiness.ie}
A project for the Bank of Ireland business portal.
Created a high throughput live comment stream that integrated twitter comments and website visitors opinions live during the Irish Dragons Den broadcasts.
{ Contact Me }
Need Help ? { email me@davidjrice.co.uk}
I like email so feel free to send me one. I'll usally get back to you within 24 hours or so.