Melanie Rhianna Lewis

Location: Leeds | UK (willing to travel)
Speaking Topics: arduino | AVR | c | c++ | Digital TV | Drivers | Embedded Linux | java | linux | low level software | OOD | open source | php | php extensions | Web Services | Software Design | Software Development | Software Patterns | women in technology | WordPress
Spoken Languages: English

Photo: 
huge_tracts.jpg

I have been working with software since the early 80s. Initially using 8 bit processors before moving on to the 32 bit ARM processor at the end of the 80s. During this time I also used UNIX and VMS. I first used Linux in about 1995 which was when I returned to University to study for a Masters specialising in Machine Vision. I have been active in the FOSS community off and on since then. I am active in the PHP community (I am the maintainer of the PHP DIO PECL extension) and in the women geek community. I am a member of PHP Women, LinuxChix and DevChix. Recently I helped form LinuxChix North, a chapter of LinuxChix for the North of England.

Previous Presentations: 
Linux on Acorn/ARM - Wakefield Acorn User Show 1999
BarCamp Leeds (UK) 2009 - Introduction To Digital Television
PHP NW (September 2009 meeting) - Wordpress Plugins
PHP NW (October 2009 meeting) - The Decorator Pattern
BarCamp Manchester (UK) 2009 - Arduinos, AVR and Beyond
BarCamp Manchester (UK) 2009 - Wordpress Plugins
BarCamp Bradford 2009 - Arduinos, AVR and Beyond
Manchester Geek Girl Afternoon Tea - Arduino Workshop