Welcome.

As you already know, my names Simon Hayre. I’m a Web Developer/Software Engineer living in Hull. I work for ACT (Alliance Computing) and it’s sister companies Bytron and Mediademon in Kirmington, Lincolnshire.

At ACT I support all our clients IT needs whether it’s a network problem, email or website issue. For Mediademon I am the leading developer for the HALO EPOS-R iPad application project and the leading developer for the ACDM mobile project for Bytron.

I lived in Stamford for the largest portion of my life. I’ve always had  a passion for computers ever since I dismantled my first pocket calculator.

I guess you could say I wrote my first program when I was 11 years old, my Mums uncle bought me my first electronics kit which came with a bunch of relays. I went out and bought a remote control circuit board and a few motors put it all together and made a remote controlled lock for my bedroom door. The lock didn’t work very well because the lock was attached to my bedroom wall with some blue tack as I wasn’t allowed to drill any holes in the walls of my parents house.

At college I built my first computer program using Pascal, which I enjoyed and picked up quickly because it was such an easy language, but pointless from a useful prospective.

While at college I built my first website, which consisted of photos of me and my mates getting a bit drunk on nights out. I think it was an early Facebook using static HTML and Javascript.

I left college early to work full time in retail. I quickly realised this was a mistake. So I applied to the University of Lincoln and got in.

Because I left college early, I had to do a foundation year at University. I originally applied to University to do Computer Networking. But my lecture John Hamlin saw my skills as a developer and convinced me to pursue a career in software development by switching courses in my first year.

While at University I learnt how to develop websites using HTML, PHP, MySQL, CSS and ASP.net. I wrote my final project using PHP as a way to protect intellectual property of images. In my spare time I built websites for other students studying Lens Based Media Studies and for my girlfriends business.

I graduated in September 2009 gaining a high grade second degree in BSc Hons Web Technology. In the same year I moved to Hull and started working at Simon Storage in Immingham as a Network Technician. Nine months later, I got a job at ACT and the rest is history.