Sean O'Brien
This is third Woo Worker Interview (see Josh’s & then Kirstin’s interviews as well) and we hope that you’ve been enjoying hearing from some of the Woo-superusers.
We’re publishing these interviews to show you that it’s totally possible to contribute positively to your business by using WooThemes and also because we want to showcase some of the incredible talent within our little community. So today, you get to Sean O’Brien, but he’ll introduce himself…
1. Tell us a little about yourself, your design / development skills and how this translates to your (freelancing) business.
Maybe I’m a bit different to some of the other workers; when I’m not on a computer I’m usually at the beach or on a plane, travelling, training and competing on the international Windsurfing Pro Tour. I’ve been racing professionally for about 5 years but have had a relationship with computers ever since Commander Keen arrived in 1990. I’m currently 25, and reside in the Netherlands for half the year, and in Australia the other half. I studied a few months of ‘Communication Design’ (basically a course in using websites and digital media to communicate) but then ended up with a Psychology/Biomedical Science degree and plan to study Medicine if I ever stop going to the beach. So I’m not classically trained too well in computers but I feel this have given me a more ‘outside the square’ look at design and coding as I’ve taught myself, I don’t really conform to a certain style.
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