Update 26/5/10: I’m proud to announce that I will be starting a 12-month-placement with Draig Technologies, Bangor, North Wales as soon as my exams are over. I’ll be working as a software developer, providing support and squashing bugs to begin with, and later working on all aspects of the development life cycle. It’s a tremendous opportunity for me to prove what I can do in a challenging environment, and is especially valuable to my future career because by doing it I will be one of the first people in the country to gain an e-skills Internship qualification, a placement scheme not to be fully rolled out nationwide until the 2011/2012 academic year!

I’m looking for a summer placement for 2010 with an IT company in-and-around the Cardiff or Yorkshire areas. I’m a very motivated mature student studying Computer Science at Cardiff University, and have achieved an average grade of over 80% in this second year of my degree – well above the standard for First Class honours, and as a result of which I may be receving a scholarship in the near future.

Spending some time working in a real IT environment would be not only be a great opportunity for me to prepare for graduating a year from now, but I would also hopefully be able to give  a lot back to whomever took me on. My areas of speciality are database-driven PHP websites (see my showcase) and Java programming (examples coming soon). At 26, I have acquired a broad knowledge in many other areas of computing and business too, so please get in touch if you think you might be able to accommodate me!

Update 18/4: Based on offers received, I’d now consider a full year placement too, anywhere in the world depending on visas etc! I’m very committed and have years of programming experience in all kinds of languages like Java, PHP, Javascript, OpenGL, Ruby on Rails, Perl, C/C++ and more. If you’re looking to cut your development budget, taking me on for a year would be a lot cheaper than hiring a graduate, and I’d give it my all.