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Richard Penman
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I am a freelance programmer based in Australia and my specialty is website scraping with my favorite language Python. I am the author of SiteScraper, an open source Python based scraping program that I use for most of my scraping projects. And I run sitescraper.net to support my work. I also make websites that run on Google App Engine (free hosting) with web2py. Technologies I love: Python, Linux, web2py, jquery, Qt I would rather work for a fixed fee per milestone because I feel an hourly...
I am a freelance programmer based in Australia and my specialty is website scraping with my favorite language Python.
I am the author of SiteScraper, an open source Python based scraping program that I use for most of my scraping projects. And I run sitescraper.net to support my work.
I also make websites that run on Google App Engine (free hosting) with web2py.
Technologies I love: Python, Linux, web2py, jquery, Qt
I would rather work for a fixed fee per milestone because I feel an hourly rate is a negative incentive to be productive.
No adult related work please.
I speak native English and fluent Esperanto, if that helps.
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Name of Test
Score
Percentile
Date Taken
Duration
Python 2.x Test
4.40
95%
TOP 10%
10/17/2009
37 min
oDesk Readiness Test for Independent Contractors and Company Managers
10/17/2009
2 min
Recent Candidacies
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Initiated By
Date
Simple data scraping
Buyer
November 21, 2009
Python Developer (Full-time or Part-time)
Buyer
November 10, 2009
Job Category Interests
Web Development
Web Design
Web Programming
Ecommerce
UI Design
Website QA
Website Project Management
Other - Web Development
Software Development
Desktop Applications
Game Development
Scripts & Utilities
Software Plug-ins
Mobile Apps
Application Interface Design
Software Project Management
Software QA
VOIP
Other - Software Development
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Level
Last Used
Description
Python
7 yrs
5.0
2009
I enjoy programming with Python and it is my favorite language. I have worked with Python across a variety of domains: web scraping, GUI apps, website development, etc.
web2py
2 yrs
5.0
2009
http://web2py.com
web2py is an amazingly productive Python web framework. Before moving to web2py I had tried Turbogears, Ruby on Rails, Symfony, and Django. Then I came across web2py and haven't looked back.
My specialty is making web2py apps that run on Google App Engine, which means free hosting, low response time, and high uptime.
web scraping
4 yrs
5.0
2009
Have worked on a wide variety of web scraping projects. See more details at my website: sitescraper.net
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Description
01/2007
01/2009
CRIDA
Research Assistant / Independent Contributor
At CRIDA I worked on augmented reality applications to assist architects in the design process.
Technologies: web2py, Qt, OpenSceneGraph
01/2003
01/2005
Iliad
Research Assistant / Independent Contributor
Iliad is a search engine that targets web forums. It uses features unique to web forums with the goal of returning more relevant content than a generalized search engine like Google.
Technologies: Python, SiteScraper
01/2003
01/2005
RETVIC
Research Assistant / Independent Contributor
Main programmer for computer vision project at RETVIC. Our application used computer vision techniques to increase efficiency of analyzing eye problems.
Technologies: Qt, OpenCV, Sqlite
01/2001
01/2003
Jim's Mowing
Programmer / Independent Contributor
Worked in IT office supporting the website and internal tools
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Degree
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Description
01/2002
08/2009
Melbourne University
Bachelors
Software Engineering / Arts
Studied part time while working. Have now graduated and am available to work full time.
07/2003
07/2004
University College London
Bachelors
Software Engineering
Studied for a year at UCL as part of an exchange program.
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oDesk Tests Taken
Name of Test
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Date Taken
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Python 2.x Test
4.40
95%
TOP 10%
10/17/2009
37 min
oDesk Readiness Test for Independent Contractors and Company Managers
10/17/2009
2 min