Joe Baskerville
As our Head of New Technology, Joe often works on projects that fall outside the domain of traditional web development. He experiments with emerging technologies we may wish to utilise in future work, such as multi-touch screens or GPS devices, and is experienced in many programming languages including PHP, AS3, Cocoa, Java, C/C++ and Open GL.
Joe has worked successfully on some of the most challenging and innovative projects Cogapp has seen through in recent times. These include a software and operating system setup for Land Rover utilising GPS technology, and the development of the technical framework and platform for nine synchronized interactive kiosks for the Museum of Modern Art in New York. Joe took a lead role on the Prudential Eye, another ambitious project, completed in late 2007. He was responsible for all the technical architecture and engine building, enabling four projectors to seamlessly merge separate projections into one ultra-widescreen moving image on a large custom built piece of Holopro glass. Joe is most interested currently in the possibilities mobile computing can offer our clients, and is having a lot of fun developing for mobile phones using the iPhone SDK, Android and Qt.
Previous to joining Cogapp, Joe spent 4 years working as Head of Design for Thirsty Fish, a company that provided web solutions to high profile charities such as the PDSA, Christian Aid and Cancer Research. He has a BA in Visual Communication Design from Middlesex, though the majority of his programming skills are self taught.
