Stephen Norris
Stephen is a Senior Programmer, specialising in back-end development. He is involved in creating and maintaining code that affects the functionality of websites and kiosks, such as database interaction and interactive features. He also works on the in-house tools we use for technical development.
He is familiar with a range of programming languages, including PHP, ASP, Python and C. He is also experienced with a variety of content management systems, with particular expertise in MODx - an AJAX-orientated open source system. He has worked extensively on projects for the National Portrait Gallery, including taking the lead programmer role on the full scale redevelopment of the website, completed in early 2009 after many months of hard work. He programmed much of the BBC Design Patterns Library, and undertook a number of projects for the Sheffield Museums and Galleries Trust (now Museums Sheffield), including the building of an oral history project featuring an interactive centrepiece driven by Google Maps.
Steve also worked on the data mangement aspect of the V&A Jewellery Interactive, a kiosk installed in the William and Judith Bollinger Jewellery Gallery at the London museum. Steve joined Cogapp on a one year Internship in late 2005, before joining permanently in Spring 2006.
He has an MA in Digital Media, gaining a Distinction whilst working as a database administrator at the University of Sussex. He also has a BSc in Multimedia and Digital Engineering.
