Successful software developer, long standing web development speaker, writer, evangelist and expert, John has spent the last 15 years working with and developing for the Web. As the head developer of the leading cross platform CSS development tool Style Master (http://westciv.com/style_master/index.html), and developer and publisher of renowned training courses and learning resources on CSS and standards based development, John is widely recognized as a leader in these fields.

John is also the founder and organizer of the Web Directions Conferences (http://www.webdirections.org/) for web professionals, held in Australia, Japan and North America, and one of the founders of Scroll Magazine.

As a presenter and educator, John speaks frequently at conferences around Australia and the world. His idiosyncratic blog Dog or Higher covers a broad range of subjects, particularly in technology and innovation, and is widely read and referenced.