Hi, I’m Owain, a Scottish Senior Developer based in Edinburgh. I’ve worked remotely for the past five years for a range of companies, and I’m currently with Initials CX in London as part of the Initials Labs team. I work as a .NET developer specialising in Umbraco, building websites for all sorts of clients, from the straightforward to the wonderfully unusual. I’ve been an Umbraco MVP every year since 2018, an honour I never take for granted each time it’s renewed.
I’m an open source enthusiast and a GitKraken Ambassador, which means I get a quiet thrill from clean tooling, elegant commits, and anything that makes development feel a little more like well organised chaos. Most days you’ll find me deep in code, shaping content managed platforms and chasing down those recurring bugs that seem to have learned a few party tricks of their own.
When I’m off the clock, I’m usually bouldering or in the gym. If I’m neither climbing nor lifting, there’s a good chance I’m building a new Lego set and admiring the tiny architectural wonders collecting around my office.
I’m also passionate about men’s mental health. It’s a topic that deserves far more openness and far fewer raised eyebrows, and I try to use my voice online to help push that conversation in the right direction.
This blog is where I share what I’m learning in tech, in wellbeing, and in the ongoing experiment of being human.
Glad you’re here. Stay as long as you like.