About

Hi, I’m Dan Q (he/him), a forty-something geek-of-many-hats. I live in Oxfordshire with my partner and her husband in V-shaped, open, polyamorous relationship (we all originally met in Aberystwyth), along with our two children and a derpy dog.

In 2002 I founded Three Rings, a secure web-based volunteer and rota management system for charities and other voluntary organisations. It’s now used by hundreds of thousands of volunteers around the globe and support charities that you’ve probably heard of (as well as some you probably haven’t): it’s the longest-running system of its type in the world. My other side projects include FreeDeedPoll.org.uk, BBC News Feeds That Don’t Suck, and a stack of other (mostly-open-source) projects. I’ve also got a long history of volunteering in tech, mentoring/coaching, and emotional support roles.

I enjoy  a variety of computer-related pursuits, performing magic, collecting and playing board games, and geo*ing.

Click any of the links on this page for more information and further reading, or just trawl the multiple decades of my blog.