Hi, I'm Goldie.
I live in Bega. I work in disability support, I build software when a problem annoys me enough, and I own more stringed instruments than any household really needs.
This isn't a business website. There's nothing to buy and no "Book a Call" button. It's just a place where I put things.
About
I've spent over 25 years in the disability sector. I started in direct support and somehow ended up in leadership, including a short stint as acting CEO. I don't recommend that one as a relaxing hobby.
These days I work as a behaviour support practitioner with All and Sundry. Most of my job is trying to understand people properly, then writing plans that make sense to the people who actually have to use them. That second part is harder than it sounds.
I used to run a small web and copywriting business. I've retired from that, but I still can't stop building things. Some people do crosswords. I write software at 1am and then wonder why the production database is upset with me.
Things I'm into
- AccessBSP A platform I'm building to make behaviour support plans and training less painful. It's going well, apart from the bits that aren't.
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Music
Acoustic guitars, electricity guitars, a bouzouki, and basses with and without frets. I spend about 10% of my time playing them and 90% adjusting presets so they'll sound good once I finally do.
Occasionally something escapes the preset folder and becomes an actual song. A few of them live here:
- Community arts I'm on the board of FLING Physical Theatre. I'm there for the governance, not the physical theatre, which is better for everyone.
Notes
Occasional writing about disability support, technology that should be simpler, and whatever's been rattling around in my head.
Contact
Feel free to say hi: goldie@goldierutherford.com