Richard Middleton is a Leeds-based founder and web developer with nine years of experience building front-end focused digital products and podcast production services. He runs Longwave Digital after founding Create Digital, combining technical frontend skills with a background in sound engineering and media that informs polished audio-first web experiences. Comfortable across full-stack web development (self-taught via freeCodeCamp) and hands-on production, he helps creators turn ideas into professional podcasts and accompanying sites. His career blends entrepreneurial grit with practical delivery—moving from running sound-engineering services to shipping user-facing web applications for startups and media businesses.
9 years of coding experience
4 years of employment as a software developer
BTEC Media Studies, Digital Communication and Media/Multimedia, Distinction, BTEC Media Studies, Digital Communication and Media/Multimedia, Distinction at Selby College
Full Stack Web Development, Full Stack Web Development at freeCodeCamp
HND Popular Music, Music, Distinction, HND Popular Music, Music, Distinction at University Centre at Wakefield College
Contributions:40 commits, 24 pushes, 1 branch in 5 months
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