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+# CANONICAL_CONTENT.md
+Master source of truth for all site + CV copy (English). Provided by Connor, July 2026. All Phase 2/3 content derives from this file; the Norwegian versions are written natively against these *facts*, not translated sentence-by-sentence.
+
+---
+
+## Identity & contact
+- **Name:** Connor Babbington
+- **E-mail:** connor.babbington@cesnimda.co.uk
+- **Phone:** +47 41 33 44 70
+- **Website:** cesnimda.co.uk
+- **LinkedIn:** via redirect `cesnimda.co.uk/Linkedin`
+- **Location:** Tønsberg, Norway — valid residence permit
+- **Languages:** English (native) · Norwegian A2/B1, actively developing
+- **Availability:** open to remote, hybrid, or on-site developer roles
+
+## Profile (canonical facts behind the About section)
+- Systems developer, eight years in UK local government (2015–2023).
+- Full-stack: backend, frontend, and server administration.
+- Analyses and plans user needs; programs and tests with modern languages/frameworks; designs robust, scalable systems.
+- Collaborates with developers, designers, project managers, and customers.
+- Strong experience: Azure DevOps (CI/CD), GitHub.
+- Works well independently and in teams; structured and open-ended tasks.
+
+> Site framing decision (approved direction): self-label is **"Systems Developer"** — the CV's "mid-level" qualifier is dropped everywhere (site *and* reworked CV); seniority is shown through evidence. "Eight years" stays because the apprenticeship was on-the-job development work.
+
+## Experience
+
+### Warwickshire County Council, UK — System Developer · 2015–2023
+- **2015–2017 was an apprenticeship** → progressed to full developer role. Site treatment: show this *as progression* on the timeline (`2015–2017 apprentice → 2017–2023 developer`) — it's an asset (grew into the role, retained 8 years), not something to bury.
+- Developed and maintained multiple full-stack applications: **C#, Python, Ruby on Rails, SQL, JavaScript**.
+- Delivered reliable, well-tested software; resolved stability issues.
+- Translated stakeholder requirements into solutions; adapted across languages/frameworks as projects changed.
+- Responsibilities: backend + frontend design/build on several projects; bug fixing for stability and performance; clean maintainable code with testing and documentation; collaborative problem-solving; guided team members on code/process best practices.
+- **Concrete anchor (confirmed):** worked on the highways/streetlight fault-reporting system used across the whole of Warwickshire (county-wide public-facing + internal use). Draft site bullet: *"Worked on the county-wide highways and streetlight fault-reporting system used across Warwickshire."* Exact user counts unknown — say "county-wide", never invent numbers.
+
+### 2023 → now (confirmed)
+- Self-directed development: JobTrack, InboxIntel, self-hosted infrastructure lab.
+- **Norskkurs** — ongoing Norwegian language study. Gets a timeline node (`2023– · Norskkurs + full-stack product development · Tønsberg`); it substantiates the "aktiv språkutvikling" claim and fills the employment gap honestly.
+
+### Side roles (confirmed: part-time alongside the council role — vape shop weekend days, bar evenings/weekend evenings)
+- Royal Vapes, UK — Sales Representative · 2017–2021 (customer service, client issues, communications, payments)
+- The Hodcarrier, UK — Bartender · 2016–2018 (operations, multitasking)
+- Nuffield Health, UK — Receptionist · 2014–2015 (front of house, organisation)
+
+Site treatment per CONTENT_STRATEGY: compact one-liners, de-emphasised, grouped under "Earlier & alongside: customer-facing roles that shaped how I communicate."
+
+## Education
+- Warwickshire College, UK · 2012–2015 — **Extended Diploma NVQ Level 3 in ICT** (programming, systems administration, IT support).
+
+## Interests
+PC and board games (strategic thinking, problem solving), cooking, learning new skills. Site treatment: one plain line in About; no icons, no over-explanation.
+
+## Open items — all resolved July 2026
+1. ~~Side roles part-time?~~ Confirmed: weekend days (shop) and evenings/weekend evenings (bar), alongside the council role.
+2. ~~Concrete Warwickshire detail?~~ Confirmed: county-wide highways/streetlight fault-reporting system (see Experience above).
+3. ~~2023→now?~~ Confirmed: self-development + norskkurs (see section above).
+4. "Systems Developer, 8+ years" positioning: **approved by Connor.**