Anthony Williams

Current

New Media Manager at Listers Group Limited

Past

Web Developer at VIBE Technologies Limited
Development Coordinator at OneToo Limited
Lead Web Developer at i Web Agency

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Education

Aston University

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Industry

Information Technology and Services

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Anthony Williams’s Summary

Internet and New Media professional with over a decade of commercial experience in web design, web development, user interface design, user experience planning and complete life-cycle development of web applications.

Anthony Williams’s Specialties:

High levels of experience in:
Web Standards Design and Development, UI and UX development, Application Architecture Design and Development, Database Design, High Availability, ASP.NET, C#, VB.NET, SQL Server, IIS, XHTML, CSS, JavaScript.

Emerging Experience in:
LAMP Stack Applications (Linux, Apache, MySQL, PHP), WordPress.

Currently learning Objective-C and Cocoa/Cocoa Touch for the purposes of creating applications for the Apple OS X and OS X Touch (iPhone) platforms.

Anthony Williams’s Experience

New Media Manager

Listers Group Limited

(Automotive industry)

August 2003 — Present (6 years 4 months)

Responsible for a team consisting of developers, designers and copywriters to create a first-class website and intranet for the largest privately-owned automotive group in the Midlands. Encouraging and evangelising the use of web standards, open formats and platforms and excellent user experiences.

Working with the group buying department, I created a centralised purchasing system which has saved the company millions of pounds on an annual basis.

Developed CarCast, a "technology playground" for new services, features and ideas for the used car industry, working with industry partners to design and create a low-cost, highly available platform for the remarketing of used cars online.

Also responsible for the in-house intranet, Listers Desktop, which features a number of tools which - by bringing information from various other systems, distilling essential information and presenting key performance indicators - enhances productivity, communication and help to save time and money whilst enabling employees across the group to achieve their core goals of selling more cars, parts and hours of labour.
Web Developer

VIBE Technologies Limited

(Privately Held; 11-50 employees; Consumer Goods industry)

March 2003 — August 2003 (6 months)

Initially contracted for 3 months to create a new website for a popular in-car entertainment OEM, completed new website on budget and on schedule.

Worked closely with the technical and marketing teams to ensure the excellent presentation of accurate information. Services were retained for creating additional modules of the website to manage extended product information, documentation and more advanced CMS functionality.
Development Coordinator

OneToo Limited

(Internet industry)

July 2001 — March 2003 (1 year 9 months)

Following the transition from i Web to OneToo, I was initially focused on client projects. Shortly afterwards, OneToo moved into the mobile commerce area, supplying solutions to mobile entertainment providers. I created a managed extranet for SMS applications and content management.

I was also tasked with the design and architecture of a new platform for the creation, management, billing and delivery of mobile content; responsible for a team of 5 developers who developed the platform - using C#, SQL Server, IIS, wap and SMS technologies.
Lead Web Developer

i Web Agency

(Partnership; 1-10 employees; Internet industry)

October 1999 — July 2001 (1 year 10 months)

Responsible for design of a number of websites, predominantly for small to mid-size businesses in the West Midlands and surrounding areas.

Progressed into web development, using ASP and SQL Server to create content managed websites for organisations including Alcon Components, Aga Consumer Products, Rangemaster and the Business School at Birmingham City University (formerly the University of Central England).

Anthony Williams’s Education

Aston University

Not completed , BSc (Hons) Computer Science and Software Engineering , 1997 — 1998

Left during the foundation year at University and, after travelling for a short period, decided to pursue and focus on a professional career in Web Development.