Experienced Web Developer and Designer, specialising in UI/UX development
Coventry, United Kingdom
Experienced Web Developer and Designer, specialising in UI/UX development
Coventry, United Kingdom
Internet and New Media professional with nearly a decade of commercial experience in web design, web development, user interface design, user experience planning and complete life-cycle development of web applications.
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.
(Automotive industry)
August 2003 — Present (6 years)
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, created a centralised purchasing system which has saved the company millions of pounds on an annual basis.
Currently working on a class re-defining service for the used car remarketing industry. Working with industry partners to design and create a low-cost, highly available platform for the remarketing of used cars online.
(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.
(Internet industry)
July 2001 — March 2003 (1 year 9 months)
Initially focusing on client projects, OneToo moved into the mobile commerce area, supplying solutions to mobile entertainment providers. Created a managed extranet for SMS applications and content management.
Designed the architecture of a new platform for the creation, management, billing and delivery of mobile content, and was responsible for a team of 5 developers who developed the platform - using C#, SQL Server, IIS, wap and SMS technologies.
(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).
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.
Karate, Web Standards, New Technology, Music, Cooking