Benedict Dodd

Benedict Dodd

Systems Architect & Web Development Manager at Comic Relief

Location
London, United Kingdom
Industry
Internet

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Benedict Dodd's Overview

Current
  • Systems Architect & Web Development Manager at Comic Relief
Past
  • Senior Developer & Consultant at Action for Children
  • Senior Developer & Designer at First Rate
  • Interactive Developer at Line Communications
  • Senior Developer and Consultant at Fresh01
  • Interactive Developer & Designer at Bartlett Scott Edgar
  • Interactive Developer & Consultant at Christian Douglass LLP
  • Lead Developer & Design Studio Manager at Rapido TV

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Education
  • University of Derby
  • Cumbria Institute of the Arts
  • Trinity School
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Connections

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Benedict Dodd's Summary

I am an experienced technologist with a passion for technical architecture, operational efficiency and the use of technology to solve business problems and deliver value to users.

I have particular expertise in the use and implementation of open-source information technology across the private and third-sectors, with skills ranging from scalable highly-available systems architecture and implementation through to project management.

I am an innovative problem-solver who is looking for an opportunity to bring his wide experience of implementing mission-critical systems and excellent technical knowledge to a new challenge.

Specialties

Technology Architecture & Solution Development, Drupal (Development, Configuration & Performance Optimisation), Application Development / Software Engineering, Web and Mobile Development, Open Source Technologies, Cloud-based platforms

Benedict Dodd's Experience

Systems Architect & Web Development Manager

Comic Relief

Nonprofit; 201-500 employees; Fund-Raising industry

September 2011 – Present (9 months) Vauxhall, London

Systems Architect

Comic Relief

Nonprofit; 201-500 employees; Fund-Raising industry

April 2010 – November 2011 (1 year 8 months)

I was responsible for the technical architecture and delivery of all campaign websites, supporting web services, infrastructure and performance tuning to support some of the UK’s largest fundraising events. This involved managing a team of developers and technologists to architect, build and manage a number of mission-critical systems.

Senior Developer

Comic Relief

Nonprofit; 201-500 employees; Fund-Raising industry

July 2008 – April 2010 (1 year 10 months)

Working on a wide range of online products for Red Nose Day and Sport Relief.

Freelance Developer/Designer

Bendodd.com

November 2002 – July 2008 (5 years 9 months) London, United Kingdom

8 years experience working in London and New Zealand's Internet industry (2 as a studio manager, 6 as a senior level freelancer), for a range of well respected agencies and organisations in a range of sectors (corporate, HR, charity, e-learning, TV etc.)

Senior Developer & Consultant

Action for Children

Nonprofit; 5001-10,000 employees; Nonprofit Organization Management industry

September 2002 – July 2008 (5 years 11 months) London, United Kingdom

NCH are one of the largest children’s charities in the UK, helping over 100,000 children every year. My role was to redesign and maintain the complete look and feel of the organisation’s main and micro-sites, meeting agreed standards for disabled access. Achievements include: Developing successful nationwide online campaigns, including micro-sites, dynamically driven Flash movies (including games, teasers and e-cards) and online donation systems. Developing bespoke content management systems (using PHP/MySQL).

Senior Developer & Designer

First Rate

Public Company; 11-50 employees; QXQ (ASX); Marketing and Advertising industry

April 2006 – October 2006 (7 months) New Zealand & Australia

First Rate are New Zealand's leading online marketing agency working with many of NZ's largest websites including Air New Zealand, Trade Me and Yellow Pages. Achievements include: Pioneering a range of mini-site Flash elements and banners using AS2, SOAP and XML. Successfully redesigning the company's range of websites.

Interactive Developer

Line Communications

Privately Held; 51-200 employees; E-Learning industry

January 2005 – December 2005 (1 year) London, United Kingdom

LINE produce cutting-edge eLearning products for a full range of companies and organisations including BP, BBC, RAF and Teleatlas. My role was to design and develop eLearning projects using LINE's bespoke XML templating system and a combination of Flash, HTML and CSS.

Senior Developer and Consultant

Fresh01

March 2004 – December 2005 (1 year 10 months)

Fresh01 is a full-service agency producing solutions for a wide spectrum of clients. My role is to develop complex websites and intuitive CMSs to manage both structure and content.
Achievements include: Revising and improving the agency's new media practices and infrastructure. Developing bespoke content management systems (using PHP/MySQL).

Interactive Developer & Designer

Bartlett Scott Edgar

September 2003 – March 2004 (7 months)

Working in-house for a large recruitment advertising agency, developing a range of microsites and online recruitment solutions (in HTML and Flash) for local councils and highstreet brand names, for example, MI5, Essex Council and the Audit Commission.

Interactive Developer & Consultant

Christian Douglass LLP

Partnership; 11-50 employees; Accounting industry

August 2002 – March 2004 (1 year 8 months) Manchester, United Kingdom

As both project manager and designer, I created a complete corporate identity for this gritty, innovative firm of accountants. The resulting identity helped place the company in an unique position in the market place and generated significant interest.

Lead Developer & Design Studio Manager

Rapido TV

June 2000 – November 2002 (2 years 6 months) London, United Kingdom

Responsible for top-level site design, developing client proposals, writing briefs for both design and development tasks, managing complex external relationships, controlling department work flow and day-to-day management of the team members. Achievements include: Developing a successful proposal and design for a Sony Playstation co-branded website. Concept and creation of the 'Eurotrash Unzipped' DVD extras menu.

Benedict Dodd's Honors and Awards

  • Hitwise top ten award for 2010 - Sport Relief 2010 Website

    Hitwise
    • 2010

  • Shortlisted for Charity and Voluntary Sector NMA Effectiveness Award

    NMA
    • 2011

    Red Nose Day 2011 Website

  • Standard of Excellence in the New Media Awards

    NMA
    • 2010

    Sport Relief 2010 Website

  • Finalist in British Computer Society Awards for “IT Project Team of the Year” 2010

    British Computer Society
    • 2010

Benedict Dodd's Courses

  • Freelance Developer/Designer

    Bendodd.com

    • Introduction to 3D modelling with Maya
    • Advanced JavaScript

  • Systems Architect

    Comic Relief

    • ThoughtWorks - Continuous Delivery & DevOps
    • Wier + Wong - Agile/Scrum Training

  • Systems Architect & Web Development Manager

    Comic Relief

    • Phoenix Training & Coaching Ltd - Line Management

Benedict Dodd's Education

University of Derby

BA (Hons) Graphic Design (1st), Interactive design & development

1997 – 2000

Cumbria Institute of the Arts

Foundation, Art

1996 – 1997

Trinity School

GCSE, A-Level

1989 – 1996

9 GCSEs (A-B), 4 A-Levels (All grade B) Biology, Geography, Maths

Activities and Societies: Duke of Edinburgh's Awards, Rugby, Cricket

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