Development Manager at Virgin Media
London, United Kingdom
Development Manager at Virgin Media
London, United Kingdom
With over 10 years experience as a web developer I have seen the progression and growth of the internet and negotiated trends and their effect on web industries. As such I would like to continue to lead the field of web 2.0 and innovation on the web. Currently as a manager of a large web development team that supports a top 20 site in the UK I will continue to push the limits of the net and experiment in new technologies. Additionally I am involved in creating new social networking tools and am currently seeking investors.
I specialise in web development which includes usability, SEO, accessibility, W3C standards and general web technologies. Some of which include OOP, PHP, XHTML, CSS, AJAX, SQL, Java, Javascript, XML and the like. As well as good experience in using frameworks, development tools and managing a team.
(Media Production industry)
February 2007 — Present (1 year 9 months)
This role includes leading a team of 6 developers, liaising with third party vendors, making recommendations on new technology and suggesting innovating ideas to increase productivity of the Virgin Media portal.
(Media Production industry)
2007 — 2007 (less than a year)
(Telecommunications industry)
March 2006 — December 2006 (10 months)
(Privately Held; Financial Services industry)
February 2003 — February 2006 (3 years 1 month)
(Privately Held; 11-50 employees; Design industry)
July 2001 — February 2003 (1 year 8 months)
(Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; BBC; Broadcast Media industry)
January 2000 — January 2001 (1 year 1 month)
Web developer for the entertainment intranet website based in TV center, White City. Worked extensively with DHTML, CSS, Javascript and flash.
ZEND PHP Certification 2008 — 2008
Diploma of Software Development 1997 — 2000
Electronic Engineering 1995
Web Development, internet, technologies, snowboarding, photography, travel and ancient history.