Freelance web designer and internet consultant
Melbourne Area, Australia
- Current
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- Freelance Web Consultant (Owner) at Never Run Out Aust Pty Ltd (Self-employed)
- Past
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- Freelance XHTML/CSS Consultant at Spin Communications
- Freelance XHTML/CSS Consultant at Feedcorp Pty Ltd
- Freelance XHTML/CSS Consultant at Sensis
- Freelance XHTML/CSS Consultant at ChilliByte Pty Ltd
- Freelance XHTML/CSS Consultant at Rain Design
- Freelance XHTML/CSS Consultant at The Hiser Group
- Freelance Web Designer at Melbourne IT
- Web Designer at BHP Billiton
- Freelance XHTML/CSS Consultant at Sensis
- Freelance XHTML/CSS Consultant at Victoria Online
- Contract Web Designer at Self Employed (Self-employed)
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David McDonald’s Summary
Based in Melbourne, Australia, David is a freelance web consultant with 9 years of experience. He specialises in creating clean, usable websites using web standards such as XHTML and CSS.
As well as working with many design agencies and companies in Australia, David also successfully works remotely with clients in the UK and the USA. David's clients have included BHP Billiton, The Hiser Group, Melbourne IT, Sensis, Victoria Online, Eclipse Group, Vision Australia, DSTO, Mkyi, Sage Publications, Spin Communications, Ocean Software, Skills Media and many others.
All David's work is valid, cross browser compatible, standards compliant XHTML/CSS and meets W3C WCAG Accessibility requirements.
David is also a member of:
* Web Standards Group
* Web Industry Professionals Association (WIPA)
David McDonald’s Specialties:
XHTML, CSS, interface design, usability, accessibility, W3C standards compliance, web standards, WordPress, SEO
David McDonald’s Experience
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Freelance Web Consultant (Owner)
Never Run Out Aust Pty Ltd (Self-employed)
(Self-Employed; 1-10 employees; Internet industry)
January 1998 — Present (10 years 5 months)
I build standards compliant, accessible XHTML and CSS websites and interfaces. I also sub-contract for many web design companies both here in Australia and in the UK and USA.
Some of my clients have been BHP Billiton, The Hiser Group, Melbourne IT, Sensis, Dept of Treasury and Finance, Ocean Software, Eclipse Group and many other small to medium businesses. -
Freelance XHTML/CSS Consultant
Spin Communications
(Internet industry)
2007 — 2008 (1 year)
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Freelance XHTML/CSS Consultant
Feedcorp Pty Ltd
(Internet industry)
2007 — 2008 (1 year)
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Freelance XHTML/CSS Consultant
Sensis
(Public Company; 5001-10,000 employees; Internet industry)
July 2007 — September 2007 (3 months)
I was asked to build 44 standard compliant XHTML/CSS templates, based on design concepts. The templates were for a web based, customer self-service application (SSEP).
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Freelance XHTML/CSS Consultant
ChilliByte Pty Ltd
(Internet industry)
July 2007 — September 2007 (3 months)
I built standards compliant XHTML/CSS templates, based on design concepts supplied by ChilliByte, for a commercial web application.
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Freelance XHTML/CSS Consultant
Rain Design
(Partnership; 1-10 employees; Internet industry)
February 2007 — June 2007 (5 months)
Rain Design engaged me to build accessible, standards compliant XHTML/CSS templates, based on the interface design concepts they had produced for the new State Government transport ticketing system (myki) website.
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Freelance XHTML/CSS Consultant
The Hiser Group
(Privately Held; 51-200 employees; Internet industry)
May 2007 — May 2007 (1 month)
I was asked to build standards compliant XHTML/CSS templates, based on design concepts supplied by Hiser Group, for a commercial banking application.
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Freelance Web Designer
Melbourne IT
(Public Company; 201-500 employees; Internet industry)
April 2007 — April 2007 (1 month)
I was asked to provide design concepts and build XHTML/CSS templates, using WordPress as a content management system, for a Melbourne IT newsletter website.
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Web Designer
BHP Billiton
(Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; BHP; Mining & Metals industry)
April 2001 — December 2006 (5 years 9 months)
- Built and maintain front end for BHP Billiton website (http://www.bhpbilliton.com) using W3C standards compliant CSS & XHTML
- Built and maintain front end for BHP Billiton Global Intranet using W3C standards compliant CSS & XHTML
- Web consulting services for BHP Billiton Investor Relations and other BHP Billiton business groups -
Freelance XHTML/CSS Consultant
Sensis
(Public Company; 1001-5000 employees; Internet industry)
November 2006 — December 2006 (2 months)
I was asked to build XHTML/CSS templates based on a design supplied by Sensis for an internal advertising booking tool.
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Freelance XHTML/CSS Consultant
Victoria Online
(Government Agency; 5001-10,000 employees; Government Relations industry)
September 2006 — November 2006 (3 months)
I was asked to implement a new design and code structure for the Victoria Online Government contact pages, as well as fix cross browser issues that existed in the current site.
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Contract Web Designer
Self Employed (Self-employed)
(Self-Employed; Internet industry)
1997 — 2001 (4 years)
Working through agencies, I took on numerous short and long term web contracts for both large and small companies here in Melbourne.
Additional Information
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David McDonald’s Groups:
Web Standards Group, WIPA, Web Directions
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Web Standards Design + Development member
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