Ed Cox

Current

Managing Director at Virtual Construction Limited
Director/Trustee at The Lesbian & Gay Foundation

Past

Head of Web & IT, Careers & Employability Division at The University of Manchester
Web & IT Co-ordinator, Careers Service at The University of Manchester
Web Designer, Careers Service at The University of Manchester

IT Assistant, Quarry Bank Mill at The National Trust
Administration Assistant at The City of Bangor Council

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Education

Manchester College of Arts & Technology (MANCAT)
University of Wales, Bangor
University of Liverpool

Ysgol Glan-y-Mor, Pwllheli

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Connections

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Industry

Internet

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Ed Cox’s Summary

Professional webmaster, consultant and project manager with ten years' experience. An accessibility and usability champion, I am experienced in deploying and configuring software for LAMP configurations including Content Management Systems. I am currrently interested in enhanced user experience and interactivity using Javascript, and in improving productivity and workflow through the use of development frameworks such as jQuery and Zend.

Ed Cox’s Specialties:

LAMP, (X)HTML, CSS, XML, RSS, SQL/MySQL, project management, Google Maps, Google Analytics, AdWords/AdSense, SEO, marketing, Javascript, Smarty, Ditto, Basecamp

Ed Cox’s Experience

Managing Director

Virtual Construction Limited

(Privately Held; 1-10 employees; Internet industry)

April 2008 — Present (1 year 4 months)

Website development, marketing and consultancy.
Director/Trustee

The Lesbian & Gay Foundation

(Non-Profit; 11-50 employees; Non-Profit Organization Management industry)

September 2006 — Present (2 years 11 months)

Responsible for strategic direction of the UK's largest lesbian, gay and bisexual health and community charity, including setting its mission and objectives, and deciding policy and procedures relating to fundraising, finance, HR and IT.

Chair of the Service Improvement Sub Committee and volunteer member of the IT Working Group.

Acting as a web consultant during the redevelopment of the organisation's web presence.

Further information at http://www.lgf.org.uk/about-us/governance/the-lgf-board/
Head of Web & IT, Careers & Employability Division

The University of Manchester

(Educational Institution; 5001-10,000 employees; Research industry)

September 2000 — May 2008 (7 years 9 months)

I actively recruit, lead, appraise and manage workloads of a team of web developers & ICT support staff.

I write, implement and manage the divisional ICT Plan, the team’s Communication Plan and quality standards documentation, enforcing Data Protection, Freedom of Information and accessibility compliance.

I serve on enterprise-wide groups including the Web Integration Steering Group and Content Management System Project Managers Group. I also chair divisional groups including Web Strategy and Data Users groups.

I maintain project documentation using a modified PRINCE2 methodology, including project briefs, work packages and progress reports.

I co-ordinate the IT training of divisional staff members, including delivery of presentations & workshops, to raise the general standard of IT knowledge.

I redevelop and maintain standards-compliant websites for the Careers Service’s portfolio of services.
Web & IT Co-ordinator, Careers Service

The University of Manchester

(Educational Institution; 10,001 or more employees; Higher Education industry)

September 2002 — March 2005 (2 years 7 months)

Redeveloped and maintained standards-compliant websites for the Careers Service’s portfolio of projects using XHTML, CSS, XML and XSLT, both hand-coded and in Dreamweaver.

Developed templates in the corporate Content Management System and developed scripts to display externally-sourced information such as databases and XML feeds.

Generated reports for management on web usage statistics, highlighting trends, patterns and suggesting suitable future developments to the web infrastructure.
Web Designer, Careers Service

The University of Manchester

(Educational Institution; 10,001 or more employees; Higher Education industry)

September 2000 — September 2002 (2 years 1 month)

Developed and maintained an interactive web site for Quarry Bank Mill, the National Trust’s premiere educational property in the North West.

Managed general IT tasks including PC maintenance & troubleshooting

IT consultation and presentation work to partners and organisations in the cultural sector.

Awarded a personal development bursary from the North West Museums Service to study the use of IT in the museums industry.
IT Assistant, Quarry Bank Mill

The National Trust

(Non-Profit; 11-50 employees; Museums and Institutions industry)

September 1999 — September 2000 (1 year 1 month)

Developed and maintained an interactive web site for Quarry Bank Mill, the National Trust’s premiere educational property in the North West.

Managed general IT tasks including PC maintenance & troubleshooting

IT consultation and presentation work to partners and organisations in the cultural sector.

Awarded a personal development bursary from the North West Museums Service to study the use of IT in the museums industry.
Administration Assistant

The City of Bangor Council

(Government Agency; 1-10 employees; Government Administration industry)

May 1999 — September 1999 (5 months)

Conceived and implemented the council’s Welsh Language Policy, including managing the consultation process.

Organised and managed events, including managing publicity, promotion and design.

Administrated civic ceremonies and council meetings, including minute-taking

Ed Cox’s Education

Manchester College of Arts & Technology (MANCAT)

Professional Diploma , Management Studies , 2006 — 2007
University of Wales, Bangor

MA , Music , 1997 — 1998
University of Liverpool

BA(Hons) , Music/Popular Music , 1993 — 1996

Activities and Societies:

University Symphony Orchestra
Ysgol Glan-y-Mor, Pwllheli

GCSEs & A Levels , English, Welsh, French, Music, Maths, History, Chemistry, Biology , 1985 — 1992