Founder & Developer at A Big Important Company
United Kingdom
- Current
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- Founder, Director & Developer at A Big Important Company
- PHP Developer at HeavenGames LLC
- Past
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- Lead Developer at MadCoffeeHouse
- Contractual PHP Developer at IntenseDebate.com
- Technical Manager at PanicZoom
- Education
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- Hereford Sixth Form College
- St Marys RC High School
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Nick Pellant’s Summary
I first became passionate about the web when most of my classmates were still keen on watching the Power Rangers. During my early teen years I had the urge to build more towards the web rather than just use it and began my journey into a career as a web developer.
Nick Pellant’s Experience
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Founder, Director & Developer
A Big Important Company
(Privately Held; Internet industry)
November 2008 — Present (1 year 1 month)
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PHP Developer
HeavenGames LLC
(Privately Held; 51-200 employees; Online Media industry)
November 2006 — Present (3 years 1 month)
• Development of in-house and public projects.
• Developed an in-house company-specific staff turnover & recruitment web application.
• Development of the HeavenGames private messaging system.
• Various other applications and developmental work.
• Utilization of PHP5, MySQL, Micro-formats, Semantics & JavaScript (jQuery). -
Lead Developer
MadCoffeeHouse
(Internet industry)
September 2006 — November 2008 (2 years 3 months)
• Co-founder and primary developer.
• Client-based development as well as company projects (including Espresso).
• Utilization of PHP5, MySQL, Micro-formats, RSS/Atom, Semantic write up & JavaScript.
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Contractual PHP Developer
IntenseDebate.com
(Computer Software industry)
August 2008 — September 2008 (2 months)
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Technical Manager
PanicZoom
(Internet industry)
February 2007 — July 2007 (6 months)
• Management of 10+ volunteer developers/designers.
• Successfully deployed and developed an advanced gaming competition/laddering system for users of the Xbox360 gaming platform.
• Managed a European user base of +3000 and successfully assisted PanicZoom to become a member of the Microsoft Community Network.
• Resigned due to time constraints July ’07.
• Site no longer active/available. Samples/records available on request.
Nick Pellant’s Education
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Hereford Sixth Form College
Computing, Mathematics, Further Mathematics, Government & Politics, Physics, Theology 2008 — 2009
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St Marys RC High School
English, English Literature, Math, Biology, Chemistry, Physics, R.E , Drama, Business Studies, I.T 2004 — 2008
- Activities and Societies:
- Public Speaking Team, Rugby Team, Atheletics Team, House Captain, School Prefect
Additional Information
Nick Pellant’s Websites:
Nick Pellant’s Interests:
Blogging, Micro-blogging, Music, Acting & Performance, Public Speaking, Apple Inc.
Nick Pellant’s Groups:
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Web Standards Design + Development
Nick Pellant’s Honors:
Best questioner 2008, Midlands (awarded by the English Speaking Union).
Nick Pellant’s Contact Settings
Interested In:
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- consulting offers
- new ventures
- job inquiries
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