Pascal Opitz

Current
  • Contractor UI Development at UKTV
  • Owner at ILikeCode Ltd
Past
  • Contractor PHP Development at Pitch (now Playphone)
  • Contractor UI Development at IVIS Group
  • Web Developer at Redwire Design Ltd
  • Web Developer at Recollective Ltd
  • Junior Web Developer (Apprenticeship) at Leonhardt Multimedia
  • Junior Web Developer (Apprenticeship) at Skileon AG
  • Junior Web Developer (Apprenticeship) at High End Multimedia AG
  • Placement Candidate Web Design at Cosa Logo GmbH
Education
  • Osz druck und medien, Berlin
  • Gutenbergschule Frankfurt
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Pascal Opitz’s Summary

I am a highly proficient web developer based in London, with more than 7 years of commercial experience and a good understanding of the full lifecycle of a web application.
The main focus of my work is PHP5 (OOP), MySQL and User Interface development, utilizing a variety of technologies such as JavaScript, AJAX, various JS libraries, XSL, MVC Frameworks like Zend or CakePHP and LINUX system tools.

Previous projects include UKTV, Tesco, The Economist, BP Gas Operations, Sodexho, Robert Bosch GmbH, Unicef, PriceWaterhouseCoopers, Eurohypo, Mainova and many more.

Through my company, ILikeCode Ltd, I am mainly interested in contracting work, but am also offering technical web development ranging from bespoke back end systems and accessible UI development to template development and back end customization for CMS and e-commerce platforms.

Pascal Opitz’s Specialties:

PHP5, MySQL, MVC Frameworks, JavaScript, AJAX, JS libraries (Mootools, YUI, Prototype), (x)HTML, CSS, Subversion, Content management, Accessibility, XSL transformations, E-commerce


Pascal Opitz’s Experience

  • Contractor UI Development

    UKTV

    (Privately Held; 51-200 employees; Broadcast Media industry)

    June 2008Present (5 months)

  • Owner

    ILikeCode Ltd

    (Privately Held; Myself Only; Internet industry)

    May 2007Present (1 year 6 months)

  • Contractor PHP Development

    Pitch (now Playphone)

    (Privately Held; 51-200 employees; Telecommunications industry)

    April 2008June 2008 (3 months)

  • Contractor UI Development

    IVIS Group

    (Public Company; 51-200 employees; Internet industry)

    May 2007December 2007 (8 months)

    During this contract I was exclusively working on the TESCO groceries website, one of the biggest online groceries website in the world.

  • Web Developer

    Redwire Design Ltd

    (Internet industry)

    April 2005April 2007 (2 years 1 month)

  • Web Developer

    Recollective Ltd

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

    February 2004March 2005 (1 year 2 months)

  • Junior Web Developer (Apprenticeship)

    Leonhardt Multimedia

    (Internet industry)

    20022004 (2 years)

    Technically I wasn't actually employed at Leonhardt directly, but at the subsidiary company Skileon AG. However, I did loads of their work as well and therefore list it in my references.

  • Junior Web Developer (Apprenticeship)

    Skileon AG

    (Internet industry)

    20022004 (2 years)

  • Junior Web Developer (Apprenticeship)

    High End Multimedia AG

    (Internet industry)

    20012002 (1 year)

  • Placement Candidate Web Design

    Cosa Logo GmbH

    (Internet industry)

    March 2001August 2001 (6 months)


Pascal Opitz’s Education

  • Osz druck und medien, Berlin

    Mediengestalter fuer Digital- und Printmedien, Digital and Print Media, 20022004

    This was the last two years of my german apprenticeship "Mediengestalter fuer Digital- und Printmedien", which translates "media designer for digital and print media".
    A german apprenticeship consists of going to class for one day a week and vocational training during the other 4 days.

    I passed the final exam with distinction.

  • Gutenbergschule Frankfurt

    Digital and Print Media 20012002


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Netaudio Culture, Martial Arts


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