
UI Development Manager at lastminute.com
Brighton, United Kingdom

UI Development Manager at lastminute.com
Brighton, United Kingdom
Internet/E-Commerce/New Media specialist with over 10 years experience. I have worked with many industries, online communities, portals, financial services and currently the travel industry.
My career began at a start-up providing web based services to the London insurance market. Launched and managed two highly successful insurance industry portals and had a hand in developing many insurers’ websites.
I then became senior developer for one of the world’s largest financial services organisations, continuing to run the portals which they then owned and also leading development of websites and intranet for the company.
Now working in the travel industry I manage all technical aspects of the E-business department and provide strategy and direction to all other online activities, I am also involved in all aspects of online marketing (PPC, SEO, affiliates etc) and provide advice on all campaigns which touch the online world.
I have a broad spectrum of skills, my aim is to focus on providing strategic insight to organisations to enable them to reach their potential online.
I'm also quite keen on Producing and managing web build projects from start to finish :)
HTML, CSS, javascript, usability, accessibility, XML, .Net, wireframing, paper prototyping, project management, strategy, e-commerce strategy and implementation, digital marketing, content management and provision, gathering requirements, information architecture, pay per click advertising, search engine optimisation
(Privately Held; 1001-5000 employees; LMC; Leisure, Travel & Tourism industry)
October 2008 — Present (1 year 2 months)
(Internet industry)
May 1999 — Present (10 years 7 months)
(Privately Held; 501-1000 employees; Leisure, Travel & Tourism industry)
April 2005 — October 2008 (3 years 7 months)
(Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; WSH; Insurance industry)
January 2001 — February 2005 (4 years 2 months)
(Privately Held; 1-10 employees; Internet industry)
November 1996 — January 2001 (4 years 3 months)
Manager of internet portals and developer of web services
1986 — 1989
Web technology and trends, travel, music, marketing, usability, accessibility, semantic web, customer experience, networking, sports