Web Designer / Developer
Llandudno, United Kingdom
- Current
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- Owner, Web Designer, Developer at Three Streams Design
- Past
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- IT Manager / Webmaster / Senior Developer at Clogau Gold of Wales Ltd
- Project Manager at The Boulder Factory
- Founder & Studio Manager at Oblong Studios
- Education
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- The Open College
- Leeds College of Design & Technology
- Leeds Metropolitan University
- Green Lane College of Art & Design, Derby College of Higher Education
- Connections
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5
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- Industry
- Internet
Steve Adams’s Summary
Interested in initiating collaborative projects with like-minded designers, developers, artists, photographers in Wales, Italy and Kenya.
Steve Adams’s Specialties:
WEB DESIGNER:
• XHTML, HTML, CSS, JQuery, JavaScript
• XML, XLST, PHP, SQL
• Internet Explorer, FireFox, Mozilla, Camino, Safari, Opera
• W3C.org standards WCAG 1.0 & section 508
• HTML email – thorough understanding of email clients
WEBMASTER:
• PCI DSS
• 3-D Secure
• SEO
• Google Adwords, Microsoft Live Search
• Expression Engine
• PayPal Website Payments Pro
• HSBC Secure ePayments
Steve Adams’s Experience
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Owner, Web Designer, Developer
Three Streams Design
(Online Media industry)
August 2008 — Present (1 year 4 months)
Three Streams designs highly usable and accessible web sites which deliver strong business results. Based in North Wales, I am a freelance designer with eight years experience in leading web projects from blueprint to go live.
As you would expect, I cover all things ‘internet’ specialising in:
* web design
* weblogs
* ecommerce
* email marketing
* search engine optimisation SEO
* requirement analysis
* brand identity
* marketing strategies
* photography
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IT Manager / Webmaster / Senior Developer
Clogau Gold of Wales Ltd
(Retail industry)
January 2005 — July 2008 (3 years 7 months)
I designed, launched and maintained the company’s e-commerce websites. During this tenure B2C sales grew 150% far outstripping national growth in jewellery sales. I also deployed the company’s B2B web site with sales increase of 185%, significantly raising the company’s profile within the UK jewellery industry. I devised the company’s online marketing strategy, masterminded company data and managed the ERP migration from Exact Abacus 3EX to Microsoft AX 4.0. I guided marketing consultants Walford Wilkie on the company’s recent rebranding. Clogau Gold is now the second largest jewellery brand on the UK high street.
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Project Manager
The Boulder Factory
(Design industry)
April 1999 — May 2002 (3 years 2 months)
Managed and curated the live art projects initiated by the Boulder Factory based at Atelier 4 in Leeds.
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Founder & Studio Manager
Oblong Studios
(Fine Art industry)
November 1993 — November 1996 (3 years 1 month)
Founder and manager of Oblong Studios, an 11,000 sqft art and design studio/workshop based at Carr Mills in Meanwood, Leeds. Responsible for live events coordination, exhibition curation and fundraising. Oblong studios evolved into a vital community resource center supported by Leeds City Council.
Steve Adams’s Education
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The Open College
Permaculture Design 2003 — 2003
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Leeds College of Design & Technology
Post Graduate Diploma in Electronic Publishing , Web Design, Web Programming, Graphic Design, CD-Rom production, Print Production , 2001 — 2001
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Leeds Metropolitan University
Fine Art , Fine Art , 1990 — 1993
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Green Lane College of Art & Design, Derby College of Higher Education
Sculpture, Photography, Screen Printing, Cinema 1989 — 1990
Additional Information
Steve Adams’s Interests:
Scuba diving, permaculture, cross-country mountain biking, wild camping, listening to classical, jazz, electronic and electro-funk music.
Steve Adams’s Groups:
The UK Permaculture Association
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Web Standards Design + Development -
Designers Talk -
CSS Designers & Developers -
Design+
Steve Adams’s Contact Settings
Interested In:
- career opportunities
- consulting offers
- new ventures
- job inquiries
- expertise requests
- business deals
- getting back in touch
