Curriculum Vitae
Personal Profile
Experienced Web Developer with extensive knowledge of W3C Standards based development of XHTML and CSS. Possessing a range of technical, design and marketing skills developed while working in financial, media, marketing and e-learning environments.
Employment & Experience
MEN Media June 2007 – Present
Front-end Web Developer
- Responsible for XHTML / CSS / JavaScript developments for Manchester Evening News, Channel M, CityLife, GMWN Weeklys, HomesMine and JobsMine
Co-operative Financial Services November 2005 – June 2007
IS Web Developer
- Responsible for building JSP and XML templates for the FatWire CMS for Co-operative Bank, CIS Insurance and smile.co.uk
- Lead developer for both client-side and server-side development of the Co-operative Bank site for full W3C compliancy, launch June 2007
- Introduced AJAX based user interfaces and sIFR (Flash based text replacement technique) to launch with the new Bank Web site.
- Responsible for accessibility and web standards for the whole CFS portfolio.
Co-operative Financial Services November 2004 – November 2005
Web Adviser
- Responsible for the daily updates to 3 large corporate websites, Co-operative Bank, CIS Insurance and smile.co.uk
- Lead development on the redesign of the CIS Insurance web site
- Developed a critical departmental PHP scheduling application to manage workload for the CFS Web Agency.
- Developed solid understanding of working to W3C Standards using XHTML & CSS.
- Acted as a back up for the design team with Flash animations and applications.
Multimedia Marketing.Com September 2003 – November 2004
Multimedia / Flash Developer
- Responsible for developing the world's first Arabic online HND eLearning Marketing tutorials for the Middle East utilising Macromedia Flash MX
- Interface and navigational design work for course material, using Adobe Illustrator and Photoshop
- Responsible for all Macromedia Flash based product development; involving ActionScript programming and interface design.
- Responsible for internal technical support for 10 staff members and 1 server
- Daily liaisons with the Course Manager and Development Director to ensure that development deadlines are achieved
Multimedia Marketing.Com August 2001 – September 2002
IT Executive
- Responsible for developing new ideas and interactive features for online courses. Included interactive crosswords and puzzles developed with Flash
- Produced over 30 HND online tutorials teaching marketing and introduction presentation for Edexcel
- Solely developed a number of new interactive learning features for the company to use in current and future products
- Worked on a number of concept ideas for the new company Web site gaining further experience with Macromedia Dreamweaver and ColdFusion
- Experience of technical support for CD based products with clients such as IBM and BT
- Sole responsibility for email based technical support using Microsoft Outlook
- Carried out Beta testing, for the newly developed online products
- Advanced administration experience of Lotus LearningSpace 5
- Experience gained in installing and maintaining Microsoft Windows 98, 2000, & XP Professional
Qualifications
1999 – 2003 Manchester Metropolitan University
- BSc (Hons) Information Systems GRADE 2:1
1997 – 1999 Oldham Sixth Form College (A-Level)
- 4 A-Levels: Information Technology, Media Studies, Art and General Studies
1992 – 1997 The Radclyffe School (GCSE)
- 9 GCSE's including Mathematics, English, Science and Information Systems
Skills
Design and development abilities too implement web applications on a small to corporate scale to a recognised world standard.
My past experience in the e-learning industry has involved working on numerous innovative and new ideas on a daily basis. Helping to develop strong Macromedia Flash skills, also advancing skills gained while studying Information Systems.
Good working knowledge of the following scripting languages ActionScript, ASP, CSS, JavaScript, JSP, Perl, PHP, XHTML and XML; with an excellent understanding of eCommerce Web development with experience of site usability, user interaction and targeting.
Confident user of the following applications: Windows NT/98/2000/XP, Macromedia Director, Dreamweaver, Fireworks, Flash, and Freehand; Adobe Illustrator, PhotoShop, Oracle 8 & 9i, PL/SQL, MySQL; Microsoft Word, Excel, Access, PowerPoint, Outlook, and FrontPage; Lotus Notes.