Resumé
I am a web designer with a passion for web standards, accessibility and usability. I have worked in the industry for over eight years and have extensive experience in building accessible, user-focused websites, using HTML, CSS and JavaScript.
I have built and directed websites for large corporate clients, UK government departments and also contributed to the popular online web standards magazine, A List Apart.
Experience
- Introduction of guidelines and framework resources, to unify front-end development practices.
- User research, analysis and site-mappping to craft excellent user experiences.
- Production of wireframes and prototypes, using HTML, CSS and JavaScript.
- Fixing cross-browser display issues on legacy products.
- Development of accessible, user-focused websites, using HTML, CSS and JavaScript.
- Utilising the open-source e-commerce platform, Magento, to produce stable, feature rich e-commerce sites.
- Extensive use of JavaScript frameworks, particularly jQuery and Prototype, for user experience enhancements and advanced functionality.
- Using the open-source PHP framework, CodeIgniter, for rapid wire-framing and development of production ready content-management systems.
- Production of pixel-perfect HTML layouts from PSD files.
- Client-side development, using HTML, CSS, and JavaScript, for UK government departments and blue-chip clients such as Yahoo!.
- Working according to WAI, WCAG, W3C and UK government accessibility guidelines.
- Implementing advanced JavaScript techniques, such as AJAX, to enhance the user experience.
- Usability testing, and user-centered design approach to ensure the best possible user experience.
- Introduction of guidelines and templates for all front-end development.
- Responsible for the design and production of websites for small/medium sized businesses.
- Introduced standards based (table-less) design and accessibility awareness across 18-strong design team.
- Promoted to senior web designer, responsible for all Business Serve internal websites and online collateral.
- Regularly presented online concepts and ideas to company executives and board members.
Education
- Achieved degree class of 2.1 (second class, upper division) with honours, equivalent to 3.5 American GPA, with honours.
- Extensive object-oriented programming using C++.
- Solid understanding of software engineering principles.
- Firm foundation in systems analysis and design including data flow diagrams and entity relationship modelling.
Relevant Software
Languages
- HTML
- CSS
- JavaScript
- PHP
- mySQL
Open-source
- Magento
- CodeIgniter
- WordPress
Applications
- Adobe Illustrator
- Adobe Photoshop
- Versions SVN
- Coda
Interests
In my spare time I love to play/watch sports, especially soccer. I also enjoy creating and listening to music, and have been an avid guitar player for 14 years. I love all things design, especially anything to do with typography and grid systems, and I enjoy socialising with friends.
References
References are available upon request.