I'm a 23 year old web developer with an eye for pixel perfection. I've got over two and a half years commercial experience and a lifetime of passion for computers and the web.
I'm currently a full-time front and backend developer, I have strong understanding of HTML, CSS, Javascript (jQuery/YUI), Python (including the Django framework). I'm also comfortable using version control solutions such as Git and SVN.
June 2009 — Present (1 year 1 month)
I undertook a few freelance projects such as an MTV MySpace and agency website build whilst in my final year of university.
September 2008 — June 2009 (9 months)
This was my first job in the industry, starting with basic HTML emails and site updates. By the end of the 15 months I was developing full sites on my own such as Banana Republic.
June 2007 — August 2008 (1 year 3 months)
Cycling and snowboarding are some of my favourite things when I'm not knee deep in code (or injured!). I also listen to lots of music, keep a blog, and usually talk nonsense on Twitter.
This project was in conjunction with a flash game we released at Preloaded, I was responsible for all of the frontend build and helped out with some of the Django backend to run the game API.
I was the lead developer on this project, completing 95% of the backend work, a perfect Django project making good use of third party extensions like django syncr.
This has been one of the largest frontend tasks I've had to undertake, with around 60 HTML templates, handling with over 60'000 points of interest from countries all around the world.
As part of a team I helped take a 424 page book from Channel 4 online in a logical way. I made sure that all of the content was accessible with specialist stylesheets and print options for each of the articles.
After building Banana Republic on my internship I was tasked with building the sister site for GAP. This gave me the chance to re-factor the code from the initial build and tidy up mistake from the first time round. These sites now have cleaner, better organised templates and a rigid deployment process to both staging and production environments.
My first major project at Preloaded, I took on the majority of the frontend build. This project ran in conjunction with a broadcast from Channel 4's Picture This TV show, but has remained a strong online community for photographers.
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First Class Honours
Computing Informatics
University of Plymouth (2005 — 2009)
Awarded prize for "Best dissertation in the year", for my web application BugZapp (Currently in Phase 2 development). You can see how it was developed here in my dissertation document and appendices.
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