CV
Profile
A creative and accomplished web designer / front-end developer with a wide range of skills. These include: interface design; branding design; standards compliant XHTML/CSS coding and front-end development. Excellent design skills.
Strong knowledge of: AJAX; PHP; Flash design and build; image editing; content management systems (CMS), user experience and user interaction testing.
Able to design, adapt and develop websites from concept to completion always with a keen eye for detail. Over 5 years experience working to tight deadlines with a wide experience across situations and organisations. Self motivated, easily recognising new online trends and learning new technologies whilst seeking the highest standards attainable. A strong conceptual and creative thinker.
Key Skills
Web and Multimedia Design: Photoshop, Flash, Illustrator
Web Development: CSS / HTML, PHP, Javascript, jquery, Flash
Relational Database Management Systems: MySQL
Video Editing: Final Cut, After Effects
Environment/OS: Mac OSX, Windows Vista/7
Career
2010 / Front end Developer at Global Radio
Based in central London.Global Radio is the UK’s premier radio company and the home of the UK’s leading commercial radio brands. Global Radio has strong recognised barnds on its portfolio such as Heart, Galaxy, 95.8 Capital FM, LBC, Classic FM, Gold and Xfm .
My primary responsibility is the production of online activity (mainly rich media, microsites) for commercial opportunities integrated with the company’s portfolio of radio brand websites.
2005 / Freelance Web Designer and Developer. Business owner
I have worked on the different areas of design and web development for a wide range of clients. There’s examples of my work on my portfolio section
Working as a freelance has given me the opportunity of improving and acquiring new web design/development skills. I have used technologies such as HTML, CSS, PHP, MySql, Javascript, AJAX, Flash, etc. I have also improved my graphic design skills and broadened my project management skills.
I started a consultancy in 2009 that offers web design and development services to individuals and SMEs. I work with a small team of freelancers on a project basis. We also work on in-house projects, of which the last one is ObraJusta, a portal that targets the Spanish market and helps individuals to find the best quotes for building jobs. You can click here in order to see other in-house work.
2008 / 2010 Front End Developer/Designer – EasyRoommate.com
Worldwide online portal specializing in flatshare services. Working closely with the development and business teams, developing different products that are geared towards the promotion and develpment of the site.
Some of the different jobs i have carried out are:
Mini sites, Creatives (banners, graphics, photography…), Widgets, Re-design: Development of a re-design strategy for the product. I created the branding image and designed the majority of the front-end elements of the site.
Thanks to this position I have been able to acquire a good insight on a profitable online business, and work on very different fields of the profession, with jobs ranging from simple designs to full front-end microsites.
Examples of my work with EasyRoommate are available here