A web application developer, with experience designing and developing both front
and back end components. Eager to pursue a career with a forward thinking
organisation and gain further experience developing using modern technologies and
techniques. Keen to work with like minded individuals, who are excited and passionate
about what they do.
Technical Skills
Perl, PHP and Javascript programming.
ExtJS Web Application Development.
Procedural and object-orientated coding.
HTML, CSS
SQL on various platforms; Postgres, Oracle and MySQL.
Linux CLI, Bash scripting & basic Linux system administration.
Basic graphic design skills with Photoshop, Gimp and Pixelmator.
Windows, OSX and Linux operating systems.
CVS, SVN, Git
Employment History
IMS | evolve - Web Applications Developer - June 2010 to present
Full time employment developing the companies web based reporting and
ticketing systems.
Front end application development using ExtJS Javascript framework.
Back end API development in Perl, using a mixture of CGI, mod_perl and Catalyst.
Maintenance of various 3rd party integration projects, utilising DBIx::Class
and Moose.
Working with MySQL, Sybase and Oracle database systems.
Redeye International - Web Applications Developer - Nov 2004 to June 2010
Full time employment developing and supporting e-mail marketing and analytics web
applications.
Front and back end development of a Perl and PostgreSQL based email marketing
platform. As part of a small team, my role was to support the 50-100 users, as well as
develop and maintain delivery systems, which at peak sent over 2 million emails per day.
Involved in the design and implementation of the companies new web analytics
application, written with an ExtJS front end, PHP backend API and Oracle database.
Developed various tools, and configuration procedures required for the migration
of the companies Milton Keynes based servers to a new London site.
That Internet Café Ltd - Supervisor - June 2003 to Nov 2004
Part time work running shifts in an internet café. It was a surprisingly rewarding
experience, as this was a new start-up, and I got to witness it's progression over its
first year of business.
General café duties, as well as basic hardware maintenance, and helping customers
with IT related issues.
Stockton Borough Carers Resource Centre - Web Designer - Sep 2003 to April 2004
As part of my final year university module I participated in the development of a
community project. The project was completed in cooperation with the Stockton Borough
Careers Resource Centre (SBCRC), and the University of Teesside IT response Unit.
To help encourage greater public involvement in local health and social issues,
the SBCRC were promoting a project entitled the Public Involvement Partnership Stockton
(PIPS). They required a web presence as a key mechanism for the public to voice their
opinions.
A content management system was designed, and implemented using PHP and MySQL.
This provided features such as user management, article authoring, and user forums.
Site layouts and graphics were produced using Photoshop and Dreamweaver.
Education & Qualifications
2000 – 2004 BSc (Hons), Computer Studies (2:1) Teesside University