Head of the team responsible for internal software and web development, looking after a team of developers, designers and other web professionals, and in charge of managing first-class, award-winning websites, intranet, APIs, web services and internal software for one of the UK's largest privately-owned automotive groups. Encouraging and evangelising the use of web standards, responsive design, open formats and platforms and excellent user experiences.In charge of developing the group's… Show more Head of the team responsible for internal software and web development, looking after a team of developers, designers and other web professionals, and in charge of managing first-class, award-winning websites, intranet, APIs, web services and internal software for one of the UK's largest privately-owned automotive groups. Encouraging and evangelising the use of web standards, responsive design, open formats and platforms and excellent user experiences.In charge of developing the group's online retailing and omni-channel processes, reviewing all online activities, embracing open technologies and using existing platforms where possible, and creating, developing and maintaining new ones where necessary and commercially viable.Regularly working closely with various teams throughout the company to ensure adherence to standards, legislation and regulatory requirements, streamlining systems to save the company millions of pounds on an annual basis, and increasing the effectiveness of various processes by creating and enhancing process and workflow management through the use of our own platforms and patching holes in the company's fabric of systems and technology by integrating with various internal, external and third-party APIs.Experienced with working with internal systems, Sharepoint and BI platforms including PowerBI and DOMO, bringing information from various other systems and third party platforms, distilling essential information and presenting key performance indicators - enhancing productivity, communication and helping to save time and money whilst enabling employees across the group to achieve their core goals of selling more cars, parts and hours of labour, increasing customer satisfaction and cutting unnecessary costs. Show less

Initially contracted for 3 months to create a new website for a popular in-car entertainment OEM, completed new website on budget and on schedule.Worked closely with the technical and marketing teams to ensure the excellent presentation of accurate information. Services were retained for creating additional modules of the website to manage extended product information, documentation and more advanced CMS functionality.

Following my transfer from i Web to OneToo, I was initially focused on client projects. Shortly afterwards, OneToo moved into the mobile commerce area, supplying content and delivery solutions to mobile entertainment providers. I created a managed extranet for SMS applications and content management.I was also tasked with the design and architecture of a new platform for the creation, management, billing and delivery of mobile content; responsible for a team of 5 developers who… Show more Following my transfer from i Web to OneToo, I was initially focused on client projects. Shortly afterwards, OneToo moved into the mobile commerce area, supplying content and delivery solutions to mobile entertainment providers. I created a managed extranet for SMS applications and content management.I was also tasked with the design and architecture of a new platform for the creation, management, billing and delivery of mobile content; responsible for a team of 5 developers who developed the platform - using C#, SQL Server, IIS, wap and SMS technologies. Show less

Responsible for design of a number of websites, predominantly for small to mid-size businesses in the West Midlands and surrounding areas. Progressed into web development, using ASP and SQL Server to create content managed websites for organisations including Alcon Components, Aga Consumer Products, Rangemaster and the Business School at Birmingham City University (formerly the University of Central England).