Started Laurton Digital in 2018 working part-time and recently going full time with it Sep 2021.Specialising in UX Research, Workshops and Design for custom software/portals and bespoke solutions.Proficient in Front end Development, utilising content management systems such as Kentico, Umbraco, Drupal, Craft CMS, Kirby CMS, Shopify and Outsystems.Additionally competent with VueJS, Nuxt, Sanity.io and Netlify as well.

-- RESPONSIBILITIES --* Managing and mentoring a team of UX Designers* Managing and mentoring a team of Front end developers* Quoting, estimating and assisting in all pre-sales on behalf of the UX team* Planning and facilitating UX discovery workshops with clients in person and remotely* Interpreting discovery outputs into UX/UI designs in line with client goals and objectives* Presenting ideas, plans and solutions to clients and stakeholders at all levels (PO, CEO… Show more -- RESPONSIBILITIES --* Managing and mentoring a team of UX Designers* Managing and mentoring a team of Front end developers* Quoting, estimating and assisting in all pre-sales on behalf of the UX team* Planning and facilitating UX discovery workshops with clients in person and remotely* Interpreting discovery outputs into UX/UI designs in line with client goals and objectives* Presenting ideas, plans and solutions to clients and stakeholders at all levels (PO, CEO and board level)* Providing Front end development support if required-- PROJECT HIGHLIGHTS --* CEDA (Front end Developer) - ceda.com.au* DISCOVERY HOLIDAY PARKS (UX Design) - gdayparks.com.au (Kentico site of the year)* WA HEALTH (UX Design on two large scale projects)* ME BANK ( Front end Developer) - mebank.com.au* AUSTRALIAN UNITY - (UX Design) - Select Income Fund customer portal -- TECHNOLOGIES USED --* Kentico* ASP.NET Zero* Umbraco* Outsystems-- OTHER DUTIES --* Providing advice to the wider team on Usability and User Experience* Designing internal & External Marketing material* Catching up with the UX team on a weekly basis to discuss our work, the industry, directions etc. Show less

-- MAJOR PROJECTS --Scoopon Website Redevelopment* Lead Designer and Front End Developer on the project which launched Jan 2013.* Built utilizing HTML5, CSS3 & jQuery alongside the backend technologies.* Optimised to be tablet and mobile responsive. * Optimised for retina Mac books and mobiles.* Worked alongside team of .Net developers and QA Testers throughout the project.Scoopon iPhone App Redevelopment* Lead Designer.* Liaised with the Lead iOS… Show more -- MAJOR PROJECTS --Scoopon Website Redevelopment* Lead Designer and Front End Developer on the project which launched Jan 2013.* Built utilizing HTML5, CSS3 & jQuery alongside the backend technologies.* Optimised to be tablet and mobile responsive. * Optimised for retina Mac books and mobiles.* Worked alongside team of .Net developers and QA Testers throughout the project.Scoopon iPhone App Redevelopment* Lead Designer.* Liaised with the Lead iOS developer & Product Manager throughout duration of the project.-- ADDITIONAL DUTIES --* Maintaining the newly built Scoopon website.* Implementing release updates and enhancements via sprints with the backend developers. * Managing changes and bugs through Atlassians JIRA bug tracking software.* Providing advice and guidance to the image design team.* Assisting other businesses within the group when necessary. Show less

-- KEY RESPONSIBILITES --* Working closely with the CEO to develop a brand presence and identity* Providing Designs for all upcoming website jobs* Creating standards compliant Front End Templates for .Net team to implement into Umbraco* Designing company flyers and brochures to be used for advertising and promotional purposes.

-- KEY RESPONSIBILITIES --* Meeting with account managers, producers and creatives throughout all phases of projects.* Taking cutting edge ideas and prototyping to asses feasibility. * Liaising directly with clients to provide training for CMS platforms or to discuss project specs.* Mentoring the development team in the direction of best practice, SEO and correct procedures.* Collaborating with art directors & creative's providing digital insight & advice for upcoming… Show more -- KEY RESPONSIBILITIES --* Meeting with account managers, producers and creatives throughout all phases of projects.* Taking cutting edge ideas and prototyping to asses feasibility. * Liaising directly with clients to provide training for CMS platforms or to discuss project specs.* Mentoring the development team in the direction of best practice, SEO and correct procedures.* Collaborating with art directors & creative's providing digital insight & advice for upcoming ideas.* Working autonomously,and collaboratively when required.* Managing Hosting requirements* Setup and maintenance for all sites and projects. (LAMP & IIS)* Managing Domain names including delegation, sub domains, transfers and invoicing.* Keeping up to date with current best practices, leading edge technology and ideas.* Presenting new technologies and ideas to the rest of the digital team.* Testing all projects against statement of work and specified browsers/email clients/environments.-- WORK PERFORMED --* Landing pages* Micro sites* Full site builds* eDMs (Email Newsletters)* Wordpress blogs* CMS websites (Drupal). Show less

Managing 30+ staff along with the entire store Dealing with a diverse range of customersEfficiently serving customers on check outOrdering and maintaining stock levelsDesigning and building special displays for upcoming weekEffective planning and management of stock levels and staff.Maintaining store appearance & cleanliness

Meet with clients and gather brief of requirements for online solutionPrepare site design/sample mock-up in Photoshop.Convert Photoshop design into Drupal Template.Populate site with clients contentMake sure sites are 100% W3C compliant and validate.Search Engine Opitmise sites before launch. Prepare website instruction manual and provide website training to clients.Sending out SEO progress reports to clients on a quarterly or 6 monthly basis Creating Email… Show more Meet with clients and gather brief of requirements for online solutionPrepare site design/sample mock-up in Photoshop.Convert Photoshop design into Drupal Template.Populate site with clients contentMake sure sites are 100% W3C compliant and validate.Search Engine Opitmise sites before launch. Prepare website instruction manual and provide website training to clients.Sending out SEO progress reports to clients on a quarterly or 6 monthly basis Creating Email Newsletter templates and test vigorously. Assist other members of staff with CSS, Drupal Themeing etc.Manage client domains.Setup / transfer hosting of websites. Show less