Dave Baulch Email & Phone Number

Leeds, England, United Kingdom

- Vue, Tailwind, Tailwind UI

Leeds, United Kingdom

Roles and responsibilities including:- lead front-end developer creating the interfaces for projects supporting our core .NET CMS platforms: Episerver and Umbraco- new builds, and feature development, updates and maintainence of legacy projects- WCAG 2.1 AA compliant- cross-browser and device testing- responsible for requirements gathering and solution definition, wireframe and creative review, estimation, creation of documentation in Confluence, definition of tasks in JIRA- creation of boilerplate code, component base-build and a library of accessible components, implementing the interaction patterns from WAI-ARIA Authoring Practices 1.1- enhanced website functionality with widgets and dynamic/interactive elements built with Vue.js- daily mentoring and support of junior members of staff- reviews of Senior and Middleweight members of the development team- departmental advocate for accessibility and internal Accessibility Working Group lead- liaising with the senior members of the test team to review and develop accessibility test scripts- review of, and defining SonarQube rules for front-end linting- creator and contributor to best-practice documentation such as font-loading strategies, HTML email guidelines, CookieBot implementation and accessibility- producer of quarterly internal browser support recommendation documentation- ISO27001 practitioner as required by agency standardsTools:HTML, CSS, SASS, BEM, jQuery, ES6, basic Vue/Nuxt.js, Confluence, JIRA, VS Code, Visual Studio, NPM, Webpack, Gitlab, Gulp, Webpack, Adobe Creative SuiteTesting tools:WAVE, Axe, Lighthouse, Siteimprove Accessibility Checker, W3C Validator, BrowserStack, WebPageTest.orgKey clients including:EpiServer: Watson-Marlow, Health Care Professions Council (HCPC)Umbraco: West Yorkshire Combined Authority (multi-site, themed), Simpson Millar, The TTC Group, Adler and Allan

Leeds, United Kingdom

Head of a team of ten front-end developers, having overall responsibility for developing and implementing front-end coding standards, with consideration for accessibility, usability, and cross-browser compatibility.As Head of Interface Development I was responsible for putting in place many of the processes and standards that underpinned that department. - SASS, BEM, Gulp, modular JavaScript, code linting, automated image optimization, mobile-first responsive design, progressive enhancement, graceful degradation, accessibility, along with a maintained boilerplate base-build for new projects. Part of that process also included bringing the members of the former Flash team onboard and overseeing their training in front-end development methodologies and best-practice.Roles and responsibilities including:- review of candidate CVs, interviewing, and hiring recommendations for all levels- defining the strategic direction of the front-end development team- reviews of Principal and Senior members of stack development team- mentoring and training junior team members- member of the twentysix cross-departmental process group tasked with developing cross-departmental working practices.- creation of a monthly departmental newsletter to give visibility of the team to the wider agency in a period when front-end development was going through rapid change.Key clients including:EpiServer:Smith & Nephew, Pace, Coop Legal Services, BrightHouse, Addleshaw Goodard, Bradstone, Ageas, Charles Russell Speechlys, NSPCC, Everest Windows, Gatwick AirportUmbraco: Morgan Advanced Materials, NHS Blood, NHS Hospitals and Science, ECA Europe, Ronseal, Silentnight, Guide Dogs for The Blind, Mercedes Trucks and Vans

A co-founder of BlackOrange, acquired by event management company the Mayridge Group in 2009.Web/e-commerce development, brand development and email marketing.Key clients including: Arden Motorsport, Eureka! The Museum for Children, Ferrari Owners' Club, GrandPrixSportique, The Great Little Trading Company, Kent Brushes, Maranello Sales, Nel Whatmore, PA Motorsport, Save The Children, Washington Green

Web development and e-commerce solutions for catalogue retailer The Great Little Trading Company, and high-street discount retailer Poundland.Key clients including: Ferrari, Maserati, Mamas & Papas, Ideal-Standard, Internet-Magazine, Kingspan, London Lighthouse, McIntyre & King, Natural History Musuem, Poundland, Slazenger, Stickyeyes, Walker Morris

Website and e-commerce development.Key clients including: DC Cook, Sound on Sound, Northern Rock, Yamaha

Development of web and CD-ROM based teaching resources.