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Tonbridge, England, United Kingdom

Integrated an express checkout service with Apple Pay, PayPal, and Google Pay for enhanced payment options.New checkflow flow, streamlining it into a two-step process for improved user experience. Implemented styled components and Material-UI components to enhance the visual appeal and usability of the checkout, resulting in an optimized and user-friendly payment journey.Overhaul of the Storybook component library, introducing new components and optimizing existing ones tailored for Master Of Malt's platform.Facilitated productive UI jam sessions that fostered collaboration between development and creative teams, resulting in innovative design solutions.Developed bespoke React components for Builder.io landing pages, delivering a more personalized and engaging user experience.

London, England, United Kingdom

A Global Full-Service Digital Agency - UK (EMEA Clients). Contributed to the engineering team, playing a vital role in a full-service digital agency serving clients across Europe, the Middle East, and Africa (EMEA).Contentful Backend Development for Basic-Fit - Leading European Fitness Group.Collaborated with Basic-Fit, a prominent fitness group operating in five countries, to build a robust Contentful backend for their mobile app and digital gym displays. Focused on creating content models in Contentful and developing React Apps/UI extensions.Contentful Backend Platform for Mileway - Europe's Premier Logistic Real Estate BusinessLed the development of a Contentful backend platform, replacing the outdated WordPress CMS, for Mileway, the top logistics real estate company in Europe with a vast portfolio of 1700+ properties.Built custom React apps for Brochure generation, Google Maps assets, and Siteplans, integrating them with backend microservices for seamless functionality.Souvenaid Project (Danone) - Dietary Supplement for Alzheimer's Disease PatientsCollaborated on the Souvenaid initiative, a dietary supplement for individuals living with Alzheimer’s disease.Developed a comprehensive component-based library in Storybook, which was integrated with a Contentful backend and a Next.js front end.Alpro Project (Danone) - Website for Global Plant-Based Food and Drinks CompanyWorked on Alpro's website, catering to 32 markets with diverse languages.Implemented new features and optimized performance using Contentful, Gatsby.js, TypeScript, and Netlify functions.

Remote

Working as a remote developer for a digital marketing agency based in Manchester.- WaterAid (Toilet Stories), Lead developer for a campaign website built using React and Gatsby.js- Highland park whiskey, Lead FE developer for a bespoke whiskey brand, in conjunction with a 3rd party agency we produced a new look and feel.- Macallan Whiskey, Luxury Whiskey brand, working in React on feature improvements & bugs in the ecommerce store.

London, United Kingdom

I was specialising in leading Front-end development projects for clients such as Facebook, Shell, WaterAid and Activia, working alongside creative and UX teams delivering modern solutions.- Lead engineer on a new campaign website for a dutch beer company called "Grolsch".- Built a digital playbook for Shell in React using Gatsby.js and Contentful.- React, GraphQL, Styled Components, Sketch, Contentful, Netlify, Drupal, Platform.sh, Acquia

London, England

Drupal Developer & Front-end lead, working on fast turn around projects for various brands such as Scotts Miracle Grow, Make-a-Wish foundation and British Council. Reporting directly to the Head of Production & working closely with creative UX teams and Quality assurance. Supporting junior team members and providing client CMS training.

London, United Kingdom

Involved in a range of e-commerce projects, working closely with the UX team - internal brands for the SHG division.

Portsmouth, United Kingdom

Web Development, Website integration with Drupal Content Management System. Provide Support for Businesses under Specialist and Activity Sector.

Computing

Activities and Societies: - 1st XI Hockey - England Hockey coaching badge level 1Final year project built and designed a website.

Education record

Activities and Societies: - Vandersluis Prize for Information Technology 2006 - House colours for Cricket and Hockey 2006