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Whitchurch

Crewe, United Kingdom

Senior Analyst PHP Developer, predominantly working with the Magneto framework. Developed a number of exciting projects for several huge clients such as Everything Everywhere, Sainsbury's, Curry's/PC World and Tesco. Involved in all aspects of the software development lifecycle, from inception and planning, to analysis and development right through to build and review, offering a high level of support and consultation along the way. Responsible for managing a team of 2 other developers.I have made some great progression in my time at 20:20. I stated out as an Analyst Developer with little to no knowledge of the Magento framework. I worked my way up to Senior Analyst Developer with the responsibility of managing a small development team and now consider my self to be a very strong Magento developer, having developed maintainable, scalable extensions in nearly all aspects of the framework.

Wolverhampton, United Kingdom

Lead web developer for an online manufacturer and supplier of all-natural health supplements. Responsible for maintaining and developing their in-house eCommerce solutions and systems architecture, with the aim of boosting online presence to maximise sales. Sadly, due to unforeseen circumstances, the company was force to shut down in early 2010.

Worcester, United Kingdom

PHP Web developer, developing client sites and maintaining large scale projects. Responsible for project planning, estimation, development; the full project lifecycle. Also helped in maintenance of internal systems and applications.Working in a busy team of developers responsible for the the planning, creation and maintenance of client-requested web applications. Main responsibilities were the estimation of time / resources needed for project completion as well as all backend database design and PHP coding. Improved my experience of time-management and self-motivation as well as an refining my ability to estimate task completion time. Other contributions include assisting the senior developer in defining and producing the Coding Standards document which governed all PHP and MySQL standards within the company.

Birmingham, United Kingdom

Maintain and Develop customer facing company website as well as backend internal applications. Primarily working with PHP and MySQL on a LAMP environment. Working in a team of developers on the maintenance of the front-facing company web site and internal web applications. Responsible for the maintenance of the eCommerce systems as well as the creation and maintenance of integral intranet applications. Such examples include designing and coding a product filtering system to improve the customer experience, and building a WAP sales monitoring tool to allow company directors to monitor the sales figures in real time; both of which are still in use today. Worked under the SCRUM project management methodology, giving me a betterunderstanding of task estimation and completion.

Aberystwyth, United Kingdom

Designed and Implemented the Aber Kayakers club website. My first real project in PHP, giving me a strong foundation to build on. Responsible for full project lifecycle, from gathering and refining requirements, to implementing, to testing & reviewing. Learned a great foundation of PHP and MySQL as well as improving my existing XHTML and CSS skills.The website has since been replaced.

First-line telephone support for one of the world's largest manufacturers of printing and digital imaging equipment. Offered technical support on the full range of consumer printers and printer consumables, invaluable exposure to end users and improving vital communication skills.

Bachelor Of Science (Bsc), Computer Science

Completed a 4 year, sandwich course in Computer Science and qualified with a BSc Honours Degree in the subject. Key modules and topics.

Btec National Diploma, Computer Studies

Completed a 2 year course in Computer Studies and qualified with a BTEC National Diploma in the subject. Key modules included Programming.

Btec National Diploma; B), Science (Aa); B, Computer Studies; English

Studied for and completed GCSE's, achieving 9 grade AA-C, including English (B), Maths (B) and Science (AA)