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West Midlands And Warwickshire

Proven track record of delivering apps and websites to the private and public sector using React, React Native and React frameworks (such as Next.js and Gatsby). Working as part of agile teams using agile methodologies. Expert in coding TypeScript/JavaScript, HTML and CSS. GitHub Source control and CI. Writing unit tests in (such as Jest) and implementing end-to-end test runners (such as Cypress) to ensure solid code coverage.Advocate for ensuring websites and apps are accessible to all, ensuring any project I am involved with adheres to WCAG standards. As well as frontend development I code in Node.js and have extensive exposure to other back end languages such as C#/.NET, PHP and Python.Comfortable working in both AWS and Azure cloud architectures.Knowledge of SEO, UI/UX and Email campaigns.Experience developing and theming existing CMS and LMS including WordPress, Umbraco, Moodle and Joomla.Creation of imagery for web and print (including logo design) making full use of Adobe Creative Suite. Expert in Photoshop, Illustrator and InDesign.

City Of London, England, United Kingdom

Senior Developer in the Service Transformation team at GDS (Government Digital Service).Solely responsible for providing technical expertise and development experience in cross government transformation projects. Working as part of a highly skilled UCD team within GDS alongside stakeholders in the OVA (Office for Veteran Affairs) and DWP (Department for Work and Pensions) care services. The aim was to help external departments to focus on their end users by offering them a fresh insight into their service offerings.

City Of London, England, United Kingdom

A lead developer on the successful Bloomberg Philanthropies digital innovation project which improved critical services in European capital cities. Working with teams in Vilnius, Lithuania and Budapest, Hungary to create working, accessible prototypes in Next.js, iterating based on user research and transitioning a final version to existing websites.Lead developer on the “Local plan alpha” discovery project for DLUHC.Lead developer on “Housing register” and “Temporary accommodation” projects for Hackney council.

Coventry, England, United Kingdom

Delivered multiple successful web applications for the Digital Apprenticeship Service (DAS) while implementing and enforcing the Government Digital Service’s exemplar policies around build and accessibility.Built a fully featured Next.js (React) application to build GOV.UK form journeys. Writing JavaScript enhancements to improve the usability of MVC applications. Ran Node.js and Express.js training sessions to improve UI staff’s ability to use the GDS Prototype kit.As one of two lead frontend developers at ESFA, I was an advocate for high accessibility standards across all of the departments internal and external services.Created bespoke design system and front-end library.

Solihull, England, United Kingdom

Initially employed by npower Business Solutions to lead the development of their digital offering. In 06/16 I joined the wider digital team and took on an integral role in a project to move npower’s flagship site to a new CMS. As part of this project, I built a bespoke component framework based on an extensive style guide. Building apps for user journeys with React/Redux. Large scale Angular 2/4 applications. Built a Vue.js application to assist dev ops.

Coventry, England, United Kingdom

Improved Ofqual’s digital channels based on user testing. Rewrote the bespoke WordPress theme to take a mobile first approach. Designed and developed fully featured WordPress plugins to allow users to upload, revise, archive and download documents. Oversaw the delivery of critical consultations and provided expert knowledge in online applications such as Survey Gizmo, MailChimp and dotMailer. Working directly with GDS to develop Ofqual’s offering on GOV.UK. I was given a lead role in overseeing this transition to completion.

Development CMS based sites using Umbraco (C#, .NET, JavaScript, HTML, CSS) and WordPress (PHP, JavaScript, HTML, CSS) and static websites (HTML, CSS and JavaScript/jQuery)

Royal Leamington Spa, England, United Kingdom

Delivered multiple websites including large-scale CMS projects (WordPress & Joomla) for businesses such as DHL, PSCo (Digital Displays), Portus Consulting (Benefits) and Flamingo Land (Amusement Park). Additionally, lead the development team to ensure sites worked correctly with all browsers and devices and met W3C standards. Responsible for writing a plugin to ensure all client sites adhered to EU cookie laws. Other tasks include wire-framing, mock-ups, email campaigns, DTP tasks, RSS feeds, social networking integration and site analysis.

Leading the design, development and training of the ‘Moodle’ VLE to be placed in each of Nord Anglia’s international schools.Ongoing tasks included the development and maintenance of the Nord Anglia online suite of eLearning products by utilising X/HTML, CSS and JavaScript (jQuery). Oversaw the ongoing development of several Nord Anglia websites, plus the Nord Anglia intranet (SharePoint).Utilised Adobe creative suite on a daily basis to complete graphic design work. Exposure to the scripting languages PHP, Ruby-on-Rails and ASP.net.Previous work has been based around Nord Anglia’s learning services contracts. This involved design and development of effective eLearning applications which met user requirements, were innovative and also exploited web technologies to their best effect.

Physics With Business Studies Bsc (Hons)

Aat, Accountancy

Bsc (Hons), Physics With Business Management