Alan Harris Email & Phone Number

Bristol, England, United Kingdom

Working on interactive email development for Disney and McDonalds. Using multiclient techniques to ensure best possible user experience, while also providing interactive content to engage users.Mainly working in Braze, also attained a digital marketer level 2 qualification from Braze learning

Wiltshire

During this period I have been working with several clients including but not limited to on going development and support for SureSpecs.

Swindon, United Kingdom

Sole designer and developer creating a completely bespoke mobile/accessibility friendly eCommerce and content/stock management system with built in ordering api, virtual mirror and other custom features, linking in with suppliers system to automate production of products for end users, also features a store panel for partner outlets to track/manage user orders being delivered to selected stores.Focus on search engine optimisation without loss of user experience or features.Current… Show more Sole designer and developer creating a completely bespoke mobile/accessibility friendly eCommerce and content/stock management system with built in ordering api, virtual mirror and other custom features, linking in with suppliers system to automate production of products for end users, also features a store panel for partner outlets to track/manage user orders being delivered to selected stores.Focus on search engine optimisation without loss of user experience or features.Current responsibilities include but not limited to:Self managed deadlines and prioritisation of work loads.Reporting to one manager and one CEO.Building understanding of requirements of customer and internal departments to ensure the systems is easy to use for internal and external users.Purchasing in relation to the project, if that be virtual or physical.Providing training and documentation for all system. Taking projects from conception through design, development and all the way to end user testing/support.Working in Visual Basic .NET using ASP.NET platform.HTML5 and CSS3 backed with graceful Javascript enhancement so that all features work with or without JS enabled browser.Site designed with accessibility in mind for deaf or visually impaired users (content first approach with dynamic styling to allow quick switching to high contrast, blue/black, etc designs and re-scaling)Fully compatible with all mobile and desktop platforms to ensure site usability on the go as well as at home for end users (with additional consideration for page weights so site will load fast over 3G+ connection).Also branch into experimental tech with a custom virtual try on system to allow simplistic but accurate testing of products by users regardless of method of access (mobile, tablet or desktop). Show less

Swindon, United Kingdom

Design and development of several system across multiple areas of the EPSRC website, including but not limited to the communities system, general website accessibility, sub site template design and development, new feature development/improvements.Design and development work backing the VOP big data system.This role included working with HTML5, CSS3 (via less/grunt system), JS (jQuery, core Javascript), UX/UI (design for mobile and desktop machines), Handling multiple project… Show more Design and development of several system across multiple areas of the EPSRC website, including but not limited to the communities system, general website accessibility, sub site template design and development, new feature development/improvements.Design and development work backing the VOP big data system.This role included working with HTML5, CSS3 (via less/grunt system), JS (jQuery, core Javascript), UX/UI (design for mobile and desktop machines), Handling multiple project simultaneously with tight deadlines.Working with clients and developers to achieve requirements fulfilling both sets of peoples needs. Development of scripts and systems from scratch to fulfil requirements either currently not met or not previously achievable with technology available at point of development.Focus on accessibility for visual or hearing impaired users. Show less

Swindon, United Kingdom

Web designer and developer/project manager for the migration from ASP.net based Sharepoint system to the new Coldfusion based Mura system.Managed a team of two reporting to one manager and one director.Organised the activity to produce deadlines and delegation of work to best use the skill sets of the team working under me.I also provided design and development skill to produce new features and enhance the accessibility of the Mura system to meet a double A web standard.In… Show more Web designer and developer/project manager for the migration from ASP.net based Sharepoint system to the new Coldfusion based Mura system.Managed a team of two reporting to one manager and one director.Organised the activity to produce deadlines and delegation of work to best use the skill sets of the team working under me.I also provided design and development skill to produce new features and enhance the accessibility of the Mura system to meet a double A web standard.In addition creating training documents, meeting with internal customers to translate desired functionality into requirements and then produce working features to automate and simplify workloads thus streamlining their processes. Show less

Swindon, United Kingdom

Working with Less - CSS3, HTML5, Javascript, Coldfusion. Restyling the VOP system and accessibility features plus a host of other responsive design work including html5 video player.

Swindon, United Kingdom

Hired to pick up the slack due to staffing issues present within the business, I worked within a small but motivated team of IT problem solvers in a business to business enviroment supporting the UK Research Councils.Mainly handling ticket or phone based support of windows xp/7 systems and administration of active directory, exchange mail server and oracle based systems for internal and external clients.

Swindon, United Kingdom

Handling migration of content and structure from asp.net based system to mura a cold fusion based system.

Frome, United Kingdom

Temp position, doing shipping etas, arranging refueling, invoices and general paper work for several ocean transport liners.

Swindon, United Kingdom

Designing and building websites for a sporting applications company, dealing with greyhound, horse racing, football, tennis, snooker, etc I also design and build sites for companies throught Swindon and the surround areas. I was responsible for seo marketing and copy writing also bespoke cms creation and payment system design.