I am a bi-vocational church minister and front-end web developer. For the last 10 years I’ve split my time between running a web development agency (&beyond) and volunteering at Generations Church as an associate pastor and campus pastor. I have served Generations Church since 2004.I am now taking on a small, select number of clients to work with on an ongoing basis. I have 25 years experience in web design. If you are interested in working with me, please drop me a message.Church Experience and Roles- Commissioned minister with Assemblies of God in Great Britain- Trustee / Previous Chair of Trustees- Worship leading / band member (drums, guitar, bass, vocals)- Preacher- Experience with sound engineering and Audio Visual installations- Team development- MentoringWeb Development ExpertiseI specialise in eCommerce tech-stack consultation, strategy and implementation and front-end web development, primarily on the Shopify eCommerce platform. Including:- Theme customisation in HTML/CSS/Javascript/Liquid- Shopify 2.0 compatible custom theme development- Shopify app development in Node.js and React- eCommerce strategy and consultation- Custom front-end development in Node.js, React and Next.js“&beyond took the time to understand our business, our flow, our sales process and our customers. They knocked the project out of the park! Together, we are continuing to simplify the tech in the background as we develop new ways to make shopping at our store easier for the customer."Devyn Merklin, Chief Awesome Officer at Dr. Livingood
James Cartwright
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Freelance Web DeveloperJames Cartwright Sep 2023 - PresentLouth, England, United KingdomI am now taking on a small, select number of clients to work with on an ongoing basis. I have 25 years experience in web design, specialising in eCommerce stores and subscription management. If you are interested in working with me, please drop me a message.Typical projects I work on include;- New Shopify Store Creation- Migrating existing eCommerce stores to Shopify- Custom Shopify Theme Development- Custom Shopify App Development- Migrating Stores to Shopify Plus- Custom Subscription Management- Ongoing eCommerce Store development tasks and support
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Campus PastorGenerations Church Grimsby Jan 2022 - PresentGrimsby, England, United KingdomAfter planting the Grimsby Campus of Generations Church in 2020/2021 by repurposing an existing church, both myself and my wife (Diane) were asked to become campus pastors. This role involves overseeing all aspects of the church campus and reporting to the senior leadership of Generations Church and its trustees.The role includes:- Leading Sunday Services and regular Bible teaching- Leading teams of volunteers as they serve both on a Sunday and during the week- Managing our community initiatives, such as the Generations Church Pantry- Ensuring the charity meets it's charity obligations- Dealing with pastor issues as the arise- Liaising with local voluntary sector organisations to work co-operatively on community projects and issues
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Associate PastorGenerations Church Jun 2017 - PresentLouth, England, United KingdomI began the role of Associate Pastor at Generations Church when I started the MIT (Minister In Training Course) in 2017. This role involves working in a number of different areas within the life of the church. I regularly preach during Sunday services as part of a team of preachers.My role also currently includes:- Pastor Care for the 18-30 age group- Teaching within the context of small groups- Mentoring- Managing the Audio Visual team and and maintaining the equipment- Managing the church website- Serving as part of the church worship team- Attending trustee meetings as helping to ensure that the church meets it's charity obligations
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Managing Director&Beyond Jun 2018 - May 2023Louth, LincolnshireWhen Perspective Design became a limited company, we also rebranded the business. During this time, my focus was on scaling the business, recruiting new staff, developing a marketing department, managing the web development department and the team of developers.We worked with a number of clients both in the UK and Internationally on their eCommerce websites. As specialists in both Shopify and HubSpot, we helped to develop effective marketing campaigns which increased online sales. We also designed and developed custom Shopify and HubSpot CMS themes, working on weekly agile sprints to regularly release new features for our clients.We also partnered with a number of subscription service Shopify apps and developer custom app and dashboard for subscription management.Throughout this time I always kept my hand in software development, working in HTML, CSS, Liquid, HuBL, Javascript and later in Node and React. -
OwnerPerspective Design Jan 2013 - Jun 2018Louth, LincolnshireI was the Director and Digital Business Consultant at Perspective Design. Alongside running the business, I was also the lead web designer and developer building websites in Wordpress, Shopify and HubSpot CMS. I worked with a range on business to design, develop and improve their websites and generate more leads and sales for their businesses.
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Teacher Of Ict & MathematicsWilliam Farr School Sep 2010 - Aug 2016Lincoln, England, United KingdomDuring my time at William Farm, I taught a range of classes to students aged 11 - 18 years. My main subjects were ICT and Computer Science, which I taught from Key Stage 3 through to A-Level. I also taught Mathematics to years 7 and 8. The specific courses I taught were: A-Level ICT, GCSE ICT, Creative iMedia, iGCSE, GCSE Computer Science, A-Level Computer Science and Key Stage 3 Maths. This includes teaching web design, graphic design, project management, databases, animation, computer game design and standard office skills such as spreadsheets and word processing skills. -
Head Of Ict DepartmentMonks Dyke Technology College May 2005 - Aug 2010Louth, England, United KingdomIn this role I managed a department of 3 full time specialist ICT teachers and a number of part time non-specialists. At Monks' Dyke, I established a number of new courses, including; Diploma in ICT, GCSE ICT, A-Level Applied ICT, Clait+, Diploma in Digital Applications and the European Computer Driving Licence. Over the 5 years in this role, the pass rate at GCSE A*-C rose from 17% to over 65% and the school saw an improvement in grades across all levels. -
Teacher Of IctWaltham Toll Bar Academy Sep 2003 - May 2005Grimsby, England, United KingdomAs an Newly Qualified Teacher, I started working at Tollbar BEC, where I taught ICT from years 7 through to 13. After my NQT year, I was given responsibility for developing the Key Stage 3 curriculum (Ages 11 - 14). I was also 'Gifted & Talented' co-ordinator for ICT, working with other staff to cater for high achieving student within the ICT specialism. I also had responsibility for maintaining the Year 13 ICT Scheme of Work.During this role, I was given the opportunity to work in conjunction with North East Lincolnshire LEA to produce a portfolio of evidence of KS3 ICT work with a focus on ‘Assessment for Learning’. This included exemplar work and also assistance in the grading/levelling of work for other KS3 ICT teachers.In the absence of the Head of Faculty, I also deputised, taking on extra responsibilities such as dealing with behaviour management and attending departmental meetings. -
Freelance Web DesignerSelf Employed Feb 1999 - Sep 2003Lancaster, England, United KingdomI began freelancing as a web desiger whilst at university. I worked with local clients in Lancaster, developing business websites using HTML and CSS.
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Trade Communications Customer Service ClerkGallaher Group Mar 2002 - Sep 2002Crewe, United KingdomI worked on the support desk for Gallaher Trade Communications, dealing with customer queries and being the first point of reference for Gallahers trade customers. This involved answering calls, dealing with suppliers and service technicians and also using their custom IT help desk system.Whilst working for Gallahers I was given the job of training up new team member on using their help desk IT system. -
Information System ServicesLancaster University Oct 1999 - Jul 2000Lancaster, United KingdomI worked on the Information Systems Services (ISS) reception desk and assisted in general reception duties, including maintaining printers, helping with network, email and printer problems and handling printer accounts.
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Information Communications Technology With Second Methods Mathematics -
The Dronfield School
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