Michael Ford Email & Phone Number

Waitakere

As Project Manager / Web Developer my role is varied.Project Manager – To liaise with clients during the development, build and testing phases. To ensure thatdeadlines, where agreed upon, are met and that projects are completed to the specifications as detailed in theproject brief. As the bridge between the Developer / Designer and the client to resolve any issues regardingfunctionality and design. To provide training to the client, if required, in regards to any operations or… Show more As Project Manager / Web Developer my role is varied.Project Manager – To liaise with clients during the development, build and testing phases. To ensure thatdeadlines, where agreed upon, are met and that projects are completed to the specifications as detailed in theproject brief. As the bridge between the Developer / Designer and the client to resolve any issues regardingfunctionality and design. To provide training to the client, if required, in regards to any operations or functionsof the project.Web Developer – There are 3 distinct areas within this part of my role. The first is as a Developer for our customprojects that may include any or all of the following technologies; HTML, CSS, Javascript, PHP, Flash(Actionscript), MySQL. We currently have a full-time PHP developer and I support him with any PHP work whilstalso providing the HTML templates for him to work with.The second area of this role is as Client Support. This requires me to provide maintenance and support toexisting clients if and when a problem or issue should arise with their project. This can range from simpleupdates to existing content through to bug fixes with of the above mentioned technologies.The final area of this role is pure development. My employer utilises the Business Catalyst CRM (BC) system. I amsolely responsible for the creation of all the BC projects from receiving the initial design in JPG format throughto finalised and tested projects. The BC system provides a variety of functionalities ranging from simple editablewebsites through product catalogues to full e-commerce. Show less

My primary role at Addweb was of Web Development Manager. My responsibilities included the projectmanaging of new websites and upgrades/updates to existing websites ensuring that briefs were followed andwithin budget. My technical knowledge also proved useful when clients ideas and thoughts needed to berealised or alternatives suggested.The second aspect to my role involved Researching and Developing the companies existing range of CMSwebsite packages with a view to updating… Show more My primary role at Addweb was of Web Development Manager. My responsibilities included the projectmanaging of new websites and upgrades/updates to existing websites ensuring that briefs were followed andwithin budget. My technical knowledge also proved useful when clients ideas and thoughts needed to berealised or alternatives suggested.The second aspect to my role involved Researching and Developing the companies existing range of CMSwebsite packages with a view to updating them to the latest version of the CMS software and also to offer arange of add-ins to supplement the 5 website packages.The company had built their business around the Plone / Zope Open Source CMS platform. The install that theyhad developed, to me, seemed inefficient and not very user-friendly. Based on my recommendation the switchwas made to both Joomla and Wordpress platforms which both offered a far greater range of add-ins and are afar more efficient and cost-productive environment to work in. Show less

Having graduated from Media Design School I took a position at Sureplan NZ, a national Fleet RiskManagement company based in Ellerslie. My role was loosely based around motor vehicle insurance claims. Myresponsibilities included the organising of relevant insurance claim forms, arranging Panelbeaters, Vehicletows, Rental cars, Taxi’s, Courtesy vehicles etc. Carrying out recovery of client costs from Third Parties andgathering evidence for Disputes Tribunal. Liaising with… Show more Having graduated from Media Design School I took a position at Sureplan NZ, a national Fleet RiskManagement company based in Ellerslie. My role was loosely based around motor vehicle insurance claims. Myresponsibilities included the organising of relevant insurance claim forms, arranging Panelbeaters, Vehicletows, Rental cars, Taxi’s, Courtesy vehicles etc. Carrying out recovery of client costs from Third Parties andgathering evidence for Disputes Tribunal. Liaising with insurance companies, assessors, repairers, etc to ensureclients expense and inconvenience is minimal.I was involved in process review for my role and other roles within the company and created various on-linetrainingmanuals and information and applications for the companies intranet. I was also responsible for the on-goingtraining of newemployees in the use of the FastTrack Claims Management software.I felt that my position had come to gradual halt as there was nowhere left for me to go within the organisationand it’s expansion and growth had not lived up to what I was initially told.I did not feel that I was being challenged and each day was becoming more routine which helped me decide tofocus my attention onto Web Development as this had always been something that had challenged me andprovided all that I required from my job.Winner of the ‘Team Merit’ award a total of 6 times. Show less

Digital Media

Activities and Societies: Diploma in Digital Media Production (with Merit)

High School Education

Activities and Societies: Certificate of Secondary Education Mathematics Grade 4 Technical Drawing Grade 2 English Language Grade 2.