Taiyo Totsuka Email & Phone Number

Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

I was an Accessibility Lead at Deloitte Digital in Sydney who worked on all things WCAG and overall accessibility/usability of the designs and implementation of digital delivery projects. Working across Content, UX & Visual designs through to BA, Build and Testing, I embedded accessibility and inclusive design best practices from the beginning of the design process.I led teams on major public and private sector projects across Australia delivering accessible websites, and facilitated several accessibility training/workshops to internal, client and community groups.With over 18 years experience as a Front-end Developer, I previously led Deloitte Digital’s Front-end Development team in Sydney focusing on accessibility and UI/UX best practices.

Sydney, Australia

As a Manager of the Front End Development team, I was responsible for leading our Sydney based Front End team on digital delivery projects.My main duties included managing the delivery of high quality website templates and applications, coaching and mentoring junior developers, project resource planning, and recruitment.Other responsibilities included: client consultation, sprint planning and task estimation, advocating best practices (HTML/CSS/JS, Accessibility, UX), peer code reviews, and facilitating internal training courses for Front End Development.Working closely across the BA, UX, Creative and Back End teams was a strong focus, enabling a collaborated effort in swiftly resolving complex issues.I worked with several public and private sector clients including:- Insurance and Care NSW (icare)- Virgin Money Australia- HCF- First State Super- ING Bank Australia- QBE Australia- RACW- Finsia

Sydney, Australia

As a Senior Front End Developer, I was responsible for leading our Front End team in delivering quality website templates and applications.Other responsibilities included: client consultation, sprint planning and task estimation, advocating best practices (HTML/CSS/JS, a11y, UX), peer code reviews and mentoring junior team members.Working closely across the BA, UX, Creative and Back End teams was a strong focus, enabling a collaborated effort in swiftly resolving complex issues.I worked with several public and private sector clients including:- Insurance and Care NSW (icare)- Virgin Money Australia- HCF- First State Super- ING Bank Australia- QBE Australia- RACW- Finsia

Sydney, Australia

Initially worked on maintaining and updating the legacy website for Toyota Australia. Soon joined the project team responsible for developing the new responsive website for Toyota as a JavaScript Developer.Implemented the site-wide search function with MVC architecture utilising Underscore, Pub/Sub, Jekyll/Liquid templates, and Bootstrap.

Tokyo, Japan/Sydney, Australia

http://kariyatetsu.comResponsible for design, development and administration of the WordPress-based personal blog of prominent Japanese writer Tetsu Kariya.Conducted thorough and effective tutorials educating the client in the management of the WordPress system. This has enabled Kariya to efficiently publish writing which has gained a readership of two million+ people.Administrative tasks include editing Kariya's blog entries, screening and responding to e-mails from readers. This is greatly appreciated by Kariya as he is able to focus on his creative output.

Sydney, Australia

Lead UX/FE Developer for projects across all Australian offices, responsible for creating standards compliant HTML templates and prototypes for websites and web apps, with a strong focus in delivering clean and code.Played an active role in key decision making processes such as specifying technical and functional requirements. Liaising with the creative and technical teams was a key aspect of this role, ensuring that both visual and functional requirements were captured and maintained throughout the project.Gained valuable client relationship skills by attending project kickoff meetings, solving problems by closely considering and understanding their key objectives, and offering quality websites and services beyond their expectations. Also acted as the direct point of contact throughout the project, answering technical and user experience related concerns.Projects:Opal card - Transport for NSW, Cubic Transportation SystemsLead FE/UX Developer for both desktop and mobile site. Responsible for implementing front end functionalities, conducted CMS trainings in person and produced accompanying user manual. With more than 1.5 million cards issued, the website is used by customers throughout NSW enabling them to manage and monitor their cards, including top ups, download activity statements, and notifications.---NSW National Parks and Wildlife Service & Wild About Whales - Office of Environment and HeritageSuccessfully inherited projects from external agency, involved in enhancing visitor experience based on user testing. Implemented branding changes to Wild About Whales. ---Insolvency notices - Australian Securities and Investments CommissionAssisted in the implementation of the browsing insolvency notices and the notices creation form wizard. The website has over two million registered companies, enabling all parties from directors, creditors, liquidators, and investors/shareholders to lodge and monitor the progress of a company’s insolvency process.

Sydney, Australia

Co-designed and developed a WordPress-based e-commerce website for Australian sleepwear and intimates label TiAmo.Incorporated a user-friendly inventory system and PayPal for the client to easily manage stock levels, sales records, promotions and customer transactions. Successfully educated the client in the management of the system.Enhanced shopping experience using jQuery for zoom functions which allowed customers to view various garment angles and colour options. The client's new web presence allowed them to gain a greatly increased customer base and provided the client with a highly profitable sales operation.

Melbourne, Australia

Developed the WordPress-based website for Luke Mangan's Melbourne restaurant The Palace. Optimised ease of use for the client to update seasonal menu items, news and press material.Diligent weekly backups of the WordPress database allowed a successful and rapid recovery of the site for the client, after a server host error caused the entire contents and data to be lost.

Tokyo, Japan

http://www.smde.co.jpResponsible for design, development and update of various manga and anime websites for major Japanese publishers Shogakukan and Shueisha.Directed and managed a significant Flash game project involving animation, live footage and music/sound effects, which was showcased and much appreciated by over 300 valued clients of Shogakukan and Shueisha.Held several well regarded workshops showcasing jQuery techniques and HTML5/CSS3 examples targeting iOS (iPhone/iPad) devices. This resulted in an offer to join a specially select team dedicated to producing iOS applications.Developed various jQuery plugins, including custom Twitter widgets, Ajax-based slideshows/galleries and various scripts to enhance user experience. Conducted tutorials and workshops for team members demonstrating jQuery/HTML5/CSS3 techniques. Wrote successful deployment manuals for team members to effectively incorporate the scripts into client works.English skills were crucial for actively researching and experimenting with many cutting edge HTML5/CSS3/jQuery and WordPress techniques found on English websites. These techniques were then introduced and translated in the form of tutorials for Japanese speaking team members, which greatly aided the professional development of the team.