Derek Robertson Email & Phone Number

Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

Ballarat, Australia

Ballarat, Australia

Conyak has presented me with a diverse range of projects during my service, including windows applications, cross platform phone apps, online games, facebook apps, cms development and many more, there is always a new challenge around the corner. I continue to work with Conyak on a freelance basisWorking for:Eureka SkydeckBullaSidchromeTobin Brothers FuneralsSolterbeckDirect KitchensTusk Gallery

Get Started is one Australia's leading web development companies, servicing many well known brands, with a focus on cutting edge technology and end to end service.I started as a contractor working on kidspot.com.au before becoming permanent, eventually moving to a front-end development role. During my three years at Get Started I have worked on numerous well known sites, I also developed much of the in house project management system.Get Started have weekly training and… Show more Get Started is one Australia's leading web development companies, servicing many well known brands, with a focus on cutting edge technology and end to end service.I started as a contractor working on kidspot.com.au before becoming permanent, eventually moving to a front-end development role. During my three years at Get Started I have worked on numerous well known sites, I also developed much of the in house project management system.Get Started have weekly training and knowledge sharing sessions, and use the latest technology as it becomes available across the popular browsers.Working for:KidspotClipsalSnoozeBetty CrockerVillage Voices Show less

Disciplines: Classic ASP, ASP.NET 2.0/3.5, Flash/Actionscript, Javascript, JQuery, Prototype, PHP,SQL2K, SQL2K5, AJAX, XML.Over the last two years I have had the pleasure of leading the development of what is now Australia’s no.1 Wedding Website.My first six months were occupied completing a total rebuild of the site along with the planning and execution of a migration from shared hosting to a dedicated server, this included a large SQLdatabase (500Mb+). After delivering the… Show more Disciplines: Classic ASP, ASP.NET 2.0/3.5, Flash/Actionscript, Javascript, JQuery, Prototype, PHP,SQL2K, SQL2K5, AJAX, XML.Over the last two years I have had the pleasure of leading the development of what is now Australia’s no.1 Wedding Website.My first six months were occupied completing a total rebuild of the site along with the planning and execution of a migration from shared hosting to a dedicated server, this included a large SQLdatabase (500Mb+). After delivering the new platform my projects included developing a payment gateway, upgrading and creating internal business systems, a 'build your own website' weddingwebsite system and creating scheduled tasks to send newsletters and statistics to clients amongst numerous developments. While managing the R&D, other tasks involved operating the IT help desk,dealing with staff, user and client IT issues and maintaining hosting plans while also running virtual servers, dedicated servers as well as internal servers. Having to coordinate GUI, SEO, statisticsanalysis, data mining, purchasing, building and repairing computer systems, while pushing ideas and leading new projects, has been my daily role. This requires viability studies, project management,program development and implementation, managing the IT department, assigning work and pushing deadlines to designers and artists. Show less

Disciplines: ASP, CSS, Flash and JavaScript.Hallmark is a manufacturer and distributor of computer hardware, IT solutions and audiovisualproducts which has since closed for business.General Work:Assist in projects that involve Visual Basic languages, web languages, database interactivity andonline applications. These tasks generally include the marketing and technical departments and caninvolve multimedia presentations (Macromedia Flash and PhotoShop)… Show more Disciplines: ASP, CSS, Flash and JavaScript.Hallmark is a manufacturer and distributor of computer hardware, IT solutions and audiovisualproducts which has since closed for business.General Work:Assist in projects that involve Visual Basic languages, web languages, database interactivity andonline applications. These tasks generally include the marketing and technical departments and caninvolve multimedia presentations (Macromedia Flash and PhotoShop) anddesign/development/implementation/management of technology for the internet and intranet (VisualStudio, Dreamweaver, SQL). Being the primary web designer and working closely with technicians inrelated departments, I manage websites for the head office and interstate branches. Using multipleWindows Servers and MS SQL as the primary database. Interacting with the CEO and Managementstaff and taking part in decisions on project development which affects company policies and theoverall operations of the business.Customer Email Support:Reply to website questions from customers; General questions, broken links, additional informationrequired, end user questions. Find and supply device drivers requested by customers and end users,instruct on installation procedures, supply lost passwords and website access to customers, supplyinformation about e-commerce access and usage.Website Monitoring and Maintenance:Design website monitoring tools (ASP, SQL)Performance reportsMonitor usage of the websiteMonitor and check bandwidth is adequate against demandCollect website performance recordsTest new accountsTest new e-commerce accountsMaintain online securityBackup & Migrate:Live WebsiteDatabase/sDesktop/sXML Scripting:The e-commerce website interacts with Windows applications using XML strings compiled using ASPscripts.SQL Skills:I have designed, managed and built many SQL and MySQL databases. Show less