Supporting lead product owner, delivering business-critical product solutions, managing risk. - leading on automated processes that deliver Warnings to consumers and firms - migrating content and components from D7 to D8. Switching from D8 to D9. - champion of best practice, for example, testing Accessibility improvements - expert knowledge of building webforms in Drupal 8 and 9- signing off major releases and assessing business risk on the go - training stakeholders on Drupal 8 and 9- scoping, testing and delivering projects- creating and maintaining web how-to guides - running scrum and service calls- leading on API and integration testing- forming excellent working relationships with product owners, engineers, devops and less technical stakeholders.- Finding and eliminating bugs through manual testing

Canonical is the company behind Ubuntu, a popular open source operating system for PCs, servers and the Internet of Things (IoT). The role forms part of the core marketing team tasked with promoting Canonical’s enterprise service offerings. Formed in 2004, Canonical works with Google, Microsoft and Amazon to ensure that its services are aligned with established industry guidelines. A fantastic opportunity to work with talented minds.

Focus on development and web management on Drupal 7.

LexisNexis originally pioneered online information with its Lexis® and Nexis® services. It is part of the Reed Elsevier group, the FTSE 100 global professional information solutions provider.LexisNexis helps customers to achieve their goals in more than 100 countries, across six continents, with over 15,000 employees. I could not have asked for a better opportunity.

Achievements: Awarded Employee Of The Month for April 2015. On the websites I managed, I improved site traffic, content and targeted emails to a level last achieved 8 months prior to March 2015. I also attracted at least double the number of paying customers compared to the previous year.The role was unfortunately made redundant in May 2015.Responsibilities: Working as part of a team to maintain and foster high quality content across all websites. Checking and approving press releases, calendar events, product placement pitches and video content. Daily use of Twitter (TweetDeck) to engage and familiarise new users to the service. Introducing new users, managing registrations and handling enquiries (client facing). Reviewing and uploading content (copy, images, video embed links) for publication. Loading fresh content for hourly, daily and weekly email alerts. Encouraging user engagement through weekly mail mergers (Excel). Caretaking of partner websites when team members took leave.

Office and digital media support (agency placements, including Big Worldwide). Duties: populating CMS, uploading images, inputting corrections, liaising with international delegates via email and telephone, composing emails for external communications, taking a lead in line manager’s absence, proofreading copy for printed event guides, editing press releases and direct mailers to announce monthly competition winners.

Achievements: Contributed to increased profit margins of at least 30% in the 2011-2012 fiscal, during first year as Editor. New editorial ideas and production calendars grew weekly newsletter reach: 8% - 10% Open Rate. 18% -20 % CTR, average.Responsibilities: Designing and implementing editorial strategy. Daily content and news article updates in Content Management Systems. Composing and editing electronic newsletters (1 weekly, 3 monthly). Writing and sourcing introductory newsletter blurbs with relevant, interesting and fresh content. Managing newsletter production, (content and ad material deadlines, timing workflows). Editing and proof-reading copy clients submit for publication. Ensuring business communication and content sent from clients is published on time. Allocating work to the design department. Managing design workflow; liaising between the designer and sales team. • Managing client expectations and providing solutions to problems they may encounter. Managing advertising booking sheets, (ensuring campaigns are created according to spec and inserted in the correct media according to the dates booked).

Achievements: Managed full cycle web development for its three print titles, leading to 60% improved visibility in Google search results. Regular e-commerce testing and implementation meant 20% of print subscription sales were generated online. Negotiated better pricing for hosting services, reducing business costs by 30%Responsibilities: Managing the day-to-day running of caravansa.co.za, sa4x4.co.za and leisureboating.co.za (websites for the corresponding print titles). Proof-reading, editing and writing copy for web and e-newsletters. Measuring website traffic (Google Analytics). Search Engine Optimisation. Project managing web development and redesign. Uploading data in Content Management Systems. Quality testing (correcting grammar and punctuation, testing website and e-commerce functionality). Creating and managing Facebook Pages, for example: http://www.facebook.com/SA4x4magazine.

A three-month intern position that was made permanent. It was everything I had dreamed it would be for a First Job and a chance to get to right into the heart of a heritage title, assisting with editorial production and magazine workflow, researching feature articles, compiling regular editorial sections, and perhaps one of my greatness achievements in the role, co-managing the publication at a crucial time leading up to summer while the Editor was on sabbatical. This role set the grounding for my digital career.