Web development
With over eight years' experience in a web production and development team at Macmillan Publishers and Lexis Nexis, I have a solid understanding of web technologies and development. I am available immediately and actively looking for work right now.
Please see my portfolio for examples of my web development work.
Please contact me if you would like to discuss a job opportunity or if you would like to hire me to develop a website application for you. My rates are reasonable, turnaround times are fast (depending on the scale of the project of course).
Skills
- HTML5
- CSS3
- JavaScript
- XML
- XSLT
- JAVA
- JQuery
- Ruby
- SQL
- PHP
- Python
- Sass
- JSON
- Bootstrap
- Eclipse
- Oxygen
- Dreamweaver
- Photoshop
- Fireworks
- Flash
- Microsoft Office
- Open Office
- QuarkXPress
- FileZilla
- GIT
- SVC Version Control
- Unit Testing
- JIRA
- Agile
- SilverPop
Experience
Proagrica
Nov 2018 - Current
World Business Centre 2,
Newall Road,
Heathrow,
Middlesex,
TW6 2SF
- Configuring connections between customers using Adaptris Interlok (XML based config) and creating XSL transformations to convert from various different input formats (xml, json, edi) into an intermediate XML format and then another XSL transformation into the required output format.
- Languages: XML, XSLT, JSON, EDI
- Software: Oxygen XML editor, GIT version control, Confluence, Teams
- Agile based project management methodology
Lexis Nexis
May 2016 - Jul 2018
Lexis House,
30 Farringdon
Street,
London,
EC4A 4HH
- Converting Word documents into web ready XML using XSLt
- Lexis Nexis is a prestigious law firm and publisher with a history that can be traced back 200 years, they are part of Reed Elsevier Group
- Worked on several prominent journals and publications including Halsbury's Laws of England and All England Law Reports
- Languages: XML, XSLT
- Software: Oxygen XML editor, GIT version control using Sourcetree
- Agile based project management methodology
- Created an Excel spreadsheet to track bugs, time taken to complete bugs broken down by Severity and monthly team perfomance rates
Freelance
Jun 2014 - Apr 2016
Macmillan - Nature Publishing Group
Feb 2012 - Jun 2014
Web Production Developer
Salary: £31,452
Brunel Road,
Basingstoke,
Hampshire,
RG21 6XS
- Maintaining and troubleshooting the XBuilder page building system that converts source XML into HTML using XSL Transformation
- Developing processes for new functionalities
- Languages: XML, XSLT, HTML, CSS. Also learned JAVA and JQuery
- Software: Oxygen XML editor, Eclipse, GIT version control
- JIRA bug tracking system to log work and assign tasks
- Agile based project management methodology
- Unit testing
- Developed process for output of citation documents in various formats
- Created and led a training programme in CSS for my team members
Macmillan - Nature Publishing Group
Jun 2008 - Feb 2012
Brunel Road,
Basingstoke,
Hampshire,
RG21 6XS
- Responsible for online publication of scientific journals including British Journal of Cancer (BJC) and European Molecular Biology Journal (EMBOJ)
- HTML and CSS error checking and correction
- Image manipulation using Adobe Photoshop
- Worked on website redesign project for EMBOJ and EMBOR
- Worked on archive conversion and update projects for various journals
Qualifications
Online training
2012 - 2016
I keep up to date on the latest technology developments with online training from websites like W3 Schools and Code Academy - including completion of courses in: HTML5, CSS3, JavaScript, JQuery, Ruby, SQL, PHP and Python. Have also learned responsive frameworks (Bootstrap, W3 CSS) and CSS pre-processors (Sass, Less). There is always more to learn in this profession!
PTR Training (Wokingham)
Completed
Fundamentals of Computer Programming using JAVA
Nov 2012
XML: XSL Transformations
Dec 2010
Computeach Training
Nov 2005 - Apr 2007
CIW Designer (Stage 4: Design Methodology)
Pass - 90%
CIW Associate (Stages 1-3: Foundations)
Pass - 95%
IC3 Computing Fundamentals
Pass
Portfolio
