Personal Details

Address

12 Loxley Gardens BurnleyLancashire BB12 6PWUnited Kingdom

Telephone

Home+44.1282772427
Mobile+44.7590608872

Around the Web

Skills

Experience

June 2010

Freelance Digital Design

TBWA\Manchester, Manchester

  • Flash ad banners
  • Email marketing design
  • Web visual design
May 2010

Freelance Web Developer

WRG, Manchester

  • Wordpress installation modification and theme development
  • Front end development for event sites
  • Email marketing development
April 2010+

Freelance Web Developer

Myself, Burnley, Lancashire

  • Consistent branding and design based around web presence
  • Experimentation in html5 and CSS3 (see current site)
May 2004 - March 2010

Senior Web Developer

ITFX New Media, Altham, Lancashire

  • Lead front end development using W3C compliant xhtml with CSS styling
  • Production of visuals in a lead role as well as part of a brand development team
  • Web app development using PHP / MySQL - online shops, directories, content management systems, online quote generators and project management systems for clients such as HMRC, Hobs Repro and Jones Lang LaSalle
  • Constant experimentation into new interactive technologies such with a recent focus upon jQuery
  • Core implementation of on-site optimisation on existing and new sites including link structure, PageRank sculpting, URL optimisation, on page keyword weighting and content optimisation.
  • Responsible for strategic planning of internet marketing goals through SEO, Pay-per-Click advertising, affiliate marketing and online brand development
  • Technical advisory role in sales process including estimations, costings, specification, proposals and presentations to potential clients
March 2007 - January 2010

Director

Cheep Industries, Hulme, Manchester

  • Setup a creative design company with two friends to produce high quality artistic work for clients from all sectors.
  • Production of a coherent brand ethic through multiple media
  • Art direction of a photo shoot
March 2002 - May 2010

New Media Co-Ordinator

Prime Creative, Halifax, West Yorkshire

Production responsibilities included website design and development using xhtml and Flash, interactive presentations for CD/DVD, 3D visualisation from CAD drawings. Setup and management of new media department within a small creative firm, fitting in with production setup and project management with client liaison.
February 2000 - March 2002

Interactive Designer

ITFX New Media, Burnley, Lancashire

Junior position where I learned on the job producing high value interactive design and animation projects for large corporation.

Education

May 2008

Google Adwords Qualified Individual

September 1999 - June 2000

HNC Tourism

University of Central Lancashire

September 1998 - June 1999

HNC Business Studies

University of Sunderland

September 1995 - June 1998

A-Levels

Burnley College

Maths, Biology, Chemistry
August 1990 - June 1995

GCSE

J Fisher & T More RC High School

English Literature, English Language, French, Science (Dual), Maths, Statistics, Spanish, Technology, RE