Matteo Pescarin

Matteo Pescarin

Web developer, designer, illustrator, PM, Technology Manager
Location: London, UK
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Biography

I've been working in the IT field for almost 15 years. I've covered the entire life-cycle of web applications, from client briefing to QA and post-delivery phases. Thanks to the work done in these recent years I've spent a good amount of time learning and applying team and project management processes, as well as testing and automation procedures.

Experience
The Frameworks
Senior Web Developer
Hired as senior web developer, took the leadership and role to establish and implement the web development team and practices across the departments, responsible for the company strategy on web, maintaining, developing and improving existing and new web assets, ensuring quality at all levels.
Introduced XP (Agile), TDD, automated development (tests and deployment), strategies for rollback and disaster recovery. Developed frontend and backend high-profile websites using PHP, JS and various libraries. Also responsible for UI/UX reviews of designs.
Dates:
August 2011 - Present
Location:
London, UK
BBC
Web Developer
Responsible for maintaining the national homepage version 3 and developing the version 4 (short listed for the Web Design Awards 2012), using a strong Agile TDD methodology in order to obtain a quality-first product, as per BBC standards.
I've been constantly in touch with other departments and roles, improving, suggesting and providing feedback on the internal resources, taking active part in the team and the BBC.
Took the lead in designing and implementing the producers article scheduler for the homepage.
Dates:
June 2010 - July 2011
Location:
London, UK
Glu Mobile
Web Developer
Designed and implemented the server-side application for their first virtual-world game on Facebook. Created the front-end and back-end functionality in use by all departments. Maintained and improved the current server infrastructure (cloud-like) in use.
I've covered a pivotal role for all the departments, local and remote, like designers, testers, front-end developers, sysadmins and project managers, creating tools and providing suggestions and feedback on technologies in use and helped shaping the game at all stages with a long and short term view.
Dates:
August 2009 - June 2010
Location:
London, UK
Gentoo Linux
Italian Community Technician
Dates:
2003 - February 2011
Location:
Italy
Self Employed
Web Designer and Developer
Most of the latest freelance works are on web design and development, ranging from logo designs and artworks for digital and print (notably for the Venice International Photo Contest '07 and '08) to AJAX-driven websites over LAMP (e.g. Virtual Rome project for the CNR of Rome in 2008). Always in contact with clients and other collaborators, taking a responsibility role and trying to push requirements and technologies.
Dates:
November 2007 - August 2009
Location:
Bologna, Italy
Diecidieci Multimedia srl
System Administrator
Design, creation and administration of a small SOHO network, backup infrastructure and development server for a web company of Bologna, including personnel training and briefing.
Dates:
January 2006 - October 2007
Location:
Bologna, Italy
3A Sistemi
Web Designer and Developer
Responsible for project definition and client interaction, web design using strong usability and accessibility features, database schema design and implementation, development on LAMP stack of five different websites.
During that period realized most of the graphics, web and brochures, for the company.
Dates:
September 2005 - December 2005
Location:
Castel San Pietro Terme (Bo),
Freelance Experiences
Web Designer and Developer
I became leader on Flash MX and acquired a deep knowledge on W3 standards. I've been responsible for client interaction and technology definition, creating multimedia brochures in Flash and creating my own CMS in PHP using a REST interface and a proper templating system for the views, used for several clients websites.
Dates:
August 2001 - August 2005
Location:
Italy
2night SpA
Web Designer and Front-End Dev
Hired as Flash Web Designer, I also took the role of the front-end web developer. I created the institutional website for the company and covered the whole campaign for the film "Final Fantasy - The spirit within".
Realized several other graphics, photomanipulations and webpages, as well as short flash movies.
Dates:
February 2001 - July 2001
Location:
Venice, Italy
Website:
HampCake Studios
Co-Founder and Web Developer
Founder together with Emanuele Tozzato. I acquired a deep knowledge in Flash 4 and MX. Leader in the definition of the technologies to adopt and taking the best out of them. Responsible for client interaction and web design.
Dates:
October 1999 - January 2001
Location:
Mestre (VE), Italy
Industrie Grafiche Chinchio
Filmsetter
Gained knowledge in the printing process, and digital graphics tools such as Macromedia Freehand, Adobe Photoshop and Quark XPress.
Dates:
June 1997 - September 1997
Location:
Padova, Italy
Education
Università di Bologna
Dates:
2005 - 2009
Liceo Scientifico E. Fermi - Padova
Dates:
? - Present