Alex Sexton

Designer and Coder
Location: London, England
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Biography

A freelance web designer and ecomerce consultant. I design, code and build sites that sell stuff.

Experience
Alex Sexton
Freelance Designer
Design and ecommerce consultancy services for a variety of Venda clients. Currently working on a contract basis for LN-CC.

Any other work on the side is usually done with ExpressionEngine as the CMS. But I can work with Wordpress & Perch or even build you a site with good 'ol HTML and CSS.

Dates:
Aug. 2010 - Present
Location:
London, England
Four Marketing Limited
Head of eCommerce
Managed the online stores of Stone Island and C.P. Company.

In the year and a bit working with the company, I worked on three major projects, redesigning both sites to improve usability, conversion and the brand experience. And a project to integrate the internal stock control systems to both websites.
Dates:
Jun. 2009 - Aug. 2010
Location:
London, England
Superdrug Stores Plc
Web Designer & Ecommerce Manager
Employed in a Freelance role since 2006. During this time I produced numerous microsites, banners and bespoke projects for superdrug.com.

During 2008 I managed the transactional website, doubling the sales and delivering a successful Christmas campaign.

My last project was overhauling the design and code of the site, working with an external agency we built 40 custom HTML/Venda templates and re-wrote all the CSS in just 6 weeks.
Dates:
Sep. 2006 - Jun. 2009
Location:
London, England
Alex Sexton
Freelance Designer
The first freelance years. I made a lot of small sites and then scored a big contract with Superdrug.
Dates:
Mar. 2003 - Sep. 2006
Location:
London,
TRL Limited
Associate Scientist
Worked as a research scientist. Mainly researching the use of recycled aggregates for use in the construction and transport industries.
Dates:
Jan. 2001 - Apr. 2002
Location:
Crowthorne, Berkshire
Education
SAE Institute
Diploma, Multimedia Design
Dates:
Oct. 2001 - Jan. 2002
Location:
Islington, London
University of Plymouth
Applied Geology
I drew a lot of fossils, made maps and sketched rock formations. I also learnt how the planet and universe works as a system. Think of geology as the study of matter and time.
Dates:
Sep. 1996 - Jun. 2000
Location:
Plymouth, Devon