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Development Manager / UX Lead

@Blue Chip Holidays

Overall management of the development team. Guiding and ensuring swift efficient production of high quality effective projects. As part of this I provide mentoring, UX Design, and Architecture knowldege. I work closely with Marketing Strategies and Business Analytics to guide design and architecture.

• Ensuring the software development team produces a web experience that is commensurate with the brand of Blue Chip Holidays
• Ensuring the architecture of Blue Chip Holidays online services meets the defined business objectives.
• Ensuring that the softw

Dates

June 2011 - Present

Senior Developer

@Blue Chip Holidays

Details

Working building and leading an in house team of developers. Introducing process and project management to better facilitate marking demands.

Currently reviewing user experience and supporting strategic growth.

Dates

October 2010 - June 2011

Solutions Architect

@Trigger Software

Details

Designing and managing implementation of SMB and enterprise web solutions. User Experience Designer, Team Leader and Mentor.

Lead design and development of an e-commerce solution and internal sales tools for one of the UK's biggest fashion clothing labels.

Dates

September 2009 - November 2010

Head of Development

@Room 58

Details

Head of Development
Responsible for the Planning, Architecture,Usability, Construction and Development of several leading sites and web application using technologies to provide innovative user interfaces and systems.

-Technical Specification of Projects
-Requirements Gathering
-Persona and Scenario generation
-Mentor to team members.
-Lead Actionscript developer
-Design Wireframing
-Web based application design
-Flash remoting and api design.
-Database Design.
-Project Management
-Team Management and delegation
-Joomla Component

Dates

February 2008 - November 2009

Flash Developer / Web Programm

@Organik Ltd / Oi Media

Details

Responsible for the management of several projects.
-Planning and documenting projects
-Delegating work to other members of staff.
-Developing bespoke solutions using ASP, PHP, MYSQL, SQL, AJAX, -XML, Flash Remoting and
Actionscript.
-Use of CSS with XHTML to ease graphic design updates.
-Graphical design of websites, logos, Corporate branding and HTML emails.
-Database design and management
-Design and construction of Medicalmeetings.co.uk, edetail.co.uk, and -Askmed.co.uk -
online presentation platforms for healthcare professionals.
-Lead PHP Developer

Dates

January 2005 - February 2008

Flash Developer / Web Programm

@Organik Ltd / Oi Media

Details

Responsible for the management of several projects.
-Planning and documenting projects
-Delegating work to other members of staff.
-Developing bespoke solutions using ASP, PHP, MYSQL, SQL, AJAX, -XML, Flash Remoting and
Actionscript.
-Use of CSS with XHTML to ease graphic design updates.
-Graphical design of websites, logos, Corporate branding and HTML emails.
-Database design and management
-Design and construction of Medicalmeetings.co.uk, edetail.co.uk, and -Askmed.co.uk -
online presentation platforms for healthcare professionals.
-Lead PHP Developer

Dates

January 2005 - February 2008

Web Programmer and Graphic Des

@APPLIEDTEMPS LTD

Details

Responsible for the management of the project.
-Developed a class based code structure using PHP to ease site updating and
modifications.
-Use of CSS with HTML to ease graphic design updates.
-Design of the Corporate Image.
-Database and site structure design.
-Lead PHP Developer
2003 – 2004 IBM UK
PHP,Flash and Graphic Designer
Worked as a graphic and multimedia designer, constructing demonstrations in Macromedia
Flash using action script.
Responsible for project task lists and initial specifications.
Built up extensive communication skills, working

Dates

January 2004 - January 2005

Graphic / Multimedia Designer

@VISION ICT LTD

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Dates

January 1998 - January 2002