Since 2012, I’ve been building for the web as a full-stack developer, creating websites that are easy to use and maintain, along with the bespoke themes and plugins that sit behind them.
My work has spanned high-profile, high-volume clients such as BGF, Soldo, Faber & Faber and BOXPARK, as well as more niche projects with the likes of Clear M&C Saatchi, Green Dragon Hotel and historian Sir Antony Beevor.
I’m skilled in modern web technologies and actively keep up with industry trends, making sure my code is as future proof as possible. Recently I’ve been moving projects away from jQuery towards vanilla JavaScript and React, which are more efficient and easier to maintain.
Working in Adobe Creative Cloud and Figma, I can take a designer’s files and slice them into a pixel perfect website, and feed back if something isn’t achievable or there’s a better way of doing it. Figma prototypes in particular keep design and development working towards the same vision.
When building from a design I consider everything that makes a difference once the site goes live, with SEO and accessibility at the heart of it. Making sure a website can reach as many people as possible is a vital step in my build process.
In recent years I’ve been learning and applying AI tools into my workflow. Using these tools has meant that I no longer need to spend hours chasing bugs and can focus all of my efforts on accessibility, usability and building the richest experience possible.
I feel that it’s important to not fully rely on AI coding tools though. Before committing any AI generated code, I ensure that I thoroughly test and read the code before applying it to any production builds.
A timeline of my experience and where my open source projects slotted in to those periods of time.
My first role in web development, and where the groundwork was laid. I developed, designed and maintained websites for clients of every scale, and handled the client conversations that came with them.
My first role in web development, and where the groundwork was laid. I developed, designed and maintained websites for clients of every scale, and handled the client conversations that came with them.
The Visual Works ran its own bespoke CMS, so I spent a lot of time in the fundamentals of PHP and MySQL. Projects would often involve writing new systems for that CMS, at varying levels of complexity. Each one needed an interface that wouldn’t overwhelm the person using it, on the front end and in the control panel alike.
This is also where I refined my design knowledge: using white space effectively, tightening up the typography of a design, and learning Adobe Illustrator and Photoshop well enough to prototype web designs of my own.
Some projects called for animation, so I picked up CSS3 transitions and keyframes. Internet Explorer still held a significant share of the market at the time, so keeping everything together in older browsers was a constant part of the build.
In this role, my knowledge of WordPress, Drupal and front end technologies went up a gear. In this larger team, I gained experience collaborating between large scale projects, often with multiple team members and using GIT for source code management.
In this role, my knowledge of WordPress, Drupal and front end technologies went up a gear. In this larger team, I gained experience collaborating between large scale projects, often with multiple team members and using GIT for source code management.
This role also matured my CMS skills, across both WordPress and Drupal. Making sure a theme was well built and easy for clients to use was a key focus, which on WordPress meant working out how a design adapts to the Gutenberg editor and making it clear to the client how to use it — typically by limiting the blocks available and ensuring the editor matched the live site.
My role also covered the maintenance of those websites, so coding them in a way that made updates as pain free as possible was an important step. I would achieve this by using hooks wherever I could, and making sure I was never in a situation where my templates were outdated.
Customer relations were key here. Getting content or amends to their sites and email campaigns turned around quickly was fundamental, and I was the first point of contact for any issue that came up — either fixing it myself or delegating it to the right developer.
In this role I also mentored an apprentice, supported work experience students, and helped a university graduate transition into the workplace, giving them the knowledge and guidance to adapt to the work environment.
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Ignition Make Agency is a London based digital agency, and I work across everything from brochure sites to large e-commerce platforms. It is my first fully remote role.
Make Agency is a London based digital agency, and I work across everything from brochure sites to large e-commerce platforms. It is my first fully remote role.
This role introduced me to a larger class of client, and the challenges that come with them. Several projects have needed close collaboration with external developers, usually in the form of code reviews and branch merging.
Working remotely has sharpened how I communicate with a team across the internet. Slack covers the day to day and regular Google Meet check-ins cover anything that needs a conversation. I also work in Asana and other project management tools to keep clients and colleagues current on where a project stands.
In this role I worked with some much larger clients, such as the publisher Faber & Faber and events venue BOXPARK (and their sub brands BOXHALL and PLAYBOX). These larger clients meant understanding how they work and how I can adapt myself to their workflow. I would regularly be involved in meetings to discuss how we could apply certain systems and explain the customer flow.
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