Freelance Web developer Manchester, Greater Manchester, UK
I am a website developer/designer with experience of the complete development process from mockups in Photoshop to front and backend development using XHTML, CSS, Javascript, PHP and Mysql
| Rating: | Unrated (New) |
| Hourly Rate / Cost: | £22.22 per hour |
| Daily Rate / Cost: | £166.67 per day |
| Available From: | Now |
| Seller ID: | 319561 |
CV (Curriculum Vitae) / Résumé
In my free time I am a dedicated musician, and I adore playing the guitar, drums, bass and piano and singing. I have self-released my first EP and if I ever find myself with any free time, I love to snowboard and surf.
• I have a thorough knowledge of computers. I am entirely comfortable with installing new hardware and software and have built PCs from their basic components.
• I have a thorough knowledge of the following software packages (and any I don't, know I can pick up quickly):
• All versions of Microsoft Windows
• Microsoft Office
• Microsoft Internet Explorer (which should be banned)
• Adobe Photoshop CS3
• Adobe Dreamweaver CS3
• Adobe Illustrator CS3
• Cockos’ Reaper
• Adobe Audition
• Mozilla Firefox and Thunderbird
• OpenOffice
• Ubuntu and Devian flavours of Linux
Employment History
(Jan 2009 to 2009)
Freelance Web Developer
• Using Photoshop and Illustrator to design the site's look
• Building sites using CSS and strict XHTML
• Creating alternative stylesheets for mobile devices and to implement workarounds for browsers that don't support web standards
• Using PHP, MySQL and Javascript libraries (like JQuery) to make the sites dynamic and exciting
• Building bespoke Content Management Systems including file system manipulation procedures (according to client's needs) to make the sites easy to use
• Installing and configuring 3rd party Content Management Systems
• Installing and configuring 3rd party blog and forum software
• Ensuring the sites are accessible and optimised for search engines through the use of keywords, headers, alt and title tags, and so on
• Remaining dedicated and entirely self-motivated throughout projects
• Keeping to agreed deadlines and prices
• Thoroughly testing sites in the current most popular browsers (including IE6, IE7, Opera, Firefox and Chrome) and fixing any bugs that they (mostly IE6) throw up
• Keeping up to date with developments in internet technologies and design trends
• Embracing social networking and utilising it for promotion and information gathering
(Nov 2007 to Nov 2008)
Career break – travelling
(Apr 2007 to Nov 2007)
Part-time Employment Caseworker
(Mar 2005 to Nov 2007)
Part time Stage Manager
• Liaising between refugee performers and technical staff
• Ensuring smooth running of the stage and working within tight time slots and quick changeovers
• Moving performers on and off the stage and ensuring that they stick to their allocated time slots
• Directing stage hands as necessary and assisting technical staff
(Jul 2004 to Nov 2007)
(Feb 2006 to Oct 2007)
Part-time Senior Administrator
(Feb 2006 to Apr 2007)
Part-time Immigration Caseworker
• Dealing with my own caseload
• Taking detailed instructions from clients carefully and methodically, and being especially sensitive to the traumatic events that those claiming asylum may have experienced
• Advising clients on their legal options and employment/immigration rights, for example with asylum clients this would involve advising about the burden of proof that they would need to meet with reference to the Human Rights Act and the Convention Relating to the Status of Refugees in order to be granted asylum status
• Keeping up to date with developments in case law of the relevant legislation, for example the Employment Rights Act 1996, the Disability Discrimination Act 1995 and the Immigration, Asylum and Nationality Act 2006
• Assisting clients with their claims to the Employment and Asylum and Immigration Tribunals
• Ensuring that all deadlines and Case Management Directions issued by the tribunals were met
• Preparing discovery questionnaires for the Respondent in employment discrimination cases
• Preparing witness statements on behalf of the client and any witnesses that they wish to call
• Requesting disclosure of documents and agreeing bundles to be used at hearings with the Respondent
• Negotiating financial out-of-court settlements and drafting agreed terms of settlement with the Respondent in employment cases
• Preparing appeals against negative immigration decisions from the Home Office and taking them to the Asylum and Immigration Tribunal (AIT)
• Attending hearings at the Employment Tribunal and taking detailed notes for instructions to counsel
• Being aware of the solicitors code of conduct and ensuring that the Duty of Care and Duty of Confidentiality is adhered to
• For asylum/immigration cases, keeping up to date with political developments in the client’s home country and analysing the effect on the client’s case
• Assessing the relevance of evidence
• Attending appropriate training events
(Jul 2004 to Feb 2006)
Administrator
• Developing the Law Centre’s website, maintaining and updating it
• Managing three part-time administrators, including managing availability and holidays
• Training the part-time administrators and volunteers in the Law Centre’s systems and methodologies
• Delegating responsibilities appropriately
• Keeping accurate records of the Law Centre’s income and expenditure
• Administering the incoming invoices, including preparing payments and dealing with queries
• Calculating the quarterly VAT payments and preparing requests for refunds if appropriate
• Drafting monthly reports for the Management Board on the state of the Law Centre’s finances, including budget forecasting
• Liaising with the accountants in preparation for the statutory accounts
• Dealing with initial client contact, including taking personal details and assessing their financial eligibility for free legal advice under the Legal Services Commission Legal Help scheme
Professional Qualifications
2006: Legal Services Commission Accredited Immigration Caseworker, Level 1
2005: BA (Hons) Popular Music and Recording (2:1)
1999: 4 ‘A’ Levels: Physics, Mathematics, English Literature, General Studies
Education
( 2001 to 2005)
The University of Salford
( 1993 to 1999)
St. Paul’s Catholic School
Categories & Freelance Skills
IT & Internet
Categories
- Database Development & Admin
- Hardware
- IT Support
- Operating Systems
- Programming
- Web Design & Usability
- Web Development/Prog
Skills
- Adobe (Web Design & Usability)
- Adobe (Web Development/Prog)
- Ajax (Web Development/Prog)
- CSS (Web Development/Prog)
- Debian (Operating Systems - Linux)
- DOS (Operating Systems - Microsoft)
- Dreamweaver (Web Design & Usability - Macromedia)
- Flash (Web Design & Usability - Macromedia)
- Flash (Web Development/Prog - Adobe)
- Hardware Upgrades (IT Support)
- HTML
- Illustrator (Web Design & Usability - Adobe)
- JavaScript (Web Development/Prog)
- Linux (Operating Systems)
- Macromedia (Web Design & Usability)
- Microsoft (Operating Systems)
- MySQL (Database Development & Admin)
- PC Hardware
- Photoshop (Web Design & Usability - Adobe)
- PHP (Web Development/Prog)
- Social Network Services (Web Development/Prog)
- Ubuntu (Operating Systems - Linux)
- Web Design (Web Design & Usability)
- Web Development (Web Development/Prog)
- Windows 9x (Operating Systems - Microsoft)
- Windows NT (Operating Systems - Microsoft)
- Windows Vista (Operating Systems - Microsoft)
- Windows XP (Operating Systems - Microsoft)
- XHTML (Web Development/Prog)

