Printer friendly ]Freelance Head of Development / Web Development Dunstable, Bedfordshire, UK
Experienced Web designer/developer - worked for many large London based companies
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| Daily Rate / Cost: | £260.17 per day |
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| Seller ID: | 319762 |
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CV | 
SkillsCV (Curriculum Vitae) / Résumé
KEY SKILLS Communication
· I can effectively communicate my ideas and opinions both verbally and in writing i.e. giving demonstrations
and writing comprehensible documentation for people without technical knowledge, using Adobe Flash, MS
PowerPoint, Adobe PDF and email newsletters for the PR and Marketing department.
· I can convey my ideas and opinions using the internet via:
o EMAIL.
o HTML and CSS coded website or a website created using Dreamweaver or Flash.
o Streaming Audio or Video using Podcasts, Vodcasts, RealProducer/RealPlayer, DivX, QuickTime,
Flash.
Team Working
· At Bollywood.tv I was involved in:
o Managing the in-house team
o Managing additional resources such as contactors and outsourcing companies.
· At Carve Consulting/MARKET I was involved in:
o Working with the creative department/3rd party designers taking the designs they had produced
and developing them into optimised websites.
o Working with 3rd party developers implementing blogs/CMS within their environment.
o Supervising print designers who are not familiar with web design.
· At Royal Mail I worked well with colleagues and clients meeting tight targets and schedules. Supervising
casual staff to perform their duties
· At University and Areza Ltd. I motivated team members in group projects.
· As a Web Designer at Areza I worked in a variety of teams including:
o Working in conjunction with senior designers/developers; liaising with sales staff and project
managers throughout the office; and carrying out user interface consultations with clients.
o Training and supervising the handover to my replacement
Information Technology
· Use appropriate software to display information.
· Effective use of computer software and programming languages like:
o (X)HTML, CSS, JavaScript, AJAX, PHP and MySQL
o Adobe/Macromedia Software (i.e. Photoshop, Director, Dreamweaver MX, Flash MX, Fireworks).
o Microsoft Office (i.e. Word, Excel, Access, FrontPage and PowerPoint, etc).
o Microsoft Internet Explorer, Mozilla FireFox, Netscape and Safari.
o Corel Draw and 3D Studio MAX
o Windows 95, 98, NT, 2000, XP, UNIX and Linux.
· Good knowledge of the Internet including doing course and business research.
· Know the basic concept of the following:
o ASP
o ASP.NET
o JAVA
o PERL
o Web Servers, IIS (Internet Information Services) and Apache.
o Website Analysis (Nedstat, Hitwise, OpenTracker, Omniture, Google Analytics)
o Search engine optimisation (Meta tagging, keyword optimisation) and Paid Search (PPC)
· Creating interactive CD ROM’s using Macromedia Director and Flash.
· Making home movies at weddings and parties and enhancing them using Adobe Premiere and After Effects
software.
· I have a keen interest to develop my skills in:
o XML/XSLT
o VBScript/C#/JSP
o .NET Framework as well as new and emerging technologies.
Personal
· Learning to adapt to new environments and concepts whilst maintaining control and flexibility in complex and
stressful situations.
· Punctual in attendance and meeting deadlines.
· Accuracy and attention to detail.
· Displaying initiative in all aspects of work e.g. ability to identify improvements that can be made to current
websites and submit recommendations and implement them to ensure client satisfaction.
· I am fluent in Urdu, Hindi and Punjabi.
Employment History
(Nov 2007 to 2009)
Head of Development, SEO
London Bridge, London
Bollywood.tv has one of the world’s largest online South Asian libraries of movies, music and clips. I started working
as a SEO Consultant on a contract basis. I was then hired to Head the Development of the website. I manage a team
consisting of in-house developers/designers as well as contractors and outsourcing companies. I manage the delivery
of email marketing campaigns. Technologies used: (x)HTML, CSS, JavaScript, PHP, MySQL, Joomla CMS, AJAX, Flash,
Premiere and Photoshop.
(Aug 2007 to Oct 2007)
Web Developer
Hertfordshire
Law Creative is a marketing agency specialising in branding, web design and email campaigns. I was involved in
maintaining existing websites, creating new websites and emails based on pre-approved/signed off designs. I was also
learning .NET, and doing customer support. Technologies used: (x)HTML, CSS, JavaScript, ASP.net, C#, VB.net and
AJAX
(May 2007 to Aug 2007)
HTML Developer
London Bridge
Kay-Media is a software solutions company. I was involved in developing a prototype in HTML and CSS for a new webbased
system that the company was developing for the publishing industry. (x)HTML, CSS, JavaScript and AJAX
(Dec 2006 to May 2007)
Head of Development
Home based
MyYaar is a start-up social-networking site currently in its early stages. I am involved in developing the website and
assisting the founders in pitching to investors. Technologies used: (x)HTML, CSS, JavaScript, PHP, MySQL, and AJAX
(Sep 2006 to Dec 2006)
Web Developer, SEO Specialist
London
Frank Comms is an advertising agency specialising in Integrated marketing and Advertising Solutions. As the primary
technical resource, I was involved in SEO and Website development. I worked on a variety of projects including:
· Search Engine Optimisation, with some paid search (Google, Overture etc)
· The development of the company website
· The management and maintenance of all in-house and client websites
(Feb 2006 to Sep 2006)
Web Developer, SEO Specialist
London
Carve Consulting is a start-up engagement agency formed from the MARKET group. Carve is a multi-disciplinary
agency with expertise in online, PR and advertising. As the primary technical resource, I started as a SEO Specialist,
but then I took on some web development projects. I worked on a variety of projects including:
· Search Engine Optimisation, with some paid search (Google, Overture etc)
· The development of original client applications, including an interactive Google mapping recruitment tool
· Project managing 3rd party developers
· Building and marketing client blogs using PHP, MySQL, JavaScript and Open Source software
· The management and maintenance of all in-house and client websites
· Implementation of AJAX driven RSS reader (also familiar with Dojo and other AJAX frameworks)
(Sep 2005 to Feb 2006)
SEO Specialist
London
MARKET was a leading specialised advertising agency, focusing on the recruitment, Travel, Training & Education, and
Property. Working within the New Media department my primary role was the optimisation of websites for organic
search engine results. I was also involved in web analytics using 3rd party software such as WebStats, OpenTracker
MARKET went into administration in February 2006.
(Mar 2004 to Sep 2005)
Web
HolidayAutos.com/Lastminute.com , Camberley, Surrey
Holiday autos is the world's largest leisure car rental broker, and part of lastminute.com plc, one of Europe’s leading
leisure and travel organisations. Working within a team of 3 web masters and web designers my role was the design
and maintenance of new and existing websites and affiliated projects, send fortnightly newsletters to our e-shot
subscribers. I was also extensively involved in the holidayautos/lastminute.com Search Engine Optimisation strategy.
Core technologies for projects I was involved in were (D)HTML, XHTML, CSS, JavaScript, Fireworks, Photoshop,
Dreamweaver and bespoke applications.
Duties included the design, development and maintenance of the company website and affiliate sites, search engine
optimisation, website analysis, debugging errors, creating internal and external newsletters and supporting the
marketing and sales team.
(Sep 1995 to Sep 2004)
Associate Grade Post Person
The Royal Mail , BirminghamI have been working part time for The Birmingham Mail Centre for over 5 years from Monday to Friday and overtime,
mainly during the holiday periods. I am not only responsible for myself, but also for other people.
My duties included: - Handling goods in, Checking and Sorting Mail, Operate O.C.R Machines and during quieter times I
am also involved in general house keeping duties in and around the Mail Centre.
(Aug 2001 to Aug 2002)
Web Designer
Areza Ltd., London
Areza Limited is a Web & IT services company specialising in the creation of web based content management and
database solutions. Working within a team of 3 designers my role was the design and build of new website projects
(mainly data driven sites) as well as the continued maintenance of existing client sites. Projects are generically small
to medium sized web design and development projects, including E-commerce. Core technologies for projects I was
involved in were (D)HTML, CSS, Flash, Fireworks, Dreamweaver and Photoshop on NT and Windows 2000.
Duties included the design, development and implementation of websites for SME, industry portals and e-commerce
sites, collaborating with clients on site architecture and overall look and feel. I was also responsible for the design and
maintenance of multimedia graphics, gif animations, still imagery, and image optimisation for the Internet.
Education
( 2000 to 2003)
Technology Innovation Centre
BSc Multimedia Technology (Sandwich)
Grade Achieved – 2:1
Modules covered include:
Electronics for Media (Audio and Visual); Computer Programming (JAVA); Business and
Management ; Multimedia Authoring (Macromedia Suite, Flash/Director etc); Website Design
(HTML, Dreamweaver, FrontPage, ASP); Audio-Video Production (Video Production); Animation and
VRML(3D Studio MAX); Media Industry; Professional Skills Development; Project Management
( 1998 to 2000)
University of Central England
HND Multimedia Technology -
Modules covered include:
Business for Media; Desk Top Publishing (Adobe Photoshop, Quark Express and Corel Draw);
Operating Systems (Windows NT and UNIX);
Categories & Freelance Skills
IT & Internet
Categories
Skills
- Adobe (Web Development/Prog)
- Ajax (Web Development/Prog)
- Content Management
- CSS (Web Development/Prog)
- Flash (Web Development/Prog - Adobe)
- HTML
- JavaScript (Web Development/Prog)
- Joomla! (Content Management)
- PHP (Web Development/Prog)
- Web Development (Web Development/Prog)
- XHTML (Web Development/Prog)
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