Résumé

Summary: 

I am a British Drupal Site Builder / Developer currently seeking remote contract opportunities.

I am proficient in all aspects of Drupal including site installation/maintenance/updating,troubleshooting, custom module and theme development, installation profiles, Drupal coding standards and training.

I am a good communicator and am very experienced with working with clients in different timezones and locations, I am organised, adaptable, work well under pressure, learn quickly, keep to deadlines and am equally at ease working alone or as part of a team.

Currently learning Laravel on a few side projects

Technologies: 
  • Expert Drupal theme & module development skills
  • Expert Drupal API knowledge
  • Expert Drupal knowledge in general
  • Expert level CSS3/HTML5 coding skills
  • Expert server knowledge ie Linux, Apache & Mysql (LAMP)
  • Advanced knowlegde of Compass / SASS
  • Advanced PHP & MySQL knowledge
  • Advanced jQuery/Javascript knowledge
  • Advanced Gimp & Inkscape skills
  • Advanced psd to HTML/Drupal theme skills
  • Advanced knowledge of creating social networking sites with Drupal
  • Advanced knowledge of W3C Standards Compliance
  • Intermediate Ubercart, Drupal Commerce, Kickstarter1 & 2, Paypal
  • Intermediate SEO knowledge
  • Intermediate knowledge of GIT
  • Knowledge of Social Media
  • Knowledge of Open Source applications
Professional Experience: 

Freelance IT / Web

April 2011 - Present
  • Fill a variety of development roles, both in leadership and non-leadership positions
  • Lead & Assist with development of several Drupal sites
  • Drupal module development
  • Technologies used include: PHP 5.2.x & 5.3.x, HTML/XHTML, CSS, jQuery, MySQL, Apache 2.x, Solr, Linux, APC 3.x, Drupal 7.x, phpTemplate, AJAX, Javascript, node.js, AngularJS

Peoplesvoicemedia

October 2008 - Present
  • Fill a variety of development roles, both in leadership and non-leadership positions
  • Lead & Assist with development of several Drupal sites
  • Drupal module development
  • Technologies used include: PHP 5.2.x & 5.3.x, HTML/XHTML, CSS, jQuery, MySQL, Apache 2.x, Solr, Linux, APC 3.x, Drupal 7.x, phpTemplate, AJAX, Javascript, node.js, AngularJS

Manchester Community Information Network

February 2000 - October 2008
  • Developed and launched several community portal website using bespoke cms and framework
  • Filled a variety of development roles, both in leadership and non-leadership positions
  • Technologies used include: PHP 5.2.x & 5.3.x, HTML/XHTML, CSS, jQuery, MySQL 5.x, Apache 2.x, Linux, Wordpress, Zend Framework, APC 3.1.x, Drupal 5.x, 6.x, 7.x, Pressflow 6.x, phpTemplate, AJAX, Javascript
Education: 

Other Courses

Various other courses covering C / C++ / Java / Python / Linux Online Codecademy, Udacity

Bolton University

Sept 1999 - Sept 2000

MSC. Digital Signal Processing Applications

  • Subjects studied:- Digital Signal Processing, Microprocessor-based Systems, Signal Processing
  • Also include C Programming and Assembly Language

University of Central Lancashire

Sept 1992 - Sept 1995

Higher National Diploma Electronic Engineering

  • Subjects studied :- Electrical & Electronic principles, Mathematics, Digital Electronics, Control, Signals & Systems, Microprocessors, Communications